The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-01-12
IT is KNOCKING
AT YOUR DOOR
Great Opportunity You Must Ae-
Gept and Profit Thereby.

Splendid Chance to Participate In the
Greatest Religious Movement Of the
Century = Laymen's Missionary
Movement to Hold immense Inter.
penominational Convention at Hun
tinston, W. Va, Jan. rs, 27 and %
The Christian men of the ,ri,state
region and its adjacent territory will
have an opportunity on January 2sth
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 GOV.
ering seventy-fve principal cities OF
the country, the Laymen's Mission
airy Movement will hold an immense
Inter-Denominatonal convention In
Huntington.
The object Of this national cam.
paign is to secure a deeper recogni
ton OF Americas religious response.
ollity Tor the world.
Believing that the Christian men OF
this prosperous Ohio Valley and the
section adjacent thereto should real.
lie their duty and participate in this
campaign, the Huntington Cooper.
ating Committee appointed and or.
ganized to cooperate with the Ma.
tional Committee Of the Laymen's
Missionary Movement. has been for
tunate enough to secure one OF the
great INSTRUMENTATION Mems
Missionary Conventions, which Will
meet in Huntington, Wednesday.
Thursday and FridSy, January 10Th.
9th and 2Sth. 1910
The district allotted the Hunting
ton Convention covers the entire
southern and western portions of
West Virginia. the southern part OF
Ohio and the eastern section of Ken
lucky. and it is the earnest hope OF
the Huntington Committee that every
church in this district will send
large delegation.
An adequate program upon the sub
iect 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 Goth with sup
per for at least seven hundred and
fifty men. the tickets for which are
being sold for so cents. This is sep
arate and distinct from the registra-
ton fee OF 81, which delegates pay.
No offerings or collections will be
taken at any time during the conven-
zion.
The convention will be a great IN
spirational gathering Of men of all
denominations to discuss the respon-
sibility of the Christian men Of the
territory for more effective work in
winning the whole world for Christ.
Distinguished men in private life.
statesmen. prominent business and
professional men and representatives
Of the mission boards of all the
churches viii deliver addresses and
participate in the discussion.
Among the speakers definitely
promised for the convention are: DR..
A. B. Leonard, secretary Methodist
Board OF Missions; Right Rev. A. S.
Lloyd of the Episcopal church of vir-
ginia; Rev. R. J. Willingham. Baptist
Board OF Missions; Rev. C. :. R. jan
vier, former missionary to India;
Rev. Wheeler Borgess., missionary to
India: Rev. F. NJ. Rains, Christian
Missionary society; Rev. J. o. Rea-
Wis. Presbyterian Missionary commit
tee; W. D. Stubs. Methodist Church
South Board OF Missions, and the
Right Rev. George Peterlin, bishop OF
the West Virginia diocese.
Among the subjects for discussion
are: Americas World Responsible
ity:" Men and Missions" The
Evangelizatlon OF the World in This
Generation: The Triumphal Prog.
ress of Christ's Kingdom" and other
subjects OF vital interest to missions.
Come to the convention. as this is
one OF the opportunities OF lifetime.
You Should REGISTER