The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-02-25
NOTABLE MEETING
AT OKLAHOMA CITY
Laymen's Convention at Oklahoma
City Most Far Reaching Of Any
Ever Held in the State.

There have been many big and
noteworthy conventions of various
kinds neld in Oklahoma City since
statehood to which many men of large
reputation and strong character have
come. There have been many ban
quets held In the vast auditorium Of
Oklahoma City and many toasts given
and responded 70 by noted after-din-
ner speakers. But the biggest, most
important, and most far reaching con-
vention ever held in fair Oklahoma
state, was held in the metropolis this
week. A prominent business man Of
Oklahoma City told the writer Of this
article that he had attended every
meeting of public nature for the
past ten years in Oklahoma City;
that he had heard and participated
III every discussion of questions con-
cerning the welfare OF the city and
state; that he had seen and heard the
best men OF both state and nation
speak from Oklahoma City platforms,
| but he had never heard better
speeches from better men than the
Foreign Missionaries who addressed
the different sessions Of the great Lay
mems Missionary Convention which
closed Thursday night Of this week
At the banquet Tuesday night 1000
men we're seated, mostly laymen, by
far the biggest thing Of its kind ever
held in the state. The significant
thing about this whole convention is
that II is entirely plan Of the Chris
tian laymen Of all denominations Of
the state Of Oklahoma. The one grand
purpose is to get the Gospel Of Jesus
Christ to every person in the world
within the next ten years. Il is also
very significant in this day that a
Ipurely religious and moral object will
call together larger number of rep
resentatiye men of the state than any
other kind of purpose, One business
man said after he had listened to one
foreign missionary speak. 81 shall
not be surprised II within the next
few years Wall Street should assume
the financial responsibility Of evangel
izing the world" Tho state was asked
to double the amount given by all
denominations last year to foreign
missions which was SS2,00O00. The
response made by the various denom
| nations at the last session Thursday
night was that the Christian forces OF
the state of Oklahoma where II is
crime to do anything small would not
? lonly double the amount expected but
: more-in fact the amount pledged fol
( foreign work by the different repres
r entatlve religious bodies present total
ed over $4,000. The men who spoke
} from the platform mostly foreign mis-
T slonares home on a furlough were
. not religious fronatics or mere en-
! thuslasts; they we're men OF superior
Z attainments. OF judiclous minds ant
I Of broad culture with a grasp OF world
j. wide affairs possessed by few men
r When one OF them addressed the au
: dience he was given the deepest at
!, tention. He spoke TO men Of affairs
! who we're giving their time away fron
business and he made II well wortl
/. the sacrifice. One business man salt
!. that he perhaps lost money enougl
!. while away from his business to sur
!. port a half-dozen native workers on
:. year but that he gained ten times wha
o he had lost.