The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-10-09
rs BIG CONVENTIONS.
To Culminate In National Missionary
Congress in Washington.

New York, Oct. o.--It is announced
that preparations are practically CON-
plete for the opening of the national
missionary campaign of the laymen's
missionary movement along similar lines
to that which was carried throughout
the country few years ago. The first
of the conventions, which are to be held
in the leading cities of the country, viii
be in Chicago, beginning Oct. Ia. In all
there are TO be seventy.five big eonven-
tions throughout the country, culminat-
ing in a national missionary congress
in Washington next April The home
and foreign missionary agencies Of the
United States are cooperating in the
campaign, and some of them are throw
ing the entire strength of their organi-
zation into it TO the exclusion of other
forms OF missionary inspiration ana
education for the next year.
Within the past two weeks special
conferences have been held for the or
ganization and training of men who are
10 take part in the campaign. The Meth
odists met at Ocean Grove, n. j., the
Congregationalists at Chicago and the
Presbyterians at Atlantic City. From
forty TO seventy men we're in attend
ance at each conference.
The Methodist church is making spe-
cial efforts 10 conserve the results that
viii accrue from the results Of the cam
paign. A number Of bishops viii give
most of their time 10 the work and a
number of able missionary leaders have
been recalled from foreign lands. These
with home missionaries will make a
staff OF more than fifty Methodists in
the campaign who will have the cooper
alton Of thousands of pastors in the
territory of the convention cities.
The Presbyterians, a. well as the
Methodists, will send agents 10 each con.
vention city in advance Of the conven-
tion 20 see that the denomination Is
well represented by delegates. The Pres
byterian plans are in charge Of Seere-
tary David Mcconaughy in New York
and DIR. w. A. Marquis in Chicago.
Most Of the foreign missionaries Of the
Episcopal church who are on furlough
viii be Organized for work in preparation
for the campaign. John W. Wood, sec
retary Of the board Of missions, il or
ganizing the Episcopal forces. Repre-.
sentatives Of the church viii also visit
each convention city some days or weeks
prior 90 the convention for the purpose
OF bringing out the fun strength Of the /
Episcopalisns Bishop KinsolyinR of
Brazil u returning 20 the United States
10 be a speaker, End in addition 20 other
bishops and elergymen, many foreign /
are being recalled.
committee of secretaries of Con- I
Vregational missionary societies Of which I
Dr. Reuben L. Breed is chairman, is
planning the largest possible cooperation
IN AZ least forty Of the chief convention 4
renters where Congregafiounlism is
strongest. The committee's aim is 20
put at least 20.0Do Congregational dele
zates into forty Of more conventions.
The northern Baptist convention st
Ios Angeles last May endorsed the Na.
iional Missionary campaign and turned
sver 30 Dr. John n Moore. secretary
II one II its important committees. the
'ormHtion ~ plaas for cooperation. Tn
Der Dr. Moures direction q specisl force
u missionaries and secretsries is teing
lrranized for three or four weeks q
prupsrstory and follow up work IN con-
Isstisn Nth eaeh eouvenfsan
Disciples. Tnited Brethren. Iufharans
7nifss FrestyteTiHus. the fwo trnueiaes
4 the reformed ehurcles tho srErtherr
lsrtist. Methodist and prssiTterians
uF o4trr dennfrinatiuns are also nak-
~ tie nlust csrsfrl and thorough prep
.rnti91s foT cooFsrHtiun.