The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-11-15
MISSIONARY
CAMPAIGN
WILL OPEN IN MARkET-AUDi-
TORIuM ON SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.
Noted Speakers Are on the Program
and Large Gathering OF Local
Persons 10 Expected.

All arrangements have been COM
pleted for the united missionary cam
paign to be conducted in this city to-
morrow and Monday. The great mass
meeting to be held Sunday afternoon
At , o'clock. in the Market-Auditorium
promises to be the largest and most
inspiring religious service ever held
in Wheeling. Mondays sessions will
be held in the Fourth Street 81. l.
church at 1890 a m. p. IN. ard
1880 p. N.
This modern movement in behalf
of missions is without a doubt the
greatest religious movement in the
christian era. More than forty re-
ltgious denominations will be repre-
scented in this campaign. In fact, all
the leading denominations of the
United States and Canada are inter
ested In the conference being held
and the missionary boards OF these
denominations are officially connect
ed with the united missionary cam
paign.
The conference TO be held IN
Wheeling tomorrow and Monday in
connection with this general move
ment promises TO be of great inter
est and instructive. There will be
splendid addresses 1t each meeting
All Of these meetings are open to the
public and will be OF special interest
TO all who are connected with chris
tian work in the city. AS has already
been noted the mass meeting Sunday
afternoon will be held in the Market
Auditorium at = o'clock.
This IN ,tsfff
by DR.. S. J. Corey and will be ad-
dressed by DIR. Corey. Dr. A. l.. Wiley.
Mr. George lines. DR. r. \. Agar and
others. Also Or. A. VI. Bastel. who is
at the head of the missionary enter
,prises OF the Congregational church:
Rev. John 5. Stump. ID. d.. joint sec
rotary for Home and Foreign Mis-
sions OF the Baptist denomination. to-
gether with Rev. r. H. Shanks. ID. D.,
field secretary OF the Laymen's Mis-
sionary Movement. OF Pittsburgh. Pa,
will be present during the conference
and deliver addresses.
Noted Speakers.
These men are all noted platform
speakers. DR.. Corey Is foreign sec
rotary Of the Christian Church Mis-
sionary society and has recently re-
turned from an extended tour OF
African mission fields and has writ
ten a very interesting book on the
subject OF missions In Africa He Is
young man OF splendid organizing
ability and is an attractive and earn
est speaker.
Dr. \. l.. Wiley is a recently re-
turned missionary from India where
he has been laboring under the Pres
bytcrian board. lie has been as
signed TO this conference work by
the Presbyterian board and is well
known as an attractive and powerful
speaker and wins the attention and
interest or his audience wherever he
goes and carries weight and convic-
tion In all his addresses.
George lines is the general secre.
tary OF the united missionary cam
paign and one OF the foremost men
OF the United Presbyterian board.
Dr. +. 4. Agar is a member OF the
Baptist Home Missionary society and
FOR number 81 years has been su.
perintendent Of home missions I'm
Montana and Idaho He is recognized
as one OF the ablest speakers on the
American platform. His experience
as homo missionary secretary has
brought him In close touch with mis-
slonary problems In the northwest
and he IS we'll Informed on every
Phase OF home missionary enterprise.
Al The mass meeting Sunday after.
noon. Siupr's orchestra will lead the
music.
yesterday. an immense banner was
nuhS across Market street from the
MAJ H'tA auditorium 90 Becker q Well.
'I IS iced stor. calling attention 10 to
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