The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-03-21


hymns by the choir and congregation
the scripture reading and earnes
prayers by DR.. c. F. Reid and Rev. F
II. Galloway, of Jackson; Mr.. Gallo
way, who presided, introduced DR.. w
w. Pinson, of Nashville, Tenn, mis-
sionary secretary.
| DR.. Prisons address was most con
vincing and showed thorough knowl
edge of his work. He declared "al
the world is a neighborhaad," and told
how God has given us the privilege OF
touching the whole world, while the
things done at this very meeting to
night, if sincere, will be caught up and
wrought and woven till it affects the
world. He showed mans duty to his
neighbor and said that the missionary
battle now going on, affects not only
| these workers, but those at home, too.
This Institute, he declared, will be a
failure, if it does not touch others in
this city-making them better
DR.. Pinson closed by proving that
all share the responsibility of the mis-
sionary. We, at home, are just as re-
sponsible. So is the church member
as responsible, if not more so than the
pastor-for the church is the mans
home, while the pastor is changed fire.
quently. The speaker urged the Insti-
tute attendants to go out and make an
impression on others, reminding them
that the missionary work is big enough
to command the greatest, biggest and
brainiest in the world.
DR.. Reid Spoke.
DR.. c. R. Reid. known throughout
the Southern Methodist church as the
most prominent lay leader, was the
second speaker and a fluent, fervent
one, inspiring his congartion with the
need of the missionary spirit at home
and of workers in the field. He began
by telling of the many open doors of
the Notwithstanding every man is
first missionary and last a mission
airy, no matter where he goes!
"This world is in a state of change
of transition; the old things are pass
ing and the change has set people to
thinking and they see vision of
Christ. He had almost been forgot
ten" said the speaker and later he
told of the first business of the church.
at is to give the gospel to the whole
world We have come to that place
where we recognize Gods purpose.
Jesus Christ Great Emancipation.
Jesus Christ is the Great Enamel
pator of the world! He sets men and
their lives free" continued DR.. Reid,
land we are all one flesh and one
blood and one heart, with one capacity
for suffering and for responding to the
touch of Jesus Christ"
DIR. Reid spoke eloquently o. the
great missionary movement in Korea,
where 25 years ago there was dark
ness, and then of the Laymen's Mis-
sionary Movement in other places.
Get Men To Work.
"The principal aim of the Laymen's
Missionary Movement is to get men Of
the churches to work. explained the
speaker, land there are some at work,
but where are the nine?'" he conclud-
ed dramatically. Stating that this
movement is not after money first, but
men to work, DR.. Reid concluded
Ministers And Laymen Personal---very.
Are Expected.
This meeting will be attended by
laymen from all the churches in the
district and those already arrived
were assigned homes last evening and
today among the Methodists of the
city.
A Popular Minister.
A popular and well-known minister
in attendance is Rev. Luke E. Afford,
now pastor of the Sumrall Methodist
church, but until the recent confer
ence, of Biloxi. Mr.. Afford, with the
layman from the Sumrall church, Mr..
D. R. Campbell, are the guests of Rev.
and Mrs G. H. Thompson.
DR.. c. F. Reid is the guest of Mr.. J.
NJ. Stevens; DR.. w. w. Pinson, of
Nashville, of Mr.. J. s. Turner, Sr. and
Rev. and Mrs. A. F. Watkins; Mr.. F.
H. Galloway, of Jackson, of Rev. ].
Neill; Miss Mable Head, of Nashville,
today and is with Rev. and
Mrs. A. F. Watkins Besides Mr..
of Sumrall, Mr.. Jno. A.
Yeager, of Seminary, was the only
other laymen to report last evening,