Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-02

subjects, Men and Missions" and Amer
icas World Responsibility. The cam
paign is so national i'm Its scope and has
enlisted so many prominent men that
great embarrassment is felt in preparing
the programs because of the wealth OF
material among the speakers that are
available.
There will be no financial appeals at
will be taken; no contributions of any
kind are asked. The expenses are paid
from funds raised by private solicitation
among the members OF the different
churches.
Twenty million members of the Prot
estant evangelical churches in this coun-
try last year contributed about $2i0,O0O.-
coo for all causes, including little more
than SlO.COnm for foreign missions. 1t
was developed during the Cleveland con-
vention that the 5?.953 communicates in
the churches of that city participating
last year contributed sf9Ga4.13 for all
causes. OF this sum only $33.OII5i was
devoted to the cause of foreign missions.
an average of only SS cents per cOmmuni-
cant Ii is intended next year TO in
crease this average to s. per capita.
There are $3.50 American Protestant
missionaries now engaged In non-Chris-
tian countries supported from the 80
OOO 900 raised I'm this country. 1t is in
tended to multiply the number OF mis-
sionaries fourfold and raise the total OF
contributions to $OOOO.OOO.
Thousand Delegates Meet.
Several of the denominations have al
ready taken action. One of the first was
the Presbyterian Church South. which held
a convention of a thousand delegates at
Birmingham and accepted and Endorsed
the standard of an average contribution
of 81 per member per year for foreign
missions The stronger churches in each
presbytery We're urged to make good
any deficiencies from the smaller and
weaker churches. and two secretaries
were appointed to give their entire time
to the work.
organized at Chattanooga. at a conven-
ton attended by 1000 delegates. and re-
solved to increase its missionary offerings
from s1JOOO0 to $3.OOO.OOO annually. A
general secretary was appointed to take
charge of the work
The General Conference Of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church. which met at Bal
timore. voted to increase its scale of CIV
Ing to foreign missions from S2.OOO.OO0 in
1908 to $6.0OOOOO annually by 1912. and
two secretaries were appointed to take
charge of the work.
The Presbyterian Church North, at its
general assembly at Omaha. passed a res
olutioH that the offerings of that denom-
ination for foreign missions be increase
foUrfold. which will be an average OF IS
q member.
The Southern Baptist Church. the
Northern Baptists. the Protestant Epis-
copaI. the Congregational. the Dutch Re-
formed. the Associate Reformed Presby-
terrain Church. the United Presbyterian
and severa! other denominations have also
organized and appointed committees to
take charge of the movement. and similar
organizations have been perfected in
Great Britain. Canada and Australia.
Originated by Washington Man.
This great movement originated with a
young business man of the city of WASH
ington. who has been deeply interested in
missionary work. He attended a conven-
ton at Nashville in February, 1906. for
the purpose OF securing young men for
the missionary school. At this convention
were 5000 students. representing 700 col