The Detroit times., 1909-12-07
DETROIT To DOUBLE
CONTRIBUTIONS
TO MISSIONS
Resolutions Urging Vigorous Local
Campaign Presented To Laymen's
Meeting and Will Undoubtedly
Be Adopted.
Morning Session Featured by Stir
ring Address on Awakening of Asia
by Missionary From India.

A thoroughly organized campaign by
the Protestant churches Of Detroit. act
ing In unison. with a view 10 increas-
ing Detroit's annual contribution To
foreign missions at least 100 per cent
will be one of the chief results, locally
from the Laymen's Missionary conven-
ton now IN session here, II the resolu-
tiOns submitted to the convention by
The executive committee of the move
ment Tuesday morning are adopted.
as seems more than probable. The
resolutions were referred 10 the var
!ous denominations represented In the
convention and will be discussed at
separate denominational conferences
TO he held during the afternoon. Each
denomination will report TO the con
vcntion at the final session Tuesday
evening. when the resolutions will
come up for passage.
\ 100 per cent increase would mean
that the total offerings of Detroit
churches next year would reach $685.
600 as against s32.559 reported last
year. That any Of the denominations
regarded as highly improbable On
the contrary, there is strong likeli-
hood that the increase when all the
returns are in. will be found TO greatly
exceed 100 per cent. In other cities
where such conventions have been held
churches have been known to increase
their contributions 800 per cent
II is proposed If the suggested mis-
In nv fhn xr,I <,f
the local churches. TO undertake this
campaign Immediately following the
convention. the work in each church TO
be under the direction of the mission
airy committee Of that church.
In this connection, the proposed
resolutions recommend the appoint
ment by every congregation "of
strong missionary committee. which
shall conduct a campaign of education
On the subject of missions, and shall
also organize and conduct personal
canvass of every member and adherent
of the congregation. To the end that
some adequate. systematic contribu-
ton TO the cause of world-evangellza-
tion may be made by every one"
The resolutions further urge That
we unite our efforts and prayers in a
persistent attempt to enlist the
Christian men of Detroit in undertake
ing their full proportion of RESPONSE
bility for the evangeliZation OF the
world that we strongly urge the
adoption OF the weekly system of mis-
sionary offerings 3 the most scrip.
tural fair. business-like and produc
tive method believing that when
properly introduced and worked. 1t
secures the largest possible educa
tional. financial and spiritual re
suits"
The organization OF cooperative
committee OF the Laymen's Mission
airy movement I'm each county, ito
take the necessary steps for the
adoption by all churches OF an adc-
Quate plan for the evangelization Of
the world" and the continuance Of
the cooperating committee now exist
ing in Detroit are also urged. The
local cooperative committee Is TO
have power 10 make such changes IN
its membership as may seem desir-
able.
OF more than ordinary moment was
the address OF George Sherwood Eddy,
Of India. Tuesday morning. on The
Awakening of Asia" Mr.. Eddy has
attracted attention throughout the
world through his work among the
Hindoos in Southern India. Yale
graduate, a gifted orator and young
man Of considerable means, he has
entered the missionary field for love
OF the work, supporting himself out
of his own private resources.
His references 10 the spirit of union
among the missions in South India
brought hearty round of applause.
"You are talking Of closer rela-
tions between the denominations
here" said he I'VE in South India
are nearly n generation ahead of you.
There this union is an accomplished
fact. COngregationalists. Presbyter-
ians. Reformed Dutch all have com
bined to form the United Church CT
of South India with a membership or
10000.
India is slowly but surely becoming
a Christian nation. Christianity Is to-
day the one national enthusiasm or
Korea. At the present rate of in
crease Korea will be a Christian ma
ton in less than 20 years, and VIII
he followed in turn by the Philippines.
Japan. China and India. China, too.
is awakening. The yellow peril is be
coming the glowing opportunity OF
Christendom. The opportunity Is
ours. We can win those vast empires
for Christ if we mass our forces and
press our advantage at once"
Chaplain George T.. T. Stevenson. of
the L. S. s. Virginia" told OF the
glimpses he had had OF Christian mis-
sions on the great around-the-world
cruise OF the American feet. and OBJ
served incidentally that there is Que
less chaplain In the United States
navy today than there was in 1872.
Estrada Defeats Zelaya's Troops.
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 7.-Conflict-