Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-22
LAYMEN RAISING FUNDS
Nation. Wide Missionary Movement
Reaches Successful elimination.
GREAT MEETING IN CHICAGO
nearly Three Hundred Thousand Dol
lars Raised by Churches In Big
city by the LRke--Genernl
Policy f. Outlined.
BY d. V. FRANCIS.


gress, the crown and elimination Of the
long series Of conventions that have
reached every part Of the country and
stirred each to higher resolves and nobler
onthusiasms, began on the afternoon of
May g. The Auditorium, which can seat
900 was well filled, save for the upper
galleries, the audiences ranging from $500
TO 5000. Local interest has been reused
and stimulated by the city convention that
had Immediately proceeded, and from fifty
pulpits on Sunday the cause Of missions has
been proclaimed. 1t had been hoped that
the UNCONVENTIONAL meeting might increase
Chlcago's offering from $l63OOO to $4,000
for the coming year, but by Saturday even
ing It was found that this mark had been
far overstepped; more than $2S6OO had
been promised, and there are several bodies
yet to be heard from. Increased activity is
reported also in other branches of Chris
tian endeavor as a result Of the conference
The Methodlsts, beside undertaking to give
$4,000 In place Of the $4,000 given last year,
promised to increase their other work 1850
per cent The Presbyterians raised their
standard from $4,000 TO $S5,OOO the Con-
gresationalists from $4,000 to $4,000; the
Baptists from $4,000 to SSO,OOO Churchmen
from 5000 to $4,000. a meeting is APP
pointed for June Is to hear Of the progress
in making good"
Thus all was made ready for the great
meeting IN the Auditorium which some
have not hesitatsd to describe as the
most remarkable religious gathering ever
held in this country"
Address of Bishop Anderson.
The great speech OF the convention was
ha add RIShnn
Anderson of Chicago 1t had the true ring
OF an inspiration and stirred the vast
audience to a holy zeal for true Christian
unity which was manifest throughout the
entire conference. The bishop said in part;
I'VE must learn to ask one another not
What must we give up% but What can
we sive? We had no right to give up any
thing that we thought likely to be Of value
or believed to have divine approval. There
could DO no union by elimination" He
wished church not Of minimums, but Of
naximums. But he knew that enough
energy and money are wasted by rivalry
and overlapping of the different denomlna-
tions in America to preach the gospel to
the whole world. I'VE must get together
and stop this waste continued Bishop
Anderson "OuI divisions are unchrlstian-
like and unstatesmanlike They are I'M
christian, for Christ-like Christians cannot
be kept apart, When we all become
Christ-llke Christians we shall find the
way to unity. Our divisions are unstates-
manlike, for In unity there is strength
A reunited church possessed with faith
and zeal would be Irresistible. 1t could
evangelize the world in generation.
Unity Is Not Uniformity,
Unity is not uniformity, but neither is
It organic separation and rivalry. would
not put the economic argument in the first
place Better waste 81, O0G, 900 than sacrifice
a single truth or a single spiritual convic-
ton. Better a hundred churches standing
on q hundred separate spiritual realities
than a single church united on an irreduci-
ble minimum incapable of inspiring
marty dom. But some things" he con-
tinued with a smile that won the heart Of
his whole audience I'VE can give up. We
can give up some OF our pride, some OF our
ecclesiastical conceit some of our Jeal-
ousies, our prejudices and perhaps even
some of our ignorances." "t
Here was a movement in which all could
take part-the Roman Catholics, II they
hut would. For 1t united the convictions
Of all who believed in Christ for the world
and the world for Christ, and by such unity
IL was producing greater sacrifices and
greater efficiency. The greatest problems
that lay before the Christian church to-
dav were the Outstanding of the world
and the reunting of the whole church.
Let us undertake these tasks in the spirit
of faith and courage and love. Let us all
be prophets priests and apostles united
Let us spend our lives and spend our mil
lions in unifyng the church and in uni
versalizng the gospel of Christ"
National Missionary FOLEY.
A national missionary policy was adoptet
by the National Missionary congress hclt
at Chicago May So 1910 l wish that my
space permitted giving 1t to you in fun
The following paragraphs give some tde;
of the spirit in which 1t was conceived.
In view of the Fatherhood Of God, tn,
unity OF the human race and the sufti
cheney and finality of the Gospel of Christ
knowing that the field is tho world anC
that this is the only generation we cal
reach
This first National Missionary congress
In tho United states representing NOR
than 100000 church members, recognizes
the central and commanding obligation
res ing upon all Christian churches ant
declares It's conviction that the church o
cur generation can and should obey liter
ally the great commission OF our Lord, t
preach the gospel TO every creature.
As indicating the measure of effort re
quired among the non-Christian peoples o
the earth, we accept as working polio
the standard that, in addition to the ma
tive agencies, there should be provides
from the churches of Christian lands al
average Of at least one missionary to ever,
1900 of the people TO be evangelical. Thi
would require the quadrupllng OF our pres
cnt force Of workers and a correspondent
increase in contributions from approx
mately Sll, 900, 900 last year to about $4,000
600 annually. This estimate indicates IN
measure Of personal duty at home rathe
than the method of missionary wor
abroad in determining which diversities O
conditions in the work, dssimilarities o
equipment and power among the workers
the part to be taken by the native churcho
which are to be raised up 10 the grea
bulk OF the work as self-supporting an
setf-propagating agencies, must all b
taken into account.
Pray, Plan and Give.
We declare our conviction that, aecordin
TO their ability and opportunity, the Jayne
OF the churches are equally responsible
with ministers to pray and 10 plan, 10 Civ
and TO work for the coming OF the king
dom OF God upon earth. We believe tina