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Show i Minister Declares the ; Churches Should Use , the Newspapers v-Chicago, Feb. 7. "Every church sliould have a regular advertising manager," said tho Rev. Charles Stel-zle, Stel-zle, of Now York, superintendent of tap Presbyterian department ot "church and labbr," in an address before be-fore the ministers and Iuymen a"t the McCormlck Theological Seminary yesterday. yes-terday. "The newspnper Is by far the best advertising medium for tho church," continued the Joctor. "Business "Bus-iness men did not expect immediate results from the first advertising. They keep on advertising until they have caught the attention of the public pub-lic and then they advertise to keep the attention. "Churches must go after new business. bus-iness. The people of the city are not going to church and so the church must go to them. The downtown churches arc losing their hold on the people. The old members are dying or mpvlng away New members can be secured by judicious advertising. The church must set aside an appropriation appro-priation for an advertising campaign, and this fund must bo used for no other purpose " oo |