Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1910-10-31
TO SPREAD THE GOSPEL
Laymen'S Missionary Movement
Opened Impressively AT
Saturday Nights Session
--Dr. Fem And Mr.. Woo
Tell OF China
HON. H. B. MCFARLAND SPEAKS
Former Commissioner OF The District OF
Columbia Delivers Stirring Address
Conversion And EvaugeliZs-
tiOn Are Separate And
Distinct

(OnNeTSiOn ana ENdnXeliLa'
tion Are Separate And
Distinct
The people of this community have
been awakened as never before on
the subject of foreign missions by
the different events of the Annapolis
Convention of the Laymen's Mission
ary Movement, which has as its slo-
gan The Evangelization of the
World in This Generation.
Almost equal significance was the
bringing together of the largest body
of Christian people of all denomina-
tions which has ever united in relig-
ious work in this city At every
meeting of the two days the enthu-
siasm for spreading the Gospel of
Christ in foreign lands was only
equaled by the delight which was ex-
pressed in the fact that the people of
all denominations were working
shoulder to shoulder for the common
cause without any thought of denomi-
national distinctions.
The Annapolis convention demon
strated fully one of the chief argu-
ments for foreign missions; namely,
that it intensified the religious spirit
of those at home and brought them
together for work in the common
cause.
The sessions of the convention
opened with the supper and addresses
Saturday evening in the College gym
nasium. Although the time necessar-
lily chosen was one which made the at
tendance OF a large class of our citi-
zens out of the question oy er two hun.
dred of the men of the town enjoyed
the supper and listened with deep in
terest to the notable speeches that
were made. A number of those who
attended had not been awakened to
the true ideals of foreign missions,
and in some cases were not in sympa-
thy with them, but all of these were
enlightened and in most cases turned
to warm advocates of the missionary
work.
with keen inerest and stirring en-
thusiasm the Laymen's Missionary
Movement opened its two days ses-
sion here on Saturday night in st.
Johns College gymnasim. 1t is the
Maryland Movement in the campaign
and was inter-denominational. Pre-
ceding the convention a stag supper
was enjoyed The convention could
not have been opened more impress
sively than 1T was by the remarks of
Hon. II. B. MacFarland, late Commits
sioner of the District of Columbia,
who spoke on 'The Significance of
the Laymen's Missionary Movement. "
He delivered an immensely strong
charge to those present, pointing out
that this generation had not fulfilled
the duty imposed upon it by Christ's
command to go into all the world and
preach the Gospel to every creature.
The opportunity of this generation
was great and responsible one he
said, the one opportunity which the
Christians of this generation would
have to preach the Gospel and the
only one which the heathens of this
generation would have to hear it.
Mr.. MacFarland cited many telling
incidents in connection with the
growth of the fraternal spirit among
the nations and the wonderful mis-
sionary work which is being done
along many lines. He mentioned the
conference which recently took place
in the White House by President
Taft's invitation, at which plans were
perfected for the rising of a million
and half dollars to extend the work
of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation in foreign countries and pro.
vide salaries for fifty additional secre.
taries for is work.
The plain intent of the royal com.
mand, be said, was that each genera
tion should carry the Gospel to every
part of the world which it woulC
reach 1t was so accepted, he said,
in the Apostolic Age, and there wa!
churh did carry the tidings of the
religion of Christ to every part of thu
world which they could reach. Thi!
generation, he said. would utterl,
fail in its duty if it did not accomplish
the same. He drew a distinction be
tween the conversion of the worlt
and its evangelization, the latter tern
meaning the preaching of the Gospel
Mr.. MacFarland closed with a for
chile appeal to all present to let thei
hearts be filled with the love o
Christ and for His children, assurinI
them that when that was accomplish
ed, the church would go forward to
wards the conversion of the worl
with force that could not be stoppe
or turned aside
One of the most interesting feature
of the evenings session was the az
dress of Mr.. F. Simon Woo, one {
the youths sent by the Chinese go,
ernment to American universitie!
and late student of St. Johns Co
lege, China. Mr.. Woo delivered q
excellent speech in a modest an
interesting manner.
Mr.. Woo explained the status {
the Chinese students in this coul
try, of which he isEone.s He sai
that America had returned to CHR