Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1940-09-20
SPIRITUAL CRUSADE
IS LAUNCHED BY
PROTESTANT FAITH


the slogan of "The National Christian
Mission" the nationwide spiritual-em-
phasis crusade, just launched by the
Protestant Christian churches in
America.
The objectives sought by the Mis-
sion are summarized in its "State-
ment of Purpose.
"In a world at war the National
Christian Mission is thrust forth with
high sense of immediacy and urgen-
cy. At it's heart is the conviction that
the Christian gospel has the only ade-
uuate message for the world today.
Tt is a united movement of Christ
ian forces to bring the Gospel, in all
its validity, to the people of the ma
ton for their sincere consideration
and their personal acceptance"
Under the leadership of Mayor How
ard w. Jackson of Baltimore and DR..
J. M. T. Finney of the Johns Hop
kins, Baltimore, as honorary chair
men, the Mission will include Mary
land and Delaware in it's stride dur
ing the week of November "a to De-
cember1. Baltimore will be the focal
point in the local crusade when 30
nationally and internationally known
Christian leaders will speak before
more than 500 groups in Baltimore
and vicinity. Meetings will be held
with civic clubs, governmental Of
ficials, women's clubs, educational
groups, luncheon, commercial, indus
trial and labor organizations, as well
as mass meetings each evening in the
Armory, educational seminars and
special youth conferences.
The Baltimore Mission will be
the tenth in a series of twenty-five
beginning in Kansas City the week of
September 29th and closing in Los
Angeles the week Of March 16, 1941.
The undertaking is envisaged as a
travelling religious campaign of
evangelism and education, country
wide in scope, and is expected to
gather spiritual momentum with the
crossing of State frontiers.
DR.. E. Stanley Jones, native of
Baltimore and famous Christian lead
er in India, will speak at the open
ing mass meeting, which will be held
in the Armory in Baltimore on Sun
da evening, November oath. DR..
Jones is known to thousands as the
author of "Along the Indian Road"
He is one of the most popular speak
ers in world Professionalism today. Re-
Gently he conducted the first American
Ashrams or retreats similar TO those
he has been noted for in India. Fif-
teen members of the local sponsoring
committee attended these Ashrams
held at Saugutuck, Michigan, and
Blue Ridge, North Carolina.
Other distinguished speakers and
Christian leaders Of international
fame who will participate in the Bal
timore Mission are: Muriel Lester,
famous social worker of London, Eng
land; Adolph Keller, internationally
known Christian leader of Geneva,
:. Switzerland; Richard Roberts, form
aer moderator of the United Church
of Canada; Arthur Lee Kinsolving,
Episcopal rector, Princeton, New Jer-
sey; Mrs. Hilda L. Ives, professor of
Andover-Newton Theological Semin-
ary; Worth M. Tippy, minister and
social worker of New York; Roy A.
Burkhart, internationally known
youth leader of Columbus, Ohio; Bish-
op Arthur Moore of the Methodist
Church, Nashville, Tnnessee; DR..
Hromedke, exiled from Czechoslovak-
ia, lecturing this year at Princeton
University; Mark A. Dawber, exec
u,Cive secretary of the Home Missions
Council of North America; Jessee M.
Bader, director of the National
Christian Missions.
In addition to Mayor Jackson and
DIR. Finney, the officers of the Mary
land sponsoring committee include:
Mrs. A. Morris Carey, the Reverend
T. Gutheric Speers, Carlton Harrison,
Miss Esther Stamatz, Mrs. M. Edwin
Thomas and the Reverend Theodore
E. Miller, Vice-C -Chairmen; and Henry
C. Miller, Treasurer. One hundred
representatives, men and women, civic
as well as religious leaders, and Of
ficially appointed members from
twenty-eight Christian agencies, in