Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-15
PLEDGED TO MISSIONS
Washington Protestant Lay
men Will Give $4,000.
REPORTS TO CONVENTION
Amounts Subscribed by the Various
Denomination Announced.
PLEA BY AMBASSADOR BRYCE
Evangelization Of the World In This
Generation Urged as Duty
Of the Nations.
PLEA BY AMBASSADOR BRYCE

tant laymen were asked to contribute In
answer to the call OF the laymen's mis-
sionary movement was publicly pledged
by representatives Of the different demon
nations at the closing session Of the con-
vention, held in the New National The
alter yesterday afternoon at $50 O'Clock.
James Bryce, British ambassador to
Washington. was the presiding officer
and delivered an address In which he
urged that 1t 10 the duty OF Christians
izing the heather.
Shortly after the session opened Rear
Admiral Endicott read the report OF the
meeting Of Protestant Episcopal church
men held Saturday, when $4,000 was
pledged to missions in 191O-$1OO0O for
home and $4,000 for foreign-double the
amount Of this year.
The denominations reporting. together
with the amounts, are as follows: Baptist,
$4,000; Christian, $1,000; Congregational
$4,000: Episcopal. $4,000; Lutheran Cen
eral Synod. $1,000; Methodist Episcopal,
so, 1000: Methodist Episcopal South. $4,000:
Presbyterian. $4,000: Presbyterian South
$1,000; Y. NJ. c. A.. 5000. Total. $4,000
The denominations yet to be heard
from are the Friends. Lutheran general
counciD. Methodist Protestant. Reformed
and United Brethren.
Percy s. Foster led the singing and
other features of the meeting were ad-
dresses by n. w. Rowle of Toronto.
Commissioner Mcfarland, Alfred f. Mar
mond, Clifford Pinchot and John r. Mott.
International secretary Of the Young
Mems Christian Association.
Introducing Commissioner Mcfarland.
Mr.. Pinchot, presiding. said:
I'VE all deeply regret to have Mr.. Mac
farland leave Official life, but we can
count upon him as a citizen to continue
the fine work which he has been doing as
Commissioner
The audience applauded repeatedly as
Mr.. Mcfarland came forward to present
the resolutions. and finally the audience
and those on the platform rose to their
feet and continued the applause.
Ambassador Bryce's Address.
IT was greatly struck. gentlemen" said
Ambassador Bryce in opening his address.
by the wise. weighty words which were
addressed to you at the opening meeting
of this convention by the President of the
United States. He spoke to you on the
responsibility which the people OF the
United States had undertaken by going to
the Philippine Islands and becoming re-
sponsible for the government OF that
race. And he spoke Of the duty which
their political action there threw upon
them to do everything to advance the CIV
ilization and the Characterization Of the
and could see by the way you received
II that you felt 1t to be true.
But what want to put to you just now
Is the special urgency at this moment OF
your endeavoring to fulnll that RESPONSE
bility. see at the head Of the program
Of the Washington convention that your
watchword is The evangelization OF the
world in this generation.
Now, gentlemen, why In this genera
ton? I want to give you reason for the
great urgency of the question. The mo-
ment in which we are now living 10
critical moment. or perhaps the most
critical moment there ever has been In
the history of the Christian races. In
have obtained the control Of nearly the
whole world. and the influence over even
those parts Of the world In which they do
not exercise political control. Our ma
terial civilization II permeatfng every part
of the world and telling as II never told
before upon every one Of the non-Chris-
tian races.
Now the Supreme Moment.
TT is Transforming the conditions Of
their life. They. in their countries. are
being exploited as never before. and
duced as they never were before, which
enable foreigners to pass freely among
them, and which are completely breaking
up and destroying the old organization
and civilization, such as 1t was. that
existed among them. Under this shock
not only the material conditions Of their
life. but also their traditions and beliefs.
their old customs, and everything that
was associated with them and depended
upon their beliefs and their customs Is
rapidly crumbling away and disappearing.
What / want to put to you, gentle
men, is the supreme importance at this
moment Of our doing what we can to I'LL
that void which we have made, to give
them something to live by. instead Of
that by which they have lived heretofore.
Now. when the old things are passing
away from them. is the time for US to
give them something new and something
better by which they may live, through
which they may come again into a bet
ter progress than they ever could do in
their ancient ways. This Is the time for
US to give them the one supreme gift
which the world has ever received. and
in which we believe the safety and fu-
ture hope Of the world liza knowledge
Of the life and the teaching Of our Lord
Jesus Christ. That Is what we are called
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