The Washington times., 1910-05-04
THOUSANDS ATTEND
MISSION CONGRESS
Men of Every Walk of Life
Working in Worldwide
Movement.
UNITY is KEYNOTE
OF FIRST ADDRESS
Gathering Is the elimination Of
National Campaign of
Laymen-

CHICAGO, May 4-Delegates number
Ing more than 3,oGG, composed OF bust
ness men. statesmen. distinguished visi-
tors from abroad, and men in almost
every walk OF life, are gathered here in /
attendance at the Mems National Mis- Z
sionary Congress. which opened heTe.I
yesterday afternoon
The avowed purpose OF the orzaniza- (
ton. which mas become q worldwide
movement is 10 BniJe the missionaries /
Of the diTerent denominations and I
-Christianize the world during the pres I
ent century
or the thousands who fleG into the
Auditorium yesterday afternoon AT 9 I
clock, every one not only had paid his /
own way TO Chicago, hut had paid a 8
registration fee 1o-<he Mems National 4
Missionary Congress This congress is I
The eliminating meeting Of the national
nisslonGries' campaign of the Iaymen's I
missionary movement Every deromlna-
ton of the Protestant church in the
United States and Canada is repre- /
scented
The campaign which eliminates in I
This congress has covered every State /
and Territory. State OF city conventions .
having been held In sereuty-f-e Of the
principal cities of the United States.
J A Macdonald. Editor OF TIE Toronto
Globe. said in beginning his address last
1-gLl, me nody OF men before me is /
a ITuly repTeSenTauVe Of this country I
as the congress at Washington
Impressions Left
The close Of the first DAYS sessio-.
leaves several distinct impressions
First, that here IS representative I
body OF f0rCefUl. successful American
business men, profoundly interested iu /
vital rel ZIOu-
The second II that already they have
1naUgurated and are determined 20 carry 4
forward q vast activity the object OF B
which IS 10 spread Christianity through
out the entire world
The third Impression is that these men I
are not afraid TO say anything that Is {
50 and that they welcome any honest /
fearless statement OF truth
For example the very first address
yesterday by Bishop Charles C. AEdar-
son, head Of the diocese OF Chicago OF [
5he Protestant Episcopal Church, said
N me course or MS address on The uni &
VerSity and ne unity OF Christfauirv.sz1d Z
1t may seem strange Co you 20 say
u. and DDlu IN me 10 attempt D.. DI- (
we all know that the greatest t-5-lr1uIis Z
Of Christianity were won when tie {
church was one I VIII 80 farther and {
say that Christianity won its greatest
ulumplS before the JhlrtE-DIue articles {
CT the Westminster Confession were I
written
The entire BODY broke into applause
which was their response To his sup
posed holiness His address was Driu-
ciraIIv directed toward real unity He I
instanCed a town in Illinois with 1.511 4
persons and nine struggling churches 4
most OF them receiving aid from home 4
missionary boards rs this statesman
like or sensible" he said Il have a :
horror Of that kind Of unity based upon I
re=iduuu, basis Of minimumS-
There are things, however, that We 4
can give up
Things to Give Up. /
We can give up our ecclesiastical I
conceit. our UNCONVENTIONAL pride. our I
petty sectarian JsaloUsies- our inherited 4
theological differences, and by the grace 4
Of God. let us give up some Of our is-i
norance- Christ-lil1e Christians cannot Z
stay apart
The wide sweep Of the convention Is IL 5
Illustrated in its speakers AT the two ses-
sjons yesterday. Bishop Charles P An
dersou. of the Protestant Episcopal (
Church. Bishop Henry w Warren, of 4
the Methodist Episcopal Church. Lord 4
William Cecil. Of England, J. A Mac /
Donald Of Toronto, Canada, and J /
Campbell White OF evy-- YORK were
heard The addresses have al been re- 4
u1arzsbie for their sweep and power
The men at this CcDSrSS are thinking 4
IN world terIRs-
World Conditions and the Churches Op-
uOrruufFYtt pointed out that The Orient 4.
had now definitely decided 70 accept F.
Western civiIiza ton He said that the /.
success of japan, with her fifty millions
Of people ia var first with China. with
four hundred millions. and latter with
Russia, had opened he eyes Of the ]
Orient 70 The practica5ility and power I
OF Western methods ana science
Impressed By Fear
But. so far----said he. the Orient Ii
has been impressed largely by force and I
through fear The obligation rests on /
western civilization 10 show the Orient i
IN these hours Of its davning new life
the other side Of Western civfIiza ton. 4
its love its sense of honor, its aspira-
Iion. for idealisn, its sacrifice and II
This is. the obligation which we face.
and II Is in this spirit that We
are undertaking foreign missions The
real source OF the power and life Of II
Western civilization Is drawn from the II
religion Of Jesus Christ Our OBLIGATION
% the Orient IS that, while giving them II
our MATERIAL ClZIilZatl0n- we shall not
fail 70 give them also the spiritual power
OF which our civilization is but a par
1iaI and faint expression Il
J Macdonald voiced the same thought
Democracy under a President in
America. or democracy under a king In
England. Is not necessarily the last word
on the science of government. II is not
our duty to impose our forms Of gov
eminent upon. the Oriental people, but
Il is our duty 20 give them the spirit
which Underlies our forms.
Nay Produce New Idea. II
Prom out the Orient may come a
new thought for world government.
So IL is our obligation TO give 10 the
Orient Jesus Christ rather than o71r
definition Of Jesus Christ
81 can fancy an Oriental. who can an
preciate the words Of. Jesus. finding con
siderable difficulty as he puzzles through
the shorter CatechiSu1. Who can reII
but that out Ct the dreamy Orient there
may yet come a civilization that viii
express the IDEALS Of Jesus Christ far
better than We have ever done
J Campbell White pointed out thar
the problem OF missions was. after an
the problem Of education
Delegates are stiIl arriving al the con
ventOn, and the attendance viii Ger
tainly pass the Goa marx
Washington Delegates.
Delegates from Washington who are
IN attendance upon Congress the con
gres are Miles NJ Shand. John B.
SIenan. IT., Richmond Pearson Hon
son II. P; Admiral Charles n
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