Show 1000 DELEGATES WILL DISCUSS CHURCH WORK P Protestant lit Chiefs to Stud Study World V orld ld Survey Lansing Interested and Hays Has New York Jan Ono 3 Ono thousand of oC tho foremost Protestant leaders of oC the tho United States Slates will gather gathern In n Atlantic City next week to con consider l er tho the results the conducted lI by of the tho world orld survey North Interchurch World orld Movement of oC America and ond to draw up tho the first to fo for forthe operative co program T Tm m of or progress the churches of or the nation In many respects this Is tho the greatest great gred- est cst church gathering ever seen on this sido of or tho Atlantic In Its practical re results It probably ly will bo ho surpassed y yby not excepting the tho famous by none Edinburgh conference of or 1910 t In Jn tho first t place ploce tho the world survey surrey conference as It IB is c called led will hear henr tho ho reports of or the tho Interchurch survey This i la pis like a a- United States tes census only larger because It covers tho the whole world Besides the tho present status stat stat- status us of or Christianity It covers economic and Industrial life Ufe social condition tho the attitude of or foreign nations toward Americans and a a. wido range of or other subjects of general inter interest st an and im Im- Im- Im The survey 1 is not yet jet et complete completo com com- pleto pleta but enough classified data Is already on hand to fill flU several largo larg volumes Conference linn Una Varied tried Purpose The Invitations to tho conference said S the purpose of ot the conference was was' to surveys In tho field of or home missions both city and rural Including cognate ent enterprises such as the building building building build build- ing of or churches and work among special cial groups in the realm of ot education including religious education In thi th h S matter of ministerial support and re relief re- re lief In hospitals and nOlI other Christian benc benevolent Institutions In Industrial relations In the field of or foreign missions missions mis mis- bout both by countries and b by classes o oC of work With Hh the survey results before th them m the church representatives will plan for the greatest r religious campaign the tho country countr h has s ever seen About thirty of the Protestant denominations are In various arious stages of or what arc are generally called forward movements The Interchurch Inter Inter- chur church h mo movement ement will wUl ordinate co-ordinate all these movements with one or two ex exceptions exceptions ex- ex that the force of the whole may bo be Increased The Idea Is Just the same as 05 Fochs Foch's inter-allied inter command In the war and Indeed one largely grew gro out of tho the other T The e war taught the churches the they must work together Outlines Outline of or Campaign Given Riven The ro rough Sh outlines of or the campaign mn may be bo sketched tentatively In n adv In the tho early months of tho the year eor th there re will n be an education campaign campal n to teach not only church members but all aU who ho hoare are In sympathy with the tho churches church 9 and tho the needs of or the present day when tho the world Is showing an especially open pen mind to progress There e will be organized efforts to stir tho the spiritual enthusiasm of or all r r classes and especially to get young men and women omon to enter Christian Christian Christian Chris Chris- tian life lite service Ico as ns ministers dene- dene nurses missionaries missionary mission mission- ary physicians and the like Tho The campaign will culminate In a united simultaneous appeal by the churches for tor money to carry on their plans for lor expansion This will not be beIan Ian appeal for all you OU can spare but butR buta R a request that tho the thinking right-thinking men and women of ot the nation underwrite a 3 definite united church budget E cr Every item of ot the budget will wm be perfectly clear and the Interchurch movement mo will wm bo be able to supply details about every project to be bo benefited so those who pledge support will know Just jURt where their thel- money be spent This Is a a. far for cry from the tho old fashioned h arc h fl none 1 t arc c ng b Km Era of ot Enterprise a to Open I To mark marlc the be beginning under Gods God's assured guidance of ot a 3 new e era a of ot Christian Christian Chris Chris- tian Uan enterprise In which the cooperating co ChrIS Ing forces of or our common faith shall assume and Justify world leadership is the wa way the conference invitation re refers refers reters re- re fers to a deeper purpose of ot the tho meeting meet meet- ing loyal ing-loyal loyal patriotic support of or the government in keeping the United Stales Sla In the forefront of or the nations j not for tor selfish motives but but to raise the tho whole moral tone of mankind Robert Lansing s secretary of ot state newly elected chairman n of r the tho g general committee of the interchurch movement move ment will be In n Atlantic City if IC tho the International situation permits He lie Is Isa Isa a Q Presbyterian ruling elder as Is also alo President Wilson John D. D Rockefeller Jr has taken an active part In the tho preliminary work worl and and Is Is expected to be present Mrs Rockefeller Is also devoting much time timeto to the work and ond will be a a. Northern Baptist delegate Delegates All Prominent Every Everyone one of the 1000 delegates Is nationally l known at nt leu least leash t in his own denomination so it H is is' difficult to single single single sin sin- gle out a few as especially prominent Dr Frank Frnnk Mason North will be present present pres pres- ent nt In a a. duel capacity as 09 heo head of ot tho the Methodist Board of ot Forel Foreign n Missions and as president of ot the Federal Councils Councils Coun Coun Coun- 0 of Churches Another Mother interesting figure will win beDr be bo I Dr James ames I. I Vance Southern Presbyterian Presbyterian Presby Presby- terian terlan of ot Nashville Tenn who was one of at the tho two to men issuing the tho original nal nai call for tor tho the Interchurch movement Gov Henry J J. J Allen of Kansas and Representative Simeon Fess of ot Ohio arc are arc two figures of or the political world who will wUl be bo present Will H. H Hays i chairman of ot the Republican National I committee Is a member of tho the Inter Inter- Interchurch a church General committee as are also i William J J. J Bryan Warren S. S Stone 1 Josephus Daniels and F F. W W. Ayer |