The Owosso times., 1922-03-24
OWOSSO PEOPLE
WILL HEAR V|NTON
Words Reputed Missionary
Will Lecture at Baptist
Church.

OWOSSO. March 17.-Rev. Har-
vey A. Waite of the First Baptist
church has just received word
from Sumner II. Vinton, a mis-
sionary of world repute. informing
Rev. Waite OF his being ordered to.
hold lecture at the Baptist
church on the progress of mis-
sionary work abroad, Sunday eve
ming, March 10. at o'clock, by
the Baptist missionary movement.
Mr.. Vinton and his wife come
from a long line of missionary an
cestors totaling a lapse of $50
years. The wonderful work is be-
ing carried on now by his niece,
Miss Rachel SeagraVes. She is
carrying on the work of the fourth
generation.
OF what stock Mr.. Vinton comes
from is shown by Mr. Vinton's
grandfather, who was a pioneer
missionary to the Telego people.
His grandfather also founded
Sgaw