The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-01-25
SPLENDID MEN
TO SPEAK HERE
GREAT MISSIONARY CON-
FERENCE TO BE HELD
On TIE eth
MISSION HISTORY
Among the Visitors VIII Be Jno.
c. ClinkscaLes and DR..
E. M. Poteat
MISSION HISTORY

UNCONVENTIONAL Missionary Conference
the Indications now are that the meet
ing here will be productive of more
good than any similar undertaking
of recent years. The conference is to
convene on Tuesday, the 9th, and
will last through the 2Sth. The exer
cises will be directed by Prof E. =.
Gaines, Of the faculty of Richmond
college, Richmond, Va, while other
we'll known speakers to deliver ad-
dresses: will be DR.. E. NJ. Poteat, and
Frof. John G. Clinkscales. The mere
fact that the latter gentlemen are 10
be here should insure large atten
dance because they are both we'll
known all over Souh Carolina as be-
ing two of the most powerful speakers
In the State.
The conference is to be held in
Anderson at St. Johns Methodist
church, and those in charge of the
arrangements, W. w. Leathers, J.
Irwin Brownlee, l.. P. Smith and G. N.
{. Doieman, nave cone everything
possible to make all plans complete.
This movement is by no means con-
fined to any single church or denom-
ination. 1t is panned that every
denomination in the county and
church in Anderson county to take
a part in the work and all have bSen
urged to send large delegations and
Together With that every ..;a:ss.s.';1s ..:;a:ss..s5sf. "a
every church will be warmly wel4
coined, i if q! e
The promoters OF this effort. which
goes, under the nams OF the United
missionary Campaign" point out the
fact that scarcely one half of the
adult population OF America are
members OF any church. The Protes
tant churches have about .23 million
OF members in the aggregate, and the
Roman Catholic church reports atbour
IS millions including all baptized
children. This leaves about SO mil
lions OF people over 10 years of age
who are not members OF any chrreh.
included in this unchurched popula-
ton are a multitude OF foreign speak
ing people Of scores of different lam
guages.
There is hereby plenty Of room for
aggressive Home Missionary work oil
tho part CT all churches.
It 10 also time OF unusual oppor-
tunity to propagate Christianity to
to non christian nations. The foreign
missionary work carried on for the
past hun'ii ed years has Gaen OH, 1s
the principal causes OF the grcS {
"alges .; caking p,ac.: Ia Turaa,
Pcrsin, .ffja, Japa1. China amI
,otlier couGtri@s
q he foseig;i missionary ems 1rise
Has grown ;until II is tremendous
world wide business. IN which over
'24.UGDt a en SIT women .,.s:a -ins
are engaged and for which the pro-
testant churches of Chfistendom con-
tribute over so nifilion dollars t,nnu-
ally Of this total esllsy5 one ha,s come
from the United States which has
cauie to be recognized az the mnat
important single factor in the world
wide extension OF the Christian
faith
A native church of nearly three
milliona ofteommunicant members
has been built UP, with four millions
more of adherents. About six thou
sand OF these natives have been pre-
pared by long courses OF training for
the Chridtian ministry ana are now
obtained pastors OF their own peo-
ole. But from every field there
are calls for great advances. The
view OF these great needs the Home
and Foreign Missionary leaders Of
Ift1nited States and Canada are, etigag-
ing churches more generally and
moro fpisTS' In this missionary business.
They hGe rele ested ana secured the
f1aymsn's missionary Movement To-
take general charge ef me organl-
zass.sdn of the fiehs align. The
missionary Education Movement has
preoared an exhI6lt Of literature
which viii be ased at ell of the con-
tererseg. lasting two daya each. n
/ M ma az sIIIeH UuQS ToHn9 ~ fs pos-
sible Already. twenty four teams OF
the UniisSS States slones in addition
to several teams IA cshAda. scne Ss
these teams win condnct as many al
fertyi different conserences Several
teams have already begun the holding
Of conferences, apd all sections Of
the country. The total number os