The San Francisco call., 1910-03-19
LAYMEN UNITE
TO ASSIST THE
MISSIONARIES
Enthusiasm and Business Pre-
cisiOn Mark Convention of
the Laity
Systematic Plans TO Be FOrmu-
lated for More Efficient Effort
TO EyangeIize the World

ldICu lOI NlOIG EIllClelI EIIOrI
TO EyangeIize the World
one thousand men gathered in the
First Congregational church. Post and
Mason streets. yesterday. and gave ear
nest and enthusiastic attention to the
speakers who allied the first days ses-
sion II the laymen's missionary move
rent convention. The three sessions
began at $50 o'clock in the morning
and concluded late in the evening.
As result OF this. the preliminary
cay OF the three day convention, a clear
ald certain plan was formulated for
Tie carrying on Of missionary endeavor
in the future II was impressed upon
The audience that every man should la
bor according to plan TO secure money
for work among the heather. and that
thc plan should he a practical one, such
a. he might Use or does use in his
business
WELL EXPRESSED IDEAS
At noon the cooperating committee
met al luncheon in the stewart hotel
10 discuss the policy TO be presented TO
the convention today
ForcefuL eloquent and convincing
speakers, men who can present a fact
IL direct way. tell what they want to
IelL and do il simply. without loss Of
Time. were the brand that held the con-
Eentlou interested from morning to
evening. There was no useless oratory.
r-ra a
framed was simple but IL was filled
with interest, and il was driven home
The convention was one OF Iaymen,
frankly discussing the best way OF TAX
ing up Z problem Of intense interest
and great significance.
Spea akers during the morning We're
Rev. !. p AIcNaughton. Rev. F. n
stead. Rev. Ola Hanson, DR.. J. L. Dear
ing. Rev Ernest F. Han. Dr. c. F. Reid.
They spoke concerning Turkey, Persia,
Burma. Japan, Korea and China. Rev
1. 3. Ridgley. ]. Campbell White. C. V
Nickrey. Frank Dyer and DR.. c. T. Reid
spoke during the afternoon upon the
subjects OF Educational Opportunities
In China" How 10 Lead Church 70
It's Highest Missionary Efficiency The
Missionary Committee" Missionary
Meetings and Literature. and -Busi-
ness system in Missionary Finance II
the evening Frank DYER and Rev Willis
r Hotchkiss spoke upon The Church :
Need Of = Worldwide Field" and The
Evangelization Of Africa
MISSIONS IN AFRICA
Rev. Wits r Hotchkiss. VINO spoke
concerning missionary work IN Africa
during the evening session and pointed
oct z way for increasing the field of
activity there. has worked for Il years
-n t.Is country Roosevelt recently hunt
81 through His talk was intensely
iuterestirg and dealt with big game
wen as the lives and souls OF his
saTegc charges During the course OF
his address Rev Air. Hotchkiss said:
The natives of British East At
Ifca are tAe LATEST people on the
tsrf If -le rt.l. el1es Wear no
--sr--E k1-uliies i've in low
lrrs Wi-h their goats and
sheep sHlid -lEh TOO reVelting TO
i-~ ha - SICK are thrown 10
t w5a hea>ls There are no
Erall yards save hEenss-
MISSIONARY FINANCE
,. CamfncE WHITE said in part:
There gan re only one best
arlca - i15ssigna,ry finance. II
tcli- tn I1aersta1d how the
rlurcl -ould EaEe fallen into 50
inaceque-e method IS the an
nuet col-rclol 1or The propaga
ton of ChrisJ's kingdom 70 the ends
OF the earth. Tie church has re-
earded the ngeiiZation OF the
World as q subordinate issue and
not rs primary business.
There are many objections 10 the
annual collection method OF
church finance a. applied 10 mis-
sions- Il is Inadequate II is un-
SrrlpLural- The weather may keep
people away. II IS InbuSilessf ke.
d puts emotion I'm place OF CON
science and principle Il Is i'm
possible 10 reach the whole con-
gregation by one address-and col
lection Il makes missions q side
issue. II does not keep the chief
work OF the church 20 the fore.
II is expensive the boa rds have TO
pay out thCuss nds OF dollars in in
terest: waiting for the money 10
come IN from the churches.
The weekly method Is the scrip
Tursi method brlnS an Offering
and come into his courts" is the
LORDS command bpon the hrst
day Of the week. let each one OF
yoa lay BY him in store, as he may
prosper
II is the spiritual method It viii
greatly encourage thought and
prayer for the kingdom as whole
II ones regular weekly offering
goes toward tie extension Of the
whole kingdom.
MOST EFFICIENT METHOD
II is not only the natural method.
the fair method. but il IS the most
efficient method ProportiOnate
and self-sacrincin giving are re-
peatedly emphasized la scripture,
and these VIII both come more
readily where the weekly worship
OF God with ones Offering is being
prsctfced Hundreds nf churches
are finding that IL - the most ef-
fcfent method. Very few members
OF the church are too poor 10 afford
10 cents week TO missions. They
can be led To give this much gladly
n the week. 3 missionary Offering IS
ia ton. The weekly cgferInS
To missions does not decrease the
offerings 10 church expenses: ex-
perfence il hundreds OF churches
proves that IL actually increases the
offerings TO all other objects
THE WORK N KOREA
Ia speaking OF the work ia Korea
Rer. Ernest F. Hall said.