Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-05-18
CHURCH NOT COLD
STORAGE PLANT,
SAYS NOTED DIVINE
Evangelistic Services Prepare
Way for Presbyterian General
Assembly Tomorrow.
BY THE REV. A. N. .STUBBLEBINE.

lhAN III Cil1, May 10 w HIN
the assembly of the Presbyterian
Church will not open until tomorrow
morning the preassenbly meetings have
started with a meeting under h direc-
ton of the e~vangelistic committee Of
the assembly. The Rev. DR.. j. Wilbur
Chapman, secretary or the COMMITTEES
and Charles Alexander, the gospel
singer, conducted this first meeting In
Olivet Presbyterian Church. The spirit
of the assembly will no doubt be set
by the conferences of the e~vangelistit
and foreign mission committees. While
they are not vieing with each other,
yet each is striving to dominate the
whole. assembly with evangelistic re-
s~ponsibility in each Of their fields OF
operation.
President Taft was to have attended
the assembly. but has sent word that
he is unable to do so. He will be repre-
sented by Charles Maggie, secretary OF
m and labor. 80
A full program was arranged for to-
day hy the holding of three different
conferences. The most important was
under the direction Of the foreign mis-
sionary committee in st. Paul's Metho-
dist Episcopal Church.
The morning session was held as a
session of the syzodical Presbyterian
and laymen's campaign committee. The
Rev. C. A. r. Jauver, of Philadelphia,
spoke on Relation to the Divine Lead
err" The Present Requirements of Our
Missions was the general head for dis
cussion.
Dwight H. Day, of New York. spoke
on Current Work." and the Rev. DR..
S. W. White, of New York. on "Neces-
sary reinforcement" Louis H. Sever
ance. of New York, spoke on the
Adequate Equipment" In giving an IL
lustration of one church in Korea,
where they were expected to win 400
converts, he said the church was too
small and they claimed that If they
were to have 400 converts they must
have a larger church. So they started
to build a church to meet the need be-
fore they had the converts THE
equipment is not sufficient in foreign
fields to meet the need" said Mr.. Sever
ence, land strong efforts should be put
forth to adequately supply the mission
aries"
A spirited discussion arose over the
gifts to the board. Special appeals
should be made to individuals, not to
the whole church, when their gifts are
large.
Ira Allen read the paper which the
Rev. DIR. w. S. Marquis, of Rock
Island, ILL.,. was to give on the subject
lessons learned from the every men,
ber's campaign in the interest of mis-
sions. The synod's committee of the
| Synod of Illinois adopted a plan to
reach every one of the 100, 600 within
the Synod Of Illinois. Great success
has attended this movement, and the
large part of the membership has come
into the plan.
At the Olivet Presbyterian Church
the evangelistic committee held its
conference. The Rev. DR.. John Willis
Baer. of Los Angeles, spoke Of TIE
prayer-meetings In his home church,
where from 300 to 600 persons attend
weekly. The success of this meeting
is due to the people, and not so mutt
to the PASTOR he said. The people
have the habit of going to the meeting,
and go expecting to assume some part
in the meeting. The average pray,r-
meeting Is a burden and a fright,
whereas 1t ought to be joyful and help
full. Not more evangelism, but more
prayer for evangelism in the prayer
meeting is needed"
The Rev. DIR. S. S. Palmer, of Column
bus, o., who Is to fill the pulpit of the
First Church, Newark, next Sun ay,
spoke on THE Sunday School as the
Pastors Greatest Opportunity for the
Best Kind of Evangelism"
At the meeting this afternoon under
the subject of Pastoral Evangelism
and the Sunday Evening Service" the
Rev. Charles w. Gordon, of Winnipeg.
Manitoba, the Ralph Connor' of lit
erary fame, spoke on the Side of Con-
gregational Evangelism DR.. Gordon
came to address the ministers. but as
few had arrived he changed his adj
dress to suit the audience. DR.. Gordon
emphasized first the message that
showed unduly evangelistic efforts.
1.-The message he said, lis Jesus
Christ, the Saviour of the world, is
your saviour. Here 1t Is a world
message-an individual message. There
Is no other message. 1t is the word DR..
Chapman has been carrying around
the world, If he is true to his mission
Just like looking at a beautiful stone
which radiates lights of different color
and beauty. viewed at different points,
but it Is the same stone So the
message is the same, though revealed
in varied beauty. This message is as
varied as the needs Of the world. The
message to be true must be part of the
messenger. He must a " felt its
power and life-giving influence. He
must know the way by personal expert
ence, and only thus can he lead in the
way.
THE methods In evangelistic effort
are many, as there are many ways OF
skinning a rabbit, but only one right
way, or in Christian effort the one
best way. Congregational evangelism
is the best and most lasting. The
church is not a cold storage plant or
a fire insurance society. but a power
transmission plant, In which every
member should be charged. The pastor
should refuse to carry the burdens and
responsibilities which the members
should carry.
Plea for Plain Gospel.
1.-THE church needs closer life insur-
ance companies. When a man is con
WINGED that insurance is good in general
they send a man to convince him that
it is good for him. Give the people the