Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-02-20

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worlds attention by its significance.
This is the organization of men by
men, for the purpose of putting the
missionary enterprise on basis com
mensurate with its Importance; Tor
this foreign missionary business rep
resents an annual expenditure OF $21,-
5000. which is equivalent to six per
cent on capital of $350,000,000 The
MAGNITUDE of this long despised mis-
sonary enterprise seems to have at
last penetrated the understanding OF
the men who are responsible for 1t.
The new organization is not engi-
neered by the preachers or by board
secretaries, or by young and visionary
enthusiasts. 1t had its origin with
successful business men, and 1t has
swung along to its conspicuous sue
cess, independent OF ecclesiastical
promotion. The officials OF the de-
nominations are interested and APP
prove but they are not in the saddle;
and they are not by any means GER
tain of the lengths to which the move
ment will go. A complete revolution
in missionary finances is assured, and
doubtless also, many changes In
methods. For the first time during
the whole Christian era. there seems
to be reasonable prospect that the
entire heather" world will be made
acquainted with the Christian teach.
ing, within generation.
MilIionaires and Missions.
Before showing how these plans are
to be accomplished, the identity of the
men behind the movement should be
made known. The idea of the lay
mems missionary movement took
form in connection with the Hay
stack Centennial celebration in New
York last November. That meeting,
which was really the anniversary of
tho American board of foreign mis-
sions was marked by a prayer meet
ing, quite in contrast with the little
gathering of impecunious college stu
dents under haystack 100 years be
fore. For this gathering comprised
GO business men, of whom score
were millionaires.
made that the laymen were resolved
to take hold, systematically, and en-
ergetically of this missionary bust
ness They made three definite prop
ositions, which are the basis of the
present movement, to the secretaries
of the missionary boards of all the
denominations in the United States
o,1 Da-oda Tbaca nronocittOpC Wnrf
as follows:
l. To project a campaign to secure
intelligent and generous interest II
missions among laymen to be con
Quoted by groups of laymen under thu
direction of the various boards.
2. To devise comprehensive plal
Gin conjunction with said board sec
retaries) looking towards the evan
gelization of the world in this genera
ton.
3. To endeavor to form, through tn
various boards, centennial commits
sion of laymen, so or more in nun
Der, to visit as early as possible tn
mission fields and report their fine
ings to the church at home.
With respect to the last proposition
by curious coincidence, / had m!
self undertaken. six months previou
ly, such an investigation, of which tn
articles in these columns have bee
the outcome, Already large nun
Der Of business men have gone to til
foreign field, and some are no
there.
The men who constitute the centri
organization of this laymens mi
sionary movement are the following
some of whom will be recognized {
national figures:
Samuel B. Capen, Boston; Harl
Wade Hicks, Boston; Edward
Haskell. Boston: w. N. Hartshor
boston; William Shaw, Boston; Jol
4. Bates, Boston; ii. p. Anderse
New York: Seymour NJ. Ballard, Nc
York; S. w. Bovine, New York; w
Liam L. Brewer. New York; j. Cle'
land Cady, New York; John S, Hu
Ter, New York; Cleveland II. Dode
New York; j. Edgar Leaycraft, NJ
York; David McConaughy, M
York: Alfred e. Marling, New Yor
C. C. Kitchener, New York; John
Mott. New York; William ID. Murr'
New York; Eben f. Olcott, New Yor
William ]. Schieffelin, New for
Robert f. Speer, New York; James
Speers, New York; f, p, Turner, N
York; DR.. Lucien c. Warner, NJ
York; Mornay Williams, New Yor
John w. Wood, New York; Admi
A. T. Mahan, New York; Silas Mob
New York; William Dulles, n
York; James G. Cannon, New YoI
e. M. Buckley, New York; Luther
Wishard, New York; Robert c. Ogd
New York; J. Campbell White, N
York; Chester A. Holcombe, Roch
ter; ID. w. McWilliams, Brookly
DIR. w. w. Keen. Philadelphia; JC
Wanamaker, Philadelphia; John,
Converse, Philadelphia; William
Stoever, Philadelphia; c. G. Trl
bull. Philadelphia; f, b. Sturl
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