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The Second General Convention of the
L>a) men's .Uib&ionaiy .Movement of the
i-rushy teriun Chuicn in tue Luited
Sta^eb met in Lnattauooga, leun..
Tuesday. rebruury t>, hid!, at '6 p. in., in
tne Auanonuui. it was preceded by a
song service, and was opened with the
reading of tue Sciiptuie by .Mr. Cbas.
A. Ko?\ mnu, of Aureus, Ua., after which
the caairuiau. Hon. Aitred .M. Scales, of
Greeusuoio, ?N. C.? took chaige. .Mayor
'1 nomuson inaiifi an a<1ilraKH nf iL'oifnnm
euipi.uai2.iug iue need ot uiakiug pontics
less amy by naviug uiore cleuu uieu to
vote aud uold o.nce, aud expi easing
auuiiration for meu with views aud convicuous,
such, lor instance, as Yvoodrow
Wilson.
Dr. James I. Vance, of Nashville,
made tne brst address of the Conventlou,
bis subject beiug "The Missionary
History of the Tresbyteriau Church in
the Luited States, hast uud Treseut."
It was iu Dr. Vauce's best vein and delivery.
it toid the story of the church's
embarking upon missiou work at its
very foundation, in December, 1861, and
under the leadership of J. Leigbton Wilson,
of the planting of a missionary
enterpiise in China as soon as the Civil
War ceased, with one worker, aud of the
developmeut and enlargement of the
work "ntil to-day, when the church has
312 missionaries at work, in 10 missions,
in 7 countries, on 4 continents,
with 18 hospitals and dispensaries, 4,452
pupils, 98 theological students, 16,787
Sunday School pupils, 20,434 communicants,
624 native helpers, 615
preucning places, 318 self-supporting
churches, which gave last year $53,423
and received 3,836 souls on confession
of faith, while the church at large has
increased her contribution from $10,439
in 1861 to $452,603 in 1911, giving
as much in these last ten years as in the
first thirty years. As to the present
debt, he said, "We are going to wipe out
this debt?not this year?but we are
making a start, and the thing is on the
run. But let us be done with hysterics.
Let us save our tears for a real fuueral,
and our criticisms for our foes, and let
ub give our cheers to the men who man
the ship and face the storm."
Fraternal greetings were brought to
the convention by Dr. J. T. Henderson,
of Bristol, Tenn., for the Baptists; Mr.
John R. Pepper, of Memphis, Tenn., for
the .Methodists, and Rev. Loarlng Clark,
of Chattanooga, for the Episcopalians.
Dr. Robert E. Vinson, of Austin Seminary,
Texas, next addressed the body,
on "What the Great Missionary, the
Lord Jesus Christ, Expects of Every
One of Us," an urgent Scriptural plea,
setting forth Christ as not so much the
Man of Galilee as the Son of God,
serving commands, not requests.
At the evening session, with two
thousand people present, fraternal
greetings from Great Britain were presented
by Dr. Thomas Jays, a missionary
from Africa. Following this, Dr.
H. F. Williams, missionary ed'tor, gave
a complete series of views of our
church's nine missions, with data and
facts relating to the work, and Illustrating
It, using stereoptlcon pictures
for this purpose.
Rev. J. Campbell White, of New
York, made the last address of the
evening, on "The Oncoming Kingdom
and Its Challenge to Men," and optimistic
and stirring word picture of the
progress of the work for Christ and of
the challenge which It gives to men to
live their llve's for Christ and to attempt
even that Which seems the impossible.
The second day. Wednesday, dawned
fair and bright, and the Convention
opened promptly. After the devotional
eoerelses, with whlek each session was
THE PRESBYTERI
ymen's C
opeiied. Professor James Lewis Howe,
on \tasuiugiou aud Lee Uuiversity,
spoke of "iiie cuoccupied aud tue
Luuer-occupied Alissiou Fields," desenoiug
especially Arabia aud Africa.
Lev. ^ioite Alaruu, uoi beiug able, ou
accouu; of sickuess, to appear, next
Dr. luuuias Jays told of woik aud couditious
iu Afnca, stressiug the ueed
to stem the tide of Mouammedanisin
wbicu tureateus to euguif tuat couutry,
aud pieadiug tuat this be doue at ouce,
lest iu tweuty jeurs tue door of oppoituuity
be completely closed.
uev. w. U. Huuson, of our China
Mission, then spoke on "The Opportunity
Presented by tne Present Situation
in Lhiua.',' He described the
causes leading to the present revolution,
the relation of me Maucnus to the
people of China, the bieakdowu of me
old order, political, social, and commercial.
