Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-16

count OF the lessons taught here He
told his hearers that he had IL third
handed from the Car OF Russia that
America had been TIE example that
taught him the lesson.
AMERICA LOOKED no
FOR SAVING STRENGTH
America. declared the speaker. is
looked upon to-day as the place from
whence shall come the saving strength
OF all nations. lie said that his travels
in foreign countries has brought him
10 - realization OF this fact. He be
lieved tina, democracy is coming into
it's own for the first time.
DIR. ELLIS was preceded by Rev. r..
g. Cronk, D. d. OF CoiumDia. = G..
general secretary of the Laymen's Mis-
sionary Movement Of the United Synod
OF the Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Ills subject was. when the World
VIII Bc Evangelical"
Rev. f.. II. Rawlings. d. D.. OF Nash
Hour Calls 20 Big Men" lie showed
how big men throughout the country
are anxious to subscribe to the fund
necessary TO carry on the work.
To-day. Rev. d, Clay Lilly, D. D..
will preside. and {, busy day is in store
70" III" delegates. In the morning at
$50 o'clock there viii be the usual
hour OF prayer. and an hour later the
addresses OF the morning will begin.
The Relation Of Prayer TO the Enter
prise of Missions" is the subject as
signed to Rev. Warren ~. Dennison.
p. D.. OF Norfolk. Or. Dennison is
chairman OF the Southern Christian
Convention.
lie will I've followed by Rev. j. \. G.
Shipley. OF Shanghai. china. mis-
sionary OF the Methodist Church. south
who will speak upon the subject. The
- II y,
CHALLENGE TO AMERICA
Is TOPIC FOR TODAY
The World Crisis and It's Challenge
20 america IL the subject assigned to
Rev. &. !. Thompson. OF Raleigh. y. 6.
MIR Thompson is field secretary Of the
foreign missions board of the South
ern Baptist Church.
! Rev j. 7. Love, OF Richmond, will
close the morning session with talk
on THE Importance OF the Home Base
! in the World EvanEelization." DR. Love
/ is secretary OF the foreign mission
board OF the Southern Baptist Convcn-
! ton.
! In the afternoon at 800 o'clock there
| Will be conference communions for the
various denominations follows:
| Baptists = Grace street Baptist
| Church.
Christians = Central Young Mems
|
| Disciples Street Christian
! ChuSch
I OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES school room.
! 81. Pauls Church.
( I.u,herans-First English Lutheran
Church
Me,hodists = Sunday school room,
Centenary Methodist Church.
( Prcsbyteriaus-Mo forming chapel, Pres
| byterian Publishing House.
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! TO BE HELD T0-NIGHT
| Tonight a, the Grace Street Bap-
! ts, Church there will be ut S O'Clock
a mems mass-mecting. Thomas s.
/ Southgate OF Norfolk, will preside. The
| Dynamics OF Missions" by Rev r. ".
| Patton. OF Atlanta. Will open tho pro-
gram. Grant X. Lewis. general secre-
,ary Of home missionary work. Dis
c!ples Church, will speak on missions
and Spiritual Life" 1.-THE Dedication
OF our Possessions to the Kingdom OF
christ" by Rev. j. r. Henderson. will
i've tho last number on the program
FOR the night.
On yesterday afternoon there was
held an Observation-Disclosures mass
meeting for women at Centenary
Methodist Church Al this time Rev.
Rawlings. D D.. spoke. This afternoon
Rev. e. J. Thompson and Rev. r. w.
Patton will he the speakers at the
mass-mecting for women.
Yesterda" morning at 1870 o'clock
Rev. George Green, VI. n. Of Ogbom-
osho. Africa, spoke on "Ministcring to
y .ttrica's Need missionary Progress
; Of Recent Years" was the subject treat
ed by pr. II. F. Williams, Of Nashville
Tenn. Rev. y. Clay Lilly, D. D., of
Nashville. spoke on First Steps in
. World Conquest" enhancing the
F. Kingdom was the subject assigned to
. Or. j. I. Henderson. OF Chattanooga.
: Tenn.
i Tho convention ends to-day. and the
delegates will lecvc for their homes.