The Omaha guide., 1947-01-25
Launch Crusade For Free Spiritual Mobilization

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lea should take the lead in the
crusade for freed Spiritual Mobil- !
ization has launched q national
campaign to enlist over 10. 900
ministers by Easter, 1947. Spirit
ual Mobilization is a movement to
establish in America Spiritual
freedom which this organization
believes is the basis of all free
dom. Organized IL years ago,
Spiritual Mobilization has been
seeking to educate the people of
America on the Importance of its
program, and what it would mean
towards the contribution it is de-
signed to make towards the spi-
ritual betterment of the people Of
this country. Much of the philo-
sophy of this movement is con-
tanned in a recent book entitled
The New L~eviathan" by DR.. Paul
Hutchinson. This book has created
new interest among clergymen and
they are beginning to realize that
it is only through such an aim
as Spiritual Mobilization's that
real peace and happiness can be
obtained. In order to bring the
Importance of this movement to
the Negro churches of America
Rev. Irving X. Merchant, a pro-
minent Negro clergyman, has been
appointed one of the National Re-
representatives. of Spiritual Mobiliza-
ton to launch a program of expan-
sion among the Negro ministers
of the country.
Rev. Merchant is now engaged
in a national tour in which he will
bring to the attention of Negro
ministers the purpose of this
movement and seek their coopera-
ton in the projection of its pro-
gram. He has already held con
ferences with Negro ministers in
New York, Boston, Philadelphia,
Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Detroit and
Chicago.
After making his contact among
the ministers Rev. Mr.. Merchant
arranges that those who so de-
sire receive leaflets Bulletins,
monthly letters, tracts and other
literature distributed by the or
ganization. Ministers who desire
to cooperate sign a Representa-
tive's card and are given a certi-
ficate of appointment which makes
them local representatives and ac-
tive in the fight for Christian
ideals and against pagan anti
Christian tendencies. In speaking
of Spiritual Mobilization, Rev. Mr..
Merchant said Spiritual Mobiii-
zation has a special appeal to Ne
gro ministers who as a group have
always .crusaded for Freedam, and
are anxious to keep clear the chan
nels of democracy"
Some of the leading men of the
nation have become interested in
Spiritual Mobilization and believe
it offers a solution of many of the
vexing problems which confront
the world, and will bring about
better human relations.
The leaders of this movement be-
lieve that freedom is in peril, be-
cause of the spread of Communism,
the rise of paganism, and because
the left wing group in America
is seeking to substitute Marxism
for Christianity. To save thsi free
dom Spiritual Mobilization lead
ers believe that our heritage is
worth fighting for. More than
5000 ministers have enlisted in
the movement. Referring to how
ministers a serve as the key
people in spreading the work of
this organization a statement from
one of it's tracts reads as follows
when a minister of a local church
accepts responsibility for Spiritual
Mobilization he begins to be a
rallying point for this program to
restoring Americas basic freedom
and spiritual ideals in his COM
immunity"
The National Headquarters of
this organization is the Title
Guarantee Bldg, Los Angeles Is,
California. The headquarters of
the Eastern office is the Hotel
Roosevelt, New York. Negro min
listers interested in this movement
are requested to get in contact
with Rev. Mr.. Merchant through
either address. Rev. Mr.. Merchant
told a representative of the press
that he was receiving fine coop
Grafton from the Negro ministers
in the cities already visited
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