The Washington herald., 1915-10-10

Unusual preparations are being made
by. the houe and foreign missionary
agencies Of the United States for COOP
Grafton In the national missionary cam.
pa!gn. the first great convention of which
will be. held in Chicago, beginning Octo-
ber IL In all there are to be seyenty-hve
mems conventions in the leading cities OF
the country. eliminating in q national
missionary congress in Washington next
April. So important is the campaign con-
sidered that some missionary agencies
are throwing almost the entire strength
of their organization into the campaign
TO the exclusion for the next year of 9TH
er forms Of missionary inspiration and
education.
Within the past two weeks in special
conferences leaders of. three denomina-
tioLS met with missionaries and other
men, organizing and training them for
The part they are to take in the cam
paign. From forty to seventy men were
i'll attendance at each conference. The
Methodists met at Ocean Grove. several
bishops being present; the Congregation
alsts at Chicago and the Presbyterians
;,t. Atlantic City. Dr.. ]. Ross Stevenson.
moderator OF the general assembly. pre-
siding.
Under the direction of ite laymen's
missionary movement, of which DR.. Fred
h. Fisher is general secretary. the Meth
odist Church is making special efforts to
conserve. the results that will accrue
from the impulse Of the campaign. Some
Of the bishops. will give most of their
time to the public work Of the campaign.
\ number Of able missionary leaders
have been recalled from their stations in
foreign lands, and the Methodist Board
of Home Missions and Church Extension
i- he nil ri
department into the work.
With bishops. mission board secretaries
and home and foreign missionaries, the
Methodist Church will have stan of
more than fifty men in the campaign. a
group Of whom will be thrown into each
convention city prior to the convention
to see that every Methodist church Is
we'll represented by delegates. Thousands
III pastors in the territory of the conven.
ton cities have been made acquainted
with the churches plans. and the 400 and
more district superintendents have had
the responsibility of the campaign laid
Te<, them. The well-orsanized press Of
the church is being called upon to give
Generous space. to both the denomina-
;ional and interdenominational plans Of
the campaign.
The Presbyterians will send an agent
to each convention city in advance of the
convention. who will meet leading men
of the Presbyterian churches and outline
measures for securing representative
attendance at the convention of church
officers and members: Two special men
have been employed to give their entire
time to the work. During the convention
prominent leaders will be in attendance.
Who will meet with the Presbyterian
delegates one entire afternoon, leading
the conference and following 1t up to a
practical outcome. Presbyterian plans
are in charge of Secretary David McCon-
aughy.- in New York, and DR.. w. A. Mar
uuis. in Chicago.
Most of the foreign missionaries of the
Episcopal Church who are on furlough
will be organized for work in prepara.
lion for the campaign. Bishop Kinsolv-
ing. of Brazil. is coming home to be
speaker. and in addition to other bishops
and clergy several missionaries are being
recalled from their fields of work 10 par
ticipate in the campaign. The Episcopal
church expects to be able to send two
men to each convention some days or
weeks before the convention for the pur-
pose Of bringing out the full strength of
the Episcopal men and of organizing
them for aggressive work Immediately
after the convention closes. John ".
Wood, secretary of the board Of missions.
is organizing the Episcopal forces
4 committee of secretaries OF Congre-
gational missicnary societies. OF which
DR.. Reuben L. Breed is chairman. is
planning the largest possible co-opera-
ton IN at least forty of the chief con-
vention centers where Cong rcga tionai!sm
is strongest Laymcn, State and ma
tional secretaries. local pa sto.s and mis-
sionaries on. furlough will be used to
give every Congregational church within
.,S inn
a special missionary impulse. In addi-
ton, ten teams of two men each. made
rp of. a home missionary and foreign
will be formed and one OF
these teams will be put into each con-
vention area a month or six weeks be-
fore the convention opens. Eight Of the
ablest foreign missionaries Of the Con-
sregational church are being called
home from their fields of work for the
campaign. and the home missionary
ageneies OF the church will put their
best. men into the work. The commit
tees aim is to put at least 1000 Con-
gregational delegates into forty or more
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The northern Baptist convention at Los
Angeles last May indorsed the national
missionary campaign and turned oyer
to DIR. John NJ. Moore. secretary OF one
of its important committees, the forna-
ton OF plans for hearty cooperation.
Under DR.. Moores direction a special
force Of missionaries and secretaries Is
being organized for three or four weeks
of preparatory and follow-up work in
connection with each convention. AL of
the Baptist UNCONVENTIONAL missionary
a een<ies will set aside other methods
of campaigning and unite in making the
seventy-five conventions of the national
missionary campaign the one great task
Of the year.
Disciples, United Brethren. Lutherans.
United Presbyterians. the two branches
Of the Reformed Church, the Southern
Baptist Methodist and Presbyterians
and other denominations are all making
the most careful and thorough prepara-
tions for cooperation in what promises
to be the most supreme effort Of mis-
inspiration and education made
by American churches in recent years
Rev. DR.. G. C. F. ,Bratenahl. provincial
secretary OF the Episcopal Province of
visited Baltimore on We'd
nesday to confer with the president of
he province, Bishop John G.. Murray.
concerning the part to be taken by the
provincial organization In the campaign
u the laynen,s missionary movement
DR.. Charles E. siecum. of Defiance.
Ohio, recently deceased. made provision
through INSURANCE. policies and an In
vested sustaining fund by which the
University at Washington now
nherits $4,000.
DR.. Slocum long had been interested In
he American Universally. & Especially did