The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-03-14
GREAT INTEREST
At CONVENTION
Helpful Addresses Being
Given at Each Service.
SERVICES THIS EVENING
THIS EVENING
Everyone Invited to Even
. ing Services.
Talks by Returned Missionaries nj En-.
worth Tonlghi--Inspiring Address
&c and Interesting DIscourses to he
delivered.

The opening session of the Lay
mems missionary convention for the
Delaware district. Central Ohio con-
ference. which was held at the Ep-
worth iMthodlst Episcopal church.
Monday. evening, was one of great in
terest and helpfnlness. one hundred
delegates from different parts of the
district are In attendance. i'm addition
to fifty delegates from the local M.
n. churches. banquet was given
from. seven ito. eight o'clock in the
basement OF the church. and was fol-
lowed by a number of interesting ad-
dresses.
The Present Emergency" was the
subject of the opening discourse. and
was delivered by DIR. r.. Richards Of
Africa. DIR. Richards presented his
subject in forceful and direct man
ner. He brought to the minds of his
hearers the great need of missions.
the lack of money to carry on the
cause and the fewness of laborers in
the feds that are white unto harvest.
Following DR.. Richards, Rev. IL. B.
Caldwell talked along the same line
giving a number of helpful sugges-
tions by which these emergencies may
be met and overcome. He urged the
Christian workers to We ever on the
alert to help on the great work at
their every opportunity and to for
ward the movement of Christianity by
earnest cooperation Jand Christian
zeal.
Or. ]. C.. Floyd, assistant secretary
of foreign missions of Chicago clos
ed the evenings program with talk
on ''The Pastor as a Leader" Dr.
Floyd spoke first of the calling of the
pastor to be leader, first by the call
of God, and next by being ordained
preach by the church. He gave
a comparison of the work which has
been done. He also spoke of the
great increase in the business of our
country since the growth of mission
ary work and the part which the pas
tor has to play in the mission work
of cache hurch.
The Tuesday morning services were
opened with devotional services led
by Rev. T.. r. McCammon, pastor OF
the william street church at Dela-
ware. Ohio.
DIR. Floyd gave the first address OF
Tuesday morning which was a con-
tihuation Of his address o fthe night
before, "The Pastor as Leader Dr
Floyd enlarged on the great sphere
of usefulness upon which the pas
tor enters in each new charge lie
spoke OF the great influence of the
minister not only as a teacher OF
Righteousness in his own pulpit but
as a potent factor In the public life
of q community.
Mr.. ]. c. Balm. of Marion was as
signed II discuss the topic "The
Standard Missionary Church" Mr. |
Balm said: "The hour has come when |
Cod lays a full share OF responsible
ty upon the hearts and consciences OF
the Christian Laity This work has
been. delegated TO the Laity of the
church because no other power Is
available that can meet the emer-
gencies of the great task. The MOD
ern Iayman Is particularly a business
man. If the spirit of evangelization |
IL to keep pace with the world wide |
movements 1t must come under the
Irresistible power of human enter
prise, 1t must come under the magne-
tic touch, of modern business men |
we. as laymen must cheerfully accept |
the responsibility. which the intense
eommercialism of the day makes es-
peciarly imperative"
"The Weekly Offering" was next
discussed by ijenator Hypes. The |
speak said "mlssionary offerings have |
often been understood as weakly Of |
ferings instead of weekly offerings |
Methodists should spell 1t weekly |
Weekly offerings are both Scriptural
and educational, and they tend TO
conserve the gifts for both current |
expenses and benevolences. BY means
of the weekly offerings we are enabl-
ed to send the monthly remittances
70 the benevolence boards, and to
meet the demands which other wise
would have to be met by borrowing"
]. J. Hulse, of Upper 'Sandusky |
smoke on "The Every-member Cam
yass." Mr.. Hulse stated that the sort
of canvass, is the crucial feature of
each missionary movement. The
speaker showed the great need and
the usefulness of this movement In
the Delaware district and said that |