The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-06-17
PREACHERS
ARE NEEDED
Demand for Christian Min.
listers Exceeds Supply
INTEREST IN CONVENTION
CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY SOCIETY
ATTRACTS MANY DELE
GATES TO CITY.

With the attendance of the delegates
swelled to about $50. the meeting of
East Washington Christian Missionary
| society, being held here this week. is
one of the biggest and most enthusiast
tic that body has eve- gathered to-
gether. Delegates were SILL arriving
this morning but it is thought that al
are here now and probably the delega-
tons are as nearly full as they will be-
This mornings program was inter
changed with tomorrow's that one be-
ing moved up to the place this morn
ing. The session opened this morning
with devotional exercises led by r. II.
Parker of Colville.
Reports Of Officers.
The reports or officers followed. the
first being that of the CORE spending
secretary which showed q remarkable
increase along al lines of the Christian
church work. There have been 5000
additions in the membership of the
churches represented at this conven-
ton; 10 new churches have been built:
$4,000 or $4,000 has been expended
in church buildings and the general in
terests and work of the church has in
creased $50 per cent. In the reports
of the treasurer and of the committees
there was little or nothing of general
interest. The reports of the churches
were omitted.
Need Ministers.
Dean E. G. Sanderson, of Eugene.
Ore, made an interesting talk on min
isterial supply. He said that the
church at present could put 1000
preachers to work: 500 could be i'm
mediately used in the northwest. The
need is growing out of proportion to
the supply and he made an eloquent
appeal to young men to get in this
work.
Home Missions" was the big speech
of the morning al d vas delivered b"
w. ]. Wright Of Cincinnati. Ohio. He
made an appeal for home missions.
showed the great necessity for preach-
ers and the opening Of the fields. Es~
pecially did he br.rg the latter point
as regards the northwest where he SAL
the ground was ,,actically unbrokrr
and by getting in the field at cEc'
much good could DE accomplished. Tie
address was intensely interesting and
held the audience c:>sely
This afternoon session was opened
by devotional exerc;feS led by E. ".
F inn of Lewiston. Last Washinyf'i
Bible School Worl::' b. r. G. Sargent
Of Waitsburg. WI. :bc first address.
1t vas followed by enc on Teach, =
training" by M. a. Thompson OF
V.-,itsburg. The Adult Bible Class
yas The subject of a. interesting pape-
by w. l.. NGCulio' g. Of Fonoroy.
!:!blo S..hcol Aims, The -
! ai,te was the evJJect of an enter
raining an dinst. L,tiye ldrcss b. :.
Harold of la2n. lie last paper
Pastors Responsibility to the Bible
school," was read BY Harry Benton.
If Zillah, and was followed by gen.
eral discussion Of the subject.
Tonight the address will be given by
ROYAL J. Duye of Bolenge. Africa. Mr..
Dye has spent several years in the
lark continent and his address will be
,ne of the most interesting of the con-
cention
This noon the members Of the soci-
ety went out to the state penitentiary
10 look over that institution and at
{: 80 they will take rolley ride around
the city.
The sessions last all day tomorrow
and tomorrow evening. the society ad-
journing after the latter meeting.