The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-12
TAKE Up MISSION
WORK IN KOREA
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Laymen's Movement was In Its analy-
sis OF figures and its use of a business
basis in world cvangelization. When
you can render to the business man
business-like statement of what you
do with IL, you can get the money" he
asserted.
Bishop Wilson Speaks.
In a brief address, Bishop Wilson,
from the chair. took occasion to call
the attention of the conference to the
possibilities of mission work in Korea.
The bishop said that he had had the
opportunity on his missionary journeys
to visit and inspect and investigate
all of the Methodist missions, and to
his mind and heart the strongest ap-
peal was that OF the mission in Korea.
You should go to the most needy"
he continued There arc no people
more utterly broken and cast down and
absolutely hopeless In their condition
than in Korea. God is going to use
the people of that sort, from whom
everything else has been taken away.
to spread the gospel in the Far East,
giving inspiration to Japan and China
] had rather be identified with that
mission work than any 1 know OF on
earth / congratulate tho Virginia
Conference that you have set your
faces in that direction. Your resources
have to multiply the number OF repre-
sentatives on the field. The sun Is rjs-
ing over Korea, and midday VIII soon
come.
Laymen's Movement.
IT have taken great interest IN the
Laymen's Movement. For thirty years
] have been preaching that business
men. not preachers, should take the
lead in church work That movement
is doing its work in wise and practt-
cal way that you might expect from
business men. wish that good round
dozen or the solid business men OF our
church could be induced to make tour
OF all our mission stations, and report
ON their methods and expenditures. /
do not want you to take our word. You
think we are prejudtced. You should
see for yourselves. II that were done. I
would have no fear OF the result.
The only hope of the East is in the
church. Let our laymen go into 1t
with all their souls, and 1t would hard
ly take generation to convert the whole
of our own country, and SO transform
the land as to make us ashamed Of our
manifold weaknesses and wickedness.
Go on with your work. You can't do
too much OF It, What you give Will re-
turn to you in untold blessings, for this
thing is of God 1t is fraught with
divine power
The report of the Board Of Missions
was adopted.
Two Candidates Dropped.
In calling the roll OF candidates OF
the first year for admission to deacon's
orders. when the name of z. S. Hook
was reached, Presiding Elder Beckham
rose and stated that in his judgment
Mr.. Hook was not suited for the work.
though there was nothing whatever
against his character Mr.. Beckham
stated that he desired transfer to ano-
Their conference.
I'VE can't transfer a man of that
Sort said Bishop Wilson.
That's for you to decide" replied
Mr.. Beckham.
ITS decided responded the bishop.
Mr. Amiss asserted that the conference
had before imposed on its sister con-
ferences in transfers OF men. The mo-
ton to discontinue Mr.. Hook was
adopted. John B. Peters was continued
in the first year class on account OF