The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-05-14
BIG MISSION RALLY
LAYMEN's CONGRESS IN CHICAGO
ATTENDED BY THOUSANDS.
WOULD CHRISTIANlZE WORLD
Every Protestant Church In America
Represented at Immense Meeting
Which Is Addressed by Many
Eminent Men.

Chicago.-For four days, beginning |
May 8. Chicago was the scene of a
most extraordinary gathering. the
Laymans National Missionary con.
gress. Every Protestant church In
America was represented, and the del
egates were men of affairs from all
over the country who came here to
consider plans for the evangeiZation
of the entire world. They numbered
$500 in all.
Among them were men of national
and international prominence. For
mer Vice-President Fairbanks attend
ed as representative Of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church. Several gov
ernors were present. United States
Senators Dolliver of Iowa and Bev-
eridge OF Indiana and former Senator
Teller Of Colorado were present at the
first session. number Of former
| governors Of states were registered.
| Among them we're former Governor
Hadley Of Missouri, former Governor
Yates Of Illinois, and former Governor
Hanley of Indiana Soldiers. sailors.
business men, professional men and
ministers were In attendance. The
congress closed on Friday
Close Of Remarkable Campaign.
This convention marked the close
OF remarkable religious campaign.
During the winter and spring, mis-
sionary conventions we're held under
the auspices of the Laymen's Mis-
sionary Movement in rs of the lead.
ing cities of the country. The cam.
paign began at Buffalo on October 16.
The gathering at Chicago was the eli.
max of the series of conventions
The appeal for foreign missions
was presented to the business men Of
these cities. All told, $4,000 business
men registered as delegates for rs
conventions, paying a dollar for the
privilege. In addition, thousands OF
other men attended the various ses.
sions.
Each convention opened with ban.
quet. In most every case these ban.
quets were the largest in the history
of the cities. All of these cities and
hundreds of the surrounding towns
were represented at the Chicago con.
gress.
A national missionary policy was
adopted This policy will be sent to
the Worlds Missionary conference at
Edinburgh, Scotland. on June IA,
where 1t Is expected to exert a pro.
found conference. The delegates
were apportioned amongst the vart
Gus Protestant churches OF America
In accordance with their membership
and gifts to missions. The Methods,
Episcopal church led with 600 dele
gates. The Presbyterian church was
second with $50 men. The The North
ern Baptist church had a quota Of $3.50
men, while the Southern Baptist con
vention sent 200 men. The Southern
Methodist church was represented by
by 255 men. The Protestant Episco
pal church appointed 210 delegates
Most of the other churches had pro
portionate representation.
The various sessions were held In
the auditorium. The congress opened
with the singing Of Grown Him Lord
of ALL" Right Reverend Charles P
Anderson, Episcopal bishop of Chi
cago, made the opening address. He
spoke on the ''Will of Christ for the
World" dwelling upon the need Of
church unity. Bishop w. L. Nc
Dowell. of the Methodist Episcopal
church, made the second address. The
first evening was devoted to talks by
]. Campbell White, general secretary
! Of the Laymen's Missionary Move
ment, and j. A. Macdonald. editor oil
The Toronto Globe.
| Notable List OF Speakers.
| Among the speakers on the program
were Prince T. H. Yum Of Korea:
A. Macdonald, editor of the Toronto
| Globe; Robert f. Speer. secretary o.
the Presbyterian Board Of Foreign
| Missions William ]. Schiefe!in, pres
| ident of the Citizens union of New
| York: Alfred e. Marling OF New
York; Mornay Williams, chairman o.
| the New York state board Of char
| tiles: Clement Chase Of Omaha; How
| ard A. Kelly of Baltimore; Samuel B
| Capen of Boston; John R. Pepper o.
Memphis. Tenn; II. NJ Beardsley
formerly mayor of Kansas City
George Sherwood Eddy of India. Rob
ert H. Gardiner of Boston; Col Elijaf
w. Halford, private secretary TO the
late President Harrison during his ad
Il ministration; Thomas Tippey ant
/ William H. Lewis of Seattle, r. A
Long of Kansas City, John B. Slemar
of Washington, founder Of the move
ment: William e. Sweet of Denver
Charles A. Rowland of Athens. Ga.
Alfred Il. Marling of New York. Judge
selden p. Spencer of st. Louis. N. W