The readjustment will be
under the leadeisnip of men who are
Christian or who recognize the constructive
force of Christiauity. He gave
a line account of tue leaders. Sun Vetsin,
General L.1, Wu 'ling Pang, and
Yuan Sne Chi. Mr. Hudson's hist words
as he took his place to speak provoked
quite a laugh, as he said, "These that
ha\e turned the world upside down have
come hither also!"
Mr. W. S. McClanahan of Roanoke.
Va., spoke briefly on "Tbe Vital Relation
of Prayer to tbe Missionary Enterprise,"
after wbicb Mr. George lnnis,
of Philadelphia, told of "A Business
Man's Opportunity to Influence the
Whole World," a most moving address,
as he related personal experiences, and
causing many strong men to weep as
he plead with all to surrender themselves
wholly to Christ and his work.
"When you and I," said he, "are willing
to get down into the ground and die
as a grain of wheat, it is then that the
world will be brought to Jesus Christ,
and not till then."
Mr. W. E. Doughty, of New York.
Educational Secretary of the Laymen's
Missionary Movement, followed, speaking
with great force and clearness on
"Prayer and Missions." "There is undiscovered
testimony in every man's
life," said he; "bleBsed is that man who
becomes the Columbus of his own
soul." The achievements of prayer, in
relation to mission were then traced hv
him. Among them are these: It discloses
and bids us enter great worlds
of opportunity; it breaks down barriers
that are in the way; it thrusts out
workers into the field; it has a living
power in releasing money for Christ's
work; it fits men for leadership; it
makes possible the preaching of the
Gospel with compelling force. Back of
Pentecost were ten days of prayer.
Tuesday afternoon's session was
given to the general theme of Missionary
Education. Mr. Harry Wade Hicks,
of New Yorki presided, and also delivered
the final address. His theme
was, "How Can We Create an Intelligent
Home-base?" Such a home-base
he described. It would be a supporting
constituency havlnz a rnmnplMn*
missionary knowledge that will lead to
prayer, service, activity and zeal; having
a true spirit of benevolence or
wishing well to all regardless of race;
having a passion for service and beneficence,
doing well in addition to wishing
well; having a true denominational
loyalty; having a responsiveness to
stated needs; having a belief in the
verities of Christ; regarding Itself not
as a field to be cultivated, but as a force
to be wielded. Such a home-base Is to
be created by the preaching .In all the
churches of an unemasculated Gospel;
by providing an able and wall-support
AN OF THE SOUTH
jreat Co
ed and competent leadership; by keeping
before tne whoie cnurcn a maguiiiceut
and liberal and practical program
of ellort; by a continued, comprehensive
campaign of missionary education
until me whole heid of missions is
covered.
ltev. Dr. W. R. DobynB, of St. Joseph,
Mo.. addressed tne Convention on '"the
l'lace of tne f uipit in Missionary Education."
'the pulpit, he maintained, is a
place of leadcrsuip, of pre-eminent opportunity,
of tuiiuiug inspiration.
A couectiou was taken, after a short
talk by yrof. W. J. Martin, of Davidson
Conege, on "Is It Yvortn vvuae/ Shall
the Daymen's Movement Be Continued /"
'Ihe Bum of Ifb.oUU was announced as
needed for each year of the nekt three
years.
Tue next address was delivered by
Rev. Dr. D. Llay Lally, of Richmond, Vu.,
on "An Adequate irrogiain of Mission
Study." Mibbiou study, tie snowed, nas
a great sustaining power, a gieat compelling.
propuibive power, a great
achieving power. It bas a great end,
it develops missionary voiuuteeis, it
manes missionary praying and pleading.
As to tne method, ue uiged tfiat we give
time to it, bold meetings for it, appoint
a mibsiouaiy superintendent and in
eaca cnurcb, have a graded study. Dr.
Diny tnen distributed a "flan for tiie
\vnoie Cnurcn Stuuyiug Missions."
Rev. J. R. Sevier, of Augusta, Ga.,
gave a grapnic account of tbe methods
of missionary education pursued in bis
cburcb, alter wnicb tne last address of
tbe afternoon, on "An Adequate f-ropaganda
on Stewardship and Essential
beatuies of Missionary Education," was
given by Mr. W. E. Dougbty, of New
Vnrlr H 0?*il,ln~ C -? "-i- - J
vib. x uc du.&iu? icaiui u or tuia audress
was aa able and uuauswerable
plea for "the tithe aud beyoud." '1 he
principles wnlcb will lake drudgery out
of stewardship will be reinembeilng that
God is tne owner of all things, tnat man
is a trustee, that what we owe is a
regular, stated, worshipful, sacrificial
setting apart of a proportlouai sum
from, our income, that overwhelming
evidence indicates that "the tenth and
beyond is the proportion, in the Old
Testament the tenth, in the New Testament
"beyond."
