The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-23
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 Labors. Bishop Wilson Arouses Delegates At Chattanooga By His Fine Ad-
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Chattanooga. Tenn. April 22.-The second meeting of the Laymen's Con- ference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, began in this city to- day with nearly $500 delegates in at- tendance.
 The three sessions held today were presided over by President John R. Pepper, of Memphis, who limited the time allowed each speaker to ten minutes.
 Most of todays speeches, which were delivered by men we'll known in for eign missionary fields were devoted to descriptions of tine work being done by the church in distant countries, and the success that is crowning their ef. forts.
 At tonights session telegram was read from the General Methodist greetings to the laymen.
 Among the speakers tonight were William T, Ellis, a Iayman of Phil- adelphia, who spoke on the Supreme Opportunity of the Hour." and Bishop Warren A. Candler of Atlanta. whose subject was The Call to Go Forward"
 A subscription was taken for the prosecution of the laymens work for the next two years before adjournment untll LOmOTEOW was tdheu.
 Dr. D. l.. Anderson. missionary to China. delivered an address on The Gibraltar of Missions" He said that in considering China today 1t was ne- cessary to think first ot her nearness to us through improved methods of travel; second, the great problem of the East. which is to be soNed by China; third. the history of China, which is the wonder of the world: aw& A L. e. and no people ever needed it more than the Chinese. The need of the hour is a larger force, western learning, the Soo Chow University strengthened and more means.
 The Work in korea.
 Rev. L. L. Gerdine. a missionary to Korea from the South Georgia Confer- enee. spoke on "KoFea.st crisis." He said, fin part: @
 "This little Oriental nation is a cen ter of interest, in spite of her lack of nat:onal prestige. The story of the establishment and progress of the church in Korea reads like a romance.
 "of the missionaries who first went there twenty-five years ago, all but one still live. They have established 1000 churches and seen I20,000 Con- fess Christ. They have seen the atti- tude of a nation so change that an official. not himself a Christian. could say: There are now none of our people who are not favorable to Christianity
 Southern Methodism has had her part of this success. In eleven years she has grown to 1s0 churches, 5000 members and an equal number yet to be formally received after instruction. She has organized a church week for the past two years. She has grown six-fold in five years The church is growing in self-support, in character and in faith. Ten men and $50, 900 will meet our immediate needs for entering open doors"
 Thomas B. King of Memphis, spoke on "The Leader of an Annual Confer ence and his duties"
 Among other things he declared that the doctrines and polity of Methodism are not self propagat.ng. Statistics may mislead as to efficiency. The clarion call is for the leaders.
 we must have men," he said. The first step should be for divine, guid- ance. Then the leader should have definite religious experience; he should love men in the broadest, and deepest way; he should love the church; he should know her history and move ments; he should encourage district leaders in organizing the districts; he should be a missionary in theory and fact"
 Bishop Wilsom Speaks.
 Bishop A. W. Wilson, of Baltimore senior bishop of the Methodist Episco- nal Church, South, delivered an elo- ouent and impressive address on the dignity and majestic work of the church. The church. he said. is tho greatest thing on earth. No other or ganization is comparable to it. The wisdom of the church. none of the princes of this world know. She has the fundamental and indispensable truth-the loving truth. She demands recognition. She does not stand upon a level with the secular world.
 The only ideal worthy of considera- ton is that which colneth down from God out of Heaven. The perogative of the church is to establish men who may see tod No other agency that men have ever dreamed of has any purpose comparable to this.
 The church has power such as no other organization can claim. All things are His. As much lawlessness and corrup- ton are in the world as ever except where the church has laid her hands In spite of petty internal divisions and weaknesses-the church Is the worlds hope.
 The duty of the church is not to en- joy herself. but to do what God intends she shall do. God will never stop until she does this work. Laymen must do their part. The preachers are not alone in this work
 Brazil, Cuba and Japan.
 At the afternoon session Rev. Ed- mund A. lilly. for more than eighteen years missionary to Brazil, delivfyed an eloouent and effective address s'n "A Bugle Call to victory" He reviewed the missionary work in Brazil.
 pr. s. H. Wainwright. for many years a leading missionary to Japan. spoke on The Christian Conquest of Japan" He declared that Japan has broken away from the customs of the past more than any other Asiatic na- tion.
 The committee on permanent organ. ization reported in favor of raising a million dollars for foreign missions during the next year.
 A plan of complete organization was proposed. This plan included the es- tabiishment of a department of liter ature in Nashville for the special spread of missionary information; the em- ployment of a general secretary who abaiI eiva his entire time to the lay