Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-12
MISSIONARY WORKERS
Christian Alliance Convention to
Convene in Richmond.
Grcnt Missionary Work Carried on Has
Workers In All tho world Institute to
Train Men for Their Work Convention
Begins This sIorning.

The Christian and Missionary ALI
ance will hold convention in Rich
mond for three days next week.
The sessions will begin at 1920
O'Clock next Tuesday morning. Three
sessions day will be held during Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday. The
program for Tuesday is a session at
1880 n. M. another at $3.50 y. IN. and
another at p. III. These will also be
the hours of meeting for Wednesday
and Thursday.
The stewards of the Centenary Meth
odist Church. Richmond, have given
permission for the meetings to be held
IN that handsome and capacious edi-
flee.
The Christian Missionary Alliance is
an lnterdenominational body, organized
unoer charter of New York State, and
city.
The officers are as follows: Rev. a.
Is. simpson. president; Rev. a. Il.
hInk. general secretary: Mrs. \. B.
simpson, financial secretary; Rev. ID.
w. LeLachcur. field superintendent;
Rev IL. NJ. Warren. foreign secretary.
The object of the alliance is to pro-
mote the fellowship and cooperation of
an VINO believe in the Gospel of full
salvation and long labor and pray for
VIC or the world.
MISSIONARY TRAINING INSTI
TUTE.
The alliance, in connection with it's
missionary work, has missionary,
training institute at Nyack- on the
Hudson.
The following curriculum of q recent
session will serve to give an idea of
what work is being done ut this insti-
tute:
Biblical Exposition. Rev a. b. Simp-
son; Ancient History. Rev. y. E. Funk;
Hebrew, Greek. Sermon Drill, Biblical
Interpretation and EXegesis, Rhetoric
and Homiletics. Rev. G. p. Pardington;
English. Mr.. Williams; New Testament.
Analysis. w. w. Clark; Sympathetic
Bible Study. DR.. James NJ. Gray; Dan
lei and Names of Diety, Rev. Drs Farr
and Chappell; Normal and Kindergar-
ten Training. Miss NJ. b. Coles; Music,
vocal and instrumental. Miss Agnew;
French Testament and Education, Miss
Louise Shepard AIessianic Prophecy,
Or. Oertcr: Christian Missions DR.. War
rem; Practical Christianity, DR.. II. Will
son; Lessons in Deeper Life. Mrs. Field.
FROM this excellent school over 250
graduates are now In the foreign mis-
sion fields, occupying some ninety sta
items, and all being supported through
the alliance. while Il larger number are
engaged in home. rescue and highway
mission work throughout the United
The alliance have an extensive print
ing and publishing house at Nyack. to-
'gether with several other homes in New
York and other cities. to aid those who
are seeking for n more blessed expert
cnce in the Christ life.
THOSE WHO WILL ATTEND.
The program of the meetings in
Richmond will be very interesting. The
following prominent workers i'm the al
lance are expected to attend and make
addresses: Rev. S. c. Todd. of South
Carolina; Rev. Henry Wilson, of New
York; Rev. ID. w. LeLauchcur, field
superintendent; Mrs. Reeves mission
airy from China; Mr. w. Simpson, mis-
sionary from Thibet
Rev. ID. w. I4cLauchcur on a pre-
vious visit. delivered an interesting mis-
sionary address at the First Baptist
Church.
DR.. LeLaucher is kindly remem-
bercd in Norfolk, having visited our
city on one or more occasions last year