Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-02-16

that e7b 900. 900 N people are Al prse
ent unprovided Tor by the present
missionary arrangement Therefore
The iaymcn cry tifat the missionary
Lodles should have tso.o0o.oOo year
and $1,000 more fnissionafies, for 2b
years, IN order really 10 10 the Job
This sor, Of nguHng would probably
have made William Carey or Robert
Morrison, pioseer missionaries, gass
with establishment, but Il Ia the mod.
ern way.
All this Ia not the speculative nsur.
ing OF dreamers. The laymen are
after results. no they put the prop.
osltIon up 20 every denomination BY
showing just how many heather each
church IL responsible for and the
amount OF money II will have TO give
Ard this plan Of confronting a de.
nomination definitely with its share
OF the gigantic scheme Of worldwide
evangellzation has been received seri.
ously by the various bodies. The
United Presbyterians we're FIRST 10 &C.
cept the challenge. and they are ask.
ing OF every member an average gift
OF eight dollars year for their mis-
slonary work. The Presbyterians fol
lowed. a great mems missionary con.
vention having been held in Omaha
In February. and the idea later ap.
proved by the general assembly, the
Southern Presbyterians did likewise.
The Canadian Presbyterlans and
Southern Baptists have also joined
In the movement. The Congregation.
alists and Northern Baptists will
take up the subject early in the fall.
The Episcopalians have not yet had
opportunity officially to adopt basis.
but Its laymen are in the forefront Of
the new movement
Stirring a Continent.
So remarkable has been the re.
Spouse. up to date. on the par; OF
business men OF Professionalism. where
this proposition has been definitely
put up TO them. that the leaders are
sanguine OF enlisting the entire body
OF the laity OF the churches OF the
United States and Canada To this
end. a series OF laymen's dinners. Gov
ering the big cities OF the continent
are projected for this winter, on the
line OF those successfully held last
winter in New York. Philadelphia.
Chicago. Boston, Toronto, Washing
ton and elsewhere. These are not
conventional missionary meetings, but
gatherings OF the strongest Christian
business men In each place. managed
and addressed by laymen. The bust
ness men who are behind the move
ment plan a systematic propaganda
that shall reach every man in anywise
connected with the churches, even to
the remotest crossroads congregation.
Already the movement is formid-
able; the most important news OF the
year in religious circles. Its conse-
quences will doubtless be far-reach-
ing. Men OF foresight are already
predicting certain implanted for re-
suits. One of these. they say. will
be the elimination OF all Independent
missionary work on the foreign field.
The latter are a serious drain on the
resources OF Christend sm. and. say
the laymen. who have already re-
turned from their tour OF investiga-
ton. they do not come up to the rep
reservations made by their eloquent
representatives in this country. The
laymen's movement stands squarely
behind the UNCONVENTIONAL boards.
Nevertheless. It ls predicted, the lay
men will hold the boards strictly to
account. that their missions be
manned only by competent workers
and that they be conducted on the
broadcast. most effective and most
economical lines.
Great Britain In Line.