Henderson gold leaf., 1911-11-30
ANNUAL CONFERENCE r
OF THE P. CHURCH.
Proceedings of he Fishty-sLxth
Annual Session Held With the
Henderson Church.

address on Home Missions to a
very large and attentive congre-
cation. The address was ex-
ceptionally good and was listened
to with much interest, being full
of thought and helpful inforrna-
ton. The speaker showed the
ever increasing demands of the
Church by the constant opening
up of new territory and the
great inflow Of foreigners.
The conference was surprised
by the statement that only eight
per cent Of the entire population
of New York City is Protestant
Christian and that more than
ffty-fve per cent Of the voting
population is of foreign born par
entage. The address emphasized
the fact that our large centers Of
population must be taken for
Christ or they will foreignize US.
DR.. Beck dWelt at some length
upon the work and opportunities
Of the Methodist Protestant
Church along the lines above in
dicated. He stated that it is
now working in about thirty
centers with encouraging sue
cass. In New York City the
,lurch is meeting with much
success. In another city the
population of which is largely
foreign he said the Methodist
Protestants have one church in
which a Thanksgiving service
was held and Nearer My God
to Thee" was sung in seven diff
ferent languages by the congre-
cation at the same time.
DR.. Beck told the conference
that the plan Of the board is to
90 into the centers Of population
and establish a church and then
work out in all directions, and
urged the needs of the board for
more money to meet its pressing
demands. He said the board is
looking to the different confer
ences for this money. The ad-
dress was highly appreciated by
the large congregation.
This was followed by another
strong address by Rev. Fred C.
Klein, d. D., of Baltimore, sec.
retary and treasurer of the
Board Of Foreign Missions. DR.
Klein is an interesting speaker
and always brings the confer
ence a helpful message. He laiC
great stress upon the fact tha
the destiny of a people is deter
mined by the religion they pos
sess. The East is in darkness
he said, because it has not tht
Bible The strong owe a duty t
the weak. The Bible is the reve
lation Of God. The hope of the
race is in bringing the human
mind into contact with divine
revelation. 1t was a foreign
missionary, he said, who frs
brought the Bible to us. and nov
God looks to us to carry it t
others.
The report by DR.. Klein of th'
work actually being done wa.
most encouraging to the mem
berS of the conference. He saiC
that the Methodist Protestan
Church is now working in tn,
most strategic points of the Eas
with encouraging results. Tn,
address was full of thought an(
valuable suggestion and wa
well received by the conference
By Thursday morning all tn,
members of conference, with tn,
exception Of a few who wer,
sick or otherwise detained. ha,
arrived, and by this time tn
body was thoroughly organizet
and down to regular business.
The conference opened Wit
the usual religious services. con
Quoted by Rev. {. 4. Cecil. Wit
prayer by Rev. I. +. Davis. Tn
part of the morning service tha
was ot most interest and Signit
lcance was the conference SCI
mon by Rev. 5. ". Taylor. 0
Littleton. The church was file
with people eager to hear tn
eloquent speaker OF the hour
The sermon was forceful. beau
tiful and sympathetic.
The text was from II. Con
5:S. The theme was. ''Th
Higher Aims OF the ChriStia
Ministry" The preacher har
died his subject we'll. dividing
into three divisionS-Glory of tn
Christian Ministry. which h
said meant eXaltation Of Chris
not self. and magnifying tn
saving and triumphant power {
Christ. He referred TO Paul ;
the great example in which tn
power was demonstrated. H
prayed that the ministers migt
go home with this power tn;
saved Paul. His next though
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