Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-10-24
MISREPRESENTATION
Laymen's Movement To Be Held
Here October 20 And 80
COMMON GROUND OF BELIEF
The Call To Unity : No UNCONVENTIONAL
AppeaI-A Call To Men


ment, which has its convention in
this city October 29 and 80, makes
special appeal to men who have faith
in Christ and the teachings of Chris
ianity, yet have not associated them
selves with any church.
The common ground of belief and
the call to unity has brought many
men to a more consistent faith after
their attendance at a meeting of the
Laymen's Missionary Movement. No
UNCONVENTIONAL appeal is made, but
men are made to realize that Christi
anity, if worth anything at ALI big
enough to include all men. When
we witness the effect on civilization
that Christianity has had all thought
full men are prepared to make every
effort to uphold it.
The Christian institutions, alone,
are sufficient argument for the bene-
fits to people who have not been
reached. In the business world we
find great firms sending their agents
out to every land advocating the
value of the goods they believe to be
needed by these people. If our
Christianity is worth our own belief
surely we can feel it is worth extend
ing to those who do not know about
it. The watchword of the Laymen's
Missionary Movement is the evangel-
ization of the world in this genera
tion.
1t does not mean that every one
is to be converted, it simply means
that we intend to make every effort
to put before the nations of the world
the Good News" that Christ brought
US, in order that every man may have
chance to accept it or not. There
is no more reason to think that every
one will believe after hearing the
Gospel than we find in our own COM
munities wnere people have had
every opportunity and have heard it
preached hundreds of times yet have
refused to accept Christ.
1t is time that all men put first
things first" and assume their share
of the service and responsibility
which their Christian belief demands.
Many men say they are 'too busy"
to attend to such matters and it is
to these the Laymen's Missionary
Movement especially appeals, for
usually they are the most response
BILE and it is a trueism that 1.-THE
busiest men usually have the most
time" If men can devote them
selves night and day to business inter-
ests which lasts them the compare
lively few years of mans life, sure
ly small portion of their time and
thought can be given to their belief
in Christianity, which promises eter-
nal life.
John Converse has said THAT when
men devote the same energy and
thought to Christian work that they
now devote to their own business in
terests, the proposition to evangelize
the world in this generation will no
longer be dream"
The call to men who believe in
Christianity is now made and an op-
portunity is given to them to take
part in the coming convention, IRE
spective of whether or not they are
members of any church. This is the
! movement that they can consistently
register as delegate and it is as
sured they will receive inspiration
for greater service and a greater
| faith.
If any such men have not already
received an invitation and card for
registration, the same can be obtain
ed from the secretary, Mr.. David
Brown, Room No. a, Advertiser
Building, this city. 1t is only fair
to the chairman of the entertainment
committee that all applications for
supper tickets be in the Office by
Wednesday noon, October &c. will be
no admission to supper except by
ticket.