Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-02-13
800 LAyMfN Al
 b.GG MEETING Attendance is Double That Number, Late Corners
 Swelling Total.
SATURDAY PROGRAM
Rallies Planned at Little Rock for Today Ladies Invited to all
 Except the Thcater.

Little Rock, Ark, Feb. t2.-Tho convention of the Laymcns Mission ary Movement which convened in ! Little Rock last evening is the ninth [ convention in thc itinerary of the movement now being conducted through the south and southwest
 This itinerary began in Greens horo, \. C., month ago and since that time conventions have been held i in rapid succession in Columbus. S l C., Macon, Ga, Huntingdon West Va. Nashville. Tenn. Jacksonville and Tampa. Florida. MontRomery. Ma. Memphis, Tenn, and Jackson. Miss
 This missionary campaign is bc- ing carried on under the direction of Rev. ID. Clay Lilly, n D., and he has presided over all the conventions except where there has been a con- flict in the date of two meetings Dr. Lilly arranged the program for all of the conventions. giving his per sonal oversight to every detail
 The program prepared for this convention is equal in it's splendid character to that of any of the other conventions held. and includes many of the speakers who have been heard in the other conventions. all of those speakers being men who are fully capable of contributing their part to the accomplishments of the object for holding the conventions-this ob- iect being to educate the united church on the subject of foreign mis- sions, and to stimulate it to more liberal giving to this cause.
 No Collections are Permitted.
 No collections are allowed to be taken during the conventions The
 Laymen's Missionary Movement works but never independent of the church, always with and through the church, and all contributions to for eign missions are made through the Foreign Mission Boards of the var- GUS denominations. Tn addition to this two fold object of the conven- tions, stimulating to education on foreign missions and to moro liberal giving to the cause, far greater ob- lect is that the conventions may prove means of spiritual strength and such they have proven in every instance.
 Dr. Liily's Opening Address.
 Rev. Dr. Lilly remarked in the opening session of the convention that so great is his desire for the convention to prove a spiritual bless ing to all in attendance that he did not know how to express the desire. He then urged the men present to spend much time in prayer for every session of the convention. Dr. Lilly gives to prayer the first place on the lEogram of every session and allows nothing else to supplant this. In ad- dition to his executive ability which 1 he possesses in a degree not often equalled, and which means so much to the successful management of convention, the prayer life of Dr. Lilly gives to the convention a spir- itual standard which is high and | leads others to a realization of the | importance of prayer in the highest | success is to result from the con- vention.
 Over 300 Registrations.
 By noon today the number of paid | registrations at the convention of the | Laymen now being held at the Sec ond Baptist church, had reached | more than 800, although the conven- tion was just getting well under way The attendance is probaly double that. and it is believed the number paid registrations will reach 700 by night
 An extra effort is being made to enlist the men of Little Rock more generally in the work Many have responded. but owing to the fact that the first day of the convention falls on Saturday. it naturally results in