The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-10-14
First Of Series Of Hundred conven-
tions to Further Progress Of
Churches is Held in
Chicago
FAILURE OF HILLS
FIGURES In TALK
Plans for Education Of Ministers in
Finance Discussed; More Mis-.
sionaries Needed; Noted
Men on Program
tU. P. staff correspondent

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CHICAGO. Oct. 14.--Causes under
lying the financial failure Of Dr.
Newell Dwight Hills, eminent Brook
lyn divine, and scientific plans for the
education of all ministers in finance
as well as divinity, to prevent DR..
Hills fate Detailing his lesser breth-
rem, was one of the first things consid-
cred at the opening of the Laymens
Missionary Movement convention here
today.
rms is the first of series of one
hundred conventions of this organ.
ization in one hundred American cit
les, which will follow one another at
intervals of a few days from now until
next April, closing with the national
missionary congress at Washington,
April rs,
The particular problems of the
churches of each city will be outlined
and threshed over and remedies there
for suggested at each of the conven-
tions. =
I'VE are looking for inspiration and
information to give to Others" said
H. B. Dickinson, Philadelphia, Pa.
secretary.
1--WE want more missionaries. But
we want them Cor the homes as well
as for the Chinese We need mission
aries here. We also want to help
those ministers who need help. We
want to show them how to put their
church on a successful financial basis.
This is layman's movement. We
want all the laymen to be missionaries
and cooperate with the ministers"
The convention held in the Medinah
temple, will continue until Sunday
afternoon, closing with a big prayer
meeting.
]. Campbell White, president Of
Wooster, Ohio, college, opened the
convention with an address on What
huSb AuciiCd w uuuci inc ArtH
World Conditions?"
Others who will speak are:
Bishop H. C. Stutz, South America:
Bishop G. P. Anderson. Chicago:
Bishop A. G. Kinsolving, South Amer
ica; Col. e. w. Halford. New York:
Dr. c. H. Patton. Boston; DR., c. E.
Burton, New York; Dr. c. B. McAfee,
Chicago; DR.. F. B. Fisher. New York;
Fred B. Smith, New York; Rev. james
McNaughton, Japan; w. G. A. Miller.
Pittsburgh; Charles G. Trumbull.
Philadelphia; DR.. J. A. w. Haas, Al
lentown, Pa; DIR. E. A. Steiner,
Grinell, la.
A quarter of million delegates are
expected to attend the one hundred
conventions.
The campaign is scheduled as fol.
lows:
October 14-t7. Chicago; 1920. Buf'
falo. N. Y. 21-l4. Detroit, Mich; a.
27, Pueblo, Col; 24-27, Pittsburgh, Pa:
| 27-29, 81, Denver, Col; si-November g.
Topeka, KAN; S-5-7, Wichita, Kan
and Baltimore. Nd; ITO, Philadelphia
Pa. and Mitchell, S. D.; 1o-12.i4. NIL
waukee, Wis, and Portland, Me-; IA
In, Boston, Mass, and Cincinnati
Ohio; 2S-Dec. 1. Wheeling, w. Va.
and Waterbury. Conn; Dec. 1-S-5
Manchester, N. H., and st. Louis. Mo.
| 5-S, Cleveland, Ohio. and Albany. n
/ Y; a-12, Toledo. Ohio; Jan. 1925
Houston, Texas, and Duluth, MINI.
J 1926, New Orleans, La. and Mime
, apolis, Mimi, st. Paul, Min, an
Rochester, N. Y; 26-2s-So. Jackson
: Miss, Fargo. N. D.. and Reading, Pa.
: 30-Feb. 2, Wilmington, Del, Billings
e Mont, and Birmingham, Ala; Feb.
$ 4-6, Atlanta, Ca. Butte, Mont, an
r Newark, N. j.; go, Spokane. Wash
r and Columbia. s. c.; ellis. Seattle
d Wash, Dayton, Ohio, Tacoma. Wash
and Greensboro, N. c.; 1916. Portlan'
e Ore. and Davenport, Ia; 15-i7. Ricl
n mond, va.s 16-1S-2o. Sacramento, Cal
s and Kansas City, Mo-; 1923. Lexin