The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-07-26
Believes Christianity Will Now BE
Carried More Rapidly Into IN
converted Regions
MARvELs AT GREAT MEETING
Scotland Gathering Attended BY l.
zoo Accredited Delegates From
AL Corners Of Globe.

An audience which overtlowed the
Presbyterian church last night list
ened to a stirring description of the
Worlds Religious conference held in
Edinburgh, Scotland, last year, which
is said to have done more to bring
about religious harmony and world
wide peace than any meeting ever
before held. This message came from
the lips OF one who was present at
all the Edinburgh conference ses-
sions, DR.. G: n. Luccock, of Chicago,
one of the speakers at the Bible con-
ference being held here this week.
Dr.. Luccock said in part:
Every great privilege involves
sacrifice. One of the trials involved
in the privileges of being delegate
to Edinburgh last year was that go-
ing there made it impossible to come
here. But one of the compensations
for that sacrifice is that 1 now have
the pleasure of telling you of the
Worlds Conference.
SIN making an address I always
feel batter grounded to have related
to the word Of God, take then. this
double text, 2 Samuel 1912, Let US
Play the Man, and 1 Corinthians
1913, Quit you like men, Joab's pro-
gram was military, Paurs program
was missionary. Let us be thankful
that; we are privileged to derive a
vocabulary of life from Paul's die
tionary of grace rather than from
Joab's lexicon of war.
Message From the King.
"The first night of the Conference,
Lord Balfour, presiding, said: "A
message from the king The great
audience rose and listened respectful
ly, and that respect grew into spir-
itual quickening; as the message
closed with the earnest hope that
this World Conference might promote
international friendship, world peace
and the well-being of man.
"Such message from such an
earthly throne was an suspicious be-
ginning for conference in the in
terests of the Kingdom of Jesus
Christ, the Prince of Peace.
'For nearly two years, hard work,
painstaking and far-reaching, had
been going on in getting ready for
this conference. Eight commissions
had been charged with special tasks,
the results of whose careful and sys-
tematic toll were to be the basis of
the deliberations in Edinburgh. Of
fetal delegates, on definite prin-
cipIe of representation, coming from
the whole christian world. were for
mally chosen and accredited. These
numbered about 1900. There were
also about 200 missionaries assem-
bled from the underworld field.
First of all, the spirit of the con-
ference was scientific It's work was
comprehensive, thorough, open
minded. Try to grasp the signifi-
canoe of eight commissions engaged
for nearly two years in gathering the
facts, weighing them and setting
them out in their significance for the
deliberations of the Conference, in
the following general studies:
| Eight General Studies.
81. Carrying the Gospel to all the
| world.
III. The Native Church and it's
Workers.
| "III. Education in regard to the
Characterization Of the National Life.
NV. The Missionary Message in
relation to the non-Christian Relig-
ions.
"V. The Preparation of Mission
aries.
"VI. The Home Base of Missions.
wi. The Relation of Missionar-
les to Governments.
VIII. Cooperation and the Pro
motion of Unity.
From some meetings one takes
away impressions. have some very
/ distinct impressions of the Passion
Play at oberammorgau, favorable
ones. too. But one brings from the
conference something deeper than:im.
pressions He brings convictions
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