The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-16

PRESBYTERIAAS ARE
OFF TO CHARLOTTE
LARGE DELEGATION FROM
ANDERSON GOES TO
LAYMEN'S MEET
GRE AT MEETING
Thousands win be in Attendance
Upon Fourth Bi-Annual Pres
byterian Session
GRE AT MEETING

Relative TO the great gathering of
presbyterian laymen In Charlotte to-
day. DR.. w. III. Frazer. pastor of the
First Presbyterian church. has, at the
request OF The Intclligencer, prepar-
ID the following article:
The great convention of P..ssby-
terian laymen which convenes today
at II o'clock in Charlotte is the OBJ
pject towards which thousands are
moving. The fourth bi-annual meet
ing OF the Lavmen's Missionary Move
ment CONTENTION lie attracting the
greatest attention OF any in the his
tory OF the movement. This is one OF
twin gatherings. All that portion OF
the Southern Presbyterian church east
OF the Mississippi river is expected to
be represented at the Charlotte gath
ering this week. Next week In the
city OF Dallas, Texas. a similar con-
vention will be held for the trans Mis-
sissippi portion of the church.
The feature OF popularity that Is
especially new with the approaching
meeting iB that which II holds with
the sreat educational Institutions of
the church. Formerly there has been
somewhat OF an aloofness on the part
II the more conservative institutions.
But In the case OF the present con-
vention there are to be hundreds of
students present at the urgent request
OF the management OF the institutions
of learning. For example Davidson
college will be present as a whole.
Union Theological Seminary, which is
the largest and oldest seminary of the
church, with a student body this year
OF over one hundred, is to close its
oooEs' chafter train, load up stu
aents ana FACULTY and go to Charlotte
LOT tne entire time OF the convention.
Columbia Seminary will do practically
tnes same thing! The Presbyterian
Coiiege OF south Carolina will have
q sirong delegation present.
world conditions, missionary conf
", preparatiOn for the work 'on the
part OF those who offer themselves for
inc service, methods OF approach to
.nos conditions which exist, historic
FAILURES and present successes will be
put directly before the attention of
tnose VINO attend the meeting.
Az previous meetings of the con-
5ventien great reas has been laid up-
on prayer AZ tbs birmingham con-
venfion, Tor example, there was an mn
broken continuity OF prayer from the
time that the gaysl fell, calling the
conventions 20, order until 1t fell for
the, dissolution thereof, there being
not moment night and day In which
there was not an audible appeal go.
Ing up to God for His Spirits pres
ence and power. One OF the notices
OF the movement is: "The one way
10 get th.ns ases..e is % get Him 10
do it." The P-aas-.cssfss,,sss: hes ssenaea
out to the uttermost bounds of the
church. The unseen resources" are
being banked upon as are no other,
DonbtIese there has not been family
altar within the bounds OF the South
ern Presbyterian church where this
petition In behalf OF the convention
has not heen heard during the last
few weeks. The great hope of the
promoters of the convention is for a
nights. expansion Of Vision and the
depening OF Spirituality which Will be-
get greater missionary interest. and
The Anderson delegation will leave
the Union passenger station this
mornning at 10:45 and will arrive in
Charlotte at $3.50 p: M, In. plenty of
time Tor the evening program. NDr.
!ohn r, Motto, who, Is the chairman of
tile Worlds Student Federation, will
inf the principal speaker OF the even
in inst T.. tho subjeet The Message of
Tho FOLLOWING IL ,I,e ,is, n, da,eo.,as
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