Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-11-13
Hon. Jos. Levering, Of Baltimore
Talks Missionary Movement,
MANY REPRESENTATIVE MEN
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Awakening Before the Gathering
Representatives From All Protest
ant Churches Were in Attendance.
From The World of Tuesday:
The mems meeting in the Presby-
terrain Church Monday evening in the
interest Of the Laynen's Missionary
Movement was attended by seventy of
the leading business and professional
men OF the city. 1t was one of the
largest gatherings of influential men
that has been seen together in this
ant denominations of the city were
represented. Some had larger num-
her of members present than others
All the ministers OF the protestant
churches were there.
The choir which led the singing was
made up of male members of the
various achoirs, and Mr.. a. d. Darby
presided at the organ, with Mr.. w. H
Morrison as cornetist.
All present joined in singing Praise
Cod From Whom All Blessings Flow.
Rev. Roush, of the Christian Church,
offered the opening prayer DR.. F.
M. Woods, pastor of the church in
which the meeting was held, read
several passages of scripture, COM
menting upon them and designating
them as the marching orders of the
christian. The assembly then sang
Arms of the Lord, Awake"
The speaker of the evening, Hon.
Joshua lowering, of Baltimore, was
introduced. He asked those present
to do him the favor of coming for
ward and sitting close together. When
they had responded he said that was
what christian men were doing every
where-getting together.
The speaker was followed closely in
his remarks by those present and his
words went home. His talk was i'm
mensely practical and was full of
sound business facts which illustrated
the principles which he wished to i'm
press upon the men.
He quoted a parody to illustrate
what christian men in the world to-
day were Doing in the work OF the
church:
ION the field OF battle,
In the bivouac of life,
The average Christian man
Is represented by his wife"
The movement of which he spoke
is spreading rapidly all over this
country. Conventions are being held
in all the larger cities and this week
there win be one in Washington, and
next week one equally as large in
Baltimore. These conventions viii
eliminate in one great convention in
Chicago next May.
The movement has FOR it's purpose
the arousing of inspiration and
greater education along the lines of
the work Of the church. He told of
bow the news Of today Is carried to
all parts of the world and contrasted
it with the sfowness of the spread of
the gospel. He told of the vast amount
OF money that would be expended dur
ing the coming year for automobiles
and compared it with the amount that
would be given for the work of the
church. One coed automobile, he said
would support three missionaries in
the foreign field, yet good christian
men think nothing of paying three
thoustnd dollars for AIN automobile,
and never think of the needs of the
church. They spend this money for al
machine that will dapreciate fifty
cents on che dollar in year when the
same amount o. money spent in the
mission fiesd would bring untold re-
turns
He quoted an Englishman who had
said that within six mo tbs after
King Edward ascende1 the throne the
fac was known all over the world,
yet the Gospel OF Christ has not yet
been preached to an nations He told
of the business characteristic of the
Standard OIL which sold its comrnod-
ity in every know land and the same
principals applied to the spread of
the gospel would soon carry it to the
uttermost parts OF the earth.
He urged the men to so to one or the
other of the conventions. He said he
knew that a great many gave up the
time and money to attend the tnaug-
uration and he saw no reason why
they could not make the same saeri- |
fee to attend one OF these meetings |
which would give them an inspira |
ton and an uplift that would bring |
great good to themselves and the
world.
The great missionary hymn, From '
Greenland's ley Mountains" was sung
by the gathering Dr. Wright, of the
First M. e. Church offered an earn
est prayer afb.r which the benediction
was pronounced by Rev Douglas OF
the Bpiscopalian church