Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-03-19
OPENING ADDRESS BY
PRESIDENT MILLION
Most Beneficial Results Win Follow
This Through Organization Of
the Men of Missouri-List
Of Delegates.

A~aRI bDAtNa gaaASa va 4tN
York. The Southern Presbyterian
church was the first to take action
looking TO an organized movement the
object of which was to enlist the In.
terest OF the 0 5000 business men OF
that church In studying, praying,
working and giving to that cause. III
watchward is the world for Christ In
the life of this present generation.
The first step to organization were
taken at Birmingham, Alabama, on
May IS, 1907. Then IS laYmen mel
and subscribed 81, 900 for the purpose
of organizing the men OF the Southern
Presbyterian church.
Two days later the Southern Bap'
tisCs held a meeting at Richmond,
Virginia, with the same object in
mind.
The movement has 10 spread Il
other denominations and Throughout
the American Christian church the
men are aroused as never before.
More than this, the movement has
assumed a world wide significance. On
Invitations, five men from the United
States visited last year England, Ire.
land and Scotland, addressing meet
ings with an attendance as large as
800 men. 1t has spread I've to the
Continent and now a similar request
has come from Germany.
The Synod OF Mlssouri,of the South
ern Presbyterian church, enjoys the
distinction OF being the first snyod to
organize the men locally into con-
ferences. The first, not largely at
tended, was held last year In st.
Joseph. The present conference with
Its large attendance Of men, who come
from their homes and business, al
their own expense, is the second con.
ference held.
An inspiring congregation OF men
attended the opening session OF the
Laymen's Missionary conference at
the Presbyterian church on last Tues.
day evening.
Mr.. ]. O. Wilkins, of the Christian
church of Mexico, presided at the
meeting in a graceful and most accept
able manner
After the opening hymn Rev G NJ.
Aker Of the Methodist church, Mex
leo, read the scripture lesson and led
In prayer.
President John W. Million, Of Har-
din College, delivered the greeting 70
the conference and had for the subject
Of his address "Men and Missionary
Enterprise He commented on the
womens' missionary societies aud the
present movement Of men In the
Foreign Mission movement. Hereto
fore men, interested In every phase
Of business and professional life, were
not interested In foreign missions
except as indivie uals. Now they are
making organized effort along these
lines.
He spoke OF Christ as the greatest
missionary; Of the missionary spirit OF
Paul. The greatest event Of English
history was the coming Of Augustine
to England In 597 with his party
monks. Crossing to the continent, the
missionary work of Boniface laid the
foundation for the Christian religion
among the Germans. Here we're mani
tested conservation concentration pur-
pose, but 1t was as individuals. Now
we are witnessing organized effort
among men.
he referred to the Orusades as a
movement which manifested zeal but
not sufficiently sustained. 1t was not
distinctively missionary. Possibly the
greatest movement with power was
the Jesuits, carrying Christianity over
the world, not in all things, as We
would have them, but bringing a
higher civilization to the people to
whom they went. Their success was
due to earnestness, definite purpose,
training and organization.
People are not thinking locally In
these days. From the formation o.
single nations we have grown into q
family Of nations.
Think you then that you have not
here started In q local movement buI
a national aud world wide; seyeraI
Things being about this world concep
tion. The world conception is evi
denced in the conception OF interna
tional law and after two or three cen
turesit has developed into The Hagu,
conference, not local but world wide
The abolition Of slavery went step b.
step until finally it swept the world
We get busy In Dur several avocationI
and think that our little interests ar
the center. The growth Of commercl
Is q most powerful tie that bind
nations together. The basic prlncl
pies underlying these, II they are Il
succeed, are Christian principles.
We want men who have wrough
along the commercial. internationa
and moral lines TO give their admin
strative ability, their financial powe
to the cause Of Christ. Men have no
succeeded who measure their success
by material things. He emphasized
the re~asonableness Of the request tina
men undertake the subsection OF tn
heather world for Christ.
We do not want the women to stor
we want the work OF the children; bu
we also want the brain and Drawn O
the men.
He urged the using of business sens
in INSTRUMENTATION Co. operation
on the foreign fields. While we hav
our denominations, their severinI
opinions, the time has come for th
use Of common business sense In thi
work.
His greeting was received witt
applause. Mr.. wilkins emphasizes
the fact that the address just hear
was not from . preacher but from
business man, that the present gather
Ing was a conference Of business mer
The congregation then sang severs
stanzas OF the hymn the "Son Of Go
Goes Forth to War, y after which Re,
W. B, Taylor, pastor Of the Christia