| Show I I PROTESTANT AMERICA CHRISTIANITY MOVE I V I I II I I II I I SCOTT I IDy By Dy 0 E E Service MOINES Ia la March S Protestant America I la Is closely I a test tet of Christianity tn- tn Inaugurated In Inaugurated hero A religious eek for tor I IA scoffer prophesied Ion lon has set tet In motion mollon forces that promise promis to sweep weep not oni I this hi city by the hol thole holo United States Into It a new march tOs to and ard practical Church leaders throughout tho country have hav como come corn hero here her to ad- ad addres address ad address dres dress the hugo huge uge throngs throng that Ila Ilas s lia 0 s armed Into lato the tho churches An experiment designed to In- In Interest In Interest terest but locally has been accept accept- accepted accepted ed gd as well ell north being brine made mad na- na national na national lIonal In scope For In one eok weeks week's time Dc Des 1 church attendance 10 per cent cent- centA centA cent A A ave ve of or Interest and In thIngs thing religious h has brought In- In Intelligent In argument In clubs club col- col colleges col colleges leges and schools Booksellers ar are unable to supply the demand for tor religious book book- books While racial prejudices preJudIce are ar die dl- dis disappearing appearing To ro the th Inchoate en- en en enthusiasms aroused by religious em- em em emphasis pharis phal week eek eek Des Moines lia ha formed a body ot or 4 men and omm V representing every e ery creed reed to bring the entire city Into Chris Chrls- Chrls The fhe idea lda of holding a religious emphasis week sprang from a 1 luncheon table conversation of othree three local mn Carl Crl C Proper edi- edi editor editor edi editor tor of or Peoples People s Popular Monthly George Georgo Webber ebber secretary or of o the tho 1 i M J C A and i E Tone promInent prom prom- busIness man Church membership b has come cometo cometo com to be bo a II mere badge bade o of Instead ot of the tho th living every overy- everyday very day day allegiance to Christ teachings that It should bould beS be'S be This conclusion was as the th begin begin- beginning begin ning of the tho movement o tor or seven even do dais Christianity held tue tho of ot the th city and the th front page pace headlines of or Its newspapers papers People were urged to at- at attend attend at attend tend church In a campaign carrIed on through the th J press r In hop hop factories and business houe houseL During that hat time In a n city or of population the tho th church at- at attendance at attendance a was alt an Increase ot of 10 per cent Baptist met Unitarian and fun tun- tun d and modernist broke brok bres 1 In together The most remarkable tea feature lure or of tho th week eek says say Sherwood Eddy was was that not one on word ord as spoken polen It is a great aden nd ture adien-ture tune ture to see BOO whether bother all Protestant ChrIstian sects can join hand hands to work vork out their common problem leme lema lem Leading churchmen throughout 1 0 le country came camo to De Des Moines to addre address the crowds that warmed swarmed Into the th churches and to study tudy the tho ne new ne endeavor But said ald ald the he what ot of next neck eek lit W ill church em- em emphasis em emphasis week eek do anything perma permanent nent for tor Dc Des Moines or for Cor Chris Chris 7 In answer to this quer whIch is 10 being received from all parts parti ot of othe the country Dr Herbert Scott leader In the tl he new movement points out what has been accomplished and further oas as that the th move move- movement movement ment meat bo show strength each week eel tight debt commissions have hav been heen created to atud religious and so- so so social cial clat problems A general commit commIt- commIttee fe tee ot of will III IlI meet monthly and nn an executive committee commit lee ot of o 12 In- In Including In Including eluding chairmen of or the tho th lon will alit direct the course cours of or the religion life movement In De Des DesMoines Moines Moine The commissions commIssIon will bo be b devoted respectIvely to prayer rB- rB ra racial cial relationships International re- re r huma human relationships T Ir E t t g 2 4 4 j Ar naw I y v J a popE f t S 0 t i ste stewardship literature and e ean e an LIt Literature I Is being prepared for tor among churches In other cities cilles Tho The evangelism corn com will tr to to 10 e the tho theold old technique of so as asto asto ato to enable church orle to op- op ap approach every person on the h jb- jb ili jett ot of o church membershIp It If lie ho hoIs lieis hiIs Is not already a member Nine NIn mass musa mIlS meetings of 01 the 4 now enrolled will aili bo be held In the th endea or endea or to lend an to Ihie th work of or the Ibe commission Vie te expect these 4 to take our back to 10 their churches and to all their lh r associates says avs Dr Scott until the spirit of or Chris shall permeate the tue evely day day life lire of 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