The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-02-13
LAYMEN HAD
BIG MEETING
Viewpoints Representatives Re
"a
turned From Chattanooga
Filled With Enthusiasm.

4 lie bhptlsl lIuylliSh naU great
meeting in Chattanooga last week
Viewpoints representatives returned,
literally boiling over with enthusiastic
Those who represented this place
were Rev. J. W. O'Hara, Rev. Will
Weaver, John Weaver, $. II. McSween
ana John NJ. Stokely.
The l4aymen voted TO meet IN Chat
tanooga, again next gear.
The follow ing resolutions were adopt
ed.
1.-THE Baptist laymen OF the South
ern Baplist convention assembled in
their First I.aymen's Missionary
Movement convention, at Chattanooga
February 3, and 6, express profound
gratitude TO God for marked tokens OF
Divine favor and for countless blessings
bestowed on all our southland.
With humility we would realize that
His favor is the Divine call to every
one of us TO give himself more unstint-
eddy TO manifold and sacrificing SER
Nicein His Kingdom.
-''How clearly does our God through
Ills providences of vasler wealth, of
greater influence in lndust rial and
commercial lines, and in world-reacn-
ing trade conditions, call upon all lay
men everywhere to stOully resist the
lure ofease, luxury and selfish pleas
ure, and to use these material means
in Christian heriosm OF self sacrifice
in liberality of giving, in planning
largely for the extension of his King
dom.
s'ReaiZing the insistent and increas-
ing needs OF our Lords work, shun-
ming the peril of III people of the pre-
yailing spirit OF c,ulmclciaiism, we
would call upon the brotherhood every
where TO Join with us in these resolu-
tions:
II We beseech all to give them
selves more fully to earnest, daily
prayer; TO rebuild and maintain the
family alter in The citadel OF the home;
to look carefully how we walk, not as
the unwise but as the children of God
redeeming The time, and usinc every
means of grace that we may rightly
employ these lavish gifts of our Cod
finally, to give God, and to the inter
esls of His Kingdom the supreme, the
first place in our lives.
- We urge upon all laymen the
close and persistent study of missions,
for knowledge begets interest, opens
the doors of opportunity reveals the
mind OF the Lord of the Kingdom.
"3 We plead for the early introduce
ton into every Baptist church, in
country and in town, of an approved
and business4likc system ofgivlng. We
recommend the use of separate or du-
pick envelopes for the church expenses
fund, and for the benevolence fund,
with a separate treasurer for benevo-
Ience, and all oil the aboveto be further
ed by wise commitleeon benevolence
III in each local church.
"a We recommend that laymen's
missionary committee be forced or ap-
pointed To each district associa, ion.
which committee shall arrange for Il
missions campaign among the local
churches, and that lavinen who are NJ
terested in missions be selected to visit
the churches, going two aud two until
each church within the association
shalt have been reached and enlisted.
80. We believe, that the universal
practice ola system in giving Is in
line with scripture! teaching, and that
giving ut least one.tenth of ones in.
come to thc lord is practical and pro,
ductive every gratifying results. We
therefore urge upon all our brethren
adoption Of the tenth as minimum
amount of proportionate giving thai
shalt recognize our stewardship in ad
ministering all our possessions AS unto
the Lord. -.
~ We deplore the marked aDsene,
of our laymen from our denomination
al meetings. Such meetings are tho
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