The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-20
Stirring Appeals to Presby.
terian Layrnen for Con.
secration and Service.
.TWONOTABLE SPEECHES
MADE AT GREENSBORO
Mr.. Ellis Expresses Opinion That
This Country Will Make All
the Earth One Brotherhood,
and Mr.. White Enpha-
sizes the Obligation
Of America.

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~ REENsBoRo, N, C.. May Ia
II The Presbyterian Mems Con-
= vention, part OF the great
~ laymens missionary move
ment, assembled here to-day
for two days session. preliminary to
the meeting OF the General Assembly
Of the Southern Presbyterian Church,
which opens here Thursday.
The meeting is the first OF Its kind
ever held by the Presbyterians. There
are over feo delegates present
from Texas. Virginia. West vir-
ginia, Maryland. South Carolina, North
Carolina. Tennessee, Kentucky, Geor-
gia, Alabama and the District Of Co
The mems convention was opened with
appropriate exercises this after
noon by the general superinten-
dent. Rev. DR.. A. L. Phillips, Of
Richmond. Virginia, who also spoke
with beauty and force on the upift-
Ing influence OF brotherhood associ-
ations emphasizing the need OF con
getting close together, strengthening
one another by being brought nearer
number of addresses by visiting
laymen will be made Tomorrow.
Something Doing, Says Ellis.
Tonight a banquet. interdenomlna-
tional in character. given under the
auspices Of the local Chamber of Com
convention, was attended by about 400
men. The principal addresses were
delivered by William T. Ellis. of Phil
adelphia;, d PRESS correspondent: and ].
tary Of the 1nterdenominati tional Lay
mems Movement.
Mr.. Ellis said he had travelled $4,000
mlles. interviewing 1000 missionaries.
q re a. ~ ooy.
TO America with the profound convic-
in the world. 1t is the conclusion Of
Mr.. Ellis that the twentieth century
erhood. =
He said the meeting here tonight
Tas va, !. par, art OF Godis great something
tune. great revival is in progress
In this country revival, religious,
ctv1l and political. There is something
doing In America. man who is in
is not true missionary.
Mr.. Ellis told OF the great interest
IN Germany, Spain. Portugal and other
foreign lands as evidence of a great
world uprising that would in his opin
Ion. bring all humanity closer toge:h-
er for the betterment of ail the peo-
pie OF the world. He said that he was
an anti-imperialist until he saw what
the United States is doing In the Phil
ippines. America has done more for
tn. Philippines In the last ten wears
than ENGLAND has done for india in
the last hundred years -
Ours the Opportunity.
Speaking on Americas international
religious Influence" j. campbeii 1
White, said in part: t,,S
responsibility. for making Christianity
universal. No other nation has the
sarreas same opqportpnity: qoa influence or re-
doing 42 per cent. OF all the Protestant
foreign I{I mission work of the world.
Not only must the whole machinery Of
missions be at least quadrupled. but
,ou ouI country must do much larger
are now doing 80
We have more influence in all the
9ion Efeat misslon PISS n fields than any other
like Japan and China, But it is somes
what surprising to find 1t true even in
India. :, - = et' ~
This is not because our missionar-
ronntre en are any h.t netter than those of other
clear to the natives that We have no
connection with the ruling power. and
haws I've no political axes to grind.
tvs since nee last as October the representa-
United States and Canada have faced
the aggregate giving of their churches
Tor missionary, purposes, and found it
to average only. s5 cents per church
member. They have also come to see
the entire force of American and Ca
madam missionaries increase from 6, 900
to at least $4,000. and the FUNDS from
less than S10.oo0.0oo a year to at least
s4o,ooo,ooo. These cities have decided,
one after, the other. to begin to take
this missionary business seriously.
Strong men-ba mixers, lawyers, mer-
chants, doctors and men of every pro-
fession and trade-have taken hold Of
best intelligence and effort They have
adopted policies involving the quad
rpplng in the aggrssgate qf all their
ploitation OF Christianity to the ends
Of TIE earth When rIea ddss the wh9e church
twenty four. cities have Undertaken, the
solution OF the missionary problem will
be clearly in sight"
! At the close Of Mr., Whites address,
In responSe t9 3,a 4pn 4Ppnnopositen nearly nndy
in token OF pledge to cooperate in
the laymen's missionary movement.
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