The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-03-09
SUNDAY MORNING
IN THE CHURCHES
The Baptist Church

The Baptist Church
Mr. Chas. H. Pratt. secretary OF
the International Laymen's Move
ment for the Southern States. was
assigned 10 speak al the Baptist
church and the folks NJ this church
say that they had the best speaker
in the city
Mr.. Pratt spoke first TO hun
dred men during the Sunday school,
hour and they were thrilled by his
earnest. impassioned plea for men
and money to go to the lost PEG
pie Of the earth.
At IL o'clock he addressed a
crowded house on much the same
theme. MIR. Pratt spoke OF the vast
sections OF the earth where the Cos
pei had never been preached. lie
spoke OF the shame that rested up
on the Christian men who allowed
the secretaries OF their mission
boards to pay thousands Of dollars
interest in this country for borrow
ed money necessary 10 Keep our
missionaries from starving.
He cited incident after incident
of heroic sacrifices made by men
and women in their giving to send
the gospel TO their brothers across
the sea
one of the most striking utter
ances was that God had not sem
men into this world 20 live. but "a
make a life
II was a fine service and pro-
foundly impressed the great congre-
cation.
Methodist Church
MIR. IA. II. MILAN. OF Washington
filled the pulpit az the Methocis'
church Sunday morning and was
greeted by a large congregation.
Mr. MILAN is well informed abou'
the Laymen's Movement, having
been in the campaign since its IN,
aucuraticn and was well equipped
to give Just what was necessary ,o
launch the movement in the church
He spoke Of the why OF the Lay
mems Movement. After shor'
history of the beginning OF the
movement he turned to the why OF
it The commission OF our LORD was
10 every man to 20 and disciple an
nations: there was no way TO shll'
the responsibility TO some others
every man was called TO do his part
and that IL was a mans JoD' tht
greatness Of the vision was ehous'
IN occupv the attention Of man. IT
fact no mind was large enough l'
take in the scope OF the movement
The speaker in torclDle
way drove home the Importance o.
men enlisting in this great WORK Oh
God. The surprise Of II all 10 MN
was that men. busy business men
would leave their work and 20 II
the interest Of this movement. JIG
could not understand why he was
doing it. Only, as MIR. Williams
stated at the mass-meeting Satur
day night. the spirit OF God NOV
ing. no.,
Mr.. Sweet2er sang a beautiful so
10 TO the edification and delight OF
all.
Presbyterian Church
The services at the Presbyterian
church Sunday morning In connecuo
with the Laymen's Missionary move
ment were OF an interesting char'
acter. Mr.. George Bryan, OF klch'
mond. delivered a very though'iu
address on the nature and results
of mission work He showed now
the enterprise was fully yindlcale'
\ by tho results of mission work ii
non-Cbristian lands and quoted th'
testimony OF a number OF dls'ih
guished and unprejudiced witnesses
who had seen for themselves suci
as President Taft and servants o
the l.. S. Government in the orient
as Ministers DENLY and Conger
The duty of every man to DO ms
mart in this great work, said the
sneaker was the verdict .
clear and incontestible facts. Here
was a task worthy Of men ana ina
made its appeal to strong, inteliigen
and loyal men. Competent witness
ee had gone over the ground an'
, made a personal investigation OF lh'
, actual conditions and OF the entir'
situation. and their testimony Wa
> that the evangelization Of the worn
was a task that could be and shoui'
he performed in this generation.
) Mr.. Bryan Is careful ali'
thoughtful speaker and he pressh.
? ed his subject in quiet ana ios'
cal manner that was very eilecliNe
, He held the undivided attention o
the large congregation, which wa
, deeply impressed by his logic
= St. George, Episcopal
large and attentive audienc
. gathered in St Georges church SUI
!. dav morning and listened with grea
interest to an address by DR.. ).
!. Howe. of Washington and Lee I'M
versity, Lexington.
: Dr Howe stated that in receh
I wears a new idea had come into IN
] missionary work, the idea OF CARR
; ing Christ's last command htera'l
I nv completing the evangelization q
0 the world in this generation.
:. The Edinburgh Conference las
a June was gathering OF delegate
a from every branch OF the Protestai
e church to consider plans to do IN
I work Among their conclusions "
I find the following: Vast as IN
t task may be, it is entirely feasiDi'
y The work should be completed !
lands where it has been begun, an
ebould he entered upon In the lahu
where as vet no work has been don
1t demands the cooperation
the entire church and will dpeen
on whether the church at home na
sufficient zeal. We have lett 10
much of the work to the women
| the church and it is time TOT IN