The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-22

- China may furnish world
n tho YEARS TO come. but
5S1 en- onfy ofrer fts need. The
- danger threatening Africa to-
~ the peril OF Islam, which u
Sufnx down upon that great and
- eontinent, The ONLY pro-
5f5571IS = \ lire of missions stretching
~ - to sea.
- blacklist page in human his
- said. Il that which tells of the
f8ats3m alave trade Europe lis as re-
175n4ble for this as is America. the
Sr4h - much as the South. Every
32Sppn shin that left the African coast
ot1d be matched by a mission ship
8nf 10 carry the gospel of salvation
&sS65 Inc dark continent This address
1Goe most powerful plea Tor the re-
notion Of THE worlds slum."
&xfe1nm" was the subject OF the next
83aker. Rev. Chas. r.. Watson, OF
T5hafndclphia. secretary of the United
board of foreign missions.
f4N aid: I'VE have q God who de
& 4Iehfs in impossibiiites. II this were
Il yssst true, II would be useless for us
az turn to Islam with the hope OF
%evercoming 1t. This is the most
ssStdespread OF all non-Chrlstian re-
#lteipna 1t is the most dangerous, ne
#<luee Ii is the most aggressive IN i's
u nfexson efforts. This condition grew
Emit OF the neglect of the early church'
and its missionary apathy.
There are ESQ zoe, 0a0 of the Mo-
Ehnmmedans Some of these are under
SHE nag of the United States in the
spAtlippines He told of the WONDER
ssxui way in which one country aiter
1 another had ben able TO throw off the
5000 ~ that greatest Mohammedan
/ es0untry Turkey. 10000 eco OF people
9.ave been able to free themselves from
&ats oppression.
The Western spirit is doing much
A Ia change conditions, he said ana Inc
greatest of all these influences Is the
II gospel carried by the missionaries
I The doors arc all open and 600 is
1 calling his church to enter in ana win
4 theee people Of Islam. Now is the time
ito go in. he ended.
Have Lively Debate.
In the Northern assembly To-Day
Il Ecneiderable amount or time was was
s$sSpent in the discussion OF resolution
$# "A the board Of church extension. n
u law wears ago Mr.. John s. Kennedy
g In 10 this board fund of So. geo, QUO
This money is invested ana the
anferest used. The proposition pc
@2ure the assembly was to set ASIDE
1900. 600 of this money TO be used as
#a loan fund to aid weak churches In
ERECTING houses of worship. Fer rea'
&1ons which an outsider could not gel
E&at the matter was very houy fousht
h Strung language was used more thaf
81 once in the debate which was after
Ewards Withdrawn or explained away
b The debate brought about sharl
exchange between Charles f. Thomp
Il son and DR. Arson Aterbery. of New
YORK DIR. Thompson charged tina
4 the most persistent opposition to IN
Inerxing Of the fund came from tn
b secretary of the board
Moderator Stone shattered his gave
u lii interrupting and reminding Doc
Tors Thompson and Aterbery that per
eonAIfties would not be permitted.
n The report was submitted will
Recommendations that the board ex
4 ercise great care in granting aid 4
churches.
Endorsement was given the hom'
mission board by the practically nm
animous adoption of the report of tht
4 standing committee on home missions
The report paid communication Il
the policies and the work of tht
board Included in the report was &
resolution calling upon President VII,
son to forbid the wearing of "A badge
Or uniform distinctive of any religious
denomination by the teachers in gov
eTnment schools
All the mem ers of the home mis-
aiun board, whose terms expired THU
year were reelected. with the ex
eeption of Rev. s. j. Nichols, re
signed. His place was left vacan
Il temporarily.
4 Clean Hill of Health.
Charges OF malfeasance in office and
# uHurpation OF authority by the home
\ mtssion board of the Northern body
n ut Presbyterians were repudiated in al
VI Impressive address by general score
tzry of the board, DR.. Charles l.
Thompson. He said:
II thank God we have been given
clean bill of health"
The board of home missions was
HI defended by DIR. Maitland Alexander
u OF Pittshurg, who submitted the re
port Of the standing committee or
home missions.
There was vigorous opposition to
II resolution recommending that "durtnf
Or following each sermon pastors
I should make an appeal for the i'm
mediate acceptance. of Christ as thu
sinners personal Savior" The resolu
tion was adopted.
The United Presbyterians voted t,
Il hold their 1914 assembly in Newcastle
4 Pa
The United Presbyterians late thi
afternoon voted to erect $500. 90
Il memorial church in Washington L
n net ~ sentirel In national affairs.
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