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Show FAR H TO New Phase of the Laymen's Lay-men's Missionary Movement Detroit, Aug. 16. Another great iav men's missionary movement may grow out of the statements made by Dr. Joseph L. Berry, of the Methodist F.plscopal church, regarding tho decadence de-cadence of the rural church and the Godliness of the American farmer. If j tin- plans of the bishop are carried I out, tho movement will be similar In character to Ihe recent great foreign mif-slonnry project, but this Jmove-r.itnt Jmove-r.itnt is to Christianize the United States rather than heathen countries. The bishop has obtained. It is said. Ibe backing of James G. Canaon, a New York banker, who is to financo the project. A great army of Christian Chris-tian workers is to invade the rural districts and advocate a country-wide revival. One hundred American centers, cen-ters, which will reach 2.H0O towns, will be worked. In reference to the campaign. P.isbop Berry says: "The great laymen's missionary movement has thus far been a campaign cam-paign In favor of foreign missions. What is now proposed li a cmnpaigu I for the evangelization of the millions I at homo." I |