The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-03-15
CONVENTION
CLOSES TUESDAY
Resolutions Adopted at
Evening Service.
REPORT ON POLICY
Plans For Aiding Mission.
ary Cause Discussed.
Interesting Addresses Given by Re-,
turned Missionaries = Talks on
China, India. Korea and South
America.

The afternoon session of the Lay
mans missionary convention held at
the Epworth church, Tuesday was
well-attended and or great interest.
Devotional exercises, led by Rev. A.
II. Weaver were held at two
o'clock and were followed by in
spring addresses made by returned
missionaries, from different heather
lands.
Rev. Harry Compton was the first
speaker of the afternoon, who talk
ed of his experience as a missionary
to South America China" was dis
cussed by DR.. IL. L. Canright, I'm
dla' by DR.. c.. l.. Bare and Korea
by DR.. Carl Critchctt
Evening Services Interesting.
The evening service was mainly de
voted to the Report on the Policy,
and the aid which would be derived
from carrying it out
Rev. VIM. Brackney of Delaware,
District superintendent, gave a few
minutes talk before introducing the
speakers Of the evening. Rev. Brack
ney said in part. ITS one thing to
talk about your work and another
thing TO go ahead and do it. System
and not spasm is Gods plan. What
we need is the sympathy and CO.
operation Of every member of the
church. The report on Policy for
Delaware district" was then given
and the following resolutions adopt
ed:
Whereas, the present great emer-
gency in various missionary fields
of the church calls for immediate
and heroic advance,
Resolved, LIST. That we recon-
mend the method so earnestly advo-
Gated by the Laymans missionary
movement. Namely. an every mem
Der canvass, on a weeKly basis, using
the pledge card and duplex envelope.
that we approve OF three-fold
Parish plan; that we undertake the
of intense cultiva-
tlon of all churches IN the Delaware
district, first, BY holding a meeting
of men on every pastoral charge
second, by the appointment OF
strong, purposcful committees, third
by a proper canvass of the entire
and fourth, by the pro-
motion of missionary education in
every department of the church"
Following the reading of the reso
lutlons Dr.. j., c, Fsioyd introduced
several speakers who told what the
carrying out Of this policy would
mean to them in their different fields
Rev. Karl Critchctt, a returned mis-
slonary to Korea, told of the great
need Of that country for eyangeliza-
tion. Rev. Critchett told Of the
lack of Christian advantages In Korea
where they have but few doctors, no
hospitals, no well-built houses, no
churches and no schools. Rev.
Critchett showed how the following
out of this policy would bring these
advantages within the reach of the
heather In Korea.
Rev. Harry Compton was assigned
to speak on South America" "Thc
carrying out OF this policy would
mean the cleaning-out and evangell-
zation of South america" he declared.
1T would help us solve the problems
which beset us as missionaries to
that country. The problems are those
of gambling, drinking and the white
slave traffic" Rev, Compton told of
the arrival OF the first missionary in
South America twenty-seven years
ago, describing the awful state into
which THE public life of South Amer
lea had fallen because Of these evils,
and telling how this had been chang
cd by the Christian efforts and work
of the missionaries.
Rev. Preston was the next to speak
on the subject India. Said Rev
Preston, "The carrying out of this
policy means the saving of our mis-
sionaries from mental agony, the
awfulness of which you cannot dream
Thousands are hungry for the Gospel
which we dare not take the re-
sponsibility of preaching to them. We
dare not take the responsibility OF
baptising these poor heather for
we have not the means to protect
them with" China was the next
subject discussed by Rev. Il. b.
Caldwell.
Said Rev. Caldwell: "Outside OF
the missionaries salaries, there is not
one single dollar with which they
can reach the millions who are wait
ing to hear the story of Jesus. You've
sent us there to save souls, and now
we must have the money with which
to do II. oh. think of the millions
that are waiting and longing to hear
the gospel, 70 whom we cannot lend
a helping hand because Of the lack
of money. There are four hundred
and fifty millions of people in China
today, thousands Of whom have never
heard of Christ. We talk about the
white slave trade the drink habit,
the gambling of our country. But
over here there isn't a soul sunken
so deep In the white slave traffic no
drunkard so low, no gambler so de-
graded who has not the opportunity
to hear of Christ and TO find his way
to the cross. The souls of those poor
Chinese are just as hungry as they
can be for God, We need teachers.
we need preachers, the adoption of
this policy will put them there"
Closing remarks made BY DR.
Floyd who said: "Chrlst's last words
to his disciples were "Ye shall be
witnesses unto me-" In those words
God outlined the plan for his dis
ciple's lives. Whatsoever he saith
unto you do 1t. We sing "I'll &c
where you want me TO go, I'll dc
what you want me to do dear Lord"