Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-28
SOUTHERN lAYMEN TO MEET
WILL DISCUSS CHURCH PROB.
LENS AT BIRMINGHAM.
About a Thousand Delegates Expect
ed at Meetings February
16 to 18.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. January 2S.-The
first convention Of the laymen's mission
airy movement which will be held in Bir-
mingham February 1918. will bring TO-
gether about 1000 OF the best known
men of the south to discuss the problems
| that confront the church from the stand
| point of the layman. The organization
was formed here last year during the SEES
sions Of the Southern Presbyterian general
assembly by business men Of the south,
| and it's appeal has met with hearty re-
| Spouse from every southern state.
| Gov. r. 3. Glenn of North Carolina will
preside at the sessions of the convention,
and some of the finest speakers of the
south will address the body. The chair
man Of the organization is Charles A.
| Rowland of Athens. Ga. The Birming-
ham committee on entertainment is COM
| posed Of W. D. Nesbitt chairman: A. H.
Ford vice chairman: Walter l.. Howard
! secretary: John Fl. Frye. treasurer: Johr
". Sfbley, c. W. Mills and Charles A.
! Stillman.
The advisory committee includes many
of the most widely known Presbyterian
| cIergymen in the south. among them the
ator of the general assembly: Rev DR.. 3
| H. Chester. secretary Of foreign missions;
Rev. DR.. J. o. Reavis. secretary OF nome
missions: Rev. E. D. McDougall. synod OF
Alabama: Rev Or. NJ. Men. Mckay
synod of Arkansas: Rev. DR.. William +
Boggs. synod of Florida: Rev. DIR. 1. s.
| McElroy. synod Of Georgia: Rev. DR.: f.
W. McGerkle. synod Of Kentucky: Rev
DR.. T. NJ. Hunter. synod of Louisiana
Rev Dr. ]. J. Chisolm, synod Of Mssls-
sipai: Rev. DIR. \. A. Wallace. synod OF
Missouri: Rev. DR.. r. f. Campbell. synod
of North Carolina; Rev. DR.. Alex. Sprunt.
| synod Of South Carolina: Rev. DR.. j. w
Muchman. synod Of Tennessee: Rev. DIR.
| Robert NJ. Hail. synod Of Texas. and Rev.
II. Tucker Graham. synod of Virginia
The convention will be in session three
days and will hold three sessions each
day except Tuesday the 18th. when only
| two will be held. While the conference is
! composed Of southern men, several nota-
! BILE speakers from the north and west Will
participate in the exercises. Tuesday
afternoon, the 18th proximo. Gov. r: B.
Glenn of North Carolina will respond TO
| the words of welcome, speaking particu-
| larly on the topic, The Uprising of Men
| to Meet the Need of the Hour. J. Camp
| bell White of New York city will speak
on the Significance Of This Convention.
Leading Speakers.
| Among the leading speakers at the con-
vention, together with their subjects. will
! be the following: Walter Williams, dean
of the School of Journalism. University OF
Missouri, The Strategic Position OF
America in World Evangelization' Rev.
c. A. r. Janvier, Philadelphia. 'Providen-
tial Preparation for World Conquests"
Dr. j. W. Bradley, Suchien. China, The
Appeal Of the East to the West; Charles
II. Pratt. Athens, Ga, The Call of Christ
to Men: William T. Ellis. Philadelphia,
Missions from the Viewpoint of Jour
| nalist''; Rev. DR.. s. III. Chester, Nash
willie. Tenn. THE Distinct Responsibility
of the Southern Presbyterian Church;
Samuel B. Capen, Boston. Mass, The
Need of the World-A Challenge to Men
Prof. James Lewis Howe. Lexington, Va.
How to Bring a Church to the Four
/ dollar Standard: Alfred d. Mason. Mem
| phis. Tenn, THE Sunday School the
! Training Ground for World Evangelical
| tion." and DR.. s. NJ. Zwemer. F.R.G.S.,
| New York city, The Worlds Awaken
! ing"
| Thursday mornings session will be de-
voted largely to discussion of the vari-
| Gus phases of missions. Thursday after
noon sectional conferences on missions
| will be held. Following these meetings
the Sunday school Will be considered from
various viewpoints and physicians con-
| NJ. McH. Hull of Atlanta.
| The relation OF medicine to missions will
be considered at this conference. ].
Campbell White. New York city, general
secretary Observation-Disclosures laymen 6
mission movement. will close the conven-
| ton with an address on Every Man a
| Part in Gods Program for the World