The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-17
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| that 1t would not in any way increase
the machinery Of the church, but would
! only strengthen existing organizations,
1 making the work of the boards more
! effective, without creating any new
/ agencies. He referred to meeting
of the Ecumenical Council in Carne gle
Hall last year, in which there was
enough wealth represented to convert
the world, humanity speaking, in gen
| Grafton.
Now is our opportunity" he con-
tlnued we are making money. AL
most every one is making more money
than he dreamed of forty vears n 20
The question our men are considering
is where to invest Had I better put
1t into q cotton factory? Shall 1 in
vest IN railroad securities? / regard
the mission field as an opportunity for
investment Of the very best character
Where VIII our factories be thousand
years hence? When 1 think of tho
missionary in China Living on 5000 a
year, | ask you are we doing right?
what do we sacrifice to give that man
ana ms wife comfortable home? WHY
shouid we allow them 10 go over there
representing the kingdom of God
.ioio'iS their services in out OF the
way places? It isn't in keeping with.
the dignity OF the work, if / NAV nsa
the expression.
The missionary enterprise is IN tha
nature of partnership with - c t,ie
Ioo and !, with the use of NV rnnna"
a!iu 1is omnipotent grace. arc noin',
20 convert the world in a eeneratione
49,, VI take sacrifice and money, like
any other great undertaking.
Il know prominent business man IN
Ieotela VINO are quite content when
the! give $3.50 to home and n ill.,
amount TO foreign missions in q wear
Ihat man needs to be educated. f,d,.
Iateu not by the ministry. but by the
laymen who know about MAXIM.
money, and can present the cause ade.
quately. We need a lot OF educatiGn
along this line. II Is a big undertai-
ing and calls for big Investments and
Tor big men"
Missed HIS Train.
After Governor Northern Mr.. Lever
iis introduced Mr.. j. Campbell White,
secretary Of the laymen's missionary
movement, who has spent ten years
or his life in India. Mr. White has
just retrned from Birmingham, where
ne addressed q meeting Of laymen or
the Southern Presbyterian Church. and
he was on his way to New York. from
"hicn place he expected to sail this
morning for London for a similar en-
gagemcnt abroad On account Of the
cioseness Of his connection, he had pre-
s
ton TO be at the meeting In Richmond,
but he missed his train here, was IN
Richmond for several hours yesterday,
and attended the meeting
Mr.. White Is man Of most strik-
Ing appearance, who has not yet reach
ed middle age. He presents his cause
in clear, fOrciblc manner, with q
clear grasp OF tho business details in
yolvcd.
He told In most interesting manner
of the work which he represented, and
of the great Presbyterian Conference
Just returning. Mr.. White said in part:
II believe we arc on the eve of the
greatest advance towards the conquest
of the world that has ever been made.
Not even Pentccoat saw such an out
look. There has mover been time
when every part Of the world was open
to the approach or missionaries. Every
twenty four hours tho United States
adds TO IT'S material wealth ton mil
and the men. 1t only remains to see
IL we have the VIII.
A number Of strikins charts on
which were shown q startling array D
comparative figures. were exhibited by
Mr.. White. The first chart was labeled
The whole business OF tho whole
church is TO preach the whole gospel
to the whole world" This chart went
on to show that the total gifts Of the
entire Christian world to foreign mis-
sions last year was $21.2SO.O00. Of. which
10000 an average OF less than one
cent q week from the Protestant
Church membership. Great Britain
gave sS,o73,o0o, and all other coun-
tries. $3327 900.
some Figures.
From tho statistics presented, Mr.
White proceeded 10 figure out With