The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-12-15

give only 30 per cent of the popula'
tion to Protestant churches.
DR.. Doughty illustrated the differ
ent opinions held by church people
concerning missionary work. lie said
a Christian missionary went to China
and in his report demanded that ST.
OOO,O 900 be given toward missionary
! work in China. The board thrtS mp
its hands in despair declaring the
request could not be granted. But
the matter was referred to fifty
preachers and to fifty laymen The
preachers all decided to try $5O0,OOo
while the laymen votes solid for the
entire million. The laymen had stud
led the matter from every standpoint
and knew that it could be done.
Americans as Fighters.
"America's Position in the World
Battle" will be the subject of Mr.
Doughtys lecture today Yesterday
he took up the Challenge Of Great
Task" in which he pictured man in
his relation to great forces and op-
portunities and asks declaring that
man who Is really alive will rejoice
that 1t is given to him to relate him
self to Life's greatest forces and op-
portunities and tasks He presented
a condensed and swift survey of the
unfinished task of the church of Christ
boldly sketching the size of the task.
In his lesson was heard the cry that
IL flung out across the world to every
Christian man, including neglect, need
urgency and crisis. Quoting Acts xvii,
&C. God made Of one every nation Of
men" Mr.. Doughty declared that the
| unity Of the race is a great and SOL
emn truth. He said that if the gospel
had gone eastward instead OF west
ward that civilization would nave trar
eled that way.
America Must be Christianized.
"A primary missionary obligation IS
to purify the fountains out of whi31
the missionary stream flows said Mr..
Doughty. "Then unless there is a
genuine Christian civilization in AM
erica the influence Of America on the
non-C Christian world will not be life
giving.
Looking at the situation in the
United States we are confronted with
the fact that there are 34,796,G77 peo-
pie over 10 years of age who are out
side the membership of all the church
es. That in itself constitutes an enor-
nous spiritual opportunity and re-
sponsibility."
About immigration.
Before going into figures of foreign
countries whose fields challenge the
work of the missionary, Mr.. Doughty
said: God has written much history
in terms of migratory peoples. 1mmi-
grafton is compelling America to study
the languages, the history, the achieve
ments, the religions and tho character
istics of these multitudes of people.
Immigration is leading millions to
study the English language The min
Cling of races are challenging Amer
lea to demonstrate the trn,h of those
principles of freedom and democracy
of which such proud boast has been
made in days gone by"
Mr.. Doughty graphically described
conditions and fields for missionary
work in South America, Africa-in-
cluding Christian Africa-Pagan Afri-
ca and Mohammedan Africa; ASIA
including the Asiatic Levant, Tibet,
the Gibraltar of the non-Christian
world; India, the burning heart OF
Asia: Bhutan and Nepal, French lndio
China and Japan.
In conclusion, Mr.. Doughty said:
"Wil the Christianity or my church
go to the limit of devotion to the
plans of Christ? Accepting the great
opportunity with an unmoved confl-
dence in final victory, let every man
ioyously put his hands between the
Kings hands to follow Him forever.
When a Christian man has once un-
derstood what the call of Christ is,
and what moral and spiritua! demands
that call makes upon men, the only
possible attitude which real man
can take is obedience without debate.
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