The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-01-14
Will Be HELD
At HUNTINGTON
GIsalssi Religious Gathering IN
TTl-Siaie Regions History.


Laymen's Missionary Convention at
t, Huntlnntoa This Month One Of the
Notable rpenomlnatlcnsI Con-
ventlons Being Held In the PrineI.
pal Cities Of the country--Meets
Jan. 20. ~ and %.
The Huntington, West Virginia,
convention Of the Laymen's Mission.
airy Movement. which will be held
Jan. &c. "a and rs. promises to be the
greatest and most notable religious
gathering IN the history OF the tri.
state region ana It's surrounding ter.
FitoFy.
The Huntington meeting Is the
twenty4Ixth to be ield under the
auspices Of the National Missionary
Movement and Is one of the great
InterD Denomination conventions be-
ing held IN rs OF the principal cities
II the country. The campaign has
been in progress since October and
win terminate With the meeting at
81 Paul April 1899. The elimination
If tho entire movement will be the
immense National Missionary Con.
groog 10 be held IN the Auditorium At
Chicago May SO. Meetings have al.
ready been held In Buffalo. Cleveland.
Warrington. Boston. Baltimore. Phil
adolphia. Reading. Richmond, scran-
ton. Syracuse. Detroit and several
other cities and the average attend.
anco thus far has been more than
1000.
A Call 10 Men.
Tho Laymen's Missionary Move
mont Il essentially mems move
mont II appeals to the manhood Of
America 10 discover and discharge It's.
FUN measure OF Christian responsible
fly. Chrlatian men must recognize
the trust committed TO them. The
call II TO the men OF this nation, ES.
PECiALLY THOSE WHO ARE BusI.
Est AND MOST RESPONSIBLE, TO
put FIRST things first. and to so adjust
their Affairs as TO be able TO take
their full share In the effort Of united
Christianity 10 bring about the con
version Of the world. What God com
mhnds Us to do He has promised to
fulhII In us through our obedience.
This movement is interdenomina-
tionhl. and purely educational and
spiritual In character. -. ~
object to secure from Chrlstlans in
) America a recognition Of the nations
religious responsibility for the world.
Al these conventions no attempt will
be made 10 secure subscriptions. The
movement does not send out mission.
aries. Its purpose Is to assist the
churches IN enlarging their mission
AIRY work to meet the spiritual neces
Stiles Of mankind, and the evangelical
ton Of the world In this generation.
Amazing Growth Of the Movement.
When the eranesthearted Christian
men met In the east something oyeI
two years ago and organized the
Laymen's Movement. II is possible
they did not comprehend the eifec
their action was destined to have II
bringing Christian men Of the natior
70 realization OF their personal re
sponsIbility TO God for the eyangel
ixatlon Of the world. From this yer!
same nucleus the movement hai
spread with such amazing rapldit.
and throughout such a large expans,
Of territory that It IL hard to reallz
tts present scope and possibilities,
This widespread missionary avail
ening Il at once a sign and prom
ise. II Is q sign that Christians ar
coming to look on the fields whit
foi the harvest and on the lack o
lnborers. II Is a promise that Chris
tians intend 10 consecrate themsolve
\ 20 sacriacial efforts TO obey the Grea
Commission. II was to accomplis
this purpose that the Laymen's Nov,
ment came Into being. Its growth
an indication of what God will
when the Christian men Of the natlo
get themselves into harmony wit
His eternal purpose: when they ded
cate to His service their brains an
energies as well as their money. II
results can not be accounted Il
apart from the abundant blessings {
God upon the effort TO enlist tn
church in her primary task Of eval
gelIzing the world.
Great Preparations Being Made.
Great preparations for the HUI
tington meeting are being made /
local committees, and the attendant
q expected to be very large pro
ably reaching 1900. That this est
mate may<kot be far wrong may
judged|lrom the size Of the distri
= all u the Huntingon Conventio
- district includes the city OF HUI
ngton. the counties Of .Cabe
Wayne. Logan, Mingo, lincoln. p,
nam, Kanawba. Mason, Jackso
Roane. Boone. Clay, Fayette. Raleig
Wyoming, Mcdowell. Mercer, SUI
mers, Monroe, Greenbriar and Mich
las in West Virginia; Meigs, Gall
Lawrence. Jackson and Scioto
Ohio and Carter Montgomery N
coffin. johnson, Martin. Floyd, Eli
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