Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-06-23
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THIS GENERATION
Object of The Laymens Mis-
sionary Movement of
the World
To The Laymen of the Churches of
the county, Gentlemen:

the county, Gentlemen:
AS you have heard through the pa.
pers and otherwise, meeting in the
interest of The Laymen's Missionary
Movement has been called to meet
here July 1916, opening with ban
quet on Saturday night, and closing
on Sunday night following. Distin-
guished speakers will be present, and
the exercises promise to be interest
ing and profitable throughout. The
details for the meeting are being
worked out by number of commit
tes, and the cooperation of every
church in the county is asked.
A brief explanation of the great
Laymen's Missionary Movement may
be of interest and benefit. We feel
sure, that if the wel-wishers of the
race understood clearly the purposes
of this, the greatest re ligious inter-
denominational moveme mt of all the
centuries, there would be no lack of
cooperation. These things will all be
explained in detail by distinguished
officers and speakers here at the
meeting, July 1916.
In brief, the motto of the Lay
mems Missionary Movement is "The
Evangelization of The World in This
Generation. =" To do this united,
concerted effort of all Foreign Mis-
sion Boards of all the denominations
was sought to be had, that all might
understand each other, and work to-
gether instead of independent
ly. Great meetings were called
of representative m n of
all denominations, and the whole
matter gone over from a purely
business standpoint, and the plans
worked out on a purely business ba-
sis. The number of unevangelized
countries, with population of each
being known, the number of evange-
lists necessary to reach them, and sal
aries needed to support the mission
aries, was easily ascertained. And
so, knowing the cold facts and having
the work before them, division of
the work among the denominations
was an easy task, as the ability and
strength of each denomination was
already known.
There are, in round numbers, 600
million people to be evangeized by
North American churches. These have
been divided pro rata among the
different denominations of the United
States and Canada. 1t is known Just
how many evangelists are needed.
One man to about every $4,000 peo-
pie is about the estimate. and the
cost about $1,000 per year for each
missionary, including all expenses,
which would require only about So. SO
per year from each church member in
the United States and Canada. Many
denominations are already giving as
much, and some of them more. The
plans, as can be seen, of this move
ment, if worked out, will prevent
any overlapping of work or duplicat-
ing of machinery on any particular
field. Each denomination-eac di-
vision of the Lords great army
will have it's own particular field
upon which to concentrate it's force,
not fritter it away by scattering over
wide territory, as is now being done
in many cases. The above statement
is all too brief and inadequate. Taze-
well needs information on this great
est of all movements, and this infor-
nation, with it's inspiration and up.
lifting influence can best be gotten
from the lips of the great speakers
who will be here on 1916 of July.
The men of the churches of the
county are appealed to, to be here
and to give this cause their hearty
support.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.