Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-02-18
1AymEN,s MISSIONARY MOVE
MENT

"A. ~ work tomorrow afternoon at
,hrsa O'Clock, in the First Baptist
Church, and all men OF the various con-
eresations ara most cordially and earn
estly invited to be present. The con-
ference will be opened with prayer by
Rev. w. M. Poisal, and the benediction
will be pronounced by Rev. W. F.
Watson. Judge C. f. Nicol will De the
presiding officer.
DR.. Liyius .angford, OF Norfolk, q
man who hardly needs introduction, a
he has taken 80 active part in the
work of the church. and especially the
Sunday school, will be one OF the
speakers at this conference. lie IS
superintendent OF the Inter-denoInlna'
tional Laymen's Movement for Eastern
Virgins, and superintendent OF the
Baptist movement in Virginia. Mr..
@. n. Pratt, the official representative
OF the Laymen's Missionary Movement
in the south, man equally well-knoWn,
will also make an address.
A mass meeting OF the united con-
eregations OF the Protestant churches IN
Alexandria will be held in St. Paul 5
Church tomorrow night at 7:3O O'Clock.
To this service the general public is ~
yited. Revs. P. P. Phillips, A.
w. Rudisill, and others will have
charge OF the short service; Judge j.
K. NJ. Norton will preside. Hon. Jas.
T. Lloyd, member of Congress from
Missouri, will speak on The Laymen. !"
Rev. Yutaka Minakuchi, OF Toxic.
Japan, will speak on The Urgency and
Crisis in the Far East" An offering
will be taken at this service to help de-
fray the expenses Of the convention;
all over and above will be divided
equally among the eleven congrega-
tious as their contribution to missions.
A special feature will be the reports OF
the deuominatiopal meetings. The
music will be congregational and hymns
that everybody knows. Come one,
come all.
In case St. Paul's Church will not
hold the crowd, there will be an over
flow meeting in the Second Presbyterian
Church, but this church will not be
opened unless theirs is. II, however,
it is found necessary, the same order OF
service will be carried out, with the
exception Of the speakers, who will prob
ably be Mr.. G. Fl. Pratt. the official
of the Laymen's Miss
ionary Movement in the south, and
Mr.. John W. Wood, the corresponding
Of the board Of foreign mis-.
,ions OF the Protestant Episcopal Church
and also member of the committee OF
one hundred to stir up the lnyncn.
Laymen will speak in the various
churches at the eleven O'Clock service,
as follows: Prof. ]. H. Apple, OF the
Women's College OF Frederick, Md, in
the First Baptist Church; Mr.. Lawrence
R. Lee, of Leesburg, Va, in the Second
Baptist Church; Mr.. George ". Swart-
cell, president of the prominent real
estate firm OF Swartzell, Rheem and
Hensey Company, Washington, D. G.,
in Trinity Methodist Church; DIR.
I.iyius Langford, OF Norfolk, in the
Methodist Episcopal Church South;
Mr.. George X. McLanahan, a pFoml-
nent lawyer OF Washington, D. c., in
tho Methodist Protestant Church; Mr..
James Trimble, Secretary Of the United
States Trust Company, OF Washington,
D. c., in Bethany Church; Judge VIM.
s. Norris, United States attorney in
he Department Of Justice, Washington,
D. c., in the Second Presbyterian
Church; Mr.. ]. W. Wood, of n. Y. cor
'espt nding secretary to the board OF for
,igu missions, in Christ Church; Mr..
Vim. F. Cochran, Of Woodbrook, Md,
n Grace Church; and Mr.. c. H. Pratt.
connected with this move
ment, as above stated, in St. Paul's
Church.
Mr.. John ". Wood, Of New York,
md Mr.. VIM. T. Cochran, Of Wood
brook, Md, will address the denomna-
.ional meeting Of the three Protestant
churches, in the Parish Hall
Of Christ Church Immediately upon the
of the afternoon confer
snce about $50 O'Clock. After short
ak by these gentlemen each church
aiIl have q conference OF its own as to
he amount to be raised during the
coming year.
At $50 a. M, Rev. Iutaka Nina
suchi will give talk to the children OF
Christ Church Sunday School. aud DR..
Livius Langford will speak to the Sun.
lay School OF the First Baptist Church.
CONVENTION NOTES.
DR.. Livius Langford, Of Norfolk, will
be the guest of Mr.. James R. Mansfield
during the convention.
Mr.. John w. Herndon will entertain
Judge VIM. +. Morris. of Washington,
Hon. John W. Wood, OF New York,
and Rev. Yutska Minakuchi, Of Toxic,
Japan.
Mr. D. W. schofeld will entertain
Prof. ]. H. Apple, OF Frederick, Md.
To correct misunderstanding which
has been currently reported, the execu.
tive committee desire to say that no ap-
peal for financial assistance will be ask
ed Of those who attend the supper or
the other services of the convention.
The convention is not held with any
idea of raising funds to carry on the
great work OF the Lsyman's Movement.
A free will offering will be taken at the
afternoon and evening services how
ever to meet the expenses OF the con-
vention, and any surplus will be divided
equally among the churches in the con-
vention.
All who attend the supper in the