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Rev. p. Clay Lilly, D. D. Pre-
sides at Layrnen's Confer
ence at Montreal.

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Montreal. N. C, August little
fact that Rev. D. Clay Lilly, D. d.,
,of Richmond, presided over the ses-
sion ofathe conference OF the Lay
mems Missionary Movement this eve
ming and conducted the opening devo-
tional service added much to the irl-
terest and SUCCESS OF tho session. No
man In the South is more closely iden-
tilted with tho Laymen's Movement
than is Or. Lilly, and no man llass
given to the movement larger SER
Vice OF ability and CONSIDERATION. He
lis honored by the Laymen's Move
ment both North and South, md his
messages SO full OF earnestness and
Inspiration are always heard with IN
terest and profit.
This evening Dr. Lilly used as ,tho
basis OF his remarks the account Of
the feeding OF the 1--WE thousand. as
recorded in the thirteenth chapter of
Matthew. Tho points in the lesson
upon which he laid special emphasis
were these: Jesus Christ was a leader.
OF men; He was a manly man. No.
preacher to-day could lead 1000 men,
beside women and children, out into a
desert place to remain until they
were hungry. because no preacher to-
tudy y pOsseSSeS lie f3IHu SHetlC pOWeE "
Jesus, by which power He interested
all classes
It is the fact that men recognize
the manliness in the character OF Jesus
Christ that brings them together in
such meeting as the Laymen's Mis-
sionary Movement.
The disciples did not feel sure that.
Jesus would feed the multitude until
He began doing SO. When Chris
Etians of to-day reach the point where
we recognize Ills power, we will not
be concerned as to whether one billion
or two billion souls need the bread OF
life
"Tho disciples had no food until
Jesus had fed the multitude. but then
their haversacks were full with the
twelve basketfuls left over. SO 1t is
with u.s. When we have fed others, our
own lives Will be full also.
DR.. Renvis Makes Address.
Rev J. o. Reavis. D. D.. secretary
OF the Foreign Mission Committee OF
the Southern Presbyterian Assembly.
was the other speaker this evening. DR..
Reavis has Just returned from a visit
to the mission stations OF the church
In Africa, and his address was one
pressive. Speaking OF the need OF
the extension Of missionary work in
Africa and OF reinforcements
for the missionaries already there.
Or. Reavis said that he felt the men
OF the South were better fitted to be-
come missionaries in Africa than are
the men from any other section OF the
country, because the men OF the South
understand the negro. He said that
1t seemed that Providence brought the
negro to the South in order that the
men here might become better fitted
for this work. He then spoke OF the
ss0o.oo0,o 600 which the, men OF the
South make annually on cotton, with
the help OF the negro. aud pleaded that
at least 100000 be given to the work
of evangelization in Africa.
DR.. Reavts showed that the doors OF
Africa are wide open for missionary
work. and the field white unto har-
vest, and he urged that the church at
homo delay no longer to do the work
OF winning Africa for Jesus Christ.
Such large number OF visitors
have arrived to-day that every hotel
and boarding house in Montreal is
crowded Many visitors are here to
attend the laymens conference.