Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1912-12-11
LAYmEn's CONVENTION CLOSES.
400 Attend Banquet. Future Plans Made
tor Missionary Work.

The Laymen's banquet in the
Clark building. Salisbury, Wednes
day night was without . douot
the biggest Of its kind ever held
in Salisbury. About 400 attended.
The banquet was quite . success.
IA. B. ealee5y had the supper in
charge and it was served by the
ladies of Salisbury. The Sails
bury Band was present.
Three talks were made and
NJ uch interest was taken in the
meeting. Col. E W. Halford
made a strong address on the sub
ject of "America's Unique Oppor-
tunity in the Orient" Rev. W.
II. Hudson spoke on the work in
China and j. Campbell White
made fne address on missionary
work, having for his subject
"Wheu Will the World be Evan-
gellz sd?'
The session Thursday afternoon
was held at 2 80 with J. Campbell
White presiding, Addresses were
made by Rev. W. h. Hudson of
China, W. E. Doughty, Archdea-
con W. II. Hardin and Calvin
Moss. A denominational confer
ence was held from 4:80 to 5
O'Clock.
The closing session opened at
7:45 with II. A Rouser presiding.
Addresses were made by l.. B.
Padgett. W. E. Doughty, J. Camp
bell White.
At the Missionary Lsymen's
Conference held Thursday after
noon a profitable discussion on
"Wnat shall we undertake to dc
in this city aud oounty to develop
an aggressive Missionary spirit
among all the churches?"
Resolved. That this Confer
ence recommends and request
each Salisbury church to appoint
looal Missionary COMMITTEES of
three men, and that these com
mittees form an interdsnomina,
tional cooperative body for the
furtherance of town and county
Missionary enterprises.
The present Missionary Com,
mittee- will retain its existence
until the larger COMMITTEES organ
ICES. =
PROPOSED CoNvEvTI IN Policy,
Whereas. about two out Of
three of the population of the
United States are still outside
the membership of all Christian
churches, whereas,
2-Two cut of three people il
the world are living IN non.Chris
tian lands and the great maj ority
of these people are beyond the
reach of the aggregate missionary
forces of Christendom, as at pres
ent distributed; whereas,
3-Two out of three of the
church members of North A..
ca have not yet begun to g;v0 y
to work that these needs may be
met, therefore, be it resolved:
THAT We give ourselves to
prayer and personal effort that
the whole membership of the
church may be seriously enlisted
to plan and to pray to give and
to work for the extension of
Christ's Kingdom throughout the
world.
2-That We approve and accept
the methods emphasizedbv the
Laymen's Missionary Movement,
especially,-
(a)-An active missionary com
mittee in each church.
(b)-Systematle and thorough
missionary information and edu
cation.
| (c)-The weekly basis for mis-
s'onary offerings with supplement
tary thank offerings at Appropriate
times during the year.
(d)-The annual every-mem ber
canvass for missions
(e)-Habitual prayer for indi-
vidual missionaries and that their
number may be largely increased
3-That each church represen.
tative in this convention be urged
to carry through an organized
every-member canvass for mis-.
sions and benevolence at the earl.
sert possible date.
5-That there be simultaneous
month of missionary education in