The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-18
MEMS DINNER PLANNED FOR
In the Interest of the Laymen's Mis-
sIonary Movement.

In the Interest of the Laymen's Mis-.
sIonary Movement
In order that the men of Morris
town and vicinity might become fam.
liar with and interested in the Lay.
mems Missionary Movement now
spreading over the country, the pas
tors of the town felt that it would be
help and inspiration to gather the
men at dinner at which addresses
should be made by prominent men or
the various phases of the subject. TC
get the matter under way the pastor
of each eyangelistic church was re-
quested to invite two men from his
church to attend an informal gather.
ing to be held in the South Street
Presbyterian church parlors at twelve
thirty last Sunday.
The several churches were repre-
sented as follows:-
First Presbyterian church Rev.
VIM. R. Bennett and S. II. Gillespie
South Street Presbyterian church
Rev. Alexander MacColl and Messrs.
Geo. P Fiske and j. G. Armstrong.
/ Methodist Episcopal church-Rev
DR.. Urmy and Messrs. e. L. Dobbins
and Chas. W. Ennis.
St. Peters church--Rev. P. E. Stur-
ges.
Church of the Redeemer-Rev. B.
P. Tyler and Messrs. Z. d. M. Cole
and George E. Chisolm.
Baptist church, essrs. John N.
Conkling and I. r. Pierson.
1t was reported that Rear Admiral
Cooper would represent st. Peters
church and DR.. Stephen Pierson the
First church, but we're unable to at
tend the meeting. Rev. Mr.. Barker
of the Baptist church was also unable
to attend.
Rev. Mr.. MacColl stated that the
object of the meeting was to interest
the men of the town in the Laymen' IS
Missionary Movement, and it had
been proposed as a method for so do
ing that a dinner be had, at which adj
dresses would be made by prominent
men.
q. d. M. Cole was elected chairman
of the meeting and l. r. Pierson the
secretary.
1t was resolved to form those pres
ent into an executive committee to
cooperate with the subcommittee to
be appointed.
1t was also resolved that the chair
man be empowered TO appoint such
subcommittee as in his judgment
should be necessary to carry out the
purpose of the meeting.
After inviting the pastors of the
churches represented to meet and co
operate with the committee the meet
ing adjourned to meet on Monday
evening in the same place.
At the meeting 90 Monday evening
the details of the plan were taken up
Rev. Mr.. Bennett addressed those pres
ent, giving some information in regard
TO the Laymen's Missionary Move
ment, and stating that a dinner haC
been held similar to the one we pro
prose to hold in Morristown at Mont
clair last week, at which three hun
dred men we're present from the dit
ferent churches of that city. Tn,
dinner had been great success and il
was thought much good would com,
from it. After some discussion an(
consideration of various names tn,
chair appointed the following com
mittees:-
Dinner Committee-O. w. Ennis
chairman; Messrs, Ii. M Smith, F.V
| Pitney, Aldus H. Pierson, ]. r. Brin
ley and Ridley Watts.
Committee on Programmes c
Armstrong, chairman; MessrS. S. S
Day, G. w. Gore, Q. A. Reed, G.. Z
Chisolm and A. e. Mills.
J Committee on Statistics and Pub
! licity-J0hn N. Conklin, chairman
MesSrs. e. p. Ford, o. B. Smith, If.
L. NJ. futile, e. A. Carroll and ri. w
Cory.
! Cooperating Committee = Charlie
d. M. Cole, chairman. Members O
executive committee and three add
tional members from each church, s,
as TO make committee of about fifty
Wednesday, February End, was SCI
ected as the date on which TO give tn
dinner, provided satisfactory speaker
could be secured for that night.