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porting an entire station in China at
a cost of about $1,000 a year. and the
upon similar plan.
In Chicago. Henry P. Crowell, presi-
dent of the Quaker Oats company. and
John v. Farwell. the famous merchant,
have each agreed to pay the salary Of
a foreign missionary this year. II 20
OF their fellow churchmen can be
found to do the same.
These are but few of the multitude
Of similar cases showing how real and
how widespread is this Mems Mission
ary Movement.
And now 1t is being organized into
definite shape. as has been the stu
dents movement before 1t, and we
may expect to see a similar rapid
| growth.
On Thursday, November Is, last, in
New York city. the movement took
definite shape at a meeting of laymen
Of various churches, where the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted:
Therefore Be 1t Resolved, That
this gathering of laymen, called to-
gether for prayer and conference on the
occasion of the centennial anniversary
Of the Haystack Prayer Meeting. desig-
nate a committee Of rs or more repre-
sentative laymen to consult with the
secretaries of the mission boards of
all denominations in the United States
and Canada, II possible, at their an
nual gathering in January, with refer
ence to the following vitality important
propositions:
First-To project a campaign of ed
ucation among laymen to be conducted
under the direction Of the various
boards.
Second-To devise comprehensive
plan Tin conjunction with said board
secretaries) looking to the sending of
the Gospel to the entire non-C Christian
world during the next 25 years.
Third-To endeavor to form, through
the various boards, centennial COM
mission of laymen, SO or more in num-
/ ber. to visit as early as possible the
mission fields and report their findings
to the church at home.
Mr.. s. Campbell White, of Ale
gheny, Pa. has been chosen to lead
this remarkable movement of business
men, and Is now organizing company
of 100 leading American business men
to make world tour of Christian
missions and report progress upon
their return.
But perhaps the most significant
movement Of all. is that just now un-
der way among the men of the great
Presbyterian church with its million
membership.
A call has been issued to Presby-
terian men to meet at Omaha, Neb.,
February 1921 next. in what promises
to be an epoch marking and an epoch
making convention-the first great
foreign missionary convention for men
ever held.
At this convention they are to def
nitely consider whether their mission
force cannot be increased from 800 to
1000. and their expenditure from
million and quarter to six million
dollars a year.
| Never in the history of the world
has any body of men met to consider
a question of more supreme moment
to the human race.
II the Presbyterian church enters
resolutely upon the course proposed,
doubtless she will be closely followed
by every other great missionary or
ganization of Christendom. This
would put 10000 missionaries In the
field, and mean an expediture of $780,
000, 900 a year.
With such force the plan OF the
new Mems Missionary Movement to
evangelize the entire world in rs years
the plan of the Students Volunteer
Movement to evangelize the world in
this generation-would be accom-
plished.
Do you realize what this would mean
in the light of the prediction of Jesus
Christ in Matthew 24:14? The disci-
pies had asked him: What shall be
the sign of thy coming. and of the end
of the world?" He replied: This
Gospel of the Kingdom shall be
preached in the whole world for a tes-
timony unto all nations; and then
shall the end come"
This blessed hope of His return to
reign, conditioned and based by the
worldwide preaching of the Gospel, is
what gives SO absorbing an interest to
the rapid growth Of foreign missions
! for every true believer in our Lord
and Saviour Jesus Christ, and who
loves His appearing.