Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-20
HOME MISSIONS CAUSE
TAKES FORWARD STEP
Ono OF Special Subjects Of Interest
Considered at Presbyterian Con-
ference ut Montreal.
PROMINENT SPEAKERS HEARD
Attention Called to ScIf.Sacrificing
Work Of Homo Missionaries and
Earnest Pleas Made for Larger
Measure of Support.
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MONTREAL. N. c.. August 1o.-The
conference on home missions consti-
tutes n feature OF special interest on
the program Of the conferences of the
Southern Presbyterian Church at Mon
treat this summer. and as result Of
the messages of the speakers OH the
program, of the score or more home
mission workers fresh from their fields
OF labor. who came to the conference
for the special purpose OF telling the
church Of the needs of the fields and
of the result OF their work the past
year, the cause of home missions has
taken another forward step. and one
that VIII cause new realization Of its
Importance as cause and it's claim
for larger interest and support from
the church.
The program was arranged by Rev.
Homer Mcmillan. d. D.. Of Atlanta,
secretary of home missions. and Dr.
Mcmillan and Rev. S. l.. Morris d. D..
also of Atlanta. executive secretary Of
this cause. were the presiding officers
at the conference.
DR.. Mcmillan struck a high KEYNOTE
for the conference in the opening ses-
sion when he showed that of the en-
tire budget OF the church as Gesig-
mated by the general assembly only
81 per cent is apportioned to the cause
of home missions, and that OF the
amount collected for this cause the
past year 1t meant contribution of
only ! per cent a week per member
Tor the entire membership of the
church. He called attention to the
self-sacrihcing work of the home mis-
sionaries OF the church. men and
women, many of whom receive not
more than $40 per month for their serv-
Ices. and many of whom give back
to the cause the entire amount of their
salary in providing equipment.
WOULD DOUBLE SALARY
OF EACH MISSIONARY
DR.. Mcmillan said that If the church
would double its contribution to home
missions. the first thing he would want
to do would be TO double the salary of
each home missionary: the second
thing would be to provide them with
the right kind of homes in which to
live: and the third thing would be to
provide them with the right kind of
houses In which to teach and give
them proper and ample equipment for
their work.
Other prominent speakers who have
delivered addresses to the conference
are Kew. e. r. Erdman. D. D., of Prince
ton' New Jersey: Rev. Ernest Thomp-
son. ID. D.. OF Charleston. w. Va, and
Rev. j. l.. Bachman. D. D.. of Sweet
water. Tenn; and the conference SER
mons were delivered by Rev. ]. NJ.
Wells, D. D.. Of Wilmington, y. c., and
Kew. j. S. Foster. D. D., OF Birmine-
ham. Ala.
One session Of the conference was
devoted to the consideration of the
Work OF the women for home missions.
ana In this connection Mrs. w. C.
Winnsoorough gave an interesting ac-
count OF the training school for negro
women. at Tuscaloosa, Ala, and told
vi the encouraging outlook for the scs-
SION or this school for the present year,
which opens in September
Special interest conferred also about
the sessions of the conference occunied
with account of the work of home mis-
sions among the negroes. and that of
the work being accomplished in the
mountain schools conducted under the
supervision OF the executive committees
OF home missions. The needs of these
special phases OF the work of home
missions were clearly set forth. and
strong appeals were made 10 the
church to meet these needs and hasten
tho accomplishment Of the larger work
OF this cause. Frequently during the
conference facts were emphasized IN
support OF the assertion that tho
great task Of foreign missions Is on
the home field" and that the quickest
way to save the world is to save
America" II was shown that OF the
lo2.ooO.O0o people in the United States
about 100000 are Protestant. Is.