Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20

Honal, 1880 q. m.
George Sherwood Eddy, FIRST Congrega-
honal, 1880 q. m.
Dr. John Eberly, KOuntzs Memorial
Lutheran, 1880 a. m.
DR.. John Aberly, Grace lutheran, 1880
p. m.
The biggest feature of yesterday for
the Laymen's Missionary movement in
Omaha was the UNCONVENTIONAL meetings
held at the various churches, for at these
meetings each denomination made its
pledge for foreign mission, thereby get
ting right down sduarey to the crux of
the question. AS one of the delegates,
repeating the words of Roosevelt, put it..
Words are good and only so when backed
by deeds.'
But what those pledges were will not
be made known until this afternoon, when
the big mass meeting at the Auditorium
Is held to mark the close of the conven-
tion The churches of Omaha were called
on by the national movement for an ag-
gregate pledge of $4,000 but they may
make 1t $40, 900 raising the ante $4,000.
This mass meeting will be open and free
to everybody-man, woman and child
and pressing invitation has been ex-
tended to Everybody" to attend. Clement
Chase, chairman OF the general committee,
expects TO see the big Auditorium fitted
from top TO bottom.
For this meeting George Sherwood Eddy
of India, national secretary OF the Young
Mems Christian association of that land
and Homer c. Stuntz of New York. one
of the strong men in this work Will be
the speakers at this meeting. They have
both electrified several audiences during
this convention and are counted on to
odd ~ cIt Y
meeting.
Stewardship the Keynote.
Stewardship was the keynote OF the clos
Ing session of the convention Of the First
Methodist church Saturday morning And
the central thought running through the
addresses was, What is the practical busi-
ness way to do practical work in gospel
sowing throughout the non-Christlan
world?'
The difficulties and sufferings-the Joy
and Victories of the foreign fieid-these had
been told in recltals that grlpped the souls
Df the listeners Now came the practical
application Of method of distribution and
supply to meet the mead. So far as the
local district is conceTIad, this was EN-
bodied In the following report made by the
cooperative committee: p
Whereas, The Omaha convention OF the
Laymen's Missionary movement has awak-
ened a strong, and. we believe, a perma-
nent interest among the men of Omaha
and those outside OF Omaha included In
NMs convention. and a determination to do
Ger part now In the work of THE Evan
Eelizatlou OF the World in This Generation, %
and
Whereas, It is vitality important that
the enthusiasm aroused and the great in
terest created should result In immediate,
practical work. therefore. be 1t
Resolved:
4 That we recognize It TO be the pres
ent urgent duty OF the churches of Christ
to undertake to preach the gospel to every
creature
'2 That we rejoice that the laymen of
the churches are rising up in large numbers
to cooperate with their pastors and mis-
sionary boards to evangellze the world In
this generation,
% That We unite our efforts and prayers
In a persistent attempt to enlist all the
Christian men of Omaha and convention
territory In undertaking their full share OF
world responsibility.
Continue the work.
- That we earnestly recommend the ap-
poinlmcnt or continuance of every congre-
CATION OF strong missionary committee,
which SHAH conduct campaign of educa-
ton on the subject OF missions, and shall
organize and conduct a personal canva s.
Of every member and adherent OF the con-
gregaton, to the end that some worthy
systematic contribution to the cause OF
world evangelizat!on may be made nv
every one,
%. That We strongly urge the adontion
OF the weekly system of missionarv ~.
ferings as the most scripturaI fair
economical ana productive method. believ-
ing that when properly introduced and
worked, II secures the largest possible ed,,-
cational, financial and spiritual results.
20 That the churches OF this convention
territory undertake by an immediate and
systematic canvass to increase their total
offerings for the work abroad as follows:
(a) Greater Omaha. from Sl5.92 reported
last year, 70 az least $4,000 for the eomfns
twelve months.
Cb) Council Bluffs, from $500 TO at least
5000
~ The surrounding territory in the sam,
y That IN the canvass or campaign pro-
posed, wherever possible. the county be
made the unit. and at the county seat OF
other natural center, an interdenonlina.
tiOnai organization be maintained Tor the
supervision and completion OF the work
ana that the central co-operating commit.
tee be continued until complete reports of
(C0ntinued on Second PaEe)