The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-27
lAYMEh WILL HOLD
MANY Conventions
Missionary Workers Plan Greatest
Movement In Hostory OF
Work.
MoND is ON THE LIST
seycnty-ffve Gatherings Are Sched-
ulcd. Which VIII BE Attended BY
Repr csentatives From 10000
Churches.

New York. June 26.--A series of
about seventy-five great conventions
IN as many cities in all parts of the
United states, starting in October
next. Will be the outstanding feature
or a National Missionary Campaign.
which is being organized by the Law
mems Missionary Movement, an inter-
UNCONVENTIONAL organization, whose
headquarters are in New York city,
with the cooperation of all the inn
portant home and foreign missionary
agencies OF the country. The conven-
tons VIII continue through next win
ter and spring. eliminating In a Ma
tionai Missionary Congress in Wash
ington. d. c.. April rs to 80. 1916.
Forty thousand churches will be
invited to send their best men as
delegates to the conventions, and as
there is no limit to the number from
each church, the total OF registered
delegates will probably exceed 1907
900 men. The seventy-five conven-
ton cities are in thirty-seven States
ana the District of Columbia. The
population of the convention cities,
and the adjacent districts from which
delegates will be registered, is esti-
mated at 50,000,000 and the church
going part of this population will be
directly reached and influenced by
the conventions. So broad are the
plans for the campaign that its in
direct influence through the co-opera-
ton of the missionary agencies, will
extond far beyond the convention dis
tricts and affect the whole country.
Schedule of Convention Cities.
The schedule of convention cities
with the dates of the convntions is as
follows:
Buffalo, N. Y. Ocober 1920.
Detroit. Mich, October 20, 20, "a.
Chicago, ILL.,, October 24-27.
Pueblo, Col, October 24-27.
Pittsburg. Pa, October, 81, 2s, 81.
Denver Col, October 81, 20, 81
! Topeka Kas., October 81, Novem-
Der 3.
Wichita. Kas., November 3. 5, z.
Philadelphia Pa, November ITO.
Mitchell. s. D.. November 7-10.
| Milwaukee. Wis, November 10, L.
ia
Portland. Me-, November 10, IL, IA
Boston, Mass. November 14-l7
Cincinnati. Ohio. November 14-1T
Wheeling. W. Va, November IS
! December /.
Waterbury. Conn. November IS
December /.
Maschester. N. H.. December /,
3, s.
st. Louis. Mo, December l, s.
| Cleveland Ohio, December SIS.
Albany, N. Y, December SIS.
Toledo, Ohio, December s, 10. 10
Rochester N. Y. December 1915.
Houston, Tex. Jan. 1921.
/ Duluth. Mimi, January 10. 81, %
New Orleans La, January 1925.
Minneapolis, Mimi. January %.
st. Paul. Mimi, January 1895.
I Jackson. Miss, January 1928.
Fargo. NJ. D., January rs. 2S, 80.
| Reading. Pa. January rs. rs. 80.
| Wilmington, Del, January 3o-Feb'
ruary g.
I Billings, Mon. January 80.
Birmingham, Ala, January 81
/ February 2.
Atlanta, Ga, February "a.
Butte, Mon, February 2, 4. s.
Newark, N. J.. February 2, 4, s.
Spokane. Wash, February So.
Columbia, S. c., February 10,
Seattle. Wash. February 8, IL. 10
/ Dayton, Ohio. February 9, IL IS.
Tacoma, Wash, February 8, IL, IS
Portland, Ore, February 1916.
odSGupOEts Il eur 1S-io.
4 Richmond, Va. February 1917.
I Sacramento, CAL, February l6, Is
! 20.
Kansas City Mo. February t6. IS
40.
Z Lexington. KY. February 20-22.
San Francisco, Cal, February20-23
Des Moines, Ia, February 1923.
/ Nashville. Tenn, February 1928.
Fresno. Cal, February %. rs. 81
Decatur, ILL.,, February %. Is, ~
Los Angeles, CAL, February 81
March /.
indianapolis. Ind, February 81
March /.
Memphis, Tenn. February IS
March l.
4 Little Rock, Ark, March Ia.
San Diego. Cal, March l.. ), S.
Columbus, Ohio. March |. 3, 8.
Ell Paso, Tex, March SIS.
Oklahoma, Okla, March S-s.
Il Fort Worth, Tex, March $40.
Worcester, Mass, March IL. IT. IL
Harrisburg. Pa. March 1912.
i Scranton, Pa, March %. "a, 2S.
4 Binghamton, N. r. March 1928.
Il Syracuse, N. Y. March 2s. 31-Apri
i New York. N. Y, April ola.
i Brooklyn, N Y, April IL, IA, is.
National Missionary Congress
washington. D. c.. April 1880. 1915
Negotiations are under way fol
conventions In several additions
cities. A few of the above dates are
still subject to revision.
The convention dates OF few cities
are subject to revision and 1t lis ex
lpected that conventions will be or
ganized In several additional cities.
/ At conferences Of secretaries OF mis-
SION boards and societies during thu
last six months. the plans for ths
lcampaign have been carefully made
tCsroups of men who have been con
suited in each of the convention elite:
have organized convention commit
tees or are engaged in forming them
! In each convention city there WI
be a campaign of education for lay.
men, lasting about two months. under
i the direction OF an executive secre-
tary, the convention coming midway
of the local campaign. Each con-
lyention will last two or three days
The program will be educational and
j inspirational with emphasis on In
Sornla ton about recent missionary
progress. new conditions throughnnl
1.-The world ana tfe need for ners an1
means adequate to meet the present
\ situation. No financial appeal Is, e
be made at any convention, or at am