The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-10
NATIONAL POLICY
WILL Be ADOPTED.
Feature Of Great Missionary Con-
9 gress to Be Held i'll
Chicago.
SOUTH is WELL ORGANIZED
Movement in This Section Doing
Thorough and Effcctual
Work.
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Charlotte, n. c., April 9.--rho eyes
and the interest of the Laymen's Mis-
sonary Movement in III parts OF the
country arc turned in glad anticipation
toward Chicago where, on May 3-6, will
be held the National Missionary Con-
! gross. This congress will be ono OF
the most interesting and one of the
most notable missionary gatherings
ever held, and it will bring together
ministers and laymen from Every state
in the Union, who arc recognized as
the best authority on missions and as
the most active and successful mission
airy workers of all Protestant dcnom-
nations. There will be present also
numerous foreign missionaries.
One of tho most interesting facts in
! connection with the congress is that
1 the reports will be submitted then
| showing the result of the threefold
mems Movement has conducted in the
| United States during the past several
| months.
Great Gathering in Canadn.
| In the large auditorium which has
been secured as the meeting place OF
have been allotted to the evangelical
churches Of tho United States in pro-
portion to their membership and mis-
sionary contributions, and in this way
a proportionatc representation from
every church and from every part OF
the nation will be guaranteed. a meet
ing similar to this, and known as the
Canadian Missionary Conference was
ilhcld last year in Toronto, and without
question 1t was one of the greatest
| gatherings of Christian men ever called
{ together jim America. The Laymen's
] Movement in the United States will
/ rally quite as Loyalty and in numbers
as great to the Chicago Congress.
one OF the most impressive and one
/ OF the most important results of the
\ campaign conventions held this year in
/ the interest of missions is that men OF
j all denominations have become awake
4 concerning the obligation of America
j to make it possible to give Jesus Christ
TO the world. j. Campbell White, in
recent message in this connection, says
the most important thing in American
:, history this year Is the changing con-
religious obligations to mankind lie
says further that in this process the
very character of American Chris
tianity is being radically changed and
that when a man or a nation becomes
I conscious of world relationships and
responsibilities, new life has begun.
Mr. White shows also in this message
that at the seventy-five conventions
held in the United States this year
;,,, OH ct,es ha, han
rising up to indorsc a comprehensive
and adequate plan for making Christ
known to the whole world in this gen
Grafton, and the men OF every State in
the Union have expressed themselves
on this issue with n unanimity and
depth of conviction that never could
be called forth apart from tremen-
dous cause and the mighty working OF
the spirit of God.
No Notes of Failure.
i There was not motto of failure in
single convention of tho national mis-
sionary campaign. and the seventy-iive
I conventions have brought together
such large and such able assemblies OF
! men as never before were gathered III
| these cities for any purpose.
In addition to the Inspiring reports
! 10 be submitted, and the prominent
/ speakers to be heard at the Chicago
is TO be adopted. Mr.. White says that
| already It is clear that the churches
or North America arc responsible for
L reaching about 60 per cent. OF the
non Christian world, and that the
!! adoption of national missionary pol
ICY at this congress should mark a
new era in the history Of Christianity.
1t is everywhere recognized that the
Laymens Missionary Movement is
more thoroughly organized in the
South than in any other section Of the
4 country, and In no other section is the
4 movement doing moro thorough and
more effective work IT is not to be
doubted that the men from the South
4 will attend the congress in large num-
bcrs, neither is 1t to be doubted that
Il among the most encouraging reports
to be submitted and the messages full
\ of inspiration to BIO delivered, many
4 will come from the South. The figures
4 that are being reported from week to
week as results OF the after-conven-
ton campaign. show conclusivcly that
from the convention cities In the
south foreign missions VIII receive
/ contributions this year amounting to
an increase of more tdan 100000
over what was given last year to this
( cause, and many more thousands OF
dollars will be secured from other
than the convention cities.
1 Importance of Prayer.
When conducting the missionary
campaign through the South. Rev. D.
Clay Lilly, p. d., emphasized above
\ everything else in every convention.
the importance of prayer in the mis-
sionary enterprise. and urged the men
In every convention to realize that
just in SO far as the conventions were
conventions Of prayer, In so far would
they be crowned with success at the
time. and in their results. The truth
of these words OF DIR. Lilly has been
fully proven, for prayer dominated
every convention and tho growth in
liberality and in spirituality through
out the South as a result of tho mis-
sionarY campaign is a mark OF sue
4 cess regarding the holding of the
conventions than which none could be
higher.