The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-28

K txaid hat the underlying Thought m ~ aii
4 ~ nrle that Ia to abe done during the
\ coming year was that the move1 lIl..l..
4 should 20 forward. steadily groW '',1i.
sIsrnore accunlulative IN Its pow W. VIII. IN
4 out ever going back. 58Inree n,s ui he
u said. namely, tho adoption OF pro.
gram OF education. e. program - !
& 5prayer and a program OF finance.
4 More than 10000 churches IN TINS i !
I, country do not contribute 70 Iore e,ls.
q missions. he asserted, and addeu s' .9
1.-THE conference would endeavor ~ az
wise some plan which would ems! 3s;s 4 -. ~
& laid DC these delinquents. =.
& Mr.. white expressed the desire ina.
l / ira MEETING be strictly Informal ana
{. that those present should join IN the
!, ! debate AZ the various questions come
estup IN which they are Interested. Hls
I;suggestion was carried OUT, anu el ~
Z ,esting and spirited oiscussllo o "stS
IA engaged in. n 81.
:. 80 Urges Standardization.
81 y, gl,,s znneninr remarks Mr.. White.
= uryed ti,e Standardization OF the mis-
s,onary church The United states
Z i owes It's commercial and industrial su ! :
pren,acy to the fact that y has stann 9,
ardized everything else, he dec!aEe :.
asked. Asking the question. WI : cor y,
stit,1tes the standard missionary CHI rcn.
i he renlied as follows: Missionary pas
II ltnr missIonary committee. missionary
Il sunday school. program Of pra yer 10y OF
II missions, systematic missionary eo ".
il cation, an every amber ca hyass ~ :,
Il missions, the weekly offering ,r1 lors ms
j sions. ,,,l
II These various features were dls'
- eusseds by the speakers who folloWeo
Charles "A. Rowland, Of Athens ga e.
Who has practically abandoned dust
9, mess 10 devote his whole time TO th'
I.aymen,s Movement, spoke on the ms =
s gtonary committee. he began ~ 90
9 ing what is such a committee. a mis-
s,en :, committee. he explained, Is
lid group of men whose business ls8to Sc
=, tbat missions are given q square De -
6 E(,ontinuing he said that few me az
sconscious of their world obligatlol
These men can be reached by the mis-
III sionary committee. whereas tney CO. q,
mot be reached In any otner W. {. :
a dyocated increased munifcence on IN
AZ 3. mart OF individuals as well as conere
!dl. uatfons as whole TO mission pul
der. nnses He stated the belief that al u
1lul present rate OF giving. the great Moi
+. ~ world cyangelization would ne yer =
,ar- accomplished. Eve do not give w. :
the much now as we did years $780, ana :. III =,
nos despite the fact that the ~eai.n =. :.
nns church has quadrupled. ne asserte
y S''1'' He defined the advantages, the Woi
and objects of the missionary cor
rs. mittee. explaining that 1t divides al
locates responsibility. enlists lay .
d ittv,ty. reinforces pastors Ell or cna =
10 lenges the study of missions. t1osiu
great opportunity for selSscs s.,r,,,I. :.
u membership individually stti' 1tut lel
a. spiritual life.
b ..rhe onIv way to enlist the who
49, -. nembe rsiip individually as syste ma
---7a subscribers TO missions. was the tol
discussed by Professor ]. 7. Hende e
secretary OF the Southern Bapt isl.s Ia
mans Movement The speaker 81
,bat 10 accomplish the object set for
lfhe organization must do three tnlhl
INrst Of all, procure more aae qus
funds enlist the aid of the people y
=, take no Interest In mission work,
overcome great ignorance which s
Germs the true objects Of the mo 10
Iment. He described how tn 5sS e, op :.
IcIes might be surmousted Els us :, 9
y ryaa along ractIcal lines and aW
81 no rticularly upon the best met hods
:, he pursued in the eyery-mem per =
vass. - z, !,
resting. while In others IT IS IN i act
4 trout. was the note of warning SOU "
Inv DR.. C. f. Reid. OF Nashvlil : - =
sscretary7 Of the Methodists' Layrnt
f Movement, In his address, which
lowed that OF ProfessorSH end arson.
SPECIFIC instance Of the. latte 81
p the ton, he pointed to San Francesca - a
Sill which city he said that church mem.
for it ship had decreased, while the pop , 2
IS not ton has doubled His topic we y
ant OF should a persistent effort pc mace
enlist the entire membership2
reference to San francisco ana lli q
cities where Christianity Is mo dec
was one Of his most impressive We
l swers TO the que lions set Tor Ne.
n Activity In Richmond
a statement which was 3e cir CYL
at the meeting bore intere stlng
ETS. lIdencas OF the activi which mas
....:.-.- displayed In Richmond In the Int e
AZ / mission Work. Last y ca "a.
.1l.l.l Z churches, representing sig demon
,+vir tons. contributed s24,o53 to miss is 9
'Il1S lThis year these same churcnesA
scontrtbuted $31,S54. And And n this &c s.
ment is incompl and by no n
the gives IA full acc cunt 81 II n Ely
9 for iiJwhich has been carried on here :!
does convey however, some ID De q
Richmond s gen crosby IN his Il G
Y g. ana tho figures are especial ~ era