The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-02-17
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LAYMEN'S CONVENTION
Over Three Hundred Delegates in At
tendanee-Great Interest in the Pro-
ceedings.

ceedings
The Laymen's Convention, attended
| by over three hundred delegates, will
come to a close today. The proceedings
have been watched with keen interest
AS anticipated, the convention is a sue
cess not only as to numbers, but from
the practical work outlined In attend
ance were men of note and prominence
in the affairs of the world. The import
anee of missionary work was fully rx-
planned and received hearty approval
1t was resolved to preach the gospel
to every person in the world to evan
gelize the world in this generation; to
unite in efforts and prayers to enlist the
Christian men of Louisiana in under
standing their full proportion Of world
responsibility; recommend the appoint
ment iii every congregation of a strong
missionary committee who shall conduct
a campaign of education on the subject
of missions; The adoption of a weekly
system Of missionary offerings is urged.
1t is. recommended that all churches in
this State that have not already reached
a higher standard al INTO increase their
systematic offerings to the extension of
the Kingdom Of Christ in the nom
Christian world, until they shall be
brought up to at least IS per cent Of the
churches total offerings, for all pur-
poses, including congregational ex-
penses; that the Shreveport churches
undertake to follow this convention inn
mediately by thoroughly organized
canvass by the missionary committee Of
each church, to the end that every
church member may be enlisted as a
systematic contributor to missions, and
that the total offerings of Shreveport
churches to work abroad may be in
creased from $2o56 reported last year,
for the coming twelve months, and that
public meeting of the men of Shreve-
port be held on Sunday afternoon
March 6, to hear the final reports of the
rheuits accomplished. After the stand
ard has been reached, it is recommended
that the churches of Shreveport CON
tinue 10 increase their missionary offer
ings in harmony with the proportion in
dieated in resolution six; we recommend
the organization iii every city town anj
community in the State of a co-operat-
ing committee of the Layinen's Mission
ary Movement, which shall keep in
touch with the methods of the general
movement and cooperate with all indi-
vidual congregations in reaching and
maintaining their highest missionary eff
ficieney.
The programme today was as follows
o;3o afn.-"Prayer and Missions =
Rev. Richard orme Finn D. D., Allan
ia, Ga. Missions, Mans Work. Rev.
P. II. Silver, New York, department
secretary Board of Missions of Protest
ant Episcopal Church. "The Call Of
the East" Rev II. T. Williams, Nash
vile, Tenn, editor of The Missionary.
"The Reflex Influence of Missions" !"
Rev ]. A. Rice D. D., New Orleans.
2:3o p.m.-First Baptist church, meet
ing for all ministers
Special session for ladies at s:3o pm.
First Baptist church. Speakers Rev. II,
+. Williams, Rev. Willis r. Hotchkiss.
Denominational Rallies go PM
Baptist, First Baptist church; Christian
city half Episcopal, ST Marks church !;
Methodist, First Methodist church !:
Presbyterian, First Presbyterian church