Religion: America for Christ

The greatest cooperative evangelistic movement of the past half-century got under way this week. For the next 15 months—until New Year's Eve of 1950 —38 Protestant denominations, with a membership of some 35 million, will be united in trying to persuade the unchurched (estimated at 70 million) to join one of their denominations, take part in their work and devotions. Title of this all-out effort (which is sponsored by the Federal Council of Churches): the United Evangelistic Advance.

To accomplish its mid-century task the [J.E.A. will make use of "all worthy and effective methods by which the Christian Gospel is brought to...

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