The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-01-21
1T IS KNOCKING
AT YOUR DOOR
Great Opportunity You Must AG-
cept and Profit Thereby.

Splendid Chance to Participate In the
Greatest Religious Movement Of the
Century = Laymen's Missionary
Movement to Hold Immense Inter
Denomlnatlonal Convention at Hun
tlngton, w. Va. Jan. 20, 27 and 20.
The Christian men OF the iri-state
region and its adjacent territory will
have an opportunity on January 26th
to 2sth to participate in what IL prob
ably the greatest religious movement
OF the century. when. in the course
OF its great national campaign COW
ering seyenty-five principal cities Of
the country. the Laymen's Mission
AIRY Movement will hold an immense
Inter enominational convention in
Huntington.
The object Of this national cam
paign is to secure a deeper recogni-
tion Of Americas religious responsi-
bility for the world.
Believing that the Christian men Of
this prosperous Ohio Valley and the
sectisn adjacent thereto should real
lie their duty and participate in this
campaign. the Huntington Cooper
ating Committee appointed and or
ganiEed to cooperate with the Ma
tional Committee Of the Laymen's
Missionary Movement, has been for
tunate enough to secure one of the
great er-Denominationa Mems
Missionary Conventions, which will
meet In Huntington, Wednesday.
Thursday and Friday, January Goth.
27th and 2sth. 1910.
The district allotted the Hunting.
ton Convention covers the entire
southern aud western portions Of
West Virginia, the southern part Of
Ohio and the eastern section Of Ken
lucky. and 1t is the earnest hope Of
the Huntington Committee that every
church in this district will send a
large delegation.
An adequate program upon the sub.
ject Of World Evangelization is pre-
pared. including discussion Of the
part that men should have in It, and
how that part is TO be performed.
| The convention will open on the
evening OF January 26th with sup
per for at least seven hundred and
fifty men, the tickets for which are
being sold for 80 cents. This is sep
arate and distinct from the registra
tion fee OF 81, which delegates pay
No offerings or collections will be
taken at any time during the conyen
ton.
| The convention will be q great In
spirational gathering Of men Of al
denominations to discuss the respon
sibility OF the Christian men Of the
territory for more effective work IL
winning the whole world for Christ
Distinguished men in private life
statesmen, prominent business an(
professional men and representatives
Of the mission boards of all thC
churches will deliver addresses ant
participate in the discussion.
Among the speakers deinitel!
promised for the convention are: DR.
A. B. Leonard, secretary Methods
Board OF Missions; Right Rev. A.
Lloyd Of the Episcopal church of vir
, GINA; Rev. r. ]. Willingham. Baptis
Board of Missions; Rev. C. A. R. Jan
yier, former missionary to India
Rev. Wheeler Boggess, missionary Il
India; Rev. F. NJ. Rains, Christian
Missionary society; Rev. ]. o. Rea
Wis, Presbyterian Missionary commit
tee; w. D. Stubs, Methodist Churcl
South Board Of Missions, and tn
Right Rev. George Peterlin, bishop o
3 the West Virginia diocese.
5 Among the subjects for discussion
! are: Americas World Responsible
ity;;" Men and Missions" 9TH
Evangelization Of the World in Thi
Generatlon;" The Triumphal Pros
ress of Christ's Kingdom" and othe
subjects of vital interest to missions
Come to the convention, as this 1
: one OF the opportunities Of a lifetime
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