Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-05
BIG MISSIONARY
SESSION PLANNED
LAYMEN WILL ASSEMBLE IN
CONFERENCE
AMERICAS RESPONSIBILITY TO
WORLD, SUBJECT
Extensive Program Arranged-other
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ton VIII open In Los Angeles neXl
Tuesday for q three days session In
the First Methodist church to con-
slider Americas religious responsibility
to the world. This campaign of edu-
cation on national scale has the in
dorsement of the foreign missionary
boards The purpose of the laymen S
organization is to try to reach the en-
tire world with the gospel message in
the present generation.
These conventions have been held
throughout the United States and it is
expected that more than 5000 workers
will be in Los Angeles for the OPEN
ing of the convention Tuesday. A mon
ster banquet is being planned for the
opening day of the sessions.
Following is the program for the con-
vention:
Tuesday, March S-"The National
Missionary Campaign" William II.
Lewis, Seattle; "A Laymans Testi-
mony to the Value of Missions" Ed
ward b. Sturges, Scranton, Pa;
Americas World Responsibility" ].
Campbell White, New York.
Wednesday, March "a Survey of
the World Field"-"Japan," J. L. Dear
ing: Turkey" DR.. j. =. McNaugh-
ton; India" Bishop J. e. Robinson;
Korea" Rev. Ernest f. Hall; "Chi-
na," Rev. c. +. Reid. 2:30 p. M
why Missions Should Appeal to Men,"
Col. Charles A. Hopkins; How Lead a
Church to It's Highest Missionary Eff
ficiency," conference conducted by J.
Campbell White, TO be assisted by DR..
c. V. Vickery, New York; Rev. A w.
Ryder, San Francisco; Rev II. Mel
vile Tenney, San Francisco; Rev
George b. Smyth, San Francisco, and
others; 1.-THE Missionary Character OF
Christianity" Rev. Edwin Lincoln
Smith, Seattle. 7:45 p. inflow a
Government official Came to Appreci-
ate Missions" Hon. d. f. WILDER,
American consul general, Kobe, ia
pan; THE Evangelization of Africa"
Rev. Willis r. Hotchlliss.
Thursday, March 1O-"Prayer and
Missions" DR.. J. L. Dearing; Mis-
sions and Stewardship" William r.
Lewis, Seattle, and Edward b. Stur-
ges, Scranton; what Advance Should
This Convention Undertaken" How
Can an Advance Be Realized?" confer
ence conducted by J. Campbell White;
1.-The Missionary Enterprise Central in
the Life of the Church." Bishop Will |
liam NJ. Bell. Los Angeles. 12:30-Lun- !
eheon for all ministers. 3:30-Confer- |
ence by churches, programs arranged |
by mission board secretaries. 7.45 p. m. |
Closing session: reports from con- |
by churches; adoption Of pol |
icy; brief addresses by j. Campbell |
White and other visiting speakers; |
christianity the Final and Universal |
Bishop J. E. Robinson of
India.
Will Tour the World
Members OF the Emmanuel Presby- |
terian church will tender a reception |
to DR.. Hugh X. Walker, the pastor,
and wife, on the evening of March II
previous to their departure on the day
following for Seattle en- route to trip
around the world. Dr. Walker will at
-end the worlds missionary conference
IN Scotland and will return to New
York for the first Sunday in July,
where he is to preach in the Brick
Presbyterian church. Mrs. Walker will
accompany her husband on this world
our.
The monthly meeting Of the Prayer
lnion will be held next Friday at the
,entral Presbyterian church with an
LII day session. Rev j. H. Sammis
will preside at the morning session and
II the afternoon Rev. J. F. Ross will
preside.
1.-THE Logic of the Laymens Mis-
iionary Movement" will be the Sunday
morning subject Of Rev. a. b. Prich-
lrd, pastor of the Central Presbyterian
.hurch. The evening subject will be
The Healing of the Leper as an AL
egory."
"How to Fly" Is Topic
THE New Crusade" will be the Sun
ay morning topic of Rev. William
Horace Day, pastor of the First Con-
yregational church. In the evening
stereopticon prelude will be given
n aviation Week" The subject OF
he evening sermon will be How to
Ily." This service win be under the /
nF hpVhnnH nf ]
he church. The Ladies glee club of
he University of Southern California
will give several musical selections.
tuesday afternoon a "Religion and ,
Iealth" service will be held. DR.. Day
will speak on THE Dualigy of Life" {
Or. Rose Bullard viii make a short !
ddress from the standpoint Of a ply {
ician.
The monthly meeting of the Baptist |
minister's of Los Angeles and vicinity [
as been postponed from Monday to Y
tuesday morning at 1915 O'Clock in Be I
can hall in order that Or. Q. p. '
.hoades might make an address. DR.. e
,hoades, who is a member of the Bap- a
st denomination, is in Los Angeles e
I the interest of the laymen's mis-
onary convention. DR.. Albert Hatch
r Smith Of Pasadena viii also make
n address. 1
o close HeNlNal services a
The special evangelistic services con- s
ucted by DIT w. e. Tilroe, pastor S
{ the Boyle Heights Methodist church,
)r the past three weeks, will close i
ith the services Sunday. Or. TilrOe Il
as been assisted in the services by 7
II. George Palmer, singing evangel Il
It, who became we'll known in the s.
orrey meetings. Forty additions will d
3 made to the church resulting from ii
lese services. DR., Tilroe will speak
the Sunday morning service on En- Il
re Conservation the Price Of Disci- p
eship." The evening subject will be cl
The sin of Silence" G.
Andrew q. Rankin, highly success CT
Il and honored minister of the gospel,
n tWenty-one years associated with
le Christian church in Adelaide, Aus
ALA, has been secured by the Broad cl
ay Christian church to preach during II
protracted meeting which will begin p
lnday morning. Services will be held
,ery night except Saturday at 7:45. f
r. Rankin expects to remain in +
merica a few months and then to re- e.
lme his work in Adelaide.
Reynold +. Blight, minister Of the n
os Angeles Fellowship. will speak in a
Ianchard hall, 23S South Broadway, a
II o'clock Sunday morning on, II
America's Stupendous Folly" r
viii Observe Lent N "A
The fourth Sunday in Lent will be NJ
served at st. PauPs pro-cathedral T
the evening service with a special 81
usical program consisting of organ
ID piano numbers from Handel Men tn
lssohn, Chopin and Wagner. A new w
IMPOSITION for organ and piano, In IL
emoriam," by Ernest Douglas Walk su
the organist and choir director Of M