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Show CHURCHES 1 mm jobs May 4 to Be Observed as Employment Sunday by All Denominations. Special to The Tribune. WASHINGTON". April in. All the churches and church organizations in the country have enlisted in an intensive campaign to a-st the L"niicd S:ates emil-.'yment service and c-operating asrenc.ts in finding jubs for sldierd, sail- i oi'S and war woi k.-rs. ' A feature of th.s dr.ve v.-ill he the ob-S ob-S rvance of Sunday, .May 4. as "Lhn-pioymer.t "Lhn-pioymer.t Sunda;.-" in ev-ry rhun a in the L'n ted Scales. On that day e'ergymen, B.bie c!;.ss teachers and spi-dal Hpeah-ers Hpeah-ers will a;-P-a; Ir supp- rt of th.e w: k of the Vn.tvd States en.pi'-ym'Mit'-Tvi.-e and urre einpLiyers t-j k-- p all i-aipioy-ment open.r.g:- irsLed wl;n tht- b-'-at offices of-fices of the itdvra! employment service a.;d its bureaus for rclurnins su.dlers and sailors. The churches also will appoint special committees ff business men to ass.st in cauvassint; ornpioyment npenincs for poI-d poI-d erri, sai.ora and war workers in their communities. The idea of "Employment Sunday" was ontf.nated by the coinuiittec nn re-cr.sf re-cr.sf ruction at home of the Methodist Episcopal church and adopted by all ot her I 'rot es tar. t denominy t .oiis through lie wartime commission of the federal co unci of churches. The nat in rial com mittee cf Northern Baptist Laymen indorsed in-dorsed iho plan today. The action of the wartime commission means that "Employ t neii t Sunday" will be observed in approximates- 15'.'. 000 churches in ail pans of the country. The Cn i. hoi to churches already are at work inter-'sting the.r congregations and ortMiiiza t :or:s in employment for soldiers and r.ss st.nir he federal emp'oyment -ervice. and tor several we.-ks have been sysu-mati-'ally urhi "Jobs for Soldiers"' Irom pulpit and thrweh special speakers All e!ui:-'hes are bem asked to include in the:r cir.s- lied and d spaiy advert s:m; an appeal t- In. a! einpioytrs to ke(-n their e?r.''. -y ment l -irr.u"s r e--sl ered w;i h the local o tr.ee of the federal employment serwoe or bureau for reiurr.nitf soldiers and failors. |