The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-04-23
MISSION WORK
GOES FORWARD
INTEREST IN WORLDS EvANeEL
IZATIoN IS RAPIDLY
SPREADING
Bio Congress at Toronto Splendid
sueeess-RepresentatiVe
Men Attend.


the following:
Never before has there been such
an exhibition OF interest by men In
the evangelization of the world az
was witnessed at Toronto in connec-
ton with the Canadian National Mis-
sionary Congress. Fifteen hundred
ministers and more than twenty-five
hundred laymen were registered as
commissioners. Hundreds Of other
ministers would have been present,
but the capacity of Massey Hall made
it necessary to limit the number The
lay commissioners all paid a registra-
ton fee to cover the cost of organic
ing and conducting the Congress. In
the case of Toronto laymen, this fee
was $500. For men from outside
Toronto, it was $500.
The Congress lasted for five days,
March 81 to April 4, with two sessions
on the opening day, and three sessions
on each of the four following days.
Three Of these sessions were devoted
to separate UNCONVENTIONAL Conven-
tions, five of which were held. Every
denomination co-operated most heart
lily in all Of the plans for the Con-
gress, making it truly representative
and national. Commissioners were
present in substantial numbers from
the Atlantic TO the Pacific. Over $50
men attended from Montreal, and
over 100 from Winnipeg, thirty-six
hours journey from Toronto.
Not before in modern history have
the representative men of all the
churches of a nation assembled to
plan together for the extension OF
Christ's kingdom throughout the
world. 1t is the beginning of the full
fllment of the Masters prayer that
they all may be one, that the world
may believe" The power Of COM |
bined Christianity to evangelize the
world was probably the dominant note |
OF the Congress.
The National Missionary Policy |
which was adopted Is worthy Of spe-
cial detailed study. 1t is an attempt
to voice Canada's national and inter-
national religious obligations. It con-
an increase of offerings for
missions to about threefold the
amount that was contributed before
the Laymen's Missionary Move
ment was inaugurated. In the
case of foreign missions, more
than fourfold aggregate is
as the necessary basis.
Reports from all parts of the Domin-
ion proved that such an increase is
entirely practicable. Hundreds of in
dividual churches have doubled, treb-
led or quadrupled their missionary Of
fering during the past year. The city
If Toronto, which undertook to in.
crease its offerings to missions from I,
$4,000 to 100000 per year. has ,
100000 in sight TO this year, and
ulfy expects to reach the half million !,
mark by next year. The Mission !.
Boards of Canada have already re- '.
,eived about 100000 ir> excess of the
mount received last year. 1t was re-
ported on the floor of the Congress
hat the Southern Presbyterian Church
las increased its offerings to Foreign
Missions by $4,000 during the finan-
,ial year closing March 81.
The Canadian Missionary Campaign
md National Congress have peculiar
interest to Americans in view of a
imilar campaign to be conducted in
he United States from October 1909 e
o April 1910. This campaign will S
lso eliminate in a National Mission C
ry Congress, when representatives of b
II the churches in the United States S
nay define in specific terms the ma Il
ions missionary responsibility. d
In June 1910/there will be held at Il
edinburgh, Scotland, the Worlds Mis- a
ionary Conference, where the best u
experience of each nation will become b.
he common property of all Chisten- Of
ON. The first national missionary re
olicy has been adopted. Others Sc
lust inevitably follow. The indica- h
ons multiply that the church of our b.
will yet undertake to reach CO
he lost person in the world with the Is
of life In Jesus Christ la
OF