Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-27
DIR. BRADT GUEST OF HONOR
Chief Speaker at Banquet by Brother
hood of Lowe Avenue Pres
byterian Church.

The Brotherhood of Lowe Avenue Pres
byterian church had a BANQUET in the
church basement Thursday night at which
the leading guest of honor was Rev.
Charles Edwin Bradt, d. D., of Chicago,
central district secretary of the Board OF
Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian
church.
DR.. Bradt is a native Nebraskan and for
some years did pastoral work in this state,
but his most recent achievement in Ne
braska and the one by which he is best
remembered and most distinguished here
was his organization and direction of the
convention of men of the Presbyterian
church in what was known as the For
ward Movement" which brought to the
Auditorium in February, 1906. hundreds of
the church's leading men, clergy and
laity and laid the foundation for the most
aggressive foreign missionary campaign in
the history OF church. That convention
pledged the men of the Presbyterian
church to raise 5000, 600 for the spiritual
conquest of the orient and gave to Omaha
a large place in the affairs of this church.
Growing out of that convention one of the
most systematic campaigns ever waged in
the cause of religion is now being carried on
by each and all Presbyterian churches ard
the Lowe Avenue church, working along
the lines drawn by its pastor, Rev. Ma
thaniel McGiffin, d. D., is attempting to
raise this year the sum of . for the
gospel in the orient. This banquet. while
one of the monthly functions of the
Brotherhood. had fer its central theme
the Forward Movement"
After the banquet, which was the artistic
work of the church women, toasts were
given and music added to the evenings
pleasure. The singing was by the Lowe
Avenue church quartet. w. H.. Wilbur.
first tenor: Arthur ]. Van Kuran, sec
ond tenor: Charles L. Vance, baritone
To Barton, second base. Mr.. Barton sang
one of his dialect solos and had to sing
another before the audience would let him
quit.
DIR. n. NJ. McClanahan discharged the
functions OF POSTMASTER IN a way which
brought him into distinct favor. Thomas
Landale was the first speaker, his subtect
being Good Cheer" w. r. Watson spoke
on THE Broad Man" G. w. Hervey
spoke of the influences on youth in urban
and suburban life and the advantages OF
social ORGANIZATIONS. DR., BTadt,s subject
was "A Mans Job" II was not making
money, not even making a living, since liv-
ing is a gift of God; but Il was doing for
others. for the world. the big work of
establishing the Kingdom OF GOO acre on
earth" The Forward Movement" Chris
thanking the world, was the theme. Or.
Bradt made the remarkable statement that
a thousand million persons. two-thirds OF
the worlds population, had not yet heard
the GOSPEL preached nor had it taught to
them, systematically. Here lay the posi-
bilities OF "A Mans Job
DR.. James NJ. Patton spoke on the sub
iart, "Our Pad Bows"
DR.. McGiffin closed the program with an
interesting talk on Church Policies" He
laid stress on the Importance Of getting
the men of the church into active service
and he urged the advantage of systematic
organization and wide-awake and intelli-
gent discrimination OF the needs and tn,
demands of the church.