Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-16
|5I7ST CONVENTION,
rlyH 1000 TO ATTEND,
HOLDS SESSION HERE
,.,,r.tes for Ninth Annual
r'. ,,'at;rg Arrive Today for Ses-
.,on in Chestnut Street
Church
Inv NOTED SPEAKERS


.ra appo,n,ed
x,rs than aooo W.. pan,lst churches.
<<rraf<s rom ea..,e,, - boards in the state
.<oc atoms ane y. s.iuhla today 10 take part
.4Iff1 N f",'...a yssnnsvlvania Baptist
me rlhe',,.h -,ene this afternoon IN
C>rfcnuon e,rs.. church. Fortieth and
~ Cnes'nua
(1<'n.s. s.,,s Seys program OF the conven-
me Wv. ,Se names OF many speakers
fce lnciuoes p.nslst circles throughout
wcr'ntW y. -...,rx II IN also to devote
~ STATE ane - me dlecussion OF the Ave.
rfW rss, the new constructive move
~ pIus.rs,ch the church plans TO add
n<nf ny -, 1 ooo. 900 persons during
u<mnersnv "a double its missionary. edu-
11t pe,'oe. Va ,,,r,steriai. forces. A definite
: jcnst ~. senerai advancement OF
)1uorm ~. y" psrnsvIvania will be adopted
~ Snute.,..s
q ne m.,,,or modelled after the North
| "p.,,Ist Convention OF America. OF
~ r'n'I, mart was organised by
vh'<n y number OF the important
rerfs' ',ysn,xetIons. and the daily gath
c,.,. "a be held here VIII mark the .lsny-
nInih sanus, anu es,,s,h OF the Ministers Union.
4, ssvsnty-seventh OF tne 70 ys',,nm pso.
~-fr the twenty-nftn oi IN. @s,,ac..
s.<s Board. the sixth 9, ne ,,,rsya,r..
Eone Mission Soclety a"' ,"e .sxs-o,.,,,
ths woman's Fore'gp
,testoN MEETINGS
..s,,,.a 90 coun-
ne nrst seSso" -. - "A ,eiiI he rela-
u<rcs ~ z;so y ~; 'ors uss.a,s, MIsaIon So
1ve 70 the Wo'ns" ,,.as,dsa over bv Mrs
3<fy and VIII W -, S-n.,tIy. of .he
W Hainer. tne y"s xys,lsr nres,dcot
rfznissuon- NJ ,, n,,ss,on society. at
n the Womahs s.. ~. roemhers Of
p M wiz eau ~ se..,or The after
0at bcdy tcr Smy1' ,''i, ,hsn he closed by n
occn proceeu'nss W. ~ ,ar,..d a, 6sao n m
missionary Yea, 70 ~ ..,i,, ooryan. 70
me Mn's,ers ~. a,c,n,n,snt 81 com
n|fht fohow.ns 'us as ass ~ Kunl.le IN
m|ftees. tne reN. 49,, - az. ne, n
west Ches'er' WI as - sSa pay samuoi
Sncisf'on' ~, ~ -. srrioss and the Rev
E smith Q. pnr, AI,eganv 40
Harvard orhh.n' y, -. "a ~. .,,.a,
Vesk on the geners, suu ,hn pural
~ namely me me a,n t,yrki. will make
Church. Inc rev. h.; IN. ~ r
snos. ~ Huntington. win speak on
rRemlnIscences of Fifty Years" The re-
.-s,nder OF the evening will be devoted to
--n<rai business.
-
wOMEN'S CONFERENCE
. a. .A., ,,.o,,cg of the
t. tn-.r r, a,,.s,o,, eoc,aty tor,or-
vo<n .lsi ,e~ ~ onsnIng ~ the
~ n''n'.'s ~ M -. p .,',aS In ~ coilsd
.,". so ~ 1.rsaa u rro,er
"e1 Ss ~ - - ~ - ~ ,,,'c,isS ~. Ante.
y ~ nresdent since the recent death of
a. sier,ed head Of the convention. David
r.~t.r Toas Charles w 9nmmerfield. of
rhi.dslnhla will sneak on the s.Keynote of
~ f,onxentlon. An address OF welcome
IA Il ~ Waiting delegates will he made A,
f.h,is of the civ Inv Il 4 Cattell city
.<,.,e,icIan The Rev. George ID. Adams.
Il ,hs Chestnut street Church. where the
r.nx<ution sessions arc to be held and
-.rnsn Of the prorram COMMITTEES: the
~ charlie. A. Walker of West Chester
A>Irnan OF the executive committee
~ raw. +. A. Uarrar. OF Pittsburgh. chair
- N The vounR peonIe's hoard. and Alvin
n ersves OF PhiiadeIphia. the convention
S.<,,fer will read REPORTS. The new pas
-, zre 10 be introduced by the Rev. G. A.
es1s secretary Of the state Mission So
~, ana the convention sermon will be
rrsched by the Rev. j. H. Norcross. of
IN York city.
r,nrr,, .r,o>,,, uopv
- - ~, ,',,e''.- '.,,I 49,, 49,
..sn whsn the Rey To Roy stanhens os
I<xishurs will renort OF the work done
~ the educational board during the wear.
Th> Rev. G A. scars will make an address
p<rtalninr 10 the efforts OF the Mission
. B.ara Tbsre is 70 he stswardshin
lznquet at b:SO. The toastmaster for the
occasion is II. V. Meyer, of this city. while
ne principal speaker is the Rev. ]. Y.
Atchlson, Of Boston.
At night there will he devotional service
conducted by the Rev. John A Hainer. of
Philadelphia. an address by the Rev. Mr..