The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-17


The Interdenominational Missionary
Institute will be held at the Second
Presbyterian Church. on Fifth Street.
rear Main. opening on Tuesday after
noon at o'clock and continuing
through Thursday evening.
The meetings will begin with devo-
tIonai exercises from to 1880 o'clock.
From 3.3O to $40 o'clock there will
be a conference on missionary commits
tees In young peoples societies; from
$50 to o'clock, a conference on mis-
sionary meetings in young peoples so
cicties; from s to G:30 o'clock, an In
teresting talk by returned mission
ary; from $50 to 80 o'clock supper
will be served to the delegates. An
exhibit which will be feature of the
institute Will be in charge OF Miss
Rachei Cbenshaw, and will include
curios from all the mission fields and
missionary literature from the various
church boards. It will, be open dur
ing the institute from 3 o'clock.
This Institute is school of methods
for education in missions. Its prime
object Is To train leaders who VIII give
definite help in the activities of the
local churches. II Is the idea of the
RUNNER conferences adapted to the
needs OF the many who cannot attend
inspiration and instruction. II offers
an opportunity for tire young people
OF all dcnomina tions TO acquain. them
selves with missionary problems and
with the newest and most helpful
methods in the study of missions.
The work Is under the direction of
the Young Peoples Missionary Move
nieut. Mission study classes, both home
aud foreign. Will be conducted by three
mr. their Spcretarips
Missionaries to SpenlS.
From 72o To $3.50 O'Clock mission
study classes Will be conducted by
three of the secretaries of the Young
Peoples Missionary Movement The
Eplift of China. one of the most
scholarly and most Interesting books
written on that country. VIII te con-
Quoted by Mr. r. d. Soper and AIR. W.
Il. Brown. The home mission class will
study DIR. stones interesting book,
THE Challenge of the City dealing
with the great problems and condi-
tons now existing in large cities. This
elass will be conducted by Mr.. Nor
ris w. Ehncs. of New York. for three
years a missionary In Africa. and now
active in city mission work These
books are the newest publications of
the Young Peoples Missionary Move
ment, selected for this years study.
The platform addresses will he made
by returned missionaries and others
prominently connected with mission
work. home and foreign.
AT SIS each evening the public
meetings will be held in the main
auditorium of the church.
Returned missionaries will be pres
ont to give inspiration and informa-
ton. There will be addresses each
evening upon vital questions relating
10 missions.
Though the evening meetings will
he open to- the public. the mission
classes and conferences are reserved
for delegates Any one interested may
become delegate by paying a small
sum. This registration fee is used to
defray the expenses of the institute,
which the committee desires to be self
supporting. Upon receipt of an appli-
cation, with the registration fee. a
crcdential card will be mailed from
the office. Church societies and Sunday
schools are entitled to as many dele
gates as they wish to register.
The office WILDE open Monday from
10 A. NJ. to P. NJ. This will be the
last day before the institute.