The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-30
nlssiOnairies Tell of Their
 Work at Laymen's Session

Hartford Nov 3O.-There is nothing more encouraging at the present time to the patient toilers in the missionary cause than the splendid way in which many laymen are taking hold of the
 work as business enterprise for the promotion of the Kingdom of God The Laymen's Missionary Movement which has been holding conventions in many centers throughout the coun- try. is now in session at the Fourth church in Hartford, this being the center for the churches in this state. All denominations are represented. as 1t is a concerted movement of the lay men of the Protestant churches. The convention opened with banquet Saturday evening with after sdinner speeches. and on Sunday the Hartford pulpits were occupied by speakers rep rssenting the movement.
 The Monday morning session at the Fourth church was in charge of MT. J. Campbell White. formerly of India, whose enthusiasm and conservation has given life and soul to the move- ment. He began by calling upon the audience of men which comfortably filled the church, to name what each considered the most encouraging thing in the present outlook for foreign mis- sions- The splendid opportunity in all parts of the world" the changed attitude to a commenting one." 1the beginning of large giving to missions such. as that of John Stewart Ken nedy-" the large number of mission study classes" were some of the things named. which were dwelt on and emphasized by MT. White
 All around the church were placed watchwords of the movement. such as .-The Evangeiization of the world in comes great except by Identification with some great cause: Gods plans depend upon man. We need religion in business and business in religion
 m E>rfa ralr o a mi sionary from China, said that every church needs a missionary committee of live business men,. to secure a pledge from every member. The mis- sionary giving must be removed from the plane of beggary to that of req Christian business Every time mar despises the cheap way of raisini money for the kingdom of God by oyster suppers and church fairs Sucl a consecrated activity by the laymer will quicken their spiritual life bt buckling them to the biggest thing II the world ee
 Turkey, told of being banished iron that country by the Great King Abdul Hamid II. but of entering fev months ago the palace of that sov The missionaries are no longer calles Christian dogs" by the Messelman but an edict has made Christianity re spected- The censorship of the pres ldS Decn TclnONtos anu tlAAc aC-t1 7fcNe-- atious encumbrances on travel
 Mir. Brewer Eddy. the Young Peo- ple's secretary of the American Board told of the way to spread missionary: intelligence by literatWe. . t,E&x
 J. Cambell White conducted a yerys interesting discussion on getting ,as weekly missionary offering from every, member Some one asked, eff you have a missionary committee that is dead what would you do?" Bury it,'' was the reply. The weekly offerings by the duplex envelopes will raise more money for both home and foreign missions than a special collection None of you men would be smokers if you had your annual smoke bill presented to you at one time Don't go as beggars with downcast heads to men to ask them to give to the kingdom of God because you are real ly bringing a great blessing to them. God wants us to be sharers of His Love for the world and express it by our giving.