The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-26
MISSIONS
TAKES LOOK AHEAD
SINS FINDING OUT CHURCHMEN,
SAYS FOREIGN MISSION
SECRETARY.

Montreal, N c., July 25.--Dr. Egg
bert w. Smith. secretary of foreign
missions, made an interesting address
Tuesday night on foreign missions. the
special subject being Our Sins Find
ing Us Out" He said that while the
South has only 80 per cent. of the
population of the United States, we
have about 45 per cent. of the Pro-
testant ministers and Christians of
this country. OF every 1000 persons
in North Carolina Gncluding babies)
more than 400 are communing
church members; 412 in Georgia, and
$50 in South Carolina; while in China
only one out Of every thousand is a
COMMUNICATE.
/ China's need is 412 times Georgia s
need, yet Georgia has more than chree
times as many Protestant ministers as
the whole Protestant world has sent
to China There is one Protestant
church edifce in the South to every
319 persons, but we have kept more
/ than eight-ninths Of our contributions
! for religious work at home and sent
less than one-ninth across the seas.
! In the Southern Presbyterian church
we have 1882 active ministers. keep
/ ing 1875 at home and sending 1S9 10
the heather world. OF official help
ers, we have 10000 elders, II 600 dea-
cons and $4,000 Sunday school teach
ers--a total of $4,000 helpers-send-
I ing only 229 helpers across the seas
+ We have 312, 302 COMMITMENTS in the
Southern Presbyterian church. send
ing only 335 abroad as missionaries.
Sins Finding Out.
In our late war one out Of every four
In some states, one out Of every five
or six in others, went to the front
while in our Southern Presbyterian
church only one out OF every 933 goes
Ia Ia J. IL
said these sins were finding us out in
the small salaries of ministers and In
5ealousies among overlapping congre-
gregations, in the bunting Of our spir-
ftaa4 s+f4sibiiittes, lit the lack of moral
and spiritual development. and In the
lack Of the presence of Christ.
/ A large audience heard an address
by Dr. A. A. MoGeachy' Of charlotte
on the Need of Mission Work for Ne
gro Women" He affirmed 1t as his
belief that the future of the negro race
was dependent upon its women
Ninety-hve per cent OF them are dis
eased and more dangerous to us thar
a dog with rabies, The religion they
have can't do anything fer them. The
Christian white women of the South
may do something for them through
the church If they have quickcned
within them a new sense Of RESPONSE
bility for the salvation Of their sis
ters in black. why send missionaries
TO Africa when there is quite as much
immortality here at home? THESE
things ought we TO have done, and not
left the other undone."
| DIR. McAllistcr's Subjects.
/ Or. J. Gray McAlIister. OF Louisville
seminary. will conduct the Bible study
from July q to August !. and the fol
lowing will be his subjects:
4 Features and Teachings Of the
4 Book of Psalms.'
Messages from the Book OF
Esther"
Nehemiah: The Man and this
Book"
Between the Testaments: Facts and
Lessons
Matthew: The Gospel for the
Jews
Mark: Tho Gospel for the Ro-
mans"
Luke: The Gospel for the Gentle
! World"
John: The Gospel for the Chris
tan Church"
The New Testament Historian and
His Message for Our Day"
4 The New Testament Collection: A
Vital Question Asked and Answered q