Arizona republican., 1901-04-30
THE MISSIONARY MEETING
Last Sunday Was Made Day of
 Best.

New Orleans, La, April 29.-Sunday was day of rest for the delegates and visitors to the general missionary con- ference of the M. F. church, south, and appeared to give great pleasure after the series of busy sessions occupying the greater part of last week. Tulane Hall and other meeting p.aces were closed during the day. but score or more of churches, whose pulpits were occupied by visiting ministers or lay men, were throngsd at the morning and evening service.
 This is Young Peoples Day" at the conference, and nt both forenoon and afternoon sessions the papers and ad- dresses tended toward the Sunday schools, young I'eople's societies and student missionary work. The first speaker at the morning session was the Rev. James Atkins. D. D.. who took as his subject 'The Young Peo- pie and the Church of the Future" The speaker said among other thing:
 "The century Just closing has wit messed great advance in the church s attitude toward the children. All the great Christian activities among the young people are it's product. The normal line of Christian effort is in work for the unsaved, ed,-missionary work We are not meeting our re- sponsibility in this. The remedy is in proper training of the young. At home We must grapple with the race problem and the pagan immigrant, and with the amelioration of those low in the industrial scale. Abroad. the unsaved world lies bgfore us. These great undertakings require or ganized. determined, persistent effort. There is no better way to secure a generation of skilled workmen than to tvain that generation while young. This is our work. In this training the hb.e should be eminent. Compe- tent preachers and teachers should find their mission in teaching it to the young. And our childrens senti- ments should bs; made worldwide i1 their sympathy. even during child hood
 John R. Pepper spoke Interestingly of the Sunday school superintendent and how he may deepen the mission ary spirit in the Sunday school. Mir. ~FPN' cP''NS III pdIt, ioioWS.
 II believe that the heather world can be converted to the religion of Jesus Christ in one generation if the church will but rear a generation of missionaries. And I believe that the Sunday school Is the recruiting sta- tion and drill ground of this aggres- sve force of the twentieth century. The Sunday school rightly understood Is a soul-winnirig, soul ui-building, soul- lmpelling agency. The superintendent must have deep convictions as to his functions as soul winner. Without spiritual power in the superintendent and Sunday school the chief purpose of the institution is missed. The sup erintendent must be a genuine lover of souls. He must have a personal ex- perlence of salvation. In regard to missions 1t may be suggested that a specific time be set apart for the study of the subject, by means of special lessons. leaflets. etc. that letters from missionaries be read and reviewed, that the pastor assist by presenting the claims of missions, that the schol- ars be trained to systematic and reg ular giving, and that special prayer be had that some of the scholars may be led into. this work
 At the afternoon session the subjects considered included missionary train ing and literature for young people, the organization of young people for purposes, and the value Of the study of missions to college stu dents. The speakers included Rev. F. vN n ~ n D. and Miss Belle Brain, of Spring field, O. The feature of tonight's ses- sion was an address by John R. Mott of New York city on the responsibil- ity of the young people for the evan gelization of the world.