The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-16
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
DAY ANNOUNCED,
Disciples of Christ Will Attend
the Worlds Fair on
October 20.
PLANS OUTLINED AT RALLY.
Twelve Thousand Delegates Ex-
pected to Attend Next Session
of the International Board
Missionary Conference.

Benjamin i. Smith of Cincinnati. sec
| rotary OF the American Christian Board.
| at rally yesterday in the First Christian
Church. announced that the Worlds Fair
management had assigned October 20 as
Christian Church Day at the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition
Mr.. Smith Is chairman of the committee
| to arrange for the next session of the In
ternational Convention OF the Disciples of
Christ. which will take place here next
October. The convention will adjourn on
October 10. and the following day it is
planned to have the members OF the
denomination attend the Fair
Delegates to the convention number
more than 1000. and it is expected that
the Worlds Fair attractions will cause
many more to come here next year. All
delegates will be urged to remain for the
Worlds Fair day.
Pastors and members Of city churches
spent the day and evening comforting on
mission topics. Oreon L Scott presided at
the morning session, and the Reverend S.
3. Moore led the devotional exercises
The report of city churches made by
". II. McClain showed that during the
last ten years there had been an increase
of go per cent in membership; that there
missions. and a membership Of 3.70. The
mission donations last year were $3.50.
The Reverend +. n. Calvin OF the Comp
ton Heights Church made an address on
The Growth of Our Cause in the Cities"
which was discussed by the Reverend
Gilbert E. Ireland and the Reverend G.
A. Hoffman.
The first part OF the afternoon was de-
voted to q conference OF members OF the
Christian Womens Board of Missions. and
papers were read on "A Backward Look
of the Future" by Mrs. f. Bantz. Mrs.
J. l.. Brandt led the devotionS, and Mrs.
G. A. Handley presided.
EXTENSION WORK DISCUSSED.
Discussion of Christian Endeavor and
Sunday-school extension work occupied
the remainder of the afternoon. 1t was
agreed that location was one OF the i'm
OF mission Bible schools. and the i'm
portance OF the aid given in this work by
Christian Endeavor members was con-
coded.
Dinner was served in the dining-room of
the church at $40 O'Clock. and the women
conducted n bazaar and sale of fancy ar
ticles in the parlors.
The Reverend Doctor j. H. Garrison
spoke at the evening session on Our Du-
ty to St Louis" saying that 1t was to
preach the gospel In purity. and live 1t.
and apply 1t to every problem Of city
Secretary Smith of the Board of Mis-
sions IN his address. said that during the
121 churches, and that State boards had
founded ia. The missionaries sent out
have converted 1900 persons. City evan
gelizatfon. he said. was the most impor-
tant work of the mission board, and
named twenty.one cities where extraor-
binary results had been accomplished.
He said that. of the 100 largest cities
of the country. there were thirty-five
where no Christian church exists. OF this
number thirty-three are on the Atlantic
seaboard.
The efforts Of the mission board are 80
well directed, AIR. Smith said. that for
every dollar contributed by the church
three dollars are contributed by those who
are benefited.