The Greenville morning herald. [volume] (Greenville, Tex.) 1890-1956, 1910-02-22
LAYMEN HEAR THE REPORT
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the ideal plan.
6. Many specials for mission have
been undertaken In sundry directions
Missionaries are now being supported |
by many individuals, equipment 70
missions furnished, and other interest
OF substantial kind shown by our
men as never before.
Z, Scores of pastors have been re
lieved of financial burdens by their |
leaders and committees of laymen In
individual churches
s. A growing desire is shown by
official members of churches, to make
the assessments the very minimum II
amounts raised and to 20 beyond ii
Q. In number of cases, abandoned
circuit churches have been revived
and made selfsustainiug.
10. Some records show that 81 per
member for missions has been reach
ed and in some cases much oycrtop
ped.
IL. The actual amount of money
raised for missions duling the last
two years as a direct result of the
laymen's movement cannot yet he tab
ulated but the aggregate is large and
that which has gone into regular
channels, as inspired by the move
ment, is much larger
IL. Numbers of helpful lay conrer
ences have been held in stations and
ON circuits, which have been attend.
cd by many thousands of laymen with
inspiring results.
10. Christian liberality has very
substantially Increased in some local
tiles. One prominent conference
shows the largest gains in its history
since the Inauguration of the Law
mems Missionary Movement
IA. A great body of Southern Meth
odist physicians has become deeply
Interested in the medical mission
work of that church, and are contrib
uting of their means to promote this
important part of its service
Under the head of recommends
tons we would suggest:
/. The national laymens campaign
in about seventy.flve cities of the
country is having hearty sympathy
and support by the men of our church
and we earnestly urge continuance
of the same at every point possible
2. The key to the highest success
of the Laymen's Missionary Move
melt is in the hands of the individual
church leader and his missionary
committee. A general quickening ii
the missionary spirit is very manifest,
wherever the church has taken hold
of the movement with anything like
real earnestness May we not there
fore ask, with all seriousness, that
our presiding elders and pastors ev-
erywhere in our connection, help us
to establish the work in every church
and where leader or committee is
not now elected, that such be done at
once and put the work on trial for
demonstration OF its usefulness and
genuine helpfulness to the pastor and
church.
3. In view of the fact that the Lay
mems Missionary Movement has ris,
en- since our last general conference,
we recommend that some suitable
memorial be sent that law-mal1ing
body; suggesting that proper recog
milton be made of this branch OF work
in the church and wisely correlated so
that its efficiency may be best con
served and augmented Respectfully
submitted, j. r, PEPPER,
President
The members of the central and
executive committees held banquet
at the Southland hotel at 1 o'clock
this afternoon. The time was taken
up by a formal discussion of private
matters pertaining to the work and
its advancement After the dinner 1t
was announced that everything was
of private nature and there was
nothing to be given ont regarding the
matters discussed.