Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-17
LAYMENS MISSIONARY
MEETING IS OUTLINED
Sessions Will Be in This City Febru-
airy 10 and 20-Men Of Entire
County Will Be Invited
PROMINENT SPEAKERS COMING.
Fully 800 Outside of Mexico Expected
to Attend SessiOns-Organiza-
ton is Completed


The Missionary Laymen's meeting
to be held in this city February 10 and
20 for all Audrain County Protes-
tant Churches, will bring at least 300
men to Mexico, according to NJ. j.
Michel, of Chicago, a prominent or
ganizer in the work who was in this
city Friday and met a group of local
ministers and laymen in the interests
of the meeting.
Mr.. Michel stated while America and
her associates in the war were max
ing the world safe for Democracy, it
was necessary for the church to make
Democracy safe for the world and
that the meeting, to which some Of the
most prominent divines in the country
are coming, will have a war tone ap-
propriate for the occasion.
The committee actively in charge
of the meeting is as follows: S. P.
Emmons, Methodist Church, chair
man; S. j. Buckner, Presbyterian; j.
R. Jesse, Baptist; C. P. Malone, Epis-
copal, and L. M. Dozier, Christian.
C. P. Malone was elected vice-chair-
man of the organization; S. ]. Buckner
S. D. Stocks, secretary; John 7.
Stewart, chairman of the Registration
Com; E. A. Shannon, chairman of the
Deputation Com; P. A. st. Vrain,
chairman of the Finance Committee;
L. M. Dozier, chairman of the Sta
tistical Committee; Mitchell White,
chairman of the Committee of Pub
licity.
There will be three sessions of the
meeting each of the two days-10 to
IL in the morning; 2:30 to 4:30 in the
afternoon, and 1880 to $3.50 in the ev-
ening. The sessions will open and
close promptly in order that bust
ness men who plan to attend may do
so, knowing in advance how long they
will be absent from their places Of
business.
There will be many well-known
takers present, but perhaps among
the most prominent is DR.. Herbert S.
Johnson, of Boston, who will deliver
his address "Bonds Of Liberty" A
prominent choir leader will be here
one who has a world wide promin-
ence and it at present singing in the
army environments. Arthur C. Ryan
who was a missionary in Turkey wher
war broke out, will be here and de.
liver a most interesting address deal.
ing with his actual experiences II
that country,
Sunday, January 10, has been de.
nominated Pastors Sunday and upor
that occasion the ministers have beer
asked to make a short talk on thu
meeting and its purposes.
Sunday, January 20, will be Lay
mems Sunday and at this time vari
Gus laymen will speak in the differ.
ent churches making a short talk OF
the meeting and urging men to plar
their attendance in advance.
Sunday, January 81, will be Regis
tration Sunday when the men at eacl
church will be requested to registe'
for attendance at the meeting ant
pay the SOC fee required to meet tn
expenses.
Sunday, February 3rd, will be De
pudation Sunday.
A campaign has been outlined il
which every church in the county il
to be visited and the men interestet
in the work. Every effort is to b
made through systematic plans t.
have as full a representation from al
sections of the county as is possible.
Those at the dinner Friday when MI
Michel spoke and owe which the Rev
H. P. Atkins presided, were; P. A
St. Vrain, A. A. Wallace, c. {
Grimes, S. D. Stocks, Carl Pasqueth
S. ]. Buckner, J.. R. Jesse, E. R
Locke, Mitchell White, c. G. Heller
S. P. Emmons, ]. W. Plunkett, ]. W
Dry, L. M. Dozier, j. I. Stewart, W
C. Wilkins, j. W. Million. The Dime
was held at the Christian Church an
every mar present registered for tn
meeting.