The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-11-19
PREPARING FOR
RELIGIOUS EXHIBIT.
Ministerial Associations Appoint
Committees and Discuss Mat
ters Connected With Fair.

At the various ministers meetings yester-
day. action was taken in regard TO the ar
rancement of the Worlds Fair religious
exhibit.
The Presbyterian Ministerial Association
made its appointment of members on the
Worlds Fair Evan gelstic Committees as fol-
lows: Representing the Presbyterian Church.
the Reverend Doctor F. W. Sneed and George
T. Coxhead; Southern Presbyterian, the
Reverend Doctor J. F. Cannon and L. Il.
Prince: the United Presbyterian Church.
the Reverend j. W. Ashwood and Samuel
Mckee: Reformed Presbyterian, the Rev
erend W. F. Horstmeyer and NJ B. jack
son; the Cumberland Presbyterian Church,
the Reverend Doctor B. p. Fullerton and
Mr.. Patterson; and its representatives on
Building and Exhibit Committee. the Rev
erend Taylor Bernard and Isaac Orr.
Action was also taken requesting the Ex-
ecutive Committee of the association TO ar
range a Monday afternoon and evening
PRAYER meeting for each week until the
close of the year. in which all denomina-
tions represented in the association VIII
participate. The Reverend A. NJ. Camp
bell pastor of the Wagner Place United
Presbyterian Church. was introduced. and
the Reverend NJ. NJ. Pearce. pastor of the
Reformed Presbyterian Church of the city
was received into membership. The reports
from the churches were quite encouraging.
The Baptist ministers meeting also ap-
pointed its full complement of representa-
tiyes on the Worlds Fair committees as fol-
lows: On Building and Exhibit Committee
the Reverend Doctor j. I. NJ. Johnston
and A. D. Brown; on the Evangelistic Com
mittee. the Reverend Doctor W. ]. William
son and Law members to be named later
-rbo ministers the
hour largely in the discussion of Worlds
Fair matters and elected as their represent
atiyes the following: Building and Exhibit
Committee. the Reverend Doctor w. NJ.
Jones and o. L. Whitelaw; on Evangelistic
committee. the Reverend Doctor VI. Burn
ham and Hobart Brinsmade.
The Christian ministers discussed city
mission work and arranged to hold Thanks
giving services at the First Church. and
the Reverend NJ. Cree was appointed to
preach the sermon. Additions reported by
pastors forty-one.
The Southern Methodist preachers APP
pointed committee. composed of the Rev
erend Doctor W. L. McMurray. the Rever-
end Doctor r. ID. Smart. the Reverend Doc
tor J. W. Lee. Mr.. Sam Kennard and AT
Murray Carleton, to confer with a like COM
mittee appointed by the Methodist Episco-
pal ministers for the purpose OF arranging
for the celebration of the two hundredth
anniversary OF w NtSltE III connection with
the Worlds Fair. This matter came before
the recent Ecumenical Conference of Meth
odism in London. and it was referred to the
several branches represented for action.
Hanford Crawford, delegate to the confer
ence, recently brought the matter to the at
tontion Of the preachers meeting
Mr.. Boogher presented report of the
Ways and Means Committee of the CITY
Church Extension Society. outlining plans
for the systematic raising of funds which
was adc3ted.
A telegram was received from LesteryilIe.
Mo-. stating that the Reverend ]. II. Sitton
of that place had been 'brutaily assaulted
by an Illicit whisky dealer" and was so dis
abled as not to be able to further conduct
his revival services. A resolution of svm
pathy was passed and ordered forwarded
The meeting adjourned TO meet next Mon
day at 10 a. m. for the purpose of hearing
Professor II. NJ. Hamill of Nashville Tenn
In the interests of the Sunday-schooI work
of the denomination. VIZ
a paper by the Reverend T. F. Sbarn an
origin and Growth of the Deaconess No. q
it ment was ordered published In tile deno,h-
national papers '''e uehoip-
AT the Episc"Hss ciericus yesterday the