The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-03-18

ligious predictions might be, and as
these business men, professional men
and men in all walks of life marched
up Main street last evening on their
way to the Natatorium to the stirring
tune of Coward, Christian Soldiers
played by the High school band,
those who lined the sidewalks
through the business section, seemed
to feel within themselves that move
ment, which could awaken such en-
thusiasm and interest in the hearts
and breasts of the men of the world
must be, indeed, meritorious.
The addresses, singly and collec-
lively, seemed to breathe of the one
thought, 1.-The evangelization of the
world, and the advancement OF for
eign missions
Governor Brady, who presided at
the banquet, and whose presence
seemed to inspired the assembled lay
men as did the foreign missionaries,
started off the speechmaking, which
aroused the great crowd to high
pitch of enthusiasm.
With Pentecostal Fervor
With the pentecostal fervor of the
ancient church lighting and glorify-
ing their faces, all sorts and cond1-
tions of men. of all creeds and no
creed. from all walks of life, gather
ed 1900 strong at the Natatorium
Wednesday night and listened to the
appeals of high churchmen, famous
missionaries and Governor Brady
who aroused them with call to duty
in joining and supporting the great
laymen's missionary movement for
the purpose of carrying the message
of Jesus Christ to those peoples sit
ting in the darkness across the seas.
1t was the most momentous relig-
ious gathering of men ever seen in
the west, and in point OF numbers 1t
far surpassed similar meetings held
in the SO other cities previously Wis
tied by the evangelists on this cam
paign. The crowd that filled the Nat
atorium last night broke the record
for the United States and Canada, and
| the speakers gave Boise the palm for
! the most enthusiastic convention OF
, this kind that they have so far seen.
The addresses followed banquet
at which 1900 guests were seated,
while more were in the balconies.
The governor said in part:
"All Christians agree that the gos-
pei is to be carried to every creature
at some time by somebody, and we
should remember that when Christ
said, Preach the gospel to every
creature he was speaking to you and
to me, and if we believe in Christian
ity it is our plain and simple duty to
carry or send the message of Clrist
to the entire non-Christian world, and
it is our duty to do it now.
"The evangelization of the world in
this generation seems visionary to
some, but practical to the man OF
broad and comprehensive ideas. This
old world is not so large after all
We can span it in 10 seconds by wire
without thought, go around 1t in 81
days, and communicate with the peo,
pie of all civilized nations in so re-
markably short time that it can be
termed almost instantaneous.
"There are about 100000
people the world, only few spots
of it left unexplored and every coun'
try and every part of this sphere
where human beings live is known tc
civilized man, and there is absolutely
no sound reason that can be giver
why the word of God cannot be car
ried to every creature. Then what il
the duty of you and me? 1t seems
to me that that duty is plain. These
learned gentlemen who are devotin&
their lives and their talents. and thell
best energy and ability to this grea
missionary movement are here to
night to tell us from a business man.
standpoint as well as from the prac
tlcal every day liver in this age, VIII.
tie ev9ngelization Is practical ide'
aud can be accomplished.
Fifteen Hundred Strong
:! have the pleasure OF knoWln'
personally almost every man befor
} me this evening. You are here III
teen hundred strong. see before M
. hundreds of stalwart, upright, intel
ligent men with the brown badge g
health stamped upon almost ever
cheek, and look of hopefulness am
determination in the eyes of ever
|, one of you. | have lived among yol
. for years and know the hardships AM
trials and privations that some OF yo'
. have endured in developing the ma
. terial resources of our state. ais
know of the prosperity, TIE advance
ment and the broadening out OF al
. most every one of you. Almost al
, of you have advanced materially Il
this worlds goods, as well as moral
|. and inte11ectually and now the tim
has come, and it has come tonigh
when you and | must look across
I broader horizon, must stand on tn
high plane Of unselfishness and tax
;. an unbiased view of every human pe