El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-02-07
CHRIST HAS ENOUGH
MEN To TAKE
THE WORLD
DR.. Hanks Lauds Laymen's
Missionary Movement
as Work Ordered by
God.

Christ has enough men with enough
learning. enough influence and enough
money to take the world in 10 years
the Baptists of America alone could
do it, declared Rev. r. T. Hanks Sun
day at Calvary Baptist church, in the
course of a sermon on the laymen's
missionary movement.
The sermon was the first of a series
on this work. DR.. Hanks took his text
from Matt, 24:14, This gospei OF the
kingdom shall be preached in all the
world for a witness unto al nations
and then shall the end come
He said in part:
The end spoken of here is not the
end of the world, frequently referred
TO. The world is really to have no
end, for after this order of things. we
are to have "a new heaven and a new
earth, wherein shall dwell righteous
ness But the end referred to in the
text is the end of this age. The his
tory of the world is made up of ages;
we are in the gospel age the preach
ing age, and this age shall end. That
end shall come when this gospel of
the kingdom shall be preached in all
the world for a witness unto all ma
tons
"Christ's marching order to his
church is to be found in Matthew.
2s:19-20, Go We therefore and teach all
nations. bapt1zing them in the name of
the father, and of the son, and of the
holy spirit, teaching them to observe
all things whatsoever have command
ed you; and, 10, I am with you Away,
even unto the end of the world Cor
sge). Amen"
Tha missionary
is the last OF the organized efforts in
this direction.
DR.. Hanks then reviewed the mis-
sionary movement, declaring that the
modern missionary movement began
with Baptist preacher, William Carey,
of Northampton, England. sneeringly
called ''the conceited cobbIer."
a young business man of Washing
ton city caught the idea of combining
all the men of the denominations in a
movement to evangelize the world he
said, "and the Tooth anniversary of
the famous haystack prayer meeting
furnished an occasion, and so a con-
vention of laymen was called Nov. Is,
1906, and the 1aymen's missionary
movement was launched. Under the
auspices of this movement an interde-
nominational convention of laymen is
10 be held here in FL Paso the latter
part of this month and the first Of
next After the general meetings, at
which many of the distinguished men
of America are to speak, each denom-
fnation will hold meetings of their
own, In which they Will utilize the i'm
petus given to the work
This movement is an effort to en-
list all the strong men of the churches
In 4 combined effort to save the world.
Christ has enough men, with enough
learning, enough Influence and enough
money TO take the world in 10 years.
The Baptists of America alone could
do it, if they would. If the 5000, 900
Baptists Of America were to go out on
the theory Of each winning one each
year, within 10 years there would not
be an unbeliever on the globe. God
has decreed two things. One is, that
his gospel Of the kingdom shall be
preached unto the whole world, and
the other one is that his saved ones
are to do il. How long, Oh, how long
VIII we keep him waiting2'
Rev. Mr. Gotten. a graduate of Bay
Tor university, occupied the pulpit Of
Calvary church Sunday evening
The Missionary society of Calvary
church will meet at the church Tues
day at p m. After the program
Misses Ethel Rowe and Bess Page
Hanks viii entertain and serve refresh
ments
AT the close of a brief prayer service
Wednesday evening the church will
have its monthly conference meeting