The Columbus commercial., 1910-03-13
MEETING
is GREAT SUCCESS
SPEECHES ARE INTERESTING
Mr.. W. H. CARTER TELLS OF GOOD OF
SESSION AND OTHER PROMINENT
WORKERS DISCUSS SUBJECT

First Methodist church and
closed Friday at noon, brought
together over a hundred earnest
workers and proved in every way
helpful to the cause a great sue
cess. The sessions were presid-
ed over by Mr.. w. Y. Connell of
Mayhem, and numerous inter
esting addresses were delivered
on the past and future of the
work both from a layman S and
preachers point of view. The
music by the choir under the
direction of Mr.. Howard Teas
dale was unusually attractive.
At the opening of the meeting
Mr.. w. H. Carter of Columbus,
made a strong address on the
Importance of each one taking
away the cest of the conference
with him. Mr.. Walter Stokes
of Macon, made a note worthy
speech on the reflex effect of
missions. Mr.. Joe Cook spoke
of the lay leader in comprehen-
sive manner.
The two principal speakers of
the meeting were Mr.. j. R.
Pepper and Mr.. 7. B. King of
Memphis. Mr. King, in his
first address on the question"
what is the Laymen's move
ment?" said it meant a service
in every church every Sunday, a
contribution from every member,
and everybody at work to ex-
tend the gospel everywhere.
Mr.. Kings principal address
was delivered Thursday at 1920
a. m. on "The supreme need of
the church. P" 1t was a master
piece of fiery logic and spiritual
force. He said that we must
get back to Apostolic principals
in looking after the work of the
church. The laymen must take
care of the financial side of the
church while the preachers
should do nothing but preach.
He insisted that the one need of
the church was the touch of
Gods spirit upon every member
of the church. His address in
the afternoon of Thursday was
on Gods call to men. " God
calls men through the home as
he did Henry Grady, and He
calls them through the church.
He said, we hear much of the
boy problem. When he gets to
he y or IA years old lie tells his
Il don't want t 20 =
Sunday school. Papa don 90.
Papa is sitting on the front
gallery reading the morning pa
per, and the boy wants TO be
like him. 1t is the man prob
lem. Mr.. J. r. Pepper presid-
ed over the meeting Wednesday
night and Thursday morning.
His main add ess was delivered
Thursday on What the Lay
mems movement is doing and
may do" He is a man of af-
fairs and his address showed all
the details of the work. Five
things the laymen must do, pray,
plan, study, give, go.
Mr.. Pepper discussed the lay
mems part in the worlds evan
gelization. He held a sort of
symposium Thursday morning,
and had the members of the
audience to tell him, Why for
eign Missions" Not less than
twenty-five answers were given
and here are a few. Because
our Lord told US to carry his
& gospel everywhere. Because we
have received, we must give.
Because the whole world needs
the gospel. Because we can't
be saved unless we obey our
Lord. 1t is the duty of the
whole church to give to the
whole church to give the whole
world in this generation.
On Friday morning Mr.. King
and Mr.. Pepper made brief adj
dresses. Mr.. King showed how
the weak places in the country
might be reached and strength
opoJ Nh. ponr,o.e fold hour xryo