The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-07-23
MEN AND. WOMEN
PLEDGED+T0BEC0ME
MISSIONARIES
REACHED AT EVENING
SERVICE.
motive OF MISSIONS
Love OF CHRIST FOR LOST
Rev. M. E. Dodd Arouses Missionary
spirt-Dr. sampey Places David
Above other Old Testament Charac-
ters-Rev. r. w. Weaver, Of NASH
e..
vile, Speaks Tonight. .ni-


The largest crowd that has attend
ed any service of the present encamp-
ment was present last night. In point
of numbers and in point of enthusiasm
and depth of feeling, it surpassed any
meeting of any encampment here.
Deep religious fervor stirred the whole
group of consecrated workers when
the fathers and mothers signified their
willingness for their sons and daugh-
ters to become missionaries and
preachers and when the young men
and young women pledged themselves
to go to work in Gods kingdom.
The address of the Rev. M. E. Dodd
was a presentation of the motive of
Christian missions. 1t was no attempt
to answer the arguments advanced by
those who oppose missions. 1t was
not an appeal for money to support
missions, neither was it an apology
for the founding and for the existence
ment of the reason which compels
men and women who have gained the
better life through Christ either to
consecrate their lives to missions or
to support others who have consecrat-
ed their lives by their prayers and
money. "et
Motives Not Material.
"The motive of missions is not the
material betterment Of mankind; for
some of the most wealthy nations
need missions; it is not the lack of
mental capacity that prompts mission
sionary movement, for the most intel
lectual countries need Christ" Mr..
Dodd declared. But it is the love Of
Jesus Christ in the hearts of men and
women who recognize the lost condi-
tion of mankind that constrains them
to carry and send the Gospel to other
lands" -...--.-
"Do missions pay" is a superlative-
ly irrevelant question when the souls
of men are concerned. One soul
brought into a higher knowledge of
life and God is worth a collection.
When we only consider the momen-
tary side of mission enterprise we are
leaving the spiritual and going to the
material.
"Paul's was the most brilliant intel
lect of his day. He could have made
a name high in the galaxy of the
worlds celebrities if he had wished.
But he laid all these possibilities aside
and gave his heart and time to hum
BILE ministry because of lost men and
women, which is the true missionary
motive" .........
Dan Crawford In Africa.
In order to illustrate his point, Mr..
Dodd told the story of Dan Crawford
and his wife who went into the wilds
of Africa to reach the poor sinful
blacks. He told the story Of how Mrs.
Crawford carried her child one thou
sand miles from the interior to the sea
in order that she might take the child
who was Ill, to England. After reach
ing England, she left the child with
his grandparents and hurried back to
Mr.. Crawfords side. For ten years
they labored without furlough and
without any white companions before
they saw this child again. Then they
came home on furlough to see the
child. After seeing the child and
after visit to the United States. they
turned their face to Africa to remain
3 there until death, working among
those who needed Christianity.
That's the missionary motive, the
power behind men and women which
. pushes them into the lives of Others"
the speaker declared.
David sampey's Favorlte.
The Rev. j. R. Sampey yesterday
talked on the life and character OF
David.
Or, sampey said that the story e