Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-20
SAYS MISSIONS SAVE
MORE THAN CHURCHES
Pastor Of Bethany Declares Lit
tie Gospel Halls Rescue Those
Churches Don't Want
CONVENTION OPENS HERE

Gospel missions were given credit for
saving fifty per cent moro people than
the churches of the country by the Rev.
George F. Pentccost. pastor of Bethany
Presbyterian Church. He was one of
the speakers at the opening session of
the annual convention of the Inter.
national Union of Gospel Missions to
day in the Chambers Wylic Prcsbytcr.
ian Church. Broad street below Spruce.
Too often.' said Doctor Pentccost,
we judge tho value of painting by
the price paid for it, but we don't al,
ways consider the price paid when we
consider the value of the so called down
and outs of our community. We see lily
clad folk, dirty, hopeless. and we CON
slider them waste The Lord asks what
we think of them and we say, mot
much We forget that for these our
Saviour gave his life to show us the
value of human souls.
Some one asked me why those people
didn't come to church. It's principally
because We don't want them. We look
at them and shake our heads. They're
smelly and dirty. We don't want them
in our clean. now churches. And they
are too proud TO come.
Proudest Among Poorest
The proudcst people are TO be found
among the poorest They won't be pa
troni2cd
That is why the mission has its
place and why your work counts for
so much
Fl. +. Paiscly. treasurer of the Phila-
delpha and Reading Railway, compared
the gospel mission workers with the
engineers who figure out means to con
meet the supplies of water with tho
thirsting townspeoplc.
'iOu,' hc said. addressing the 200
delegates to the convention, 'arc the
engineers trying TO make the conncc-
tiOn between the great source of sup
plies, the Father in Heaven, and the
people who need His help"
. The convention was opened at 10
o clock with J. Il. Mcintyre. prcsi-
dent of the Philadelphia district, pre-
siding. Tho Rev. !. Grant Newman.
of the Chambers Wylic Church. pro-
nounced the invocation. Charles u.
Tryon, of tho Chamber of Commerce.
and ]. S. McLaughin. director of sup
plies, City Hall. delivered welcome ad-
dresses on behalf of the city. Mr.. TryOn
suggested the organization of all mis-
sions in each city in an association of
gospel missions that would bring all
the MISSIONS to n standard of excellence.
He also emphasized the Importance of
II proper accounting system and the
dangers OF a zone man institution
Ministers Address Session
The Rev. Floyd W. Tomkins. of Holy
Trinity Church. and the Rev. George
f. PentpdOst delivered welcomes on be-
half of the clergy.
Mrs. f.. NJ. WhttemorC, honorary
president. and T. !. Noonan. president
of the International Union of Gospel
Missions. responded in behalf of the
convention.
Mr.. Noonnn presided at tho afternoon
session. which opened at > o'clock.
Frank Dippcl, of the brotherhood
Mission. is chairman on entertainment.
More than 200 from all parts of the
country had registered early today.
They cana from Montreal, Canada.
Buffalo. Harrisburg. Chicago, Pitts
burgh. Syracuse. New York, Whining
ton. New Haven. Reading, Boston,
Providence. X. L.; Springfield Mass. {:
Worcester. Mass; Leonardo, y. ]. !;
Morristown, y. j.: Binghamton, y. Y. {:
Minneapolis Cedar Rapids. Ia. Wash
lngton. d. c.; Charleston, $. G. ::
Joliet. H., and Allentown. Pa.