The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-22
PLANS COMPLETED FOR RELIGIOUS WORK AT 1915 EXPOSITION Evangelical Meetings to Be Held Both on Grounds
 and in City MANY EMINENT
 DIVINES TO APPEAR Efforts of Quakers to Prevent Use of Their Name for Commercial
 Purposes Indorsed by
 Other Bodies

New York. November 21-(Special. !
 Plans are now completed for religious
 work and exhibits during the Panama
 Pacific exposition. The Rev. H. H.
 Fell. representing a committee of 101
 which was named by the federal coun-
 ell of churches but is supported by
 San Francisco and the coast, Is in
 general charge, but has given his chief
 interest so far to public meetings. He
 has been in the middle west for some
 weeks, arranging for speakers and is
 reported to have secured the promise
 of many foremost divines. These he
 finds more available than might other
 wise be the case. since trips to Eu-
 rope are not now contemplated
 In part on the exposition grounds
 and in part in the city, in which lat
 ter place a great iron auditorium is
 erecting. the plan is to have public
 meetings on evangelical lines and yet
 social service, civics. missions and all lied topics. The speakers will be Prot
 estants but all bodies will furnish
 preachers. These are not to be- given
 without Interruption, but are to be in
 series as arrangements are made with
 preachers of prominence.
 Ten thousand feet of space with an
 auditorium have been allotted to mis- sIonary societies, Bible societies and allied interests. About s27.oo0 is need ed for expenses and as yet the sum Is in hand only in part. Decisions are to be made within a short time. and it Is felt certain that the project will go through; so certain that the state ment is authorized that exposition re- l;g.ous plans are practically complete as at first mapped out. The societies are to be located in the education and social economy building. About 100 so- cieties are in the proposition.
 The Young Mems Christian associa- ton will make exhibits in the educa- ticn and social economy building, but wil. carry on its work In the San Fran cisco building proper. This building cost s500,000 and was given entire | immediately after the earthquake and | fire. by John D. Rockefeller. Cleve- l land H. Dodge and Morris K. Jesup NThe Young Women's Christian associa- 1 tion has erected building within the grounds, quite near to the Tower ot | Jewels, in the south gardens. immedi- ately opposite the main entrance. It Is three stories and the first has an as | l demonstrate the association's work The building cost $60.000. Public meet ings will be held. The second floor | is an immense dining room. The asso- i citation accommodations, apart from meals of course, are to be wholly free | Of the 300 organizations that have thus | far planned to hold meetings In Sar l Francisco on dates covered by the expo sition about 30 are religious ones. Many l of these are California and coast organi' 2ations, but a few are national. Others are now in correspondence with exposi' | tion authorities, who report they have dates and accommodations for all
 l The Exposition auditorium, which has | just been completed at a cost of $1,300, | GOO, is available for religious as for othel organizations. The main hall seats 10, l GOO, and there are 10 smaller halls oi varying sizes. Authorities are positive {! that the war will make no difference 1T numbers desiring to use this great hall | The conviction seems to be general tha religious leaders being unable to so tt | Europe next summer, will cross tn, country to visit the coast. Various gate cities on the route are already planning | for stopover visits by these preachers and laymen of note. Convention date' are being fixed by religious bodies, ant
 in some cases local people are planning conventions Cities where such plans ar' making, some not yet announced. includ, New Orleans, Dallas. St. Louis. Chicago
 Salt Lake City, San Diego and Los An geles. Some small cities also enter tn, | list The occasion seems to offer ex | ceptional opportunities to secure famou, | speakers. Already about 200 such meet l ings are known to have been planned.