Arizona republican., 1910-02-26
FOR THE
 s9f lAYMEN's CONVENTION
compIished From March to 6.

The committee in charge Cf secur- i ing delegates to the Laymen's Mis- 1 sionary convention to be held Tn Phoenix on March 1, and q. headed 1 by Dr. Norton. is meeting with no lit i tie encouragement, and from present indication the local churches will he I well represented. while there will be delegates from various parts of the ! territory
 All visiting delegates will be enter
 tained free of charge. and among oth CT features being arranged for their 1 pleasure. an automobile trip through the orange groves is planned.
 The committee urges upon all men interested in the great plan encom- passed in the "Ilymen's Movement" to provide themselves with delegate and from the secretary. ] M. Stewart at the executive offices. l16 North First avenue. ar from members of inc com mittec. These tickets are s2 each and assure the holder thereof of a sea. al the supper which will open the con vention next Friday. and also to re-
 served seats upon the convention floor. The home office has laid down the rule that anyone of good moral char Lcter." may sit as a delegate.
 After the delegates have been cared
 for the remainder of the space avail able wiIl be at the disposal of the
 alt f. ig
 ''lavmen's'' movement, the ladies will by no means he barred from attend auce upon. and enjoyment of. the good
 things of the convention so far as the
 limits of the hall will permit The sup
 per however, is exclusively for the
 men
 The Friday evening. Saturday morning and Saturday afternoon ses- sions will be held in O'Nenrs hall. Saturday evening denominational ral- lys will be held in the different churches. Sunday morning the pulpits of the various churches will he filled by visiting speakers. Sunday after
 noon a mass meeting for men will be held either in O'Neilrs hall or the Elk's theater.. and Sunday evening there will be a union mass meeting, all religious bodies participating held in the Elk theater.
 The following provisional program has been received. and will give some idea of the scope the discussion will take and of the able men who will ap- .pear--before the convention.
 Friday Evening. e:30--A dollar ban quet will be served in O'Neilrs hall at which the visitors will all he pres ent. Following the supper The Sig nificance of the Liymen's Missionary Movement will be discussed hy the Rev A. P. Parker, D. D.. missionary to Shanghai. China: "The World for Christ in This Generation" by the Rev. J P McNaughtoD, missionary to Fur key: Americas Share of World Evan gelization," by C. II Pratt. secretary of the I.aymen's Missionary movement in the Presbyterian church in the 1 United States. Mr. Pratt comes from Athens. Georgia.
 Saturday Morning, 9:30-"Prayer i and the Missionary Enterprise" by , the Rev. C. r. Reid, D.D.. of San Fran ! cisco. secretary Of missions of the NJ : F. Church. South: The Features of | an Adequate Missionary Policy" by the ' Rev. A. w. Rider, D. D., of oakland, ! California. district secretary of the ! Baptist Missionary union: The Or ! ganization Needed-D The Mission ] ary Committee, @ The Comparative | Committee" by C. II. Pratt; "Syste ] matic Missionary Education-GD Use | of Literature, t2) Groups for Confer ence and Investigation. (3) Laynen's ! Advocates. 4) An Educational Cam paiefl," by D. Clay Lilly, field secre tary of the Laymen's Missionary move | ment
 Saturday Afternoon. 2-"The Mis- : sionary Enterprise" by Rev. J. l.. | Dearing.S missionary to Japan; Men 3nd Missions" by Rev. Ola Hanson. missionary to Burmah; Business System in Missionary Finance-D | Perspective in Giving. @ Proportion- ate Giving (3) The Weekly Offering, GD The Every Member Canvass" by D. Clay Lilly and C. F Reid; The Reflex Influence of Missions" by Rev. \. w. Rider DID.
 Saturday Evening. 7:30-Denomina tional r;iliys in the various churches.
 Sunday Morning. 1i-Churches sup piled by visiting speakers Assign mcnts to be announced later.
 Sunday Afternoon, 3-AIass meeting for men. ~'rhe Winning of China" b. Rev. A. P Parker, D.D.; The Outlook in the Mohammedan World. by Rev. J. F. McNaughton: Some Aspects of African Life.r by Rev. Willis R. IIotch kiss. Lumbwa. British East Africa.
 Sunday Evening. :; 3O--I;nhon mass meeting of all the churches in the