The Wednesday evening Bession was
attended by a vast multitude that almnet
fillnH frhn A n/ll?/v?in
MW-V Uitvu bUG AUUUUilUlU. X CI uajjo
three thousand people were present.
Two addresses were delivered, the first
by Dr. Egbert W. Smith, Secretary of
foreign Missions, of Nashville, and Dr.
Robert -E. Speer, of New York.
"The Reasonableness of the Assembly's
$4.00 Standard," Dr. Smith showed
<by a series of figures and percentages;
by the fact that foreign missions is not
an Item of beneficence, but itself a system
of beneficence, by tbe responsibility
and accountability of our churcb; by
the unparalleled crisis, or rather synchronized
crises through which our
foreign fields are now passing; by the
wealth of the church and the prosperity
of our people; and in view of the teachings
and sacrifice of our Lord Jesus
Christ.
"The Impact of Protestantism on
Latin-America," by Rev. R. E. Speer,
closed the splendid evening. It was
a fearful arraignment of the South '
American Church, a term which Dr.
Speer preferred to use instead of calling
It the Roman Catholic Church In
South America, for its encouragement
of illegitimacy, for its religious leaders'
violation of their vows of chastity and
celibacy, for Its moral corruption, for
its opposition to every movement looking
to the political freedom of the people,
for Its Illiteracy, for Ue being a
[February 14, 1913
nvention
religion without a sacred Book, for its
reanug of cnrist, except as a bade or
as a dead bouy in Mary s arms, and the
placing of Maiy in his sieau, even to
putting on one chuicn "come unto
Mary, ail ye tuat iauor and aie heavy
luuen." It brisued with facts and
figures, and autuouties of tne best kind.
Alter tne devotional exeitises of
Thursday morning, Rev. R. C. Anderson,
Jr., President of tne Mountain Retreat
Association, was given an oppuiiuuity
to tell of Montreal. He speut about
thirty minutes seuinz forih ii.? iii-bhiips
and attractions oi the piace and its
vaiue as a missionary asset." He reported
that boo more 6tockuoldeis at
$lbu each are wanted, aud $2o,uuU with
which to eiect a home lor our overworked
aud under-paid workers.
Mr. W. C. Smith, .Managing Ldltor of
"The Missionary Survey," took hve minutes
to give a ringiug speech, ciear,
crisp and taking, concerning that valuable
publication of the church.
The general theme for the Convention's
morning session was "Leadership."
Mr. Kobert L. Speer made the
hist address, on "Life and Leadersuip."
The ideal leadership is found in life.
When our Lord called his first discipies
he simpiy said, "1 will make you hBuers
of men." He did not promise to make
them rich or wise or comlortable or
even happy, but to make them useful.
It wa8 a Siinule offer to men of a ohaiiee
to do good to their fellowmeu. It was
a hue ideal, and was the same as that
by which his own life was governed.
Good legislation, wealth, and organizing
power are regarded as the most common
elements to be possessed, and they
are Just and good aud those do right
who seek to use them in the work
of God. But Christ deliberately rejected
all of these forms of influence.
His leadership was that of life. This
ideal is not nebulous, nor an unreality.
The things which are tangible perish,
and the things that are not seen are
eternal and abiding. There may be no
money in it. A life-call may offer
nothing and may bring disappointment.
But God, even the Father, suffered,
else he were not a Father. The
life ideal is divine; it is the only ideal
that makes life rich and full In fellowships
and associations; it is the only
one mat will give anything to show
for itself when the life is done! it
is now and has even been the only
use of life that can satisfy.
"The Place of the Theological Seminary
in Missionary Leadership," was
the topic of Dr. Chas. R. Hemphill,
President of the Louisville Seminary.
"What is its place?" Dr. Hemphill asked.
"At the head of the column!" Some
think that the seminary is a little
China, when a new idea would produce
a revolution, or a slice in time out of
the Middle Ages. They are much mis.
taken. The theological seminary is not
studying how many angels can stand on
the point of a needle, but Is at the
van teaching that the mission of the
church is missions. The brightest ornament
and chlefest glory of an institution
are the men whom it has trained
for their splendid work in a foreign
field. Its work lies in the direction %
of maklnsr misslnnarv-hpartpii fnr
the work here, and the making of misalonary-hearted
men to go abroad. The
missionary principles and methods it
teaches are those found in the Word of
God. in the history of the church and
her missions, in the study of the nonChristian
religions, in special courses
in missions, equipping the student with
a conspectus of all that has been done
in this department of/activity, in the
ua? mi missionary literature, and la