The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-26

RICHMOND, VA, WEDNE
i amount would support twenty mig
/ sionaries on TIE held each year.
As one OF the best means to bo
| adopted in liquidHtiny the foreign mis-
! SION debt. tho board suggested the
prompt payment Of the apportioumeut
+ 81 money Tor foreign missions by the
churches Attention was called 10 the
/ TACT mat in many churches this pay
ment is delayed until Il short time be
! Tore the meeting OF the southern Ban
J tlst convention and oil this account.
( ~ Was shown in this connection that
although six months Of the prcscu,
! convention year have passed, the Gem
eral Association OF Virginia has paid
ohIF Sit'Vo of its apporlionmcut for
b ioiclSn missions. leaving 31o.oop TO uc
! rlid during the remaining six months
pr smith spoke OF three things es-
rccially as essential to the success Of
IN" work of foreign observation-disclosures
SPIRITUAL III" as expressed In PRAYER
peln. the basic principlc. interest
"h'cil is created as the result Of in
formation and sermons and address".
lof pastors.
Speaking Of III, interest created as
the result OF Information. Or. smith
( commended the books magazines and
tracts issued 10y the mission board
ais" the use OF the secular press as a
channel for the dissemination of mis-
SioharS information He said that
already arrangement had been made by.
ia" board u use 1000 daily and week :
~ papers in this way. ana that th..
use 81 those papers is proving to be
most Naluabl" as the means OF giving
"l"" circulation regarding the work OF
southern Sapists in foreign missions
~" spok" also az IN" value of the
weekly offering and the cvery-rncmher
canvass, and called attention to tho
large results attained In foreign mis-
SION work hy the Southern presbyter-
Ian Church and tn. Methodist Episco.
pal Church. south, ~ the result Of the
use Of these methods
When concluding his address D,.
Sinith said Il is II precise Importance
mat pastors and people lay the cause
i"i foreign missions on their hearts
and that whom they do the cause Will
not lack succ"ss He sal this is Mood
Cd more than greater Organization. and
SAID that tho advance In tho work must
be made on the knees
I Or. Fay smoke especially of tho Jud-
son Memorial fund, and said that this
special fund tor missions is In no way
TO Interfere with the regular ccutribu-
tons OF tho churches for the general
cause Of foreign missions Most poo
pie. however. he said arc glad 10
mako special contribution TO this
: cause.
| To Increase Interest.
Continuing his remarks. Dr. Raw said
that the foreign mission board could
not send special representative 10
every church in tho interest OF the
hudson Centennial, but that special cf-
/ tort would bc made TO enlist increased
interest by means OF missionary litcra-
turc, posters and missionary commit
! tees. II" spoke also Of the objection
some people make TO giving money to
/ foreign missions upon the ground that
/ itrSosts such = large per cent OF It to
seiM II 10 tho foreign Held. ana said
this vas an erroneous conception. as
the cost of transportation is not nm
/ Reasonable.
/ pr. Ea! said that he was especially
desirous for Southern Eaptists to make
/ X possible for the lives OF missionaries
to be used IN that way in which they
/ viii count for the n,.st, and said thar
| IN order for this TO he done enough
missionaries must DC placed on the field
/ so mat The strength OF all may be
economical. Missionaries he said
| should not be sent to the field for
inart%rdom, but for >-rvicc. and their
strength should he preserved in order
mat the service they give TO the church
may be lengthened. He spoke then of
| the need of more mission schools and
sara tAat every argument that is made
IN the interest OF Christian education
III me United states would need to be
multiplied many times in order to Civ.
me proper conception OF the need for
! Christian education in China
! opeaklHG with special reference to
me Judson Centennial equipment fund
! pr Kay said that the Southern Baptist
| convention. AZ its meeting in NAV. lalo
called upon Southern :iaptists 10 giya
Sl.2jo,coo for the equipment Of ma
work fostered by the foreign mission
hoard. the fund TO be distributed as
! follows: $4,000 for general equipment
"t churchcs. missionaries homes and
hospitals 100000 for publications.
$Soo.ooo for missionary schools of All
kinds.
y period OF three years WAS nxad =.
/ the time in which pledges are 10 hn
taken for this fund The name Judsor
Centennial. he said, was given TO tho
movement In celebration OF the Tooth
anniversary of the sailing Of Adoniran
/ Judson, the first American missionary.
! 10 Il foreign mission field. The mission
hoard felt, he said that the magnitude.
/ Oh TINS movement was gifted hy the
urgent need FOR the equipment OF mis-
slnharics now or the held and felt like
wise that nothing short OF a large pro-
gram such as it proposed 10 make the
hudson Centennial fund. could propcr-
" commemorate the missionary shirt
OF Judson and take care of the dis
/ tresSinG needs OF the field. The sue
cess of the movement, he said. will helm
southern Baptists to find their place.
! III the world wide CHARACTERIZATION, that
/ II VIII also increase several-fold the
efficiency of the missionary force now
on the field and will contribute largely
toward the training of a native lead
crship.
/ : The success OF the Iudson Centennial
fund, he said. would depend largely
upon the sentiment in its favor in the
church in the HON. land
The general association contributed
! $4,000 to foreign mission last year
DIR. Smith spoke again TO the report
and said that if only 1000 Southern
! Baptist churches would contribute reg
uitrly $50 month TO foreign missions
! the foreign mission problem OF the de-
nomination would be solved. This he
said. would require only nifty members
[ of each of these churches To contribute
| only - cents a week to this cause.
Other speakers 10 the report on foreign
mission were DR.. J. T. Henderson and
/ Rev. y. g. Cree, H. u Dr. Henderson
made special appeal 10 the laymen of
the church TO aid in making Il success
OF the Judson Centennial fund. and
urged the men of the strong churches
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