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Show CHURCH VS. MOVIES. The Interchurch World movement recently asked one thousand working-men working-men what was their favorite "social" agency the movies, the labor union, the church, library or what? The replies re-plies were set down in the form of a vote. It was found that the labor union, the organization which plays a great part in getting increased wages, was an almost universal favorite. The movies ran the unions a close second. The lodge was popular, also. Many of the men declared they set aside on night each week to attend lodge. The surprising thing developed ihat a great number were studious. Several Sev-eral declared their favorite form of amusement was obtained at the public library. There were a few who said they enjoyed visiting art galleries, But the Interchurch survey found that one of Iho oldest of institutions fared badly with the workingman. That organization was the church. Th report of the survey announced that I none of the men questioned was hos-' tile. He was indifferent. The ac- ! count of the survey concludes: "The labor union, the lodge even ! tho movies provided a good enough j medium for the workingman's hopes J and aspirations. It did not take much questioning, moreover, to show that, the agitator of social unrest, who has his strongest hold In the city, also was becoming a powerful attraction in ' social gatherings. ' ) "From the survey the Interchurch I World Movement has drawn the conclusion, con-clusion, right or wrong, that any organization or-ganization which wishes to Interest the worker must be as practical as the labor union, as interesting as a movie and as stimulating as a debating forum." |