The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-14
.LAYNEN ADDRESSED
BY ALFRED NARLING
Noted Church Worker Ex-
plains How Missions
Can Succeed.

Giving high praise TO his former
friend and associate in business, John
Stuart Kennedy, who gave millions to
the Presbyterian church for the further
ance of missions and other good causes,
Alfred h MaTling. Of New York. today
called upon Presbyterians at the
Church OF the Covenant TO give what
they can to the church and trust it
to do the work.
John Stuart Kennedy was a gener-
Gus donor TO all boards Of the church
during his lifetime" said Mr.. Marling
He gave with a lavish hand to col
ieges. hospitals. city missions. home
and foreign mission. In his Will. re-
markable in many ways, he has indis-
pihabiy placed his seal OF approval on
the church to which he belonged, the
Presbyterian church, as an agent for
his beneheence after hts hand can no
longer distribute the wealth his brain
accumulated.
Should Emulate Example.
If Mr. Kennedy, with his keen bust
ness capacity with which was accumu-
lated his large wealth, could so COM
pleteiy trust the boards of our church
with his great investments In missions,
any OF US might well invest our means,
whatever they may be, in the same
channels
Mr. MarIing. who is a leading busi-
ness man of New York city, and at one
time prominently mentioned as a can
didate for mayor on the Fusion ticket,
spoke on the object of the Laymen's
Movement and how its object Will be
accomplished. He declared that the lay
men Of the church have too long thrown
all the burden of foreign missions on
the preachers and women he said TINS
movement viii arouse the men TO their
duty, which was 10 devote their bust
ness sense as we'll as their money and
energy, TO the evangelizatiOn OF the
world.
Should Study Field.
Mr.. Msrling declared the Laymen' 5
Movement viii accomplish three ends II
il does what its founders expect OF It.
He said it will cause the men Of the
church 10 STUDY the foreign missionary
field, give their administrative ability
and their money to the furtherance OF
the evangelization of 1s0oo,ao0,Ooo OF
heather people who must have the Cos
pei preached 10 them before the world
viii be evangelical
Prominent Iaymen and visiting preach
ers attending the Laymen's Movement
convention, which closes this afternoon,
this morning and many pulpits viii be
hlled tonight BY the visitors. The gen
eraI trend of the sermons was the need
of laymen getting interested In the
movement for the evangelization Of the
world and contributing their means and
energy to further IL.
This afternoon, beginning at 3 O'Clock,
the mai meeting of the convention was
held in the New National Theater.
John r. Mott and Alfred z. Marling,
OF New York city were the speakers.
Rallies Successful
The UNCONVENTIONAL rallies last
night more than met the expectations
of the managers Of the Laymen's
Missionary movement.
Every denomination decided 70
raise its contribution to foreign mis-
slons. In order 10 do this weekly Of
ferings win be asked and a special
committee in each denomination will
be appointed TO see that this is col
Both Southern and Northern
branches of the Preshyterians met IN
the assembly hall of the Y NJ G A
and decided on marked increase in
missionary Offering. The Southern
nation from s4.579 10 $4,000, while
the Northern branch agreed to an
increase from S13.546 TO s25. 600.
The EpiscOpalians met In the home
Of Bishop Harding and adopted reso-
luton pledglng $4,000 Of the 100000
asked from Washington churches for
the coming year
The Congreg ationalists Methodfsfa
Lutherans, and Baptists met in en-
thusiastic rallies, and decided on max
ing great increases in their offerings
for foreign missions.