The Washington times., 1911-12-03
!! CAPITAL MEMBERS
Leave FOR TOUR OF
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!. WORLDS MISSIONS
j. I. Pyles and Brigadier
4 r General Hall Off to Join
Laymen Committee.
FOUR MONTHS TRIP
OF INVESTIGATION
Churchmen Seek Truth of Results
and Effect of Christianizing
the Heathen.

The missionary interests of the en-
{ tire non-Christian world are to pe un-
der investigation for the next four
months by committee of seven men,
pers, representing the International
Bible Students Association, who will
sail from San Francisco for the Orient
December u. .
John T. Pyles and Brig. Gen. w, p.
Hall, of Washington, two members Of
the committee, leave tonight They will
be Joined at st. Louis by the other
members of the committee, who are
the Rev. Charles T. Russell, of New
York; e. w. v. Keuhn, a grain dealer,
or Toledo; r. B. Maxwell, dry goods
merchant, of Mansfield, Ohio: DR.. l..
w. Jones, of Chicago: Prof F. Il.
Robinson. linguist. of New York.
( % me party expects to return March
heid at the Hippodrome. in New York,
a. which the committee will make its
'The investigation will be made for
the purpose Of ascertaintng the truth
about missionary interests" said Mr.
Pyles today. "If will be entirely with
out reference to sectarianism."
Eight Questions to Answer.
The committee has been directed to
cohduct Its investigation in such a man.
/, ner that 1t can answer eight principel
questions when the report is made
The first question is whether mission
ary work in foreign fields is being con-
quoted along christian business lines"
Inc personnel of the committee enl-
braces representatives of both busine IS
, and the church.. The definition of what
constitutes Christian business will lie
with this committee.
Inc committee also will investigate
question
bds are successful In reaching the
heathen, and inducing him to accept
Chrisstianity oisy Along with this will Le
the non-Christian to turn to the re-
!igion of Christ and how enduring are
the conversions after they have been
made. The committee will endeavor
to get much frsthand Information on
the attitude of the people in foreign
lands toward the missionaries them
selves and toward Christianity as a
The interesting question of whether
there Is prospect of foreign missions
becoming self-sustaining also will be
made the subject of inquiry. Along
sider what changes could be made In
methods of teaching and of financing
that would produce better results.
Where Money Goes.
To the layman, possibly the most in
teresting matter to be investigated Is
that of how much of the money sub
scribed in the thousands of churches
and societies in this country for home
missions ever reaches the heather.
AS an academic question, the commit
tee is expected to report on the prob
ability of the conversion Of the entire
world to Christianity in this generation,
the aim of the Laymen's Missionary
Movement, which is backed by an en-
dowment of $40, 900, 0OO
Mr.. Pyles said the investigation by
the Bible Students committee was en-
tirely Independent of tie laymen move
ment.
F'lom St. Louis the party will 60 to
San Francisco by way of Dallas, San
Antonio. and Los Angeles. EmbarkinE
at San Francisco on the steamer Shinyo
Maru. the party. will reach Honolulu
December -. Eleven days later they
Will be back in Yokohama They will
spend nearly week in Japan. leaving
Nagasaki January 4 and proceeding to
Shanghai. On January they will leave
Hongkong for trip to Manila. from
which they will return two weeks later.
Visiting Singapore. Panang, and Colom-
bo, Ceylon, reaching the latter place
Tehiuary !.
The Travancore district of India will
then be traversed. terminals on this
Part of the journey being Mardras, CAL
cutta. I'onlbay. and the port of Alden.
DISSEMINATING later at Suez, the Conf
lnittee will so TO Cairo. expecting to
reach that city March L. The itinerary
then will include SEQ Trip to Athens, a
land trip to Corinth, and another steam
er Journey to Patras. Brndisi Rome
Paris, and London are stopping points
on the list leg of the trip. Sailing from
England March %. the party will reach
fXa dQxy Lot