The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-19

recent conference held by Mohammedans in Mecca gave 5S reasons for the disinte- grafton and decay of the old faith. Islam is wavering and we must press the ad- vantage. Missions to Moslems are the only solution of the eastern question.
 Face to face with these opportunities and startling changes we need the faith of the men of the haystaek We can do it if we will. God wills it, and, there fore, we can do it.'
 MT. White Speaks.
 J. Campbell White, the next and last speaker discussed every mans part in Gods programme for the world.
 ''I believe the 1000 men that have been here these three days are looking out cn the map of the world with a compassion of Jesus Christ and are going home with Knowledge newborn of their possibl- ities.
 Nothing amaZes me more than what God can do with man if he will but yield himself. One man by his life may influence the destiny of a thousand men. It is within the power of this audience to carry the lesson of Jesus Christ to more than a million men. The thing that makes me tremble is the decisions which you are making. Twenty-Five million men look to this group of men for eternal light and life. How serious it is to throw away a dollar when it may be used to save a human life.
 All we need to accomplish what God would have us do is to personally sur render our life and will to God. I would not be surprised if this church might rise up this year to do all that is expected of it to save these millions of people.
 Only Spiritual Values Abide.
 "The only permanent values of the world u Snirit11a1 al can abide. We brought nothing material into this world and we will carry noth- ing out-only our characters and the spirits which we have touched by our lives.
 "There is a human being dying every second without a Knowledge of Jesus Christ, out in the dark. And the death rate goes on. until we go to carry them the message.
 He said that his hope is that every one of his five children, when they come to maturity, may search out the darkest place in the world and carry there shin ing lights in the purity of their own lives.
 "Dr. Finn led in prayer, whereupon MT. White called for expressions of what the delegates propose to do to meet the worlds need.
 Came Thick and Fast.
 Then the testimony came thick and fast. A man on the platform promised to use the rest of his life for the for wardng of the movement A man in the rear offered himself and his wife to go anywhere the mission board wanted to send them. An elder said he was going to back up his pastor. Another pledged to use his time for the advancement of the in his presbytery. gray haired man said that for three years he had been idle that he had been rob bng missions, and that hereafter one fourth of his time would go toward work ing for missions.
 At this time J. Campbell White took occasion to announce that James Sprunt of Wilmington, N. C., the man who is supporting MT. White in his missionary work, had authorized the statement that he would give $10,000 toward one of the medical missionary hospitals which are needed in China
 Mir. White called upon the fathers who would dedicate their sons to the mission service to rise, and at least 300 got on their feet. young fellows announce ment that he was going to the mission field was followed by 22 men standing on their feet and expressing their desire to go as missionaries.
 The First church of Jackson Miss, an- that it would give $500 for the equipment work. A man who withheld his name authorized subscription of