The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-17
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clearness and detail that an intelli-
slple account of the gospel can be
carried to non Christians the world
over at an average cost of 50 a head.
chart said Mr.. White, st would take
one hundred years to spend an average
OF 81 q head on the heathen world and
IN Twenty-Five years most of these peo-
pie VIII be dead. y the rate OF one
worker to every $4,000 heather popu-
lation. which is the goal to which we
are at present working, only 325,000,Q00
or non-Christfans are now provided
for on the basis of the present gifts.
SIX hundred and sevcnty-tive million
OF people are not now provided for"
The speaker showed by accurate fig
ures that the amount needed to evan
gelize the world was sS0,000,000 for
twenty-five years. as against tho s21,-
100000 now being given.
There Is no use being scared OF fig
ures," continued Mr.. White. why
there are twenty-five men In the
Southern Baptist Church who could
sonal sacrifice than was exhibitod by
those twenty-five l saw leave for China
last month.
What proportion of the field be-
longs to the United States? We are
now giving forty-two per cent. We
give practically the same a,rlount as
Great Britain, although we have twice
the population land many times the
wealth. Taking half the heather
world as Americas share, counting the
Of AFRICA Is t:len ten times as large
as it is in this country. We would
then have as our part 5000Q0,000 non
Christian people. and to evangclize
rIes, one from every 1000 OF our
church memberships; and S40,O00,0OO q:
year for twenty-five years QesS than
IiYe cents a week per church-mcmber).
Your biggest Investment is yourself.
and your influence. That you give at
home. and ask you men therefore,,
whether you shouldn't give at least
twenty-five per cent. of your offerings
TO the foreign work.
There isn't any decent reason why
we shouldn't make the Gospel of Christ
a feasible and worldwide thing in
twenty-five years. No man ever be-
came great without a great cause.
CAUSE Of aag JESUS as as te
Baltimore. has put 100000 in India,
and in that district to-day there are
over $4,000 converts preaching the Cos
pei to their neighbours.
Others Speak.
pr. Savage, of Nashville; DR.. May
field Of st. Louis: Mr. Brown, OF Co
lunlbja. Tenn; DIR. I4anckford of Nor
folk, and Mr. r. p. Burt, Of Texas. also
the course OF his remarks Mr.. Burt,
who Is the president OF q great Texas
oil company authorized DR.. Willing
ham, who was present. to send out ten
ington. Of Florence, S. c.: Judge HILL.
yer, of Atlanta, and Mr.. w ". Brooks.
Of Rome, Ca, also expressed their
warm approval of the luTnens move
ment.
Mr. Brooks moved that Il committee
OF seven be appointed by tho chair
man to confer with committee from
tho convention, and to make report
to the convention on The matter OF or
GaniZing laynen's movement, and put
the whole matter In shape.
Prcsidcn, Stephens, of the conven
ton, warmly seconded the motion,
which was taken by ANA, nnnnimous ri L,
standing, Or. Gresner, Of Baltimore,
led in fervcnt prayer to consecrate
the vote that was taken.
Mr. lowering then announced the hp-
to which on motion he was himself.
added: Chairman. W. w. Brooks, of
Georgia; Or. L. Ianckford, of virginia;
Z. y, Hurt Texas; Dr. covlnSton, south
Tylor, OF Maryland; DR.. Savage, Ten
ncssee.
The gathering was then closed with
prayer by DR., Willinghnm, secrrtnry OF
tho foreign mission board OF the south
crn Baptist Convention.
Popular Meeting.
The committee held an Informal scs-,
sion ana resolved to request the con-
vcntion TO arrange for n popular meet
ing at some convenient hour on Sum
day, when the organization OF the lay.
men of the Southern Baptist Conycn-'
ton Will be further discussed, t was
agreed by all that the meeting was
u most portentous one and that Il was
destined to bring nboutEa revolution In
tho conduct Of church work In COM
Ing years.