Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-19
ANNOUNCE PLEDGES
Reports on Fruits Of Omaha COnven.
ton Are Received.
MONEY FOR MISSIONS COMING
Churches OF Three Cities Represented
I'm Mass MeetfnE Enthusiaatic ON
Promises-Ministers Make
Addresses.

The most Encouraging reports were ru-
ceived Sunday afternoon OF the progress
Of the laymen's missionary movement at
a mass meeting Of delegate iaymen from
Omaha. South Omaha and Council Bluffs
churches at the Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION. which Indicated that interest in
the l~aylnen's missionary movement has not
abated.
h meeting was presided over by Glenn
ent Chase. who In his introductory re-
marks said that this was not by any means
the c6hciuding meeting OF the laymen $
movement, but was really the beginning
Of the He was pleased to see
from the large attendance that the spirit
OF the laymen's movement was still in the
air and bodied well for its enduring char
acter.
Reports were called for from the
churches represented as to the progress
being made In meeting the pledges made
for support OF the movement at the March
convention. Many Of the churches reported
that they would double their pledges.
Others had already met OF would soon
meet their pledges. In fact, scarcely a
church but gave In the most encouraging
reports. Some of the denominations had
been unable TO make a thorough canvass
since the convention on account Of 1t
being the close OF the ecclesiastical year.
and others had been busy with the serv-
ices OF holy week. but now that these
matters were out OF the way the laymen's
movement work would be taken up and
there would be mo- question but that the
pledges would be fulfilled and even more,
Short addresses were delivered by several
of the minister's, IN which they all spoke
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every branch Of church work by the lay
mems movement. Instances were given
where Sunday school classes had pledged
themselves to a plan to educate a native
girl and native boy In some foreign mis-
sion field. while some Of the small churches
had obligated themselves to see to the
support Of native Christian teachers in
foreign lands and other churches had as
sumed the responsibility Of the support Of
a missionary in the foreign field, in addi-
ton to their contributions to foreign mis-
sions.
Thirty or more churches gave positive
assurances that the quota OF s. to So pei
member would be raised for foreign mis-
sions during the year. and most Of them
gave further assurances that these contri.
buttons would be permanent.
1t was shown by the various reports that
as an Outgrowth OF the laymen's move.
ment hat laymen had gone out in the
field to work. Men who formerly would
do nothing in the line OF church work wert
now at work. Missionary subscriptions
were doubling and every indication pointed
10 the fact that the laymen's interest in
church work was permanent.
At the close of the meeting Clement
Chase said: while there is an indefinite.
ness about many OF the reports that have
just been given in, yet this will not affeci
the results or enthusiasm. The executiv,
committee will shortly send out a call FOL
more definite figures from the varlou,
churches. 1 wish further to say that
have become deeply Interested in this great
movement and ave greatly enjoyed thl
associations and new 8-cduaintances hav,
made since associated with it and am We
at FOUR servics in forwarding the cause o
foreign MISSIONS" e
Mr.. Chase called attention to the grea
meeting OF the Mems National M~ssiouar,
congress to be held IN Chicago MAY "a
which. he stated, would be one of m,
greatest religious meetings of the world
He urged that as many Omaha peopl
should attend the great meeting as could
The program includes addresses by man,
of the foremost ministers. bishops an,
laymen Of the United States.