The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1920-02-19

supervisor Tor the State x. M. &.
A. in the distribution Of the fund
Of $4,000 given Mississippi by
the War Work Council Of that or
ganizatiop, announces that schol-
arships in correspondence courses
for ex-service men without the fl
nances necessary to get them, are
still available, Mr.. Brown should
be addressed in care of the State
"Y", jackson.
DR.. Charles H. Curren, of Jack
son, state director of Near East
Relief, reports many counties
thoroughly in sympathy with the
work and giving generously.
Others are rather slow in getting
started but promise to make up
time once they are in motion.
Marshall County is one of the
more active ones. Her citizens
have contributed $21OO in cash
and pledges to the cause.
To acquaint teachers and par
ents with the advantages of the
Modern Health Crusade, SIS in
prizes will be given in each Miss
issippi by. the State tuberculosis
Association, promoting the idea,
for essays on the Crusade. For
the best essay for child in any
grade from the 4tht O the 9Th on
why l Want to Be a, Crusader,
a prize of $3.50 will be given in
each county, while first prize
OF $1.5O and second of 81 will
be given any pupil from the pri-
mary to the 18th grade in each
county Writing the best story on
the significance Of any one of the
ten health chores of the Crusade.
The contest ends March / and
children should ask their teach
ers as to other arrangements
"The Interchurch World Move
ment is the greatest piece of CO.
operative activity Professionalism
has ever undertaken said DR..
Smaller Mathews, well-known
Baptist editor, educator and crit
ic and former president of the
Federal Council of Churches of.
lChrist in America.
The comment is contained in
an article on the Interchurch
World Movement written by DR..
Mathews for the Waterman Elk
aminer", a Baptist newspaper in
New York, in which the purposes
and plans Of the movement are
made clear and the entire under
taking commended in glowing
language.
: The article continues: "The
Interchurch World Movement is
outstanding evidence that denom-
inationalism is not sectarianism.
In singularly happy way the
movement as now organized
maintains the integrity of denom-
nations, yet unites millions in a.
commons effort to futher the king
dom Of God. The movement is
marked by enthusiasm, executive
drive, mutual respect, sense of
Christian responsibility, and an
ability to get together by working
together. | know nothing even
approximately it's unity, and be-
yond the great evangical truths
does not demand a common plat
form of theology. It is an out
standing exhibition of the prac-
tical as over against theoretical.
And what theory ever ventured to
dream it is really doing? It
makes plain that we can have UNI
ity of the spirit alongside of dis
union in groups. And this union
of the spirit is not only in the
bonds of peace but also in the
committee Of administration.
I'VE are actually working to-
gether. That is a promise Of re-
suits. Just as two men working
together are more than twice as
effective as each would be sepa-
rately, so the Interchurch World
Movement is demonstration of
the cumulative power of coopera-
ton. The denomination that
fails to join in the great move
ment may get reputation for
stubborn separation, but it will be
losing more than it can ever get
will lose the joy of discovering
\ that brotherliness and coopera-
ton never detract from Christ
ian efficiency. And what is
more, it will lose the sense Of
that solidarity of Christian ex-
perience which is a prophecy of
new and greater accomplish
ments.
"How dare we protestants
teach the world international
peace if we cannot work in inter
denominational fellowship ?
just as nationalism is legitimate
in proportion that a nation rec
ognizes itself as part Of a total
| world SO denOminationaliSm IS