Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-30
WElL-KNOWN SPEAKERS
WILL ADDRESS LAYMEN
mtg Convention Hero Ncxt Week VIII
Tnke scope NJ National
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Tho program ar the T.avmens Mis-
sionary Movement Convention 10 he
held tn Richmond, February 10. - II
and ls Will he Of high quality. giving
tho convention the character OF a ma
;ional meeting Among the speakers
ia he heard in Richmond will he the
following wcll-kuown men
Ecv. u Clay Lilly. n. D.. field secre-
tary Of the Observation-Disclosures lay
mems movement, has been chosen for
many Important missionary enter
prises. He was formerly pastor Of the
Grace street Presbyterian church and
is we'll known hc-e
J. T Henderson. general secretary
~ the I.aynen< Movcmen, Of tho
Southern Baptist Convention. is - lay
man. and for years he was college
president.
Rev. Worth NJ. Tippy. ~ H.. pastor
of the Madison Avenue Methodist
Church. in New York City
William T. Ellis is man OF unique
ability. forceful and pleasing speak
er = recognized authority on the mis-
si"narv work throughout tho world
John Nelson Mills has spent the
greater part ar the last twenty years
eign and home mission fields.
Rev. Henry c. Manic, n. n. IL. n.
Of Ros,on was for eighteen years cor
expanding secretary OF the American
Ean,ist FOREIGN Missionary Society.
ori.iua,inc with Judson.
I.ieu;cnNnt- colonel Elijah w. Hal
ford. vice-chairman Of the executive
committee of the i.aymen'S Mission
AIRY Movement dnterdenomnationa
and holding the same Office in the
Iaymcu's Missionary Movement or the
Methodist, Episcopal church. is p prom
iucnt Methodist lavman and for years
has been ansadvocat" OF missions.
Hnv. J. +. Love. ~ -. corresponding
secretary Of tho foreign mission boa; d
- tho Southern BAPTIST Convention.
has had wide experience as mission
board secretary. He was first Serre-
tarv Of n state mission board. then
became assistant secretary OF the home
mission board of the Southern Baptist
convention. next home secretary Of :he
rn mission hoard. and las: Ma"
vas elected corresponding secretary.
r. w Patton was orda incd rs n
minister. and he was called To lead
what everybody felt to he 20, ,sr,l
hone in the regeneration Of parish
in Southwest Virginia. which through
n multitude OF internal troubles. he
came banllrupt. No sooner had his
Ont crnfiSe ana business HhllltN
this parish upon lis feet than the
Spanish War broke out. and Mr.. Fat
ton volunteered rs cha plain with one
Of the Virginia regiments. Mr.. Pat
ton is VirCinian. and. like so many
other distinguished sons Of tho Old
Dominion. was destined for the law. If
he had followed IN the footsteps Of his
father and grandfather i'm this respect.
he would undoubtedly have made an
eloquent pleader
f.. c. Cronk. OF tho I.aymcn's Mis-
sionary Movement or the lutheran
Church in the South. is one Of the
men that is really doing some work.
Although he has figured prominently
on tho programs OF the laymcn's con-
vcntions. the convention Plat form is
e small part OF tho man who had met
tho real difficulties of the battle feld
and conquered them.
Rev. Edwin NJ. Poteat, r. D., pres
idcn, OF Furman University. Green
vile, s. c.. has a message on steward
ship which always interests men. Or.
Ioteat is one OF the most eloquent
speakers OF the Southern Baptist de-
nomina ton.
other speakers. including mission
aries, will be on the program.