The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-02-03
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Five Audiences Were Address
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Told Of Great Need Of Mission
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The coming world campaign of
missionary evangelism was given a
tremendous impetus yesterday when
DR.. Chas. E Bradt of, Chicago ad-
dressed five audiences on the plan
and, the purpose. of the conferences.
While Fargoans have expected that
the missionaries and speakers who will
be brought to the city will be men
of international reputation it was not
known that so many countries would
be represented or that such large
number of lecturers would be pres
ent at various times during the cam
paign. Great interest was aroused
in the literature which will be given
to every member of the world study
class. The volumes are all handsome
ly bound and contain vivid deScrip-
tons of the missions of the various
denominations that will participate in.
the, campaign,
Dr. Bradt's first address was at the
Presbyterian church where he unique
ly compared the cause of Christ to
that of trial at court. The church
is the court, the attorneys for Christ
ers, the witnesses those who are his
disciples, The whole o1se," said
DR.. Bradt, can be fairly tried and
just verdict given only when it Is
laid before the world, which is the
jury"
At noon DR.. Bradt was taken to the
First Baptist church where he desCrib-N =
ed the great Baptist missions in
China and in particular the Baptist
Presbyterian Union church at Han
koW.
DR.. Bradt was then taken to the
First Methodist church where he ad-
dressed a union meeting of the adult
Bible class and the Mars club. At
this meeting he very eloquently told
of the duty we. owe to those who have
never heard of the religion of Christ
and the efforts which are being made
to carry 1t to them. He urged the
members of the two clubs to bend
every effort to hear from the lips of
the missionaries themselves the re-
suits of their work in other lands y
At o'clock he addressed a large
mems meeting at the Y c. A.
He told how the world had been made
better because of the work which the
missionary had done. How the mis-
sionary did not stop with the teach
ing of religion but sbettered the lives
of the people by. improving sanitary
conditions. their morals and govern
ment.
AT ~ 30 DR.. Bradt occupied the pull
pit in the First Congregational church
where he brought out the significant
fact that although there are 1000, ,0O0,-
900 people who have never heard the
name of Christ there is only one mis-
sionary to every 10000 He describ-
ed the awakening of China to the in
fiuence Of the christian religion as the
leaders in the revolution were chris
tians.
= At the conclusion of this service
DR., Bradt conferred with members of
the various committees regarding the
work to be done next week and ex-
pressed himself as immensely pleas
ed with the progress made this far.
DR.. Bradt left last evening for Chi
cago. ...~-.r
Altogether 1t was busy day for DR..
Bradt,s but the enthusiasm he created
for the coming campaign, the interest
aroused in the work which Is to be
done proved the wisdom of the COM
mittee in securing him to visit the
churches of the city. DIR. Bradt is
an eloquent speaker, full of enthusiasm
and a genius at organization. The
task which he has before him, that
of interesting the whole of the United
States in the cause of missions is
big one but there is no doubt that
the work will be epoch making in it's
character. ..... .a