Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-06
CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY
WILL TOUR THE ORIENT
F. NJ. Rains of Cincinnati, with
Wife, Will Also Visit
the Congo

| LONG BEACH, Aug, 5.-F. NJ. Rains
of Cincinnati, O., secretary of the For,
eign Christian Missionary society i.
an interesting attendant at the Chris.
ttan convention now in progress. He
is on his way for tour of China. Jap
an and India and into the heart of the
Congo, in Africa. Mrs. Rains will ac-
company him. In the Congo they will
visit one of the most -remarka BILE
churches in the world.
This is the Bolengi mission supported
by the Christian church. 1t has a
membership of about 1000, and the larg-
est Christian EndeaVor society in the
world, the membership being more
than 300. 1t is said that one in every
ten of these converted residents of
darkest Africa becomes an evangelist.
Mr.. Rains addressed the convention
tonight. This morning also he made a
talk in the course of which he denied
that preachers were selfish. He said
he knew men who had given up $780,
600 and $4,000 salaries to preach the
gospel.
"A preacher once told me-" he said,
that he could study up the position of
the Disciples of Christ and believe in
it as heartily as 1 did, if l would find
him good church. Perhaps his the
illogical notions were undergoing a
change and the gold-dust CHANGED to
fall on the other side of the balance. ;"
A stirring Ministerial Day" talk was
given by Peter Ainslee, of Baltimore
on 'Class Clergy"
He declared the churches have too
many professional preachers and not
enough ministers of the gospel He
decried the wearing of the clerical
garb and the use of conventional, cler-
ical phrases.
CRITICISES PRESS
preachers should be and act like
other men, and dress like them" said
he. 1--WE do not need men to seek pull
pits and higher salaries, but we need
men who can make pulpits. A cohort
of angels with blaring trumpets can
not make a preacher out of a fool.
1T is priestly paraphernalia that
frequently causes a preacher to ar
rogate to himself rights that do not
belong to the ordinary people, when
he is not one whit better than those
in the pew"
Tomorrow's program will be as fol-
lows:
Forenoon session, church-S:45, de-
votions H. A. Morgen, San Diego: 9,
Bible study, Peter Ainslie; 10. praise
service; 1915, welcome to delegates;
1920, appointment of committees, an
10:30, address, 1.-The
Practice of Immortality" R. P. Shep-
herd, st. Louis. Mo-: II, model bust
ness meeting. This will be a very in
teresting and instructive feature of the
days program. 1t will be a working
model of how to conduct an Endeavor |
business meeting. Model officers will |
present model reports, which will in |
clude the most up-to-date methods for |
the various committees. The presiding |
officer will be one we'll known to En-
leavorers of California; 1915, special !
music; 1890, adjournment.
Afternoon session. church,, praise |
service; 2:15. roll call of societies; 2:40, |
solo; 2:45, business session, report of |
union officers. report of committees, |
election of officers: 3:15, special music;
3:25, missionary address, F. NJ. Rains, |
o., secretary Foreign Chris
tan Missionary society; 1855, solo, 4.
service; 4:10. adjournment.
Evening session, auditorium-7:3 80,
praise service; 745. special music; 1850, !
of new officers; s, solo;
3:05. announcements; Sis, address,
Service in the Battle of Life" Peter
Ainslie, Baltimore, Md; 9:15, Mizpah.
The convention will close Sunday
night