The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-15

tablish homes, business and social
contacts but form no church aftili-
yipns. Their reason IN that they
are mot sure how long they are go
ing to stay"
II know one man" said Hoinl-
man, discussing this phase of Tulsa
church life "who married, bought
"A home, has two or three children,
yet his church letter IL atm In the
bottom of his trunk because he
/ isn' sure he'll stay In Tulsa
The Rev. william A. Sunday al
tered this condition TO some OK
tent during his recent siN-weoks'
campaign here, Al several services
he made n special plea for all mem
bcrs Of churches who had formed
no affiliations with Tulsa churches
to ~ so and thcro was always re-
gponse,
At that. Hclnzmau believes rnai
Tulsa II the greatest church town
a. far as the clty's professional and
business men are concerned, in tho
country.
~ can 20 over the Chamhor nt
Commerce roster" hc said. take
The names of hundred men AMI
put opposite them some definite
church job that they aye working
upon. Run over In your mind the
names Of men who are well known
In Tulsa oil circles In buslucJf
nrd professional life, ana see how
many OF them are actively engaged
In church work The percentage Is
remarkably large"
For tho very reason that IA"
towns uownCss hnd its resultant
possibilities attract young mon ana
high powered men, Hciuamnn be-
iioves that the task Of the rhurchns
Is increased In an older CITY thn'
has It's libraries, Its schools IT,
churches. its art and music ccntors
established for years. All these
things form wall that 10 "a very
upprcciablc extent holds the young
people In that community. Tulsa
by reason Of its youth. has no such
wall n is In the building ana for
the present at least It's construction
Is up 90 the churches What do
young people who come 90 Tulsa 10
s"ok their fortunes, so to spouk do
for social llfof
This means the young man m
business offices downtown. iu rcfiu
cries perhaps, 30 law offices and 20
the girl who is doing S'onuEraphlr
or sfcretarial work. perhaps clerk
somewhere that offers them no so
Cial contact of any knd, no oppor-
tuuity Tor meeting ana making
friends The y N and ) W g. 4.
do great deal What medium do
the churches offer tu meet this
uced7 The young peoples societies
meet n 20 a certain extent bur only
partially 80, HriUsmau said in an
swor 90 this question Iu his work
he has cases come tu his attention
Of young men whose failure 90 make
good, or whose miFtlEos have dated
back 10 the time HHru. hungry TDr
human COmganiuuship ana hacking
tho means NJ getting g. they have
gone 10 thc streets for u. Work
uf this Kind lu the ChuruIcs really
required the entire attention NJ one
porS0u--p pastors are "yer"oIkcd. aH
u know ~ no class NJ pastors
HnyWher,' said ilC.uImaut "'hHf
are harder working and more over
worked than the pastors here. frp-
pie g,nGJal'y have no Idea N N"
demands constantly being Inad'
upon their time. There ls so much
10 be- done. they 500" n Hp clearly
but the burden falls upon few
what has been done here has been
phcUo. enuI. Church expansion.
Insofar as It has been accomplished,
has been made possible through the
chain Of churches starting from the
main downtown churches aud that
give buildings and church homes
10 the people Of The outlying dis
tricta There Is challenge In the
building o. "A commonwealth sucn
a. we are osthblishInE here 10 every
Christian man and woman and Just
now the urgent task here IN Tulsa
In tho deyelOrWent Of things spirit.
ual 10 keep pace with growth Of the
material city,