Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-13
WORLD THEIR FIELD
Laymen's General Committee
in Executive Session.
RALLIES THIS EVENING
Many Meetings Scheduled for the
Various Churches.
SUPPER AT CALVARY CHURCH
Entertainment to Be Followed by
Addresses by Distinguished
Members Of the Conference.
LIES THIS EVENING
SUPPER AT CALVARY CHURCH

The progress of the laymen's mission
discussed at an executive session of the
general committee Of the international
| body of that organization held at the
Y. NJ. c., A. this morning at 10 o'clock
| Thirty members of the committee. repre-
| sentine many parts Of the world. were in
| attendance. DR.. Samuel B. Capen of
Boston. president of the American board
for foreign missions, presided over the
meeting. = .
The question of the evangelization OF
the world in this generation was dis
cussed at length and later J. Campbell
White. general secretary of the move
ment. told Of tile work which has been
accomplished" up to date. The session
adjourned shortly before noon.
A meeting Of the executive committee
Of the movement was called to order at
the Y. M. c. A. shortly after 2 o'clock
this afternoon. The session was an exec
utive one.
Rallies This Evening.
The following UNCONVENTIONAL rallies in
connection with the conference will be
held this evening at the hours and
churches indicated:
Baptist. 6p.m.-Calvary Baptist Church.
Speakers. DIR. Thomas s. Barbour. DIR. 8.
j. Porter and Norway Williams.
Congregational. g p.m.-Mount Pleasant
Conversational Church. Speakers, Sam
uel B. Capen, Boston: John p. Jones.
India: James p. MacNaughton. Turkey:
D. Brewer Eddy.
Speakers. DIR. W. r. Hamilton. DR.. w. T.
Grenfell. Alfred e. Marling and David
McConaughty.
Episcopal, 8 pm.-Home of the Bishop
of Washington. Speakers. DR.. w. T.
Grenfell. Labrador, and John w. Wood.
Methodist Episcopal Church South.
p.m.-Mount Vernon Place Methodlst
Episcopal Church. Speakers, DR.. A. r.
Parker, Shanghai. and J. c. stubbs,
Methodist Episcopal. $ pm..Wesleyy
Chapel. Speakers. John r. Mott, Samuel
b. Capen and 8. Earl Taylor.
Lutheran, p.m.-St Paurs Church.
Speaker, ]. Campbell White.
The plans have been completed for the
Baptist supper and rally in connection
with the laymen's missionary movement
1t will be held at O'Clock this evening
in the Sunday school house OF Calvary
Baptist Church.
The supper will begin promptly at $50.
and at its conclusion speeches will be
made by the following gentlemen: DR..
Thomas s. Barbour OF the American Bap-
tist Missionary Union. DR.. 8. ]. Porter
Of the foreign mission board of the
Southern Baptist convention, Mornay
Williams OF New York. vice chairman OF
the laymen's missionary movement. and
Joshua lowering Of Baltimore.
Meeting Tomorrow Afternoon.
One meeting is to he held when women
can have an opportunity to hear some
Of the distin guished speakers who are In
attendance at the conference.
This will be held at the First Congre-
gational Church, corner Of 10th and @
streets, at $50 o'clock tomorrow after
noon. 8. Earl Taylor. general secretary
for the Methodist Episcopal Church:
George Sherwood Eddy. national secre-
tary Young Mems Christian Association
Of India, and Miss Elizabeth T. Cotton
will speak
The latter Is vitality interested In the
Young Women's Christian Association,
has spent several years in the orient, and
Is considered one OF the leading woman
linguists In the world.