Arizona republican., 1920-02-23
BIC CONFERENCE. READY T0 OPEN THIS AF TERNOON
More Than One Hundred Pastors Of The State Have Signified Intention Of Attending = Women To Meet

M ACCCIlOllIS W OAiAA
 To Meet
 With 104 pastors from every part of the state pledged to be here, the Inter church World Movement conferences VIII begin in Phoenix today, to continue tomorrow and Wednesday. There Will be in reality two conferences, one or pastors and one of women The former will open at o'clock this afternoon at the Presbyterian church, when Wiii be the headquarters of the conferences
 Most of the speakers who will address the conferences are already in the city, and some of them filled the pulplts or local churches yesterday.
 A few delegates to the conference from various parts of the state, ar rived in the city yesterday, but most of them will arrive on the morning ana evening trains today. E.. D. Haley, state secretary for the movement, IS very happy over the prospects Of a successful convention, as wires and letters promising attendance are con- stantly coming in.
 A feature of the conferences will De the motion pictures each SeSSlon, ana so we'll has the program been planned that two fine machines and expert operators have arrived. and the equip- ment set up in two churches
 Worth while Program
 The program to be presented during the three days of the conference by the leading men and women sent here VIII so impress those present, 1t was de- clared yaesterny that a new vision of the task will come to all. To those familiar with the greatest enterprise to which the Protestant church has ad- dressed itself, the movement inspires the conviction that, at last, the Chris tian church ia awaking to a genuine effort to fulfill it's mission in the world and employ it's full resources in the task. The movement offers itself as vehicle through which the hopes and prayers of the church for a closer bond of fellowship and corporation may be realized.
 During the conference to be held to- day, Tuesday and Wednesday in the Central Methodist church under the auspices of the Interchurch World Movement the women of the state will have a, greater opportunity than ever before to discover just how much has been done toward world evangeliZation and in social service, and to acquire an accurate and intelligent Knowledge of the task ahead. The future program for Arizona will be presented at thls conference, with some interesting find ings of the rural and city survey
 Concern at Sunday School
 As part of the program for the pas tors conference this week brief pc riod will be given over to the super visor of rural and city survey TOT ATT zona and some light thrown upon the rel.siouS situation in this state. Though the survey is by no means completed many facts have been discovered whlch will proye interesting and perhaps startling to those not fully informed.
 It will be matter of concern to many to know that only one in ten school children in the state are regular Iy in Sunday school; that mining towns of 5000 population have as few as 12 members in the church and 35 in the Sunday school: that there are towns where there are five churches with an average attendance of only 20. with all the churches receiving outside mis- sionary money: that there are 14 de- nominational state men overlapping each others work so glaringiy that three men could do the work ii 1t were properly coordinated and sectarian lines ignored; that, but for the coming into the state of eastern church mem bers, the church membership in AriZo- ma would decrease each year.
 The general outline for the program of the fnterchurch World Movement conference to be held this week. begin ming today. in the Presbyterian church is as follows:
 First Day
 2:0o-DevotionaL
 2:15-Opening address, A. F. Isaac. ,, 2:25-Foreign survey. H. $. Vincent, (Siam).
 3:15-Missionaries. Paul-China) Murphy-India) (Worley-Japan).
 7:30-Devotional.
 7:45-The Outlook of Everyland-
 7:55-Home survey, R. F. Diffen- dorfer.
 S:45-State survey.
 9:15-Special negro presentation.
 Second Day
 9:O0-Devotional.
 9:15-Religious Education, Archey Ball.
 ,s:45-Hospital and Homes, Dr. Eng fish.
 1O:l5-Literature of Interchurch.
 10:25-Industria Relations. Bruce R. Baxter.
 1o 5o-Ministerial Relief, pr. Eng fish.
 11:1o-American Education, I. N. McCash..
 11:5o-StatisticaI Mirror, R. E. Dun-' lap.
 2:oo-Devotional.
 2:15-Evangelism. I. N. McCash.
 3:00-Field program.
 3:45-FfnanciaT Campaign Outline. 4:3O-Composite Address, F. A. Agar. 5:30-Dept. State and County Repre- sentatives. :3O-Devotional.
 7:45-Needs of the World I. N. Mo- Cash
 s:3O-Womens Address on Coopera- ton, Mrs. Montgomery and Mrs. Hill.
 Third Day 9:OO-Denominadional conferences. 2:00-Devotional. 2:15 Report of committee on Find ings and Discussion. :3O-F'inancial campaign. 4.15-Closing address by pastor and consecration service by Phil. c. Baird, D. D.. Rev. c. w. Kerr. Dr. R. $. Don aIdson. Edward H.. Pence. ...@~