Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-12
Hundreds Of Men and Women Gather
for Laymen's Missionary Meetings.
RoHs RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
Ladies Pledge Churches to Contribute
Bio sums to Missionary Movement
; Speakers Explain Plan 10
: Audiences.

With two big interdenominatiai
meetings. one for men only at the
First Presbyterian church. and the
other for women only at the Newport
News baptist church. the campaign
for tho evangelization OF the w"lii
in this generation" was formally
launched in this city Sunday night.
Five hundred or mcrs women gather
ed al the Baptist church, while an
eoual number of n,rl' assembled ri
the Fist Presbyterian church.
After hearing an evr'anst on OF me
rlan Of evangelizatioE from the promi'
a,lit speakers from Richmond AMI
Sah more. both meetings al ip'ec
strong resolutions endorsing the move
ioent The ladies' passed resolution
pledging the churches to contribute
large sums for the movement. The
resolution adopted by the men pro-
yides for the organization of a perma-
nent body in this city for the purpose
OF aiding the movement and that
Mayor Jones called meeting for
Thursday, October rs OF those. select
ed by the various churches at the
Young Mems Christian Association
when the organization will be per-
fertcI ana the OIUCtiS anu an NNN~"
tive committee be named.
Prominent Speakers.
Mr.. Joshua lowering, n millionaire
missionary OF Baltimore. who has been
In China with his wife for nine years,
Secretary s. X Mckee OF the Rich
mond Young Mems Christian AS
sociation and c. w. Throckmorton, an
attorney of Richmond. addressed the
two meetings. Mr.. lowering. VINO Is
the secretary of the general commit
tee of the laymen's missionary move
ment, and who was q candidate for
President of the United states on t1c
prohibition ticket in 1909. expiainef
the movement very fully. lie believes
that sufficient funds can be raised Ill
this country to send missionaries 10
al, parts of the world so that every
person in the univC rise NAV have an
opportunity TO embrace the Christian
religion. In this Mr.. Levering and his
co-workers expect to accomplish the
eyangelization of the world In this
generation. A convention of dele
gates from various State conventions
will he held in Chicago in May, 1910
Secretary Mckee and Attorney
Throckmorton, of Richmond. spoke OF
the State convention to be held at
Richmond this month and urged thar
the local churches send large dele
CATION to the convention
Churches TO Send Delegates.
II is planned to send two delegates
to the convention from each church In
the city with as many volunteer dele
gates as desire TO attend. Among
those who already have stated an in
tention to visit Richmond are Mayor
Jones. Z. |. Ford. J. w. Hughes, Nj. s.
Ilewellyn, c. G. Neims and w. b.
Cclonna.
During their stay In this city Mr..
Mckee was entertained at the home
of Mr.. ID. s. Jones. Mr.. Throckmorton
by Mr.. W. b. Livezey and Mr.. Lever
ing by Mr.. w. L. Barrett
The Hampton Roads Glee Club fur
nished the masic at the First Presby-
terrain and special music was rendered
by the choir of the Newport News
Baptist church. Mayor Marquis Jones
presided at the mems meeting and
Capt. j. A. Bpxton presided at the
meeting for women.