The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-18
Help for Hospital in
 China. GATHERING IS STIRRED
 BY REPORT FROM EAST Presbyterian churchmen Show
 Eafnestness. More rAan 1000 Delegates in Birnaass ham Hear Addresses on Various Phases ia Efforts te Carry
 Gospel Abroad.

Birmingham. Feb. l7--Today's ssss sions of the Laymen's Missionary Movement conference of the Southern Presbyterian Church were notable fos the able addresses delivered and fos the spirit of earnestness and snthnsis asm shown by those attending. Tha register today shows l.o27 delegates present.
 A feature of the morning was the rapidity with which the delegates pledged si0,ooo to build . new charity hospital ct suchien. China The sl0o pledges came so fast that the Secrs- tary was unable to take them down following an address by pr. ]. w. Bradley. of SuchIen. Many stlll clam- ored to subscribe after enough" had been called.
 Probably the most effective speeches of the day were the two delivered by Robert E. Spfer of New York, who fair ly carried the convention on It's feee with enth usiaam for extension of the churchs work in the Far East by pointing out the obligations under which every man was placed to do his part.
 Rev. ". R. Dohyns. of St. Joseph. Mo, was the first speaker this morn ing, his subject being The Biblical Basis of MiBsions."
 Following him Louis Severance Of New York, Secretary of the Laymen's Centennial Commission. spoke on ths Personal Observations ofsa Businesa Man in the Orient"
 The afternoon session was the lnomi largely attended since the opening. the galleries being crowded as well as tha main floor of the big HiDpodrome.
 A. a~~NA H.f41 aughy, of New York. who spoke or Missionary Couimittees." Mfr. NcCon. auKhy maintained that the meat efEsc. tive way to keep up tho rnissfOmaxy spirit in the church was 0 have 'cezls anittees In charge Of the work snnde ab ef men of intelligence ana energy
 Mere syssem ia Gavimg.
 E. A.. Brown, of Nhshville main ta.asA that shs ssymsn of tine church would give more money for the causa if there was asbetter system of infoF- nation in giving. He ssid contr5bu- tors should know when to give and they should know just where theis money is going.
 Following his speech, | committee on resolutions was named consistlng of James F. Reynolds of Georgia, John w. Way, Arkansas; R. D. Dofan. Florida; J. s. Talmage. Louisiana; Charles W. Dorsey, Maryland; L. Fl. Huggins, Missouri; R. F. Kinnon. Mis- sissippi; W. s. Brunt, North Carolina; John M. Swayne, South Carolina: ]. s. DeVant. Tennessee; E. H. Carter. Texas; Professor J F. Lowe. Virginia; A E. Johnson, West Virginia; J. c Aichson. Kentucky.
 Following the address of Frank Glasgow of Virginia. Rev. T. M.s Kun- ter of Baton Rouge, La. was called upon to introduce the subject. 'HThe Tithe."
 MT. Hunter maintained that 1t was not aims that the workers sought for work in the mission fields, but what belongs to the Lord.
 He was followed by Rev. Robert Hill of Dallas, Tex, who maintained that all that was necessary was wdrk to bring the contributions up to what they should be. He stated that the offerings from his church had increased ten times over in the past ten years.
 Robert c. Spier was the last speak CT in the afternoon and he summed up the discussion of the tithe.