The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-23
Business Men of United Pres
hyterian Church Have Ses-
sion in This City.
ADDRESSES ARE MADE
NEXT ANNUAL CONVENTION OF
THE MEMS MOVEMENT MAY
BE HELD IN THIS CITY-1coo
DELEGATES TO ATTEND.

The first session of the called lead
ers of the United Presbyterian Busi-
ness Mems Movement was held last
evening in the assembly room of the
Reid Memorial Church. Nearly three
hundred people were present, fifty
of who were leaders from out of the
city. No business was transacted the
time being spent in hearing address
es made by Major A. p. Burchfield, of
Pittsburg, who acted as presiding Of
ficer, II. Walton Mitchell, of Pitts
burg, vice chairman, ]. Campbell
White of Pittsburg. w. J. French of
Waterloo, Iowa, and Hugh F. Kyle,
of Philadelphia. The principal sd-
dress of the evening was given by
Mr.. White who is general secretary
of the Business Mems Movement. Ma
jor Burchfield is proprietor of one of
the largest department stores in
Pittsburg and Mr.. Mitchell is a prom
inent lawyer in the same city. Mr..
French is a banker at Waterloo and
Mr.. Kyle is one of the associate edit
ors of the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Men Leave Their Business.
Mr.. White began his address by
stating that the men attending this
meeting were all representative busi-
ness men. naming for example the
occupations of the speakers of the
evening. He told how all ot the dele
gates attending had voluntarily left
their business cares behind them
and at financial sacrifice had come
to Richmond to participate in the
meeting. He said that these were
the kind of men the church needed
and paid them high tribute. when
all business men put the same energy
into the work of Christ as they do in
their own private business affairs the
work OF evangelizing the world will
be done in generation" said Mr..
White. Right now only 100000 pro-
y astants in the world are contributing
y % evangelistic work and the amount
they contribute averages only 3-5 of a
cent a week"
Telegram from DesMoines.
The delegates received with consid-
erahle enthusiasm the reading of a tel
egram from the General Assembly
which was held at Des Moines, Ia, an.
nouncing that the Business Mems
Movement was approved of by that
body.
At this mornings session, which
opens at $50 o'clock, there will be a
general discussion of all departments
of the Movement. At the afternoon
session there will be discussion of
the general supervision of the move
ment and arrangements will be made
for the next annual convention of the
organization, which will probably be
held next February. One of the lead
ing officers in the movement stated
last evening that in all probability this
convention would be held in Richmond
II this city is so fortunate as to cap
ture the convention, 1t will mean a
great deal for Richmond, as it is an i'm
mense affair. over 1000 delegates at
tending from all over the country
with the exception of the Southern
States and Canada. These delegates
are nearly all representative business
and professional men.
fto thV hiSh ?
movement of the United Presbyterian
church had for its object the enlisting
of the interest of the male members OF
every congregation in the missionary
work OF the church. and mems mis-
sionary leagues were to be formed
Though n faithful effort was made to
organize these mems missionary
leagues, the results were not such as
to give reasons to believe that a move
ment on these lines would ever be-
come general throughout the church. II
was decided. therefore, to bring aboul
the organization of mems league
which would have for its central idea
the enlistment of interest in -,
church work along any and all lines
A Business Mems Conference was call
ed to meet in Pittsburg last February
and there the Mems League was born
The objects of the new organiza
tion are to enlist every male member
of the church in some form of active
Christian service and to promote ar
intelligent understanding of the con
dition under which America and the
world can be evangelical.