The Washington herald., 1915-08-22
IN THE. REALM OF RELIGION

book on Christian doctrine prepared es
pecially for mixed schools.
1T would seem clear to a straight
thinker that the only true American wa,
to solve this truly American problem II
to put religion into the curriculum just a.
soon as the necessary preliminary step:
can be taken.
In the name Of the democracy whose
welfare is interlocked with the highes
hopes of mankind: in the name Of loyalty
to American history, American law
American institutions. and American
ideals: in the name of fidelity to the true
functions of the public school: in the
name of the children, the real bene
ficiaries of the States solicitude: in the
name of education and the name of pure
and undefiled religion, We appeal for the
introduction Of this vital subject as a
required study in the compulsory courses
of our public institutions"
A satisfactory and convincing affirma.
tive answer to the question, DO missions
pay?" has recently been given by the ex.
perience of a Boston man who sent his
check for $500 for mission work in Foo
chow. South China. This sum. as report.
ed in the Missionary Herald. supported
four Chinese pastors and preachers. One
, of them is the minister of a church seat
ing 800 people, where he breaches to al
least 200 every Sunday. Twenty-eigh,
people united with the church in ten
months Two OF these pastors organized
Bible classes. one of them bringing into
the church fifty men. Another visited
the cities where the meetings that fol
lowed up the work of Sherwood Eddy
were held. and to date $3.50 people have
decided to study the Bible. Besides sup
porting these four native pastors, this
fund of $500 supported eight theological
students. This Boston business man
thought that missions do pay and ne
smilingly sent in his check for another
$500.
With reference to the missionary cam
paign which is to begin in October and
will eliminate in a national missionary
congress in Washington, April 26 to 80,
1916. it is said that every important mis-
sionary agency in the country. home as
well as foreign. is cooperating with the
Laymen's Missionary Movement in the
organization and conduct of the cam
paign Several denominational laymen' s
movements and other affiliated organiza-
tons are making special PLANS to reap
the benefit of the campaign in their own
churches and among their own men.
The main detectives of the campaign
a
and Americas enlarged responsibility; to
study the missionary progress of recent
years: to project plans looking toward
the accomplishment of our whole mis-
sionary duty: to emphasize the adequacy
of the gospel to meet modern social con-
ditions; to increase the spiritual power
and efficiency of the local church: to Sc
cure the general use of the best methods
of missionary education and finance; and
to inspire laymen to take their part in
the extension of the Kingdom of Christ.
Convention committees have been or
CaniZed. or are being formed in all of the
cities where conventions are to be held
and these will have the aid of an eX
perNnced executive secretary for several
weeks prior to the date of the conven-
ton. II is proposed that a campaign of
education shall be conducted in connec-
ton with the work OF promoting and or
ganizing the conventions. and that the
executive secretary shall remain on the
field. wherever possible. for several weeks
following the convention, to direct the
carefully planned work of conservation
and extension. In connection with the
educational side of the campaign there
will be a wide distribution of practical
missionary pamphlets and other litera-
ture.
In the cities where conventions are to
be held and in the immediate territory
there are $500 churches. There are al
most as many more churches in the out
lying sections Of the seventy-f1ve conven-
ton districts. each of which covers
wide area, in some cases an entire State.
So far as possible all the churches in
each convention district will be invited TO
send their best men to the convention as
delegates, and there is no INIT to the
number Of delegates from ssurch. Eacn
convention will last from { 10 to three
days. The programs will be Educational
and inspirational. and the topics will be
grouped about the main detectives.
Billy Sunday has been holding evan
gelstic meetings in San Francisco this
summer. II was thought that the pres
ence of thousands at the great exposi-
ton gave opportunity for effective evan
gelistic work. AS vice president of the
committee having the matter in charge,
Dr.. Charles F Aked, OF the First Con-
Eregational Church had been interested
in the enterprise. He resigned. however.
after listening to the sermons for
awhile As reported by the Christian
Century, Chicago, DR.. Aked said. Il
must he free to say that there is no such
God as he pretends, no such Christ no
such heaven and no sucn nell-and that
cannot compromise my POSITION as
of Jesus Christ Billy Sunday
left San Francisco very indignant at the
turn events had taken, and made his way
to Los Angeles. This closes his work at
the Western seaport.
The Union Theological Seminary. in |
connection with a summer session at Co |
umbia University. held a summer con- |
ference on religion at which some of the |
most eminent men on the Union faculty |
spoke The sessions were we'll attended |
and the conference is likely to become |
part OF the Union program.