The Washington times., 1916-04-27
MISSIONARIES ARE
At White HOUSE
President and Mrs. Wilson
Hosts to Visitors to National
Congress.

President and Mrs. Wilson were the
Missionary Congress this afternoon ut 9
reception given at the White House to
which all the delegates and their wifes
were invited.
The delegates assembled In the East
Room where the President and Mrs.
Wilson greeted each Of them.
Immediately after the reception the
third session of the congress was called
TO order by Chairman James M. speers.
of New York, at Continental Memorial
Hall, The afternoon was devited TO
hssns the present &, day apgss
The appeal was presented for the MOS
sasre %Ur,a oi i the American board Of
commissioners for foreign missions; for
the Hartford School OF Missions; for
thirty years q missionary In India; for
the Buddhist world by 8. Harrington
Littell. seventeen years a missionary TO
China Of the Protestant Epi s,S %S
Bishop Francis J. :, Mcconnell. OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church.
Million-oDllar Age.
A. y. Cory. formerly q missionary to
China and at present secretary Of the
Men and Millions Movement OF the
Disciples OF Christ, sounded the key
note of the missionary movement, he
that this IL mllion-dollar age and
needs million-dollar men.
Mr.. Cory was ono " the representa-
tives of tho several religious denomina.
lions engaged in misri6nary work who
reported at the morning session of the
congress- what had been accomplished
and sueRested what could be done upor
this basis. Mr.. Cory's remarks were
addressed particularly to the business
mon In the church. he seij. He wanted
great turlntss concerns to take up tho
work Of organizing the great church
work. He said thiG could be dyle and
II. L. Clark, one of the prominent lny.
rnne Of tho Lutheran church. reporting
for his denomination. spoke OF the need
of business mon In the missionary
movement; He said that. group OF
eran church have revolutionized the
system OF work among the laymen and
tho raising OF money for missionary
work. He sugEested that every demon.
nation secure q similar group.
Fisher Taken Change.
The morning session was opened with
devotional exercises conducted by pavid
.McConnughy. of New York. secretary
Of the Every Member Play of the Pres
byterlan church. Chairman James Nj
6peers introduced Fred p. Fisher. as.
scciate general secretary OF the Lay
mans Missionary Movement to take
charge Of the meeting.
DR.. John NJ. Moore. secretary of tn,
Baptist Forward Movement, was tn,
leading to the establishment Of definirs
systematic missionary educational wori
In tho Baptist Church.
John w. Wood. secretary of the board
OF missions Of the Protestant Episcopal
Church. told OF the advance made by
the Episcopal Church IN me last ten
years. He said the missionary contri.
button Of his church had increased from
$4,000 to n.6H.ooo annually in ten years
Give Abundantly.
Charles A. Rowland. secretary of the
Laymen's Missionary Movement of the
Southern Presbyterian Church. told OF
the movement among the churches tc
Give as much to mission work as they
spend on themselves There are q uum.
Der OF such churches. He spoke ais OF
the individual laymen who were work
One iayman. he said, is supporting an
entire mission in oKrea. with thirteen
missionaries. The same man supports
missions In Cuba and Africa.
DR.. George Heber Jones. of the Meth
odist Church. gave a. statistical state
ment OF the work that had been done
among the Methodists during the last
ten years and of the systematizing OF
tho work. He paid special tribute Ia
the leadership of Col. Elijah r. Halford
9. Earl Taylor, and Fred b. Fisher, In
the work that has been done. w. p
Schell told of the work In the Pres.
byterisn churches Of the North.
President Hears Address.
President Wilson was one Of the mos,
interested in the audience which at.
tended y the inaugural session las,
night during the course OF the re-
markable address by John X
Mott. general secretary OF the Y. M
C. A. on the missionary responsibility
falling upon American laymen through
the war in Europe.
Mr.. Mott is> the practical workinl
head OF the YIN. C. A. Throughout
the world. and has been instrumental
In the establishment OF or the promo
ton of work in established branches o.
the organization in every country o.
Europe. Asia, Africa, South America
and In the United States.
He made a complete survey OF Eu
rope after the war began. visiting the
battle lines Of both contending factions
tion. HIS experiences with the troopi
on the battle lines. in the hospitals, anC
In the training camps were recited q
show the needs OF the present situation
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