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Show GO-TO-GHURCH SUNDAY TO IE OBSERVED IN THIS CITY Ministers of Ogden to Urge on the People the Blessings of ' Uniting in the Moral Uplift Which Must Come From a Stimulated Interest in Religious Services. A. movement that has grown rapidly within the last few months has struck Utah. Utah must not fall behind other stntes, and Ogden must get In line with progressive eastern cities, and boom for a "Go-to-Church" Sunday. Sun-day. The day set apart for such going to church will be Sunday. April 2G, and In boosting for such a day, Ogden will simply be getting in lino with such large cities as' Kansas City, Mo., Kansas City, Kansas, St. Louis, Boston, Bos-ton, Denver. Chicago, Minneapolis, St. Paul and other cities. The campaign for Instance in Minneapolis Min-neapolis and St. Paul was so successful success-ful that the Twin Cities of half a million population were deeply stirred and moved, and m many instances the well appointed, churches could not accommodate ac-commodate the crowds on the appointed appoint-ed day. Everywhere the "Go-to-Church" movement has been inaugura ted , the story is practically the same. It has "been necessary to hold overflow meetings in halls, In basements and to press Into service laymen to addresses ad-dresses these overflow meetings. The-people The-people have responded to such a "Go-to-Church" Sunday, that empty churches have been filled to overflowing, overflow-ing, and the worth of the church to the individual and the community was demonstrated anew. What other cities outside of Utah have done, Ogden can do. We appeal ap-peal to all citizens of every creed and color to make this "Go-To-Church" Sunday a success. We appeal to every ev-ery organization In the city, to aid in this most worthy movement, to help fill our churches Sunday, and to demonstrate dem-onstrate to other cities outside the state that Utah Is always In line with progressive ideas and progressive thinking. The Kansas City Star published I the statement of one man, an advertising adver-tising man, who got a different, 'slant at the church because of "Go-to-Church" Sunday. He says: "Last Sunday 1 got a different 'slant' at the church and what it is doing. It's teaching humanity, men teaching you and me to be better citizens, teaching you and me to be more considerate, more loving. The church is building for greater happiness for me and for you, men and we needed a 'go-to-church day, to drag us from our lethargy. leth-argy. Why should the church leader worry over you and me, men? Does it profit him to build fine buildings to make us comfortable? Ah, yes, it profits him more than it does you and me to take advantage, of his ef forts and accomplishments for he''? the man who lifts and we're the men who lean; and he who lifts the burden bur-den finds life's greatest happiness in making others happier and the little world about him a better place to live In." The verdict Is practically the same concerning the testimony of men whe have gone to church on "Go-to-Church Sunday." Men In other states and other cities have been benefited by going to church, and why should not the men of Ogden rally to the support sup-port of the churches in their midst?. The churches of Ogden .cordially Invite In-vite Inspection. For a man to remain re-main on the outside, and criticise the work of the church, in the community is unfair and unmanly. It is a wrong 'slant' at the work which the church is aiming to do: So laying aside all prejudice,, all wrong notions, the churches of tho city urgently urge upon all citizens t the observance of this "Go-to-Church" 4 Sunday that Utah In general, and Or- i den in particular, may get in line with , other and progressive cities in observance ob-servance of such a day |
