The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-04-26
PRESIDENT / wilson
TO OPEN MEETING.
OF MISSIONARIES.
Workers From All Sections Of
World Gather at Continental
Memorial Hall.

section OF the world, viii gamer this
evening at Continental Memorial Hall
for the frst session OF what In planned
to be the greatest gathering OF mission
AIRY workers In the history of this coun,
try.
The congress will be greeted this
evening by President Wilson. who In to
be the principal speaker at the first SEES
sion anC has shown an unusual interest
IN the work OF the men connected with
the lay missionary movement. In ad-
dition to President Wilson. tonIsht's
speakers will be William b. Miliar. the
man who organised the army and navy
Y. n. C. A. work and one Of the sec
retaries Of the lay missionary move
ment, and John n. Mott. general sec
rotary and executive head OF the Y. NJ.
G. A. in this country and one OF the
organizers Of the lay missionary move
ment.
Mr.. Mott has the further distinction
building campaigns for Y. NJ. c. A. or
ganizHtions In every section OF the
world. He has recently spent consld-
cradle time In europe on the battle
front and will speak tonls sln,,, on the
American lsymen occasioned by the
war. Mr.. Milisr's address will be on
The. ADVANCE in missionary work Of the
Speers To Preside.
James M. speers. OF New York. will
preside at the meeting tonight and call
the congress to order for its first SEES
sion. Mr.. epeers Il the chairman of the
Law missionary movement In tho United
states. He was one OF the organizers
NJ hA Nd haa
nected with II since its inception.
The program for the sessions Of the
congress. which will continue until sun
day nlfht.mornine, afternoon. and
important missionary workers in this
country and abroad. Men who have been
In the foreign mission fields for years
have arrived In this city within the past
twenty-four hours to participate In the
The problems that confront the work.
ers In the foreign and home fields will
be thoroughly discussed by the workers
themselves. and the matter ~ finance.
education. political interests will be
taken no bv men who have been par
ticularly concerned with those problems.
Bishop Arthur Lloyd. chairman OF the
Episcopal board Of missions. who was
for several years a missionary In the
foreign field, 10 one Of the speakers.
Another is Rishop r. oldham. former
Methodist bishop of southern Asia. or
gsniser Of the educational institutions
in Malaysia and ut present correspond-
missions OF the Methodist Church.
Speakers Are Many.
Robert Il. Speer. who presided over
the session OF the Pan-Amercan con-
gress OF religions at Panama recently. is
to make an address. Other speakers
on different DAYS will be nr. Smaller
Mathews. former dean Of the Unlver-
sity Of Chicago: Hubert G. Herring.
ell OF Congregational churches; DR.. J.
Campbell White, Dresden: of Wooster
College. Ohio; n. W. Roweli. K. C., OF
| Toronto. leader in the CANADIAN Parlia-
mert OF the Liberal party; lT: Amos
T.. Wilder. former consul general OF the
United States at HongkonR and Shang-
hal and before that n member Of the
faculty of the University of Wisconsin
Siles McBee. editor Of The chnrchman:
the University Of the South: bishop
Francis j, Mcconnell. OF the Methods isl
Church; A. J, Wallace. former ileuten-
ant governor OF the State Of California.
The heterogeneous for the conference
have been made by a corps Of secre.
taries working under the direction oil
Mr.. Mlllar and headed by Herpert n
Lay sAy ssS s"s Movement WEI aar0's s OF o thi
committee In charge OF the congress IL
headed by Rear Admiral Charles II
stockton. president OF George Wash.
'" TSs c Snststy includes william. II
Baldwin. Byron 9. Adams. Edwin N
Bliss, F. w. Bolgiano. DIR. w. K. But.
Ter, William Knowles Cooper. J. !
p spsetf P.rc w y Ec.,a Everett n
bidle, +. A. Hostetter. Lawrence Il
lee. John c. let's, Henry B. z. Mac,
farlsnd. DR.. Louis Mackaii. Judge Stan,
ton j. PcclleI Major Raymond w. Pull
T4im Tran H'% %sS 4 w. M Mssa nnfif' Jane
Confined To Delegates.
All OF the meetings OF the congress
will be confined to delegates only al
the capacity Of the Continental Me
mortal Hall will not admit the. searini
Of more than the accredited delegates
The only opportunity that will b,
given the public To hear the speaker
will be Saturday at noon and sunda,
sss sssSfHsE there M
throughout the city. They will star
OF noon: The general committee o.
not yet heen notified where all Of thes'
rallies will be held. but 4 10 understoo,
Epiphany Church. the Methodist rail-.
OF the Raleigh Hotel. and tho Baptis
rally at Emmanuel Baptist Church
These meetings will be for men only.
J Sunday morning the delegates to tn,
congress will speak at about forty O
tho local churches. the announcement
OF the assignments will be made late
in the week.
In addition to the meeting for the dele
gates at Continental Memorial IIa
there will be a meeting Saturday after
noon for the women accompanying tn
delegates. The time and place Of TIL
meeting will be announced later. TIL
original program for the participate
OF the women In the congress wa
changed last night, three meetings hav
ing been contemplated. II WIS soun
Il would be impracticable to hold NOR
than one meeting. however, al AT
rangements will be completed for thi
as soon as possible.
Saturday the delegates will go 10 Nj
Vernon, and addresses will be made q
the tomb of WASHINGTON. The sociG
affairs that have been arranged in cor
private affairs because the business c
the delegates will take up practically n
of their time In the regular meetings
Music will form part of some of tn
sessions with Ernest W. Naftzger
charge. The association qulntes vi
furnish special music.
Tomorrow afternoon the delegates wi
be received at the White House b
President and Mrs. Wilson. The receT
tion will be open to delegates only, an
will take place at o'clock In the after
noon.