The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-20
Great Convention Of Metho.
dists in Philadelphia.
vlRolNlANs TO ATTEND
Or. Gamewell Who Superintendent the
pefenses Of the Besiged Legations
at Picking. viii Be There-Many
Distinguished Speakers.

Ep,scopal Church have announced Breae
m,ss,on,ry convention to be held IN the
Academy OF Music at Philadelphla' Fa''
cctoher 11th.13th The convention Is 10
=. = aelerated body, It's clientele being
dawn from the New England and Allaole
iAtInntic states An attendance OF more
than $500 is anticipated. The convention
vii! be self-entertaining.
,rachnically speaking the convention Is
held under the auspices of the open door
Emergency Commission OF the missionary
Society Of the Methodist Episcopal Cnurch.
This comm ission was originated by the
n,oard Of Bishops. and was organized
primarily to devise ways and means FOR
promoting larger missionary interest
and enthusiasm among the three million
n.mbers OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church OF this commission Bishop Ed
ward G. Andrews, OF New York, is chalr-
man. Under Its auspices there was helo
Mt Cleveland, Ohio, in October, 1907 the
Arat general missionary convention of the
methodist Episcopal Church. The dcnom-
ination was profoundly stirred through
that gathering and the great subscription
made by that convention OF more thah
$500. 900 to the cause of Methodist missions
attracted widespread notice. 1t was pc
cause Of the success Of that gathering
that the call came for the holding OF
Similar CONVENTION 0AAA''A AioA
cess OF the Atlantic seaboard.
DIR. GAMEWELL THERE.
At the forthcoming convention at Phil
edelphia six great sessions Will be held
besides the afternoon that will be given
to section conferences. 1t has alreaoy
been determined that no financial session
will be held. The invitation to hold the
convention in Philadelphia came from a
representative committee of ministers ana
uaymen of that city, who provide the
place Of meeting and make other local
arrangements. The Programme Commit
tee of the Open Door Emergency Commits
sion, which has arranged for the sessions.
consists Of Bishop Edward G. Andrews,
chairman; Mr.. S. Earl Taylor, secretary;
DR.. A. B. Leonard, corresponding secre-
tary OF the Missionary Society; DR.. Frank
d. Gamewell and DR.. Edward 81. Taylor.
field secretaries of the Missionary Society,
and Dr.. John T. Goucher, member OF
the Board of Managers Of the Missionary
Society and president OF the Woman,s
College at Baltimore, Md. DR.. Gnmewell
best known as the man who superintended
the defenses of the besieged legations at
Peking in 1900, is in Philadelphia, and
Is cooperating with the local committee
IN preparing for the convention.
WHO WILL ATTEND.
The convention will be for the Metho-
dlsts OF New ,Sngland and the Middle
Atlantic States. or,4to speak In the terms
OF denom!national organization. the con-
from the foilSwifaigSJ i Conferences; Maine,
East Maine. New England, New England
Southern, Vermont, New Hampshire.
Northern New York. Troy, Central New
York, Genesee, New York East, New
York, Newark. New Jersey, Philadelphia.
Wyoming, Central Pennsylvania. Erie,
PittsburG. Wilmington, Delaware, Balti-
ya.- 1,t act
ern Swedish. Virginia and West Virginia.
The Representatives, Of those who will
attend is to be seen from the following
list OF those who are entitled to dele
gates credential blanks:
~, bishops; (2), general officers Of the
Missionary Society; (3), field secretaries
of the Missionary Society; az, general
the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society;
Co., general officers of the Woman's Home
Missionary Society: o. returned mission
aries; G), general officers OF the Epworth
League; (9), editors QW educators; QD,
speakers; Q2). members of local conven-
ton committee: Q3). five students from
each college, and university; QD. mem
bers of the Board OF Missions; Q5), men,
bers OF the General Missionary Commit
tee: u6 Conference Missionary Society
officers; rD. presiding elders: Qs), dis
trist missionary secretaries; d9) District,
Conference. State and General Confer
ence District Epworth League officers:
(ao). pastors: CID. Sunday-school super
intendents; coy. presidents of Sunday
school Missionary Societies: (z,). rep
resentative from each Epworth League
or Christian Endeavor Society (Metho-
dist; C2+). one layman from each pas
toral charge.
AMONG THE SPEAKERS.
On the programme of speakers ant
themes will be the following:
Keynote of the Convention, or tn,
Problem Stated Bishop Cyrus D. Foss
D. D., Ill. D.
Our Missionary Society and Its Achieve
ments." James NJ Buckley. D. D.. LII d
Our Missionary Society and its Ur
gent Needs" Adna g. Leonard. D. D..
LII. D.
Successes and Opportunities in Evan
eelizing the World; At Home, Henry X
Carroll, IL. D., In Africa. Erwin II
Richards. p, r.: In India, Bishop Jane
NJ Thoburn. y, D.. LII, d; In China
Homer Eaton. p. D; In Japan. Rev
David S. Spencer: In Korea. Rev George
Iieber Jones. Phi. D.; In Europe, William
ii. Crawford. D. d., LII. D.: In Latin
America, Charles w. Drees, d. D.
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