The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-26
 MISSIONARY
 MOVEMENT
Opening Session at 3 Tn is Afternoon Banquet tn
 Follow at Stratfield
Speakers Announced for Il c Several Evangelicu Church s Tomorrow ! Convention Closes Mo!l- day Evening.

The convention of the Layne1 s Missionary movement opened this f. ternoon in the First Congregatio al church at o'clock. It was 8 dev j. tional service for pastors and layni n and short talks were given on missio l. ary subjects. At e:30 this evening the Stratfield the banquet will be hel ]. The returns today assured the presen .e of about 400 at the dinner this eve T. ing. The number is limited to 800. The banquet will be really the fir It number on the program. Judge Ho1'- ! ard J. Curtis will preside. May IT Buckingham will not be present F.. cause of an engagement in New Yo k at class dinner. There will be about 70 speakers. All of those who speak Tn the churches tomorrow are expecte 1. The principal speakers will be Wiliia T. Ellis of the Philadelphia Press; Hon. Henry F. B. Macfarlane of Washing ton and John B. Sleman Jr., of Wasl.- ington, D. c.
 Those who have not yet bought the'r registration tickets will have an ol- portunity to do so at the hotel this el.- ening before the dinner.
 Tomorrow at the evening and mor1 ing services special speakers have bee provided by the local committee of u e movement. They are as follows: In the morning, First Presbyteris J land; Peoples Presbyterian, William T. Ellis; West End Congregational; Rev. Cornelius Patton, D. D., Boston; Park Street Congregational Rev. F. J. Jones, D. D.; Shelton Congrega- tional, Rev. W. L. Beerd: Stratfoi q .
 Congregational. Rev. w. F. StrontS; First Methodist, Rev. F. B. Fishe'; Grace Methodist, Rev. J. R. Trindl r.: Washington Park Methodist, Re 7.
 Wheeler Goggess; First Baptist, Re r. J. c. Robbins; Second Baptist, Geors E. Briggs; Memorial Baptist, Stacy l.. Warburton, First Universalist, Walt, r Cushing; Church of the Good Shel herd, Shelton, Rev. W. E.. Gardne First Congregational, John B. Siemal IT,, Washington. D. C.; Messiah Bar tist Rev. w E. Witter; Christ Epis- copal, J. ". Wood; Newfield Methodist tional Rev. Henry J. Bennett. In the evening, Washington Park Methodist, Hon. H. B. F. MacFarland; Park street, William T. Ellis; Sout!l Congregational Rev. Cornelius Patto1 D. D.; Olivet Congregational wit Rev. J. P. Jones. D. D.; and Waite Cushing; West End Congregations Rev. W L. Beard; Peoples Presbytel ian Rev. w. E. Strong; Grace Methc dist, Rev. B. F. Fisher; First Methc dist, Rev. J. R. Trindle; Memoris BaDIlSC, ". J. O. T tist, George B. Briggs; Newfield Meth odist, Stacey R. Warburton; St. John Burton Mansfield; Rev. William E Gardner and J. w. Wood, union with Christ Episcopal church; First Englis,, Evangelical, Rev. W. E.. Witter; Sum merfield Methodist. P. c. Keagy; Firs Swedish Baptist, Rev. Henry J. Ben nett.
 A mems meeting will be held at o'clock tomorrow afternoon in tht First Congregational church. Afte
 the delegates have been seated tn public will be admitted. William I Ellis will speak at this meeting.
 William T. Ellis is Philadelphi; newspaper man who about two years ago made years trip around the world for syndicate of leading dali lies to investigate foreign missions.
 The Hon. Henry B. F. MacFarland is one of the best known men in Washington. For years he has been on the Board of Commissioners fo1 the District of Columbia and part O. the time served as the head of that body. He is journalist and law yer.
 John B. sleman, IT,, is in the firm of the Drown &Co., of Washington, snrance ni an; 0ce Companies in iSs capitol city.
 R. Fulton Cutting is a prominent New York lawyer. He handles inn mense estates. and has one of the big gest practices in New York.
 G. F. Briggs, formerly with the firm of Lee Higginson Co.,. of Boston, is now treasurer of the Lexington Lunl- Der Co.
 Walter Cushing is a member of the Adams Gushing, Foster Co.,, Stationers of Boston.
 s. T. Warburton is associated editor of Missions the organ of the North Do fiCtC l- er'y editor of the Baptist Missionary Magazine.
 Rev. J. c. Robbins is a graduate of the Newton Theological seminary Institution and of Brown university.
 Rev. Wheeler Boggess has spent much time in India as missionary.
 The convention closes Monday even- ing at o'clock. Mondays services will be announced or may be seen from the printed programs which may be easily obtained.
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