Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-12
MISSIONARY CONVENTION.
Eastern Representatives of NJ. 7
Church to Meet. ia PHILADELPHIA.

The eastern missionary convention of the
Methodist Episcopal Church will convene
for three days session tomorrow
evening in Philadelphia, Pa This is con-
vention for the New England and the mid
die Atlantic statesS and it is stated it will
be similar In character to the missionary
convention which was held in Cleveland
Ohio. last year. The convention Is to be
held under the auspices of the Open Door
Emergency Commission of the Missionary
Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
The sessions will be held in the Academy
Of Music. In Philadelphia. and the opening
meeting will begin at s o'clock tomorrow
/ night. The features of the convention
will be the addresses. section conferences
and the educational exhibit. Representa-
tive speakers of the Methodist Episcopal
Church and of other churches will deliver
addresses treating of the difficulties in
volved. possibilities of and obligation for
extending Christianity throughout the
world.
Thursday afternoon section conferences
will be held by presiding elders, pastors,
Epworth Leaguers, Sunday school workers
ana laymen. The educational exhibit will
consist Of complete collection of mission
airy literature, maps, charts and other ar
ttcles of practical value for the missionary
worker.
The following are some of the subjects
of the addresses and themes for discussion
at the convention:
THE Missionary Problem" 1.-The Debt of
Unr Nation to r the Missionary Spirit of
World Movements" Our Missionary So
cfety and It's Achievements" Our Mission
airy Society and It's Needs. y The Church's
sions;" THE Missionary Spirit ..Dificui-
ties In Evangelizng the World at Home
and Abroad" Go or Send" young Paoe
pie and the Worlds Evangellzation."
League a MANI Mis sd mesn rn The Epworth
der and Missions The Place of Missions
in the Sunday School," "The Pastor and
Missions The Woman's Home Mission
sona nocs soc,stv The Womans Foreign Mis-
ties in the Worlds Evangelization" "a
survey Of our mission fields, INCLUDING the
nome field. Latin America, Europe Africa
pines) INC hiip
Inc personnel Of the convention 10 cou-
posed as follows: Bishops, general officers
or the Missionary Society, field secretarias
e al ehe M Missionary Society. general confer
ence oulcers. general officers of the Wo-
mans Foreign and Home Missionary So
cieIes. returned missionar ies general on
GERS OF the Epworth League. editors ed,,-
t ~ speakers. members of local conven-
. oon committees. hEs students from each
coHese and university, members of tha
BOARD or missions. members of the paneraI
missionary committee, conference rni.sio,,
tris. soclety omcers, presiding elders dis
e eict missionary secretaries district CON
ference. state and general conference ~.
s S Epworth League officers. nastor.
sunday school superintendent nresidant
~ SUNDAY school missionary societies. a
representative from each Epworth Tea.na
OF christian Endeavor Society IMetbodistN
one layman from each pastoral rharoa
Ihose who will attend the convent1or
i earnad ara ar ON. Washington. so far as
M. r. Speelman. Mrs. c. F. Wood S MI MT
Jet ana Mrs. E. M. Wharton. -1