The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-28
SHABBY RELIGION,
MAYOR DECLARES
Time 10 Stop Running Cause Of
God on Pennies and
Nickcls.
.un8ELIEF AND AvARIce
Captain Mccarthy Discusses
Missions and Tells Why They
Are Not Supported Better.


Mayor Mccarthy was tile orator before
the Mems League Of ti,o t'ifst Baptist
church last night the subject OF his adj
dress being Foreign Missions" Captain
Mccarthy who is an interesting and
Vigorous speaker. held the close attention
OF large audience throughout his ad.
dress
Although through the early part of tho
evening there had been II driving snow
storm. and the streets Wero covered with
tnree inches OF snow, large audience
was present ut the service. Both gall
leries were lined with young men, and
Mt the opening of the service the speaker
requested these TO conc down into the
main audience. entirely filling the middla
section OF the large church
Mayors Address.
Rev. James Nelson, d. d. president OF
the Woman's College. presided and con-
Quoted tile preliminary exercises. Tic
music was under the direction Of Profess
sor watson. the organist or the First
Church. assisted by Cornetist cri.mp aud
Mrs. Frank Duke. violihist. The quar-
tet choir of the church led IN the hymns.
and rendered the anthem 30 send out
Thy Light and Thy Truth"
Captain Mccarthy introduced his re-
marks With n tribute TO the First Zap
list Church. In which lie had been
reared and To which he had given luis
allegiance ever slnce he could remeni-
Der. Proceeding. he entered upon 81 dis
clssioh OF his subject. telling of the work
In his earliest recollection. OF the con-
cert OF prayer for missions. when one
SUNDAY IN every month WIZ given to Inn
Fortunate prayer not for comfor' on
luxury. but solemn. impressive prayer.
for the good of other I.rple. I'm those
days there were "a people who looked for
city whose builder and maker WAS
God. They were men of every business,
but men who had a keen realization of
the unseen realities. generation %
whom the world was not worthy" Con-
tnuing. Captain Mccarthy said
This generation believed that unless
God interviewed some places on the globe
would not he opened TO missionary en-
deavor, and they further prayed THAI r1en
might be inspired with 80 isccratioE and
ability to go into the foreign fold no
ono could he present mt one OF those meet
ingB without being impressed wi.h tin;
fact that those people believed In going
into all the world TO preach the gospel.
The speaker sketched the carnestncss
OF the prayers OF these people of tiftS
years ago their earnest desire for the
cvangellzation of tile world and the real
tho removal OF what seemed 10 be In
superablc difficulties He showed. in cop-
elusive fashion. now these difficulties have
been one by ono removed and how the
PRAYERS OF the fathers have been an
swered IN every particular He drew a
striking contrast in this regard. showing
how heather countries are now opened 10
missionary endcavor, until. as he said.
"you can send a missionary to any spot
on the globe IL YOU will put up the money
10 buy his ticket
Captain Mccarthy then spoke OF tho
greatly increased wealth of the country.
OF the money In the LANDS of church
members and of the material prosperity
OF the South. tending To show that tho
prayers OF the fathers for tho means ana
the opportunities had both been an
swcred. Mechanical invention has
brought so.caied heather countries with
In easy reach he said. Railroads.
steamships and telegraph and cable lines
have bound the world together, until the
time will como when the church that
sends missionary to Central Africa can
converse with him and hear the sound OF
his voice over the long distance phone
God has said to the Christians OF this
country. Act instead of pray What
excuse is there for acting as II God was
Himself the obstacle to missionary en-
terprise. The prayers of forty years ago
have no Justice to-day. Whose fault Is
it that the gospel is not proclaimed over
every part of the world? God stands be-
fore the American people and says.
Behold and sec what have done.'
Railroads run like web over the land
ocean steamships 60 TO every land and
every island of the sea. mail facilities
extend all over the earth You cannot
go so far away from home to-day that
you are not under the protection of the
American or the British flag. What are
the apologies for the present failure to
evangelizc the world? There Is no ex-
cuse but selfishness and unbelief and
avarice.
IF people believe according to their
acts, then we don't believe that people
are lost because Of our neglect.
II believe the time has come when
the people must put their foot on the
idea that the cause of God must be run
on pennies and nickels. You can't so to
q show in this town for what the aver
age man puts into the plate at church.
Nothing else is treated SO shappllS az
the Christian religion. - Thousands oI
people IN their secret hearts harilor
some tnge of contempt 1or tne man
who breaches or shows an interest IN
missions. They rather pity him.
The Greatest Danger.
Continuing, the speaker cuiieo at.ei'tton
to what lie believed to be the greatest
danger of this country. mot that we Will
fail to evangelize accessible foreign cotn-
tries. but the reception of great horde
of Foreigners who come to our shores as
Indifferent to our moral IDEAS as If they
had come from the heart of Africa.
eve are drawn to the conclusion that
either Christ,s people are not willing to
spend money for the cause of Christ or
else that don't believe that there is any
such cause that demands or is worthy OF
any such sacrifice from them.
After the address there was con-
tralto solo by Mrs. Jasper l.. Rowe.
"Cflory to God in tho highest" The
violin accompaniment to the organ by
Mrs. Frank Duke during the offertory and
in the hymns was exceptionally fine.
Negro Arrested.
James Irving Persons, a negro was arr