The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-04-13

Northern Baptists 61,o00000; Southern Methodsts
10000 900; Northern Methodists, 15000O000 Congre
gationalists 75,ooooOO; Dutch Reformed, 100000;
Reformed Church in the United States, 100000;
Canadian churches, 4oO0O000; United Brethren
56O0O000. This doesn't make up the list OF bill
lion non Christian peoples so there are more avail
able for other UNCONVENTIONAL societies.
Vastly Larger Gifts for Missions
A THOUGH the movement is only just under way,
it has stimulated giving to missionary work ire
mendously In 1908, the of general financial de-
PRESTON America increased it's gifts to foreign mis-
sions $602000 while in Great Britain they decreased
nearly 100000, and in other countries, $120,ooo.
Prior to laymen's convention in st. Joseph Mis-
souri, the churches of that city in 1907 gave only
S21 900 to missions; the following year of 1905 one
church of that city alone 100000. In 1907 the
10000 protestant church members OF Montreal con-
tribued 100000; in 1909 they $500OO0 Topeka,
Kansas churches gave $1,000 in 1907 and $4,000 in
1908 In 1907 the churches of Richmond. Virginia,
gave $4,000; at a convention the following year
Richmond delegates expressed the belief that they
could increase this $780, 900. Imagine their amaze
men when the pledges of the churches OF that city
We're added together to find the amount $4,000 larg-
en- In fifteen cities which in 1907, gave only S297,-
600 to foreign missions, the gifts for 1908 reached
$1175,00O. In 1907 the gifts OF Toronto churches
amounted about $4,000; they now pledged
to give nearly 100000 year and are doing it,
The general conference OF the Methodist Eplsco-
pal church voted to increase it's foreign mission
gifts from $2O00,O00 in 1908 to $6,0000o0 by 1912
Methodist Episcopal church south is increasing
from 81 600 $3,0000o0 The Presbyterian church
is seeking to quadruple its gifts.
movement It's churches had but small part in for
eign missions in the past, giving but $16GO,OOO
year. and maintaining few more than 1000 mis-.
sionares as against GG1 for America and S,32S for
Great Britain
These are but isolated examples of the increased
generosity of church The goal set by the
movement is to increase giving from but little more
than fifty cents per year per church member to So
per year. Such an increase would mean in America
alone increase from little more than 100000
600 per year to $100000000 In Great Britain it would
mean an increase from $9,000000 to $90000,000.
sending of 100000 more missionary and educa-
tional workers to heather lands from the English
speaking countries where their protestant
churches have only 10000 This great army would
bring in harvest of 1O000,O00 converts year in
stead OF million, and uplifting of other millions in
addition
Large these results have been, the movements
incidental results have been great greater. "y
products" these incidental results have been called
and like the by products OF great industries, they
may ultimately provide the real profit.
The movement is solving of the great prob
lens of the church--how to stir the layman to the
interest and activity he to it. His Indifference
was for years a reproach. 1t his practice
to leave church attendance and church work al
most entirely to women, until the church was threat
ened with Communication. A of promi-
nent denomination showed its membership to be