The San Francisco call., 1905-08-22
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING
OF MISSIONARY SOCIETY
DEVOTIONAL CEREMONY ADDS TO ZEAL
Various Appointments and Orations
End Labors of the Assemblage.

The Foreign Christian Missionary So
ciety held it's meeting yesterday in Ma
tive Sons Hall, beginning the session
with devotional exercises of exceptionai
interest and the day as a whole was very
successful Besides the usual commit
tees appointed there were several ad-
dresses by the leaders of missionary work
in the United States.
A conference of the ministers was held
i'm the afternoon, conducted by Rev. L. M.
Rains.
A general review of the work done dur
ing the last year was gone over, and the
announcements for the coming year were
made. There was impressed on those pres
ent the need of more enthusiasm in car
rying on this work of saving souls. 1t
was shown by charts that over two
thirds of the people of the world were
heather or non-believers, and the extern
sive ieId for converts was explained by
the speakers.
After the devotional exercises at the
opening of the session in the morning
yesterday Rev. E. S. Powell, president OIL
the American Christian Missionary So
ciety, announced the following commit
tees: Committee on resolutions-J. n.
Garrison. Missouri: c. w. Dick, Ken
tucky. S. NJ. Cooper, Ohio; J. G. Hay.
California, and Chalmers McPherson'
Texas. Committee on order OF business
". M. White. California, and B. L. Smith,
Ohio. Joint committee on resolutions
Fer the American Christian Missionary
Society, r. H. Crossfield. Kentucky; for
the American Christian Women's Board
of Missions, Mrs. Anna r. Atwater, IN
diana Committee on nominations. M
Dowling, California; z. w. Darst. CAN
fornia: c. NJ. Chiffon, Missouri: L. w.
Pinkerton, Utah; G. A. Miller, Kentucky;
E. c. Sanderson, Oregon. and Z w. Al
len, Indiana.
INTERESTING MEETING.
In the afternoon Rev. r. NJ. Rains pre-
sided at a conference of the ministers De-
longing 10 the society on The Prepara-
tion for the March Offering" Above all
the meetings of the day this took prece-
dence. During the conference of the par
ticipanfs the churches from all the United
States were brought in closer communion
and their interests were made as one. Inc
leaders in the management OF the society
were addressed by Rev; Mr.. Rains ana
they talked the situation over 10 get an
idea of the measures 20 be taken LOT the
coming annual work and made the plans
for spreading the faith by converting Tue
unbelievers in ali parts of the country.
The following ministers were the par
ticinants In the conference: ReVs. George
c. Ritchie, Salem, Or; George A Miller,
Covington. KY; Up. Mcknight, Mag
nolia-avenue Church, Los Angeles, CAL;
NJ. d. Clubb, Watsonville. CAL W. h
Crabtree, San Diego, Cal; e. W. DICK
North Middleton, KY. and A. Z. SIhllneI'
First Christian Church, Los Angeles Cai'
PURPOSE OF GOD REVEALED.
Rev. e. w. Allen of Fort Wayne. IND.
addressed the society on THE purpose Oh
Cod as Revealed in the New Testament
He spoke in part as follows:
The truth the New Testament reveals is the
,,,rros4 Of God for man This supreme pur-
nose is the establishment OF the kingooln ot
God here on the earth whenever ine itfe +beIe
the Kingdom OF God has come. Mhen at LaSt
the spirit Of God shall penetrate the t,a, whole
world there will result a social fuVure Which
tansrage itself is hot rich enough to de-
scribe. aa. nx,res,
sion in Christ whose universal claim is with
out parallel in history. The most conserVauxe ar.
INTERPRETATION of his commission is IN enect
for which / am crucifed is the means by which
men and nations shall be brought into SUD
lection to the universal kingdom OF truth and
It Is Gods purpose that men should be part
ners with him in the salvation Of the world.
mo blind unsharing instrument,
But joyful partner Of his purpose
Rev. w. S. Goode of Youngstown, Ohio,
excited the pleasure of the audience by
his address entitled 1.-The Need of More
Abundant Giving" He told of the dis
pensers of the goods of the world to those
in need and how a man feels more like
doing the work of Christ when he distrib-
utes aims He said men were made to
sacrifice the things of the world and by
this sacrifice would win their way to
heaven.
EVENING SERVICES.
In the evening services were held at the
- nd in
Native Sons Hall. DR.. r. w. Smith led
the choir in special music arranged and
sung for the occasion by the society's
choir Rev. H. L. Calhoun addressed the
session on Missions, the Supreme Apollo
getic" telling the audience of the end Tor
which IT was working and the means to
best accomplish that end.
The last speaker of the day was Rev. F.
NJ Dowling of Pasadena, CAL, who talked
on "a United Church and an Evangelical
World" He made special plea for the
union of all the Christian churches on
the basis that they could do more ex-
tensive work, and with greater strength
could more successfully battle with the
sins # the world He told of the bad in
fiuence the division of the Christian
churches has on the foreign missionary
fields because of the effect on the minds
of the converts. He said in conclusion:
Brethren Il is coming. The reunion of Chris
tians IS coming and the evangelization of the
world is coming DR.. Behrends is right I'VE
are nearer together than our fathers were. and
our children viii keep up the converging
march . The skirmishing is begun that pre-
cedee the decisive battle. Sectarianism is in
its last ditch While many things may be
done by the multitude OF Christian union re-
cruits joining In from all quarters which can
not be done by US, nevertheless there be
no question that there is a place in the fore
front Of the battle for the '-old guard Per-
sonally / want 10 be present when the final
charge is made and on the hilltop when the
final gun is fired and the last saber thrust
cent home. and see the white flag of surrender
run I'D to signal the world that division and
disuninn in the family OF God are dead for
ever And IL il be not too optimistic for the
dream Of faith, want place in the united
army OF the Kingdom. when heathepism and
unbelief take their last stand, and who would
not want to see the day when no banner but
the flag OF faith floats in the skies OF God?
REV. A. nj. SHAW SPEAKS.