The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-26
LRYmEN'S J.
CONVENTION. / !.
GREAT GATHERING OF CHURCH
5 PEOPLE TWO HUNDRED
4 TURNED AWAY FROM
BANQUET {HhLt.

times last night. to the great initiatcry
meeting Of the Laymen's convention
at the Scottish Rite Cathedral, and
truly, no other word In the English
language 50 fttin1ly describes Il.
When the doors were opened at six
O'clock. seven hundred men went
through In rush such as is seldom
seen except on football field, and
after they had taken every chair at
the banquet tables with which the
great dining room was filled. nearly
two hun dred more cIamored at tho
entrance and had to- be refused ad
mission. Those in charge were at
first uurfeunded, for although It was
known there would be a record break
ing attendance, such contingency as
confronted them had not been antlci-
rated. Finally. after a hurried consul
tation. IL WAS decided to send the dis.
appointed ones tc the McLurc hote.
for supper and In some way make
room for them to hear the speaking
afterward. This was done and proved
very satisfactory. Counting the entirc
number Of men and the women who
50 generously gave their aid in serving
:ne banquet, total of one Thousand
would be approximately correct.
Those present included many ct the
most prominent men Of this cny, Mar.
ictta, Parkersburg, SteubenviIie,
cIarksburg, Cambridge, .Fairmont.
WeIlsburo, WellsyilIe, Bel
laire, Martin Ferry. Moundsvi'ie and
dozens of other towns in the Wheeling
district. A spirit Of what might be
termed thoughtful enthusiasm pervad.
ed the vast assen,blage, breaking cut
Occasionally In college yelIs for Exec
utive Secretary Heb, to whom. 1t was
recognized, the SUCCESS of the great
meeting was In large measure due.
The programme Of the evening was
begun with an opening prayer ~ the
Rev. j. M. Potter, of the Vance Me-
mortal Church, Woodsdalc. Then
Toastmaster Alfred PAUL announced
the song, "Alt Hail the Power of Jesus
and led by Counsellor Charles
Morrison. the words Of the beautiful
hymn were sung in unison,ny all pres.
ent. the volume Of melody being suc,
as most Of those present had never
heard before. This was followed by
'onward Christian soidiers,'' ard II
Love to Tell the Story" after, which
PAUL made the introduce
tory address.
Bishop Peterkin Talks. ~
Bishop George W. Peterkin, Of the
Protestant Episcopal Church of Par
kcrsburg. bishop Of the diocese Of West
Virginia. was then Introduced. Bishop
Petcrkin referred in his introductory
remarks to the fact that yesterday
WAS St. 7auVs day, and that such a
was especially appropriate on
account OF the fact that Paul was re.
gorded as the church's greatest mis-
sfonary He said that the meeting
was on every account, the greatest h-
has ever attended, and referred hi.
norousIy to the fact that it was be.
yond the dreams Ct most Of those pres.
ent to have difficulty in getting in at
a Missionary meeting.
The next speaker was the Rev. Or.
Homer S. stuntz, Of New York, one
Of the foremost workers for many
years in the foreign mission field. Or.
stuntz began by saying that mission
work has been due toe much in the
past by the Ladies' Aid and Lemon
ade, and that we have not had the
proper graphing Of the problem by
men. Tire men, he stated, have con.
sidered their duty done IT they got to
church and gave their change for the
cause. The usual way OF taking up a
about once year. he char.
aeterizcd as one that would hankrup:
any church or lodge, and earnestly de.
.iarcd that the time has come when
The man who have done all the other
great things cf the world. should SER
g. r . q .
ously cooperate in this until It is
perfectly wrought out.
Mr.. Eddy Talks.
The closing address was delivered
by Mir. George Sherwood Eddy, OF In
5ia, on 'Thc Call Of the hon.chrlsttan
World" rdr. Eddy spoke in part as
follows:
The orient to-day is awake, and the
world is open to Christian civilization.
Some years ago Japanese boy fled
70 America and was educated by.a
Boston business man. He returned to
Japan and founded the Douhisha
University Of japan, Sew
hral other Japanese boys were educat-
ID by the missionaries. That unlver-
aity changed the history OF Japan. and