American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1910-03-12
LAYMENS MISSIONARY BANQUET
Governor Brady Presides and Delivers
Strong Address.

Governor Brady presided at the great
laymens' missionary banquet at Boise
Thursday night, by special invitation of
the managers, and spoke to more than
1000 people. His address was we'll re-
ceived and created much enthusiasm.
He spoke as follows:
"All Christians agree that the gospel |
is to be carried Is every creature at |
some time by somebody, and we should
remember that when Christ said, |
Preach the gospel to every creature,
He was speaking to you and to me, and
if we believe in Christianity it is our
plain and simple duty to carry or send
the message of Christ to the entire nom
Christian world, and it is our duty to do
it now. rs
''The evangelization of the world in
this generation seems visionary to some
but practical to the man of broad and
comprehensive ideas. This old world is
not so large after all. We can span it
in ten seconds by wire without thought,
go around it in thirty days and COM
municate with the people of all civilized
nations in so remarkably short time
that it can be termed almost instantan-
eous.
''There are about /, 500, 900, 900 people
in the world; only few spots of it left
unexplored, and every country and every
part of this sphere where human beings
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live is known to civilized man, and there
is absolutely no sound reason that can
be given why the word of God cannot be
carried to every creature. Then what
is the duty of you and me? 1t seems
to me that that duty is plain. These
learned gentlemen who are devoting
their lives and their talents, and their
best energy and ability to this great
missionery movement are here tonight
to tell US from business mans stand
point as well as from the practical
everyday liver in this age why the
evangelization of the world in this gen
Grafton is a practical idea and can be
accomplished.
81 have the pleasure of knowing
i personally almost every man before me
this evening. You are here more than
J thousand strong. l see before me stall
wart, upright, intelligent men with the
brown badge of health stamped upon
almost every cheek and a look of hope
, fulness and determination in the eyes
of everyone of you. | have lived
d among you for years and know the
!, hardships and trials and privations that
Il some of you have endured in developing
e the material resources of our state.
o | also know of the prosperity, the ad-
= vancement and the broadening out of
t almost everyone of you. Almost all of
d you have advanced materially in this
S worlds goods, as well as morally and
S intellectually, and now the time has
e come, and it has come tonight when
k you and l must look across a broader
: horizon; must stand on the high plane
e of unselfshness and take an unbiased
S view of every human being in this
whole world of ours, and when we have
taken that view, you men will act and
act intelligently.
ii Personally, believe in doing things.
| believe when we see task in front of
US, we should undertake the task with
every bit of energy, ability and enthusi-
asm that we possess. Then let US say
q tonight that the world must be evangel-
- lied in the present generation. Let US
9 say tonight that you, the strong men of
q Idaho, will assume your share of that
e responsibility and do your part toward
u accomplishing the end sought to be
e achieved by this great movement. l
e want you men tonight to set a high
'r water mark and pour the strength of
III your ability, energy, courage and en-
e thusiasm into the stream of progress
until the ebb tide reach the highest
point in that high water mark.
}. sit is estimated at the present time
- that the state is contributing about
SIS, 900 for foreign missions, and that
that will support about twelve mission
aries on a basis of two missionaries for
25, 900 people, which is the basis upon
which the United States is supposed to
work. That is to say, that is our share
of the worlds work. That would evan
gelize during the present generation
300, 900 people. However, to do our full
part we should at least double that, and
this can easily be done.
II ''Let every man put his shoulder to
the wheel and give the best that is
within him. Let us march about face
and march in a solid phalanx to the
front. Let us say here and now that
Idaho will assume her full share of
|, responsibility in this stupendous move
ment. Let us say here and now that
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