Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-22

strengthens me-
william Cary was a contemporary OF
Paul in spirit. He undertook great things
for God and expected great things from
God He went down into the pit of heath
enism while his friends in England held
the rope. The monument Of his forty years
in India consists in the churches and in
situations OF Christianity In that land.
David Livingston said: Paradise will
more than make amends for all suffering
here.
I'VE may not be able to measure up to
men like these: even Gods power is limited
in its expression by the instruments through
which it works But even two-talent men
attaching themselves to God may become
clothed with might and invested with power
to astonish the world and make angels
sing"
After singing the doxology. the benedic-
ton was pronounced by DR.. Hawley.
Thursday Mornings Session.
Topic: Methods" Make We them to
| eat" Make them sit down by nfties In
company.
Rev. f. W. Halsey, d. D., presided. Or.
Halsey spoke on educational methods
literature. He recommended the following
books: Passing of Corea," "Re-shaplng
Of the Far East '"The New Era in the
Philippines" Dawn In the Dark Con-
tinent" "A Yankee in Pigmy Land" 1.-THE
Life Of Griffith John" ION the Threshold
OF Central Africa" "Blaikie's Life of David
Livingston "Speer's Missions and Modern
History" "Dennis's Christian Missions and
Social Progress" Smiths Life Of William
Cary" 1.-THE Romance OF Missionary Hero
ISM" He called attention to the bulletin
literature, Illustrating with No. IS, on China.
DR.. Sailor recommended four missionary
books. From the standpoint OF interest
1.-THE Vanguard" from the home stand
point Browns New Forces in Old China"
from a sociological standpoint, Evolution
of the Japanese" and for missionary meth
DDS. "Gibson's Missionary Methods and
Problems in South China"
Prof Edgar P. Hill, d. D., spoke on
Educational Methods, the Pulpit" saying
What can the pastor do to arouse inter-
est in foreign missions among the men
Of the church, A method is an instru-
ment, a more important consideration Is
the man back ~ the instrument who is to
use It. The pastor is the key to the situa-
ton. and must. like the leaders Of the
early church, be entirely under the leader
ship of the holy spirit. This granted, three
things are necessary. =.
into the inner sanctuary OF truth and
Christian experience. to be sure that Christ
is their own Savior and humanity's only
help.
He must unfold the missionary program:
| must not appeal to secondary motives.
He is not to urge men to subscribe a
dollar or two to a list, but to sit down
before the great cause and plan 10 carry
II through and fling themselves into the
task
He must keep them informed as to
what is going on, for example, in China
and the Philippines.
1--WE need to get new vision OF Christ
and keep that before us until 1t is i'm
| printed on our souls and go back to our
fields and get men to see Christ as we see
| Him, and give the world vision of that
| glorious sight"
How TO Finance Field.
Rev. Charles e. Bradt, d. D.. spoke upon
financial methods, How to Finance the
Field" as follows:
1.-THE subject seems unspiritual but It
! is closely related to the things Of the holy
spirit The church's financial problem, like
| all Gaul. is divided into three parts, the
local field. the home mission field and the
foreign mission field. The church has not
| IdCeu the tHNIc nSlus 6OiiAC bhiASS dIo
| necessary.
There must be new standard of giving,
We must not send the multitudes away,
but give them to eat. They cannot provide
for themselves One-sixteenth of l per
cent is not enough to finance the field. We
must give them the gospel
| 1--WE must have method in harmony
with this standing, make the multitude sit
down in companies, get the multitude in
order and see what proportion is ours to
| feed The Presbyterian church is re-
sponsible for 10O,Oo0OO0 souls; each OF our
| ,OOO,0 900 church members are responsible for
100 souls, to give them the gospel before
we die. We need to give s. per member to
finance the foreign mission field.
| "Set aside a month or two when foreign
missions shall be presented, and the neces-
sary funds provided. When men become
producers in the kingdom OF God, they will
be interested in the progress OF the king
dom. 1t is not a question for long dis
cussion, but for prompt action"
"A telegram from Dwight Potter of Oak
| land, Cal, to the convention was read as
follows: set the pace and we will follow
Ezra, x;4. Arise. for the matter belongeth
unto Thee and we are with Thee; be OF
good. courage and do it."
The Parish Abroad.
David McConaughy, the eastern district
secretary. spoke on organization methods
The Parish Abroad" Our Lord said
I am the light of the world. We are the
light of the world; we are talking about
an organism, not an organization.
The first thing is to get in touch my.
self afresh and more fully than ever with
the Light of the World.
Get sense of proportions look at the
circles OF responsibility, the house, the loca
field, the city. the home field. the world
the foreign field. The field abroad /,
twenty-five times as great as the field a
home; while at home we have 1850 minister
-one to every sic of our church members
abroad we have one minister to 277,OOO. A
that rate we would have only fourteen
ministers in the Presbyterian church in tn
United States. Last year we spent S14 90
in local church work and 100000 in hom
mission work. Sls.5OOOO0 in all We CAV
one-eighteenth as much for the foreign
, field. which is twenty-five times as large
} Distribute responsibility. You need :
I per member. Our one million members d
not take up the responsibility. Begin a
r the other end. and deal with the individual
confidence and intelligence OF our members
Go back 70 the first principles. These are