The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-28
CHURCHES TURN m
GREAT CONvENTN||
Minister nj and Layman Esn..
Their Views on Big ChriS iS'
tIan Movement. NJ
fhh REI; I. &C! c; c; M'INTIRE |
MAKES ELOQUENT Tlr
Subject Is Also Carefully ..
Well Treated by the Rev. -
Mr.. Simpkin.

The Laymen's Missionary move IA
was The chief subject for cousido. is"
III inc various churches of the ci,,.
day, and the move seems to bo 'uF
ing as popular in Salt Lake ~,
elsewhere where it has been in.u i
rated The interest in the great Ct
tlan convention which will bo ho,a
tins city March : to is grov;ns ,u
ana men are beginning to ro,I;r u"
big thing it is for the @itSe cit,. wha'
aHd pubic IN general The con-, san
church. Nethodis.
AT st. Paul's Episcopal cbur.h 9
Au uaA morning Professor George NJ NJ
T4al! talked on the subject, r,h;A A,y
H. lIbbals was heard at tbo Int T
park Methodist church. proeerf roer
george .. .Sweazey, principal CteSsS of Il
pjoliISlale poSe institute, spoke at the Tb;[
tSpECcrlan church. The Rev, &
pI,elIhCltc, praLh,. pastor OF the Westmins,l
tsrespyterlan q church and secrofarv
- uno 'oulnIitIee IN charge of the nox{
mem, mem, spoke briefly in the First Congr,
Eaetonai Shurch before the sermon bv}L
To- !lTrTatoTj I Ihe hev. Elmer l. Goshen. b h
-bNinllES upUNpFr1 Il.
extended sermon on tho snbiaott
rlrst Methodist church Sunds,, ~ ~ ".
lug. In part ne spoke as follows.
Surprise of Age.
oo1iie Inc success OF the leymens mission. !.
a.iStoniShmcnt and surprise ~ ,bS 20
inc editor OF the Detroit News tL, y
following the convention I'm tbst tie ni,, oa
dho 49, caitoilal' said: Il had thought M
@ slle men OF this city were Interested T.
prosperity and tariff. out | sos tL"v
more Interested In the business oi 81
church; The biggest thing I'm tlls ciIy ,i3
week has been the layrncn's m,ssiss,i tiil
TINS week has been laymen's m,s9io,.i ,iosai
cGhECnlIon- Inc convention In ths ri,s
OF washington was addressed hy prrnSf pr.S
dent Taft, there being present tbe ,stsssl .ssl.
Salnering OF Christian men In tho hsSo,y
o. the city of Washington. In Nou, ~
city SIX weeks ago. the most stormv .r1
co'ofst GO nlSht OF January, there eaihereSI
at the Waldorf rf-Astoria "A 81 = nI,,. ,es.,
men representing the brains and ,Ss .os' ay
lerpTisc OF the me .ropolls TO hear fh,ss
men who will be with US In tbis &C.
lhesc conventions have upset the stsrcot
typed expressions of the street reeardinr
lhe cnurcN. and proved that the Iyrs'
ana most industrious men of the coIInfT,
arc in the church and Officers OF M
[ church and that the supreme bisi1es
OF the church is the greatest cntcrpris,
/ III TIC HDllus
There will be from 10 10 IL sneakers >
| the Salt Luke convention, who ara IN,
| most constructive popular and powerful
| platform men in the great religious gath
erings of tho world Hundreds of busi
ness men have LETT their business for twl
weeks and Travelled 500 miles at their owl
expense TO hear them. Students lau
Travelled from California TO Nassachu
ScttS 1o listen TO their discourses Othen
nave crossed the Atlantic To hear them
his Will be the greatest conrentiol
Tor Christian men in the history of tb
lntermopntIin west, and every man ougb
To put himself under lis power.
Nh. Sirhpkin's S Views
Devoted TO missionary interests II
anticipation of the coming laymen 4
movement. special service was held
Sunday evening al Philips Conprcpa-
tional church. l.. B. Pace, of The Law
men s committee, spoke Of the plaus foi
hc work at the coming convention. Tn,
Rev. i. y. Simpkin spoke upon th,
achievements OF the missionary move
mcut and the great obligation resting
upon the Christian church Ia evangclizc
the world Taking for mis- text the
words of Jesus. $50 yc into all the
world and preach the gospel 10 every
creature, the Rev. Mr. Simpkin said.
These words OF Jesus cmbody an age
campaign. laying upon every life th9t
| follows Him the solemn and Joyous duty
of proclIiminC the love Of God in Jesus
The Lord The communication OF all truth
and life Is personal Christ could adopt
no other way than Ia meet human need
or the element OF decision in eVcry human
will whose autonomy is as sacred as his
own.
Every Christian believer must perlorcs
be an evangelist, first. by personal mes
sage aud then by every means that Is
open TO his service and use.
Fortunately for tn" church aud Sng-
dom no less than humanity and clvllisa :
tion. this phase of indirect service by tno
laity is passing. The miracle OF modern
missions has al length reached the busy
mind OF our American men and, stirred
by the glory Of achievement. the men oi
America move TO mako missions tho SCI
cntiflc instrument OF a wider CuFisIsu u
civilizat Ion No ruudrrn movement "lhO
ihc church Is more significant or Ner
come than this. II speaks more than
temporary enthusiasm in the nlsslona, :
work It Dredicatcs renaissance OF lns
full sharing by The laity III the "oih o'
Gods Kingdom.
The unification of tho yellow peoples
VIC may not look upon TlthouT apprehen-
sion For the meeting OF these prooltu.S'
as Shst OF an awakened lnd>s, INC enar" uan,
siasm OF a world wipe missionary cam
naisn holds the solution. The ldlios o'
The Orient, near ard far. must ne oS.. !.
laid with the love and splrlt pt 'ls s
Nazarene. for the races uniilcauon. Snn
The roaiizat tion Of tho nobIeSt ldcas ~,
the world arc only so noSSloic: ~ ~, 49,
tinoe whom tho quick spirit o. me III eoii- T.
,,,ar,ce rducntiop. science and freeoom "
an,aleninr class and race conscloushI..ss
80 th, earth. the dynamic ol the n'sn
", ,eJiejons ideals is needed as ns'si
before.