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

Il The key to the situation is the ses-
SION let the mbe imbued with the spirit
Of foreign missions.
2 Adopt as congregation the great
commission as a missionary platform OF the
church. Let them do it by vote.
g. Organize a missionary committee with
a member from the session. the deacon,
trustees. the ladies' society, young peo-
pies society, etc.
:. Select definite work for the individ-
val church. Set apart a definite sum for
the church to raise Money can be raised.
/ have tsed a gold COIN worth $3.50. con.
tributed by a poor widow. in raising $1,000.
We can raise the money we ought to do
It now!
g Tomorrow is myth.
Get busy forthwith.
To-day is fact.
Act, man, act
D. ni Missionary congress. And the
apostles and the elders were gathered to-
gethor to consider this matter DR..
Charles Bradt presided. Prof. Charles Her
ron, d. D., conducted a scripture reading,
illustrating the topic THE Holy Spirit and
Missions" After a season of earnest
prayer the committee appointed to formu-
late resolutions upon the distinct foreign
missionary responsibility of the Presbyter-
ian church in the United States Of America,
made it's report. and after full discussion
1t was adopted and is as follows:
Topic, Emergency.
Go now We that are men and serve the
Lord"
Nolan Rice Best editor of the Interior"
presided and conducted the devotional ex-
ercises.
Rev. Arthur F. Bishop secretary of the
convention, read the report for the conven-
ton.
Rev. B. N. Brown reported for the ex-
ecutive committee on the expenses of the
convention.
DR.. c. e. Bradt. who originated the con-
vention and by his untiring labors carried
it out successfully, gave a short farewell
message in which he gave thanks to God
for the convention, and gave grateful rec
ognition of the services of the many whose
cooperation had secured its success
DIR. f. r. Hoskins of Beirut spoke of
Syria In fifty or sixty years Mohamme-
danism has grown from 100000 to ESQ.,
100000. Mohammedanism is the most dan
gerous OF all enemies to the progress of
Christianity.
Inside OF our schools there meet students
of every race and tongue mentioned in the
New Testament. They live together In
peace in our schools, homes and colleges
They can never be as hateful and antagon-
istic to one another as were their parents
and grandparents. The graduates of our
girls schools often marry Mohammedan
men. They fill the need of wife and
Moslem husbands do not take other wives
into their homes.
There is no sadder land in the world than
parts of Mahommedan countries, where
tens of thousands of Christian churches
have been destroyed, and other thousands
converted into Mohommedan mosques
|. The figure of the waiting Christ comes
creeping through the paint in the mosque
Of st. Sophia, with hands outstretched and
pierced. The waiting Savior will never
''see of the travail OF his soul and be sat
ished," until we do ten times as much as
we have done in the past to evangelize the
Mohohmedan world.
At this point a spontaneous Offering was
made to raise a deficit incurred in the ex-
penses OF the convention.
Foreign Mission Enterprise.
Rev. George Alexander. d. D. l.. L. D.,
president of the Board of Foreign missions,
spoke on THE Foreign Mission Enterprise. I"
He said, membership In the foreign board
is a liberal education in geography, history,
sociology, finance, diplomacy, philanthropy
and religion.
AS an explorer went into the darkness
of the Klondike and brought back reports
of gold gound there so every missionary
is a prospector going out into the darkness
Of heathenism and finding the souls of men.
The missionaries are the pioneers of COM
merce; the business men of America could
support all the missions out of the profits
which have accrued from the efforts of the
missionaries. The samples of the board are
the missionaries. What do you think of
them5
The rulers of heather lands appreciate
the value Of missions and encourage the
missionaries. The empress OF China gave
1900 for a Christian college in Picking. In
one province the New Testament is to be
put on a level with the Chinese classics
and taught in every school in the province.
In introducing DR.. Corbett, Mr.. Rice
said: I'VE sorrow most OF all for the words
which he has spoken. that we shall see his
face no more"
The congregation rose and sang aye
Christian Heralds. Go! Proclaim and re-
NAMED standing While DR.. Corbett de-
| livered "A parting message to the men OF
America"
DR.. Corbett leaves Immediately after the
convention for China, where he is called
to attend the great Morrison missionary
centennial convention. and complete, II
| God VIII, his own fifth decade of mission
airy labors in that Wonderful empire.
DR.. Corbett has Travelled around the
world three times and crossed the Pacific
seven times. and has never seen an un-
happy missionary. No JOY in all the world
compares with the Joy of winning souls
especially in mission lands, where one
builds on no mans foundation. He said;
! IT go back to China with a great 10Y
More than forty years spent in China has
| quickened my faith in the power OF the
| gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ Wher
Jesus saw the multitudes He was moved
with compassion. Every Christian mus
have a share in that compassion. Are WI
needing the Macedonian cry? May an en-
noblinE and uplifting vision OF the glory
OF Christ enlarge and enrich our souls AND
inspire every Christian to more Christ like
living and more liberal giving and conse
Grated effort to speed the coming of oul
Lord and His Christ. Shall we not al
share in a great revival that shall SWEEP
over the whole world and unite US all II
a universal brotherhood OF Gods people
Farewell"
The congregation remained standing anC
sang "God Be With You TIL We Nee