Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-22
NEED OF MINISTERS
ACUTE AND GRAVE
Rev. Or. Hall Thus Describes
Situation to Councils of
Reformed Churches
TOO MANY DENOMINATIONS

I
~ to go forward under the proper guid
ing hands. according TO the report OF t!,c
committee on Home Missions of thc
hiiropcan section. presented by the Rev,
John Hall. Of Edinburgh. Scotland. nj
today's session Of the General Council
of the Alliance If Reformed CHURCHES
throughout the world holding the Pres
bNterian system.
"ontrbutcry cause 10 the shortage
was given in the report IA "the utter
inade1uacy Of the financial provision
made. for either minister or mission
cry"
The American section report. fem
dered by DR.. I. s. McElroy. of Colum-
BUS, Ga. told Of the work being done
among immigrants and other ,ocial
groups. and Of tho co -operntiOn of the
ONE mission agencies " tho different
denominations
says DcnOminationailsm flinders
One of III" grentcst difficulties con
| fronting the church lies in the fact
mat there are - varieties Of churches
| on America, DIR. Baxter =. Fullerton.
of ST. Louis. told the Alliance,
Dr. Fullerton. who is secretary Of
the Presbyterian Board Of Home Mis-
slons. told Of the difficulties of home.
mission work in the United States. De-
nominationalism, be said, was one of
me most serious OF these Each of the
,, ninus OF church was endeavoring
~, P.oino,e It's own work both in the
'itS ana tne country. among native anG
I'm istaht hllKe and. consequently.
% vas not only overlapping but also
o,erlookihg since there had been no CO.
operation in the locat ation and develop-
mcnt of these yariOus lOcnl nburrhrs
i"e greatest prooiem before the
IISeHIirS L, OF the christian Church, said
uiiertoh. ~ 10 thrist!anize the
anu'ch ltseII. tie declared that there
are Souinuhltes in America where four
w. i've uih'Teht denominations are at
work each church receiving home mis-
could be both self sustaining and self.
reSgectIng.
nor's haG oeen made, he said, to
mango thIS shameful situatiOn.' but
%p.o tne present IL existed to the EN-
10 yai' asSlhe1t OF the work and scOrn o.
.ne unSoul$' An attempt had been
inaue iI 10 uhite denomIati"nS having sim
i,ua uoctIihe ana government into one
Ials"r unit ana IN TINS way unite the
:ocat ch'ifches into one for better serv-
ice Tor the community. but DR.. Fuller
ION SAID mat extreme denominatiOnal-
Isin prevents any very large Application
"i inns principle and strong peoples re-
n., "P".. pecuune e vi some uhlnport-
"n, ". suoetu tuIarF question on Whlch tho
nanis '0H Vi uo SOUL OF community De
-, is o. ,.r
'nereLore' ne went
Im Tm' nut inLs Iarger union VIII never
ToJ oipiisneu h,.Iiilp i un'i! the hihgdom OF
pou uulNs iarger IN the MINDS OF peo-
and service of mankind becomes great
el ronrerh IMAM the establishment OF
>PeIinG .1ri' churGh' G,
ials diplica'iGn OF churches is not |
only narmtuI TO the cause, but is also |
useless waste of both money and |
n'eh'
Brighter OutIool, for Co.o,o-..,
II.
g., ,, ",'St .on SaIu II was heortening
"NJ" ,H"' InIS cohdltlon or things |
10" nns considered seriously by |
,nI,,,aI anu MISSIONARY ageucles and
PTIn.eu HIn 9ut that the organization Of a |
~ ltoIns M missions Council and Council |
VI Nolleh ior iiome Missions fourteen
StaIS ago had oerom" an outstanding !
eHiuehce OF spirit OF cooperation pre-
''iitns In lnS 'hurcheS'
he pointed 10 the condition in Utah |
Us ah illustration OF What had been
CC,'omPi!shed . by the Home Missions
ouncii ana said that today there were
II" communities in that State where two
except in the cities Of Sal, oi,o "onH ,H
Ogden. Similar organizations for in
t"rdenominatiOnal home mission work
mad been made in Colorado. Montana
t0rto Rico, Cuba, Alaska and Santo
domingo.
S,;rIt y, Er..,,.
VI r'"'seii'm "rowing
p"Spite me h!ndrancc Of denOmina-.
tiohallsm, Or, Fullerton reported that
,he spirit or evangelism prevailing IN
america was one of the most hopeful
%svon or iI' ~ tune.
tbero hoon .nL 'oui oe ol year had
non into ,Lo ouI% oh al In'erest IN bringing
IL rooo,'n.oI .L ne ne. SUD
+, n,ntino ~ ~. inr ulhlcuIties IN at
20 tha SoIToEot a. ali 40, ,a4'He uIIH American.
,nrd II ~ o ~ Uittr It, VI "a" cItles ana
az we'll as of tbn SI"o S,o.o " Tue church
IrohIems NJ sanito,i''n atr 70 Solye the
Te sajd thar accorJ,ns ""t - Hous'Hs; Ion. H.
nntiOn tbere ore noU. - zoo ~ I"loI
women engooeG :, sor,r f nlrh hh"
ionnrv work In this an,,n,.,. ~ ms
han 500 600 200 inve.teJ ~ "nu 'bo t iiioFe
less Of making and Ts"nino m '"e oIsna ous.
lind and the friendly Service rS u Of IHph the
ap,hetb ConFara,co pi.. T-.i.