EVANGELISATION OF THE WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 905, 26 August 1910, Page 3

EVANGELISATION OF THE WORLD.

On Wednesday evening, August 21, Dr. M'Laren (Melbourne) and Dr. Pettit (Dunedin and Nelson) were entertained, by the male members of the three Congregational Churches at a tea in tho Courtenay Congregational Schoolroom. After tea, Mr. Mcadowc'roft, chairman, introduced Drs. M'Laren and Pettit.'

Dr. Pettit said the people of the East have been gradually awakening to the fact,that.the world,is one and that we are all one great nation. .Some changes, are' in process throughout all the nations in the non-Christian world. China has awakened and is turning to the West to. sec what it can teach her. In India and Turkey changes are taking place all on the same lines of China and Japan. The hearts of the people of.these countries are' ready for the message, and it is for the Christian Church to see that they get the right message. The Students' Volunteer Missionary Federation was' formed about'2l years ago. Its purpose is to attract students towards foreign mission work, and since its inauguration between 0000 and 7000 students have- gone into non-Christian lands., In view of the crisis in missionary enterprise the leaders have asked for a' large increase in the number of workers. The students' watchword is "The Evangelisation of the World." Dr. Pettit challenges the Christian Churches to riso to their responsibility in the spirit of sacrificing.Dr. .M'Laren spoke on behalf .of the laymen's missionary movement which has been formed three or four years, hut it has-already:been responsible, in Canada for a national .missionary policy by laymen in that Dominion. In Toronto between 4000 and 500(1 people met to consider Canada's share in the world's evangelisation. Some of the leading men in-New York,' Pittsburg, and. Chicago have met and considered their share of the world's evangelisation.' In.fact conferences have been held all over the world. Such men as President Taft, exPresident Roosevelt, and others have taken a stand iii regard to this movement. In Ireland, Scotland, and England this movement is to the fore. Sir Alex.' Frasor is devoting the whole of his\ time to this cause. Australia is going to send forward . a commission shortly and they want men lo volunteer to 'go. and see what, work there is to be done on the mission field. Dr. M'L'aron explained that this movement was to get tho men. more interested in the mission work in connection with their different churches; Its motto, like the.Student's Federation is "The Evangelisation of the' World." It did not itself undertake missions, but helped, through stimulating the evangelising spirit among laymen, the existing missions. The laymen's missionary movement has personally resolved to'.do Hiese four things:— Pray, study, work, give. .V ' Dr. M'Laren and Dr. Pettit. wish to form a brotherhood in connection /with' each church so. that tho necessities of the non-Christian world will ever be before her, and that each one will do. liis share'towards obeying Christ's .command: "Go ye into all the world and preach tho gospel," and thus do their share towards evangelising. the world. . Dr. M'Laren and Dr. Pettit leavo shortly to take up work in Korea, and India respectively.