The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-21
TO OTHER TOWNS
TOpekans VIII Visit MANY
Cities in This Territory.
Prominent Laymen Are Seized
uled for Sunday Speeches.

An extensive evangelistic movement
IN behalf of the approaching Lay
mems Missionary convention. which
convenes in Topeka, Sunday, Oct 81,
for four days. will be inaugurated next
sunday by prominent laymen of the
various Topeka churches.
Teams will visit sixteen surrounding
towns and hold rallies to arouse the
1aymen of the places visited, and to
secure large delegations of delegates
to the big convention.
Following is the list of towns to be
visited and the personnel of each
team:
Onaga-Jesse Shaw.
Seneca and Sabetha-D. F. Shirk
and c. E. BaScom.
Hiewatha-Deets Pickett and E. w.
Rankin.
Horton-w. J. Rickenbacher and
w. A. Forbes
wamego-Geo C. Wheeler and E.
". King.
Abilene-D. o. Coe and Geo. H
Hoyes
Manhnttan-Dr. E. S. Pettyjohn and
Edwin E. Brookins
MISUNDERSTANDING Starr and w. A.
Smith.
Meriden-Judge ]. s. West and c.
Rossville-w. E. Section and j. H.
Mills
Richland-A. NJ. Thoroman and ].
H Yetter.
Perry-Dr- F. o. Boyd and Judge
Hugh T. Fisher.
Burlingame-M. c. Naylor and Dr.
S. Temple.
Nortonville-W. w. Bowman and
o. E. Wright.
Big Meeting Sunday.
Next Sunday afternoon another big
meeting will be held at the Y. NJ. c.
A. 1t will be presided over by DIR. NJ.
F. TroxeI.
In addition to the team of speak
ers who will be heard at the coming
convention, Benjamin Starr has been
notified that the following additional
well-known leaders will also come to
Topeka:
George Heber CONSULTATIONS
to Korea, mission board secretary.
George F. Sutherland. secretary,
department of missionary education,
Methodist Episcopal church.
E. H. Richards, "a years a mis-
sionary in Africa.
Archdeacon c. NJ. Sturges, Episco-
pal missionary to Cuba.
w. S. Matquis, western secretary
Presbyterian committee on the
every-mcmber plan.
w. B. Anderson, secretary, United
Presbyterian board of foreign mis-
sions. Former missionary to India.
E. H. Eckel. secretary province of
southwest. Episcopal church
Bert Wilson, Laymen's secretary,
the Disciples Of Christ.
E. NJ. Pace, editorial staff of the
Telescope, the official paper of the
United Brethren.
Young Peoples Meeting.
Benjamin Starr, executive secretary
of the Laymen's Convention here, held
large union. meeting last night at
Lawrence, which was participated in
by leading laymen of all the Lawrence
churches. A number of registrations
were secured and Lawrence promised
a big delegation at the convention.
On Sunday night of the opening
day, a Young Peoples Missionary
rally will be held at the First Baptist
church. 1t will be attended by young
people from the various churches
throughout this section of the state
and will be addressed by a number of
the best speakers at the big conven-
ton.
Preparations for the Woms.n's Mis-
sicnary meeting, which will be held
on Tuesday of convention week, are
going ahead and a great meeting is
anticipated by Mrs. M. f. Troxell, one
of the women in charge. This meet
ing will be addressed by Bishop y. S.
Thomas of Wyoming, and Rev. George
H. Brewer Of Mexico. The subject of
the lattar's talk will be women in
Latin Lands" DIR. Brewer is an au-
thority on mission work in all Latin
and Spanish American countries.