The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-06
ARRANGE ALL
 DETAILS FOR
 CONVENTION Layman's Missionary Move mont Meets with Approval of All Ministers in City. SPEAKERS HERE FROM ALL PARTS OF WORLD W. Seymour Lacy, Secretary of Pastors Association,
 Named President.

At a meeting of some of the lead ing ministers and laymen recently the question of having Laymen's Mis- sionary Movement convention for all the churches and people of this city, and vicinity was discussed and unant- mously approved.
 A committee of. laymen with w.. Seymour Lacy as chairman and the president and secretary of the Pas tors Association and the president and secretry of the Clergymen's Cler1cus were named as a committee on nom nations to select officers and an exc cuttve committee for the coming big convention which will be held here on May 12-14.
 The nominating committee after much consideration have nominated the following Bridgeport Executive Committee.
 W. B. Lashar, Justice George w. Wheeler, vice chairman; W. Seymour Lary, vice chairman; w. B. Spencer, vice chairman; W. J. Grippen, vice chairman; Charles G. Sanford, treas urer; Richard w. Coggswell, secre- tary; Wm. E. Holloway, executive secretary.
 Lucien T. Warner, Frank V. Bur- ton, A. w. Burritt, Edward Sylvester Smith, M. D.; w. G. Taylor, B. W. Harral, Frederick w. Hall, Richard I. Neithercut, G. H. Edwards, c. E. Bill ton, R. c. Mallette, Frederick Rhodes, Judge Howard T. Curtis, w. o. Flor ian, Newton c. Hoyt, Albert D. Lay cry and the following clergymen: r m Gerald H. Beard, Ph. D., Herbert F. Brown, Stephen H. Sherman, Jr., Henry E. Kelly, George M. Brown, D. A. Burnes, D. M. Lewis, Alexander Ali son, Jr., H. A. Davenport.
 The following is the National Exc cuttve committee:
 James M. Speers, chairman; It. Col E. W. HaIford, vice chairman; Eben B. Olcott, treasurer; William B. Mill lar, general secretary; William H. Crosby, John R. Pepper, N. F. David son, K. C.; James H. Post, J. H. Gun dy, N. W. Powell, K. C., Ralph W. Harbison, Chas. A. Rowland, Harry Wade Hicks, Wm. J. Schieffelln, F. A. Horne, Joseph N. Shenstone, Geo. Innes, s. R. Smith, Joshua Lowering, Robert D. Speer, Alfred B. Marling, Wm. c. Stoever, Silas Melee, B. B, Sturges, John R. Mott, Samuel Thorne Jr., J. Campbell White.
 Secretaries: w. E. Doughty, F. B. Bachelor, Charles V. Vickrey, J. c. Morley, Fred P. Haggard, Frank C. Jackson, F. J. Michel, Clarence P, Burgess, H. F. Laflamme, w. D. Hol- loway, E. c. Cronk.
 l 1or C chairman are being organized as fol lows:
 Registration; 2-Deputation: B Publicity; Arrangements; 5-Ff- nances; 6-Statistics and Survey; T. Prayer.
 MT. Wm. E. Holloway of New York city one of the secretaries is in Bridge port, and will remain here with head quarters at the Y. M. c. A., and give his entire time to the preparation and organization of the convention. The public generally are invited and urged to cooperate in every way in making { this convention a great inspiration an uplift and a spiritual dynamic tt Bridgeport and vicinity. About sev
 enty-five churches are being listed anC Iexpected to cooperate in this area The leading denominations are grad
 ually cooperating. A large attend
 ance is expected.
 The purpose of the convention vii 1, be to consider new world condition : caused by the war and Americas en l larged responsibility; to increase tn
 spiritual power and efficiency of tn
 local church; to inspire laymen to d. , their part in the highest duty of tn
 hour and to get a world vision whicl is of paramount importance at tht
 time.
 The program will have some of tn strongest men of the country. Speak CTS will be brought here from differ
 ent parts of the world. No one cal
 we'll afford to miss the inspiration, tn education and spiritual uplift to b , afforded by this convention. Committees are to be appointed il every church to enlist the men. Ever
 man for small registration fee vii
 be provided with a neat button whicl . will admit him to all the sessions 0 the convention. There will be n collections at any of the sessions o : the convention and no assessments o1