Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-02-23
|GREAT RELIGIOUS MEET AT LITTLE
 ROCK MARCH l-5
Convention One of 76 Under Auspices of Laymen's
 Missionary Movement.

of the stress and strain of politics
 and of business composition, il is
 gratifying to nete the tendency to-
 ward the spiritual uplift. The SUE eeston has been made that the tim has arrived for a statewide revival in Arkansas, and il is meeting with favor. One of the great dement's that must enter into thls revival will be the widespread interest aroused by the Lay;a'an's Missionary move ment. which was originated in New York city, November 13, 1906. Be ginning last November, the annual campaign conducted under the aus pices of that organization is sweeping over the country. to conclude with the National Missionary congress at Washington, D. C.. April 2b-30.
 ':eventy-siX of >the chief American cites have been selected as the sizes for these meetings, the only one in Arkansas, and one of fourteen in the South, indicative of the strategic value of Little Rock from religious as we'll as commercial viewpoint. The ether cities in the South where the meetings will be held are New Orleans, Jackson, Houston Birming ham, Atlanta. Columbia, Greensboro Richmond, Lexington, Nashville, Memphis, Oaklahoma City and Fort Worth.
 It is strictly laymens msvement, world wide in its scope, tile objectiv2s being:
 To consider new world conditions ,,ic O,,1 rocp@rciliJ ity.
 To study the missionary progress Of recent years.
 To project plans looking toward the oTplishment of UT w:cle mis- s.onary duty
 To emphasize the adequacy of the Gospel to meet modern social condi- ticns.
 To increase the spiritual power and efficiency of the local church.
 To secure the general use of the best methods of missionary educa tion and finance.
 To inspire laymen tc make their part ill the extension of the Kingdom of Christ.
 These are matters that should make direct appeal to the citizen ship of Little Rock, and efforts will be made to secure a registration of i500 or more from this and ether sec tions of the state. The appeal is to the whole state, and there will be present speakers of national reputa- ticn who would be a drawing card at any great convention. -r
 The Little Rock convention will be held at the First M. E. Church. South March 1, ?, 8. and }, emitting Salur- day. A local organization has been formed with the following heads: G.. D. Henderson, general chairman; A. w. Dobyns, general secretary; A. M Lund. chairman finance committee, Caughey Hayes, chairman publicity committee; J. V. Johnson. chairman prayer committee; Theo C. Treadway, chairman arrangement committees; R. w. Lynch, chairman committee cn registration and reputations T. M. Cory, chairman of committee on Std- tistics. The churches actively CO., operating here are the Methodis. Baptist, Presbyterian, Christian, Episcopalians and Luthertn. The pr1 gram includes the strongest men from all the various denominations, questions of sec being wholly elim'- educational.
 A large portion of the time of the convention will be given to a con sideration Of practical missionary work being done in the United States, and espe ecially in Arkansas, and the fallow fields for missionary effort will be thoroughly reviewed. Th:s form of missionary enterprise, Homa Missions, is carefully distinguished from Foreign Missions. or work iE foreign lands.
 A registration fee of $1 covers all the cost of the convention, except the banquet Saturday evening, March 4, which will be one of the notable fea- lures of the conve nticn. For the pur- pose of providing an increased inter- est out of the scity, banners will be given to towns or cities Exclusive ot Little Rock), sending the largest delegations, and to the denomination having the largest number of dele gates in attendance. Banners, for Little Rock will be given separately as follows: TO the denomination OWIHS Iuc ldl 6col lcSiotl oIIOH "IiA to the local Bible class with the largest number of members register ed.
 Ill the stirring call issued by the general committee for participation in these conventions, occurs the fol lowing:
 "F'or the Church of Christ an hour of hours has struck. A day of days has %awned upon it, 2rotentious and challenging. An epoch of crisis has
 hefallen the hu.,,an race. As never before the whole creation groans with impatience for the rev5 aling of ths son of God. An indictment written in the blood of nations conv!ctE Christendom of having failed to bap' tize humanity with any such know I ledge of Christ as could quench the ! spark of Warhate before it kindled into flame. Must that failure prophecy continuing failure?
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