The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-09
Secretary Bryan and DR.. Smaller
Mathews Of Chicago Will
Speak
Evangelism Duty
! OF Christ 5 Church
Chairman Roberts In Closing
Sessions Of Commission
On Evangelism Strik es
Keynote Of Day

A great mass meeting of delegates
and citizens of Richmond ak the City
Auditorium tonight, following short
business session In the afternoon, viii
mark the real opening of the annual
session of the executive committee OF
the Federal Council of the Churches
! OF Christ which will continue through
Friday night.
william Jennings Bryan. secretary
OF State, and DR.. Smaller Mathews.
dean Of the Divinity School Of the
University OF Chicago, president OF
the council. win be the speakers.
The meeting begins at 8 o'clock
sharp with the address Of Dean
Mathews, who will be followed BY
Secretary Bryan. The doors will be
opened at T:3o o'clock.
| a great musical program, with
vocal music led by Walter Mercer.
will feature the opening OF the meet
| ing. which win be presided over by
! DR.. Asbury Christian. pastor OF Union
Station Methodist Church. Or. Rus
sell Cecil, pastor OF the Second Pres
byterian Church. win make the open
| ing prayer. and Rev. w c. Jones, OF
Erove-Avenue Baptist Church, will
pronounce the benediction-
Guests Of MIR. Williams.
/ Mr.. aud Mrs- Bryan and Mr.. and
Mrs. John Skeltoh Williams will
reach Richmond tais afternoon at
O'Clock While here taey will be the
guests OF the comptroller of the treas
ury. Mr.. Bryan will remain IN Rich
mond for day or two, being a dele
gate to the convention and as such
taking part In several. OF the confer
ences
| The convention will open this after
noon al o'clock In the auditorium of
tae Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton, where most Of the meetings will
| he held. An extensive program has
been prepared and this afternoon the
chief business will be the arrange
ment of the schedule for the succeed
ing days.
Evangelism is .sne continuing duty
of the church of Jesus Christ de-
elared DR. william II. Roberts. char
man. at the closing meeting last nigh.
of the commission on evangelism OF
the Federal Council.
These words delivered impressiveiy
after reading the twenty-fourta chap
ter of the Gospel according to st.
Mathew. in which is that prophetic
and now most appropriate utteramce
concerning the wars OF the future
and the .mmutahtlity OF the gospels,
epitomized the whole trend Of the
days discussion and the whole pur-
port of the days reports. The duty
Of evangelism and the best means OF
portunity to conquer fer Christ all
unsaved persons in the United States
WIS the subject Of the day and ALI
discussions were toward the end thai
the best means OF accomplishing that
purpose might be attained.
Whatefeld Anniversary.
Last evening was devoted to the
observance Of the two hundredth an
niearsary Of the biruh OF George
Whiteheld. the famous evangelist.
"Whitefieid: His Life and influence
! was the. subject Of an Interesting
| paper eioquently delivered by Rev.
r. r. Taylor. D. D., pastor of the First
Baptist Church of Indianapolis. DR..
! Taylor sketched the career of the
Evangelist, his early call to the min
/ istry, the friendship Of Bishop Vim
cent. and his marvellous hold on his
hearers He was warmly app1auded
and 50 warmly congratulated at the
close OF his address.
In the absence Of Rev. J. r. Carson,
D. D.. pastor OF the Central Presby-
terrain Church. of Brooklyn. Bishop
Z. r.. Hendrix, OF St. Louis. senior
bieIop VI Ing hetucui6E GpNcopdi
Church. South. spoke on the great OPP
portunity of the present for the
eYangeiixation Of the world. Pointing
out that one of the greatest religious
movements In the religious history of
the world reached its pinnacle during
the years following tho French Revo-
luton. Bishop Hendrix asked dra-
matically:
Shall 1t not be 30 again..
Bishop Hendrix. touching on the
destructive war now raging In Europe.
struck an optimistic note. when,