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z// ~ __ '"t • << IB\Kf rali £** ■w<| ■ /ftxll mkIMMiQW^ W* W Vor G VOLUME KIGHT NUMSER TWO “MORE MEN for RELIGION” “MORE RELIGION for MEN” Glorious Climax of the Remarkable Eight-Day Campaign in Atlanta —Fred B. Smith and Biederwolf Break Hearts at Mammoth Men f s Meeting—New Tone Given to “Religion For Men.” ww FRED B. SMITH, Organizer. Just think of signs like this in the street cars: “More Religion for Men— More Men for Religion’’ Eight-Day Campaign Feb. 25-Mar. 3. Why not? We advertise everything else. That’s what the people of Atlanta have been reading right along with other “ads” during these notable, stirring days. Leading up to this eight-day convention which was a veritable training camp for men as practical workers for Christ “every day and Sunday, too.” the executive committee, com posed of stalwart Christian business men and ministers, had met at 1 o’clock at Case Durand for several weeks —met right in the heart of r* ■ ■ ■ —• • > SDSL lIF R. A. WAITE, JR., A Specialist on Boys. TABERNACLE CONFERENCE—Page Four ATLANTA, GA., MARCH 7, 1912 their business demands day after day, as the situation required—to plan for the great cam paign that has just closed on the mountain height with God. The chairman of the committee has been John J. Egan, a young business man, whose very life of modest mastery over money and men make him a moral and spiritual tonic to. the real higher life of Atlanta. Side by side with Egan has stood Marion Jackson, president of the Young Men’s Christian Association, a promi nent young lawyer who thinks more of his client who needs no defence than of all his secu lar business combined. Working with these persistent, insistent, consistent leaders has been Secretary Jackson of the Y. M. C. A., backed by several dozen vigorous, unselfish business men, every one of whom should he mentioned and crowned. Beginniny February 25th, with a stirring address to over 3,000 men at Brough ton’s Tabernacle, on “The Square Deal,” by Dr. Charles Stelzle, of New York, and closing last Sunday with two mammoth mass meetings for men —one at The Grand, addressed by Fred B. Smith, the stalwart organizer of the “Men and Religion Forward Movement” —the other at the Tabernacle, addressed by W. E. Bieder wolf, one of the sanest and most successful evangelists in America, doubtless more men heard the gospel and were blessed by it than any Sunday afternoon ever witnessed in At lanta before. While the masculine side of re ligion was emphasized still hearts of strong men were reached — positively broken and trans formed by the power of God’s truth. Atlanta will never be the same again! One Woman—3,ooo Men. From the beginning of the Men and Religion Forward Movement, social service has been stressed, and it has come increasingly to the fore in all the campaigns. The addresses of Charles Stelzle and Raymond Robbins have at tracted especial attention. Now, at the Chris tian Conservation Congress in New York, April 19-24, the practical problems which confront the country and the churches will be handled fearlessly by those who can speak with au thority. In order to challenge the attention of the men of the nation with the man’s side of the so cial evil, Miss Jane Addams, of Chicago, will present this subject. Miss Addams has the unique distinction of being the only woman speaker at the Congress, and the only woman admitted to its sessions. Taft, Bryce and Bryan to Speak. President Taft, Ambassador Bryce, and Edi tor J. A. Macdonald, of Toronto, will speak together on International Night at the Chris tian Conservation Congress of the Men and Re ligion Forward Movement, New York City, April 19-24. Upon a succeeding night, Mr. Wil- y--------------------------------- r IfIHWV JEWw 1 k vl 07 W. E. BIEDERWOLFE, Evangelist. i L— --4 liam Jennings Bryan and William T. Ellis will share the theme of America’s foreign influence. Archdeacon Madden, of Liverpool; Bishop Greer, Bishop William McDowell, Fred B. Smith, John R. Mott, J. Campbell White, Rob ert E. Speer, Booker T. Washington and ex- Governor Northen, of Georgia, are among the distinguished speakers announced. The teams of experts who have toured the country in the Men and Religion campaigns will also be heard. Men and Religion Epigrams. We talk about building up the church. Let’s talk more about building up the people.—» Charles Stelzle. The Bible is less in need of protection than of projection. —Fred S. Goodman. (Continued on Page 5.) * .. 11 '■ n' 1 H A. M. BRUNER, “Community Extension.” i . < i I 'I I 'I ONE DOLLAR AND FIFTY CENTS A YEAR n FIVE CENTS A COPY