The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-27

vention. he asked the men to give
expression to their opinion Of what
per cent. Of the money which this
country gives to the cause of evangeli,
cation should be sent abroad. and
every reply was In favor of q large
increase in the per cent. one man go
ing so far as to say that as the tleld
abroad is twelve times as needy as
the field at home, he felt twelve times
as much money should be spent there
as In the home field
Tho Little Rock churches advanced
In their pledge for foreign missions ms
from $1,000. given last year, to $4,000
for this year
The need of missionary education
receives positive emphasis in every
convention. DR.. Lilly urges the men
to recognize tho fact. that II men are
to become missionary In spirit, they
must become so from principle. and
that only upon missionary principle
and missionary facts can missionary
structure be erected. He shows forci
bly, that from the missionaries and
ject, men can secure missionary facts.
but that missionary principle must
come as a result of the study OF the
Bible and of prayer
DIR, Rays Successful Work.
Another Of the ablest speakers ron
the subject of missionary education
is Rev. 7. b. Ray, .. D., of Richmond,
who Is the educational secretary OF
the southern Baptist Convention. Or;
Ray is recognized as the educational
secretary, than whom no denonina-
| ton can name one moro thoroughly
| equipped for his work. In most In.
stances his addresses are delivered
| upon the open conference plan. and
| In this way he gets the delegates to
| express themselves upon the subject
| of why men should study missions.
and varied and valuable compendium
| OF answers is secured: The dele
ta,, bvn hi, nut ttla ri
! plainly in all or these open confer
| enccs held in different States. that
| women OF the church are under no
| more obligation to become educated on
1 the subject OF missions and identified
| with IL than are men.
Pastors Conferences.
| The pastors conferences which are
| held at some time during every con-
| vention are of decided value to the
| progress Of the work of the Laymen ?
! Movement Naturally, the pastors OF
| all denominations are giving very
close and careful observation to this
uprising OF the laymen" as the move
ment is often designated. During the
course of one of these conferences OF
the pastors DR.. Lilly asked this ques-
ton: do any of you pastors see any
sign OF danger in this uprising OF the
iaymen2"
and honored wherever known. rose
danger Then. in answer TO the re
quest OF DR.. Lilly, that he state VIVA
that danger is, he said: THE danger
IN this uprising OF the laymen is. tina
he will sit down again"
That expression was made in tn
second Of the convention cities Of tn,
itinerary, and 1t has been repeated
with good effect during every sub
sequent convention. The men who
compose the conventions are told b!
DIR. Lilly that this danger is true ane
viii become fact unless the Lay
mems Movement takes a firm hold OF
the heart of the missionary enterprise
and goes steadily forward. remember
ling that II cannot live upon enthusi'
asm only. nor upon conventions. bott
OF which will wear out in time.
First nclcmcnt Weather.
The convention which closed recent
ly In Shreveport. witnessed the frs
Indictment weather of the entire timer
airy. SO far; although the convention:
have been held in rapid succession from