El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-29
DULUTH LAYMEN SEND GREETINGS
To FL PASO IN MISSION NEE TING
More Than HOO Attend Great Laymens Missionary
Convention in the Lake City; Ell Paso Makes Pre-
hminary Plans for a Similar Convention Here in
March; Mission Workers of New Mexico.

The LayInen's Missionary con
ventiOn closed here with hoo dele
gates attending The executive
committee agrees that IL WIS the
EreateSt series OF meetings ever
held here and earnestly advise you
to spare no effort to secure large
attendance. Il VIII be an inspira-
tiOn to those participating and
great upiift to your city.
-HIS telegram was received yes
terday By Rev Herman G. Por-
l. ter from ". J. McCabe, chairman
OF the executive committee Of the
Duluth, Mimi. committee which has
Just conducted a successful convention
OF the Laymen's Missionary movement
The FL Paso committeeman were
glad to hear Of Duluth's success but
had already decided 10 put forth every
possible effort to make the affair a
success and all preliminary plans
have been made. The work now re-
naming is to enrol and interest the
81 Paso men in the work and prepare
them for the big convention IN March.
To Bring in Mission Worker
Rev Perry J Rice, Of the First
Christian church, considers the meet
ing Of such Importance, that he and
his congregation have made arrange
ments to bring all their mission work
ers from all fields in New Mexico to
attend the sessions
Not only will mission work be dis
cussed by the laymen and the prOmi-
nent speakers who are to address
them, but general church efficiency
viii be taken up and gone into It is
TO be a get-toaether meeting 70 inter
est the laymen more in religious work
generally. although the prime object
OF the sessions is the broadening Of the
work in mission fields.
Many Of the Fl Pasoans who are
leading the work for the convention
feel that much general good will come
TO all branches Of local church work
from this union Of all congregations
IN the missionary convention
A Treat For the Men.
Most Of the ] 90 men who have taken
1pon their shoulders the responsibility
for the convention, feel like David
Mcknight, chairman Of the registra-
rion committee, that they are bring
ing 4 treat TO the men Of FL Paso,
which it will be a privilege to hear
ITO hear Is such men as viii compose
orr program talk Of the mission work ,
and the conditions Of the countries
where they have lived and worked viii
be an education and a treat salo nf-
Mcknight These lectures are not dry
apDeals for funds, for no funds are
collected and no appeals are made
They are interesting, educational
thew might be called traVelOgueS- Many
people pay 81 to hear a lecture by
some traveller that is no more interest
ing than any one of the addresses OF
the Is men who are to talk to US dur
ing the convention. Then we are to
have some very fine music, led by one
OF the greatest evangelistic singers in
the country. 1t is going TO be an in
teIectual treat
First Baptist
AT the First Baptist church sunday
morning Rev J F. Williams, d D.,
viii preach on Jesus. Thou Art Stand
ing Outside the Fast Closed Door" In
the evening the subject Of his sermon
viii be Sowing Wild Oats This viii
be the second Of a series Of three SER
mons on the "Prodigal Son" At the
morning service the special music VIII
be- anthem. God Is Love" tSheiley),
by the choir; solo, Now the Shades
of Night are Past CSIorsellil, by Mr..
Andrews The special music for the
evening service will be q solo. Tell
Mother III Be There" by Mr. An
drews. and an anthem by the choir,
What Shall the Harvest Be- The
3. Y P Z meets at $50 p m. Sunday
CaIvary-HOustOn Square Baptist.
At the Calvary-HoustOn Square Bap-
fist church Sunday the subject OF Rev I
o. 7 Wade's morning sermon viii be;
The Tempta lions OF Jesus" The sing (
ing will be led by a large chorus choir. !
In the morning the choir viii sing I
Jesus Is Coming" The Calvary Male l
quartet will sing Remember Me- by 1
Johnson. The evening service Will 1
open with a 20 minute Gospel song
service Rev. o. J. Wade viii preach !