The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-03-08
Hundreds of Delegates to Mis-
sionary Gathering Hear Of
Work in Fields of Orient
from One Well Informed
CLERGY AND LAITY IN
BIG RELIGIOUS MEET
Bishop Thomas Sounds "Get
Together" Slogan for ReIi-
gioniStS in Eyangelization
of All of the Races.
MOVEMENT is WIDESPREAD
ropAY.s PROGRAM.

Place of meeting, First MethO-
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= the World" By DIR. Heber Jones; =
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= George Sherwood Eddy.
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Four hundred and fifty delegates to the
Laymen's Missionary convention listened
last night to the call OF the "other hair
of the world as voiced ny men who have
given many years of their life TO the
cause of Christ in foreign lands The
occasion was the banquet at the First
Presbyterian church. which marked the
opening of the convention that is to con-
tinue until Wednesday night.
Never IN the history of the city was
there assembled such a gathering OF
Christian workers, representatives OF
many religions, that We're 50 united IN one
grand idea-the eyangelizatiou OF the
world in this generation. The basement
OF the large church edifice was filled with
row after row OF tables al which were
seated the clergy and laymen DanqueteTs.
The banquet and meeting following
were presided over by Judge ii. l. Richie
Invocation was offered b. Rev. ". 81.
Paden, D. y.
''The Significance OF the National Cam
pafgn" was the subject of the opening
address delivered by Bishop Nathaniel S.
Thomas Of Wyoming.
''In this movement all the churches %
God are banded together for one purpose"
said the speaker, and that purpose is the
PRONUNCIATION of the gospel of Christ 70
all the world. It is Gods purposes ana
not mans with which we should be con
cerned. The Teactionary result OF our
missionary endeavOr is going to give as
not only a more exalted vision OF our
selves, but also Of the church of God.
1.-THE various religions Of the world are
simply incidents in the march Of God, and
that church which represents the cause
OF God on earth is some thing noble, some
thing more worth while than anything
else in the world.
Must Get Together.
with all the churches that are 70 be
found in the country, division Is worsg
divided and confusion is worst COMPOUNDED
at the present time. Sometime and some
how we have to get together II Christ
would best be served. I believe that the
time is at hand when all the scattered ele-
ments will be united
From among the nations that are now
in comparative or local darkness, so far
as the word Of God is concerned. believe
that many lessons may be gained Even
old China, which has remained. the same
dynasty after dynasty, gives Us lesson
Of permanence and stability.
Christians have so much more 10 COM
mon than they have IN points OF division
that the points Of division should be laid
aside for the cause Of God. SO ! believe
that God Is working out His purpose each
year, and the time Is drawing nearer and
nearer that shall ever be filled with the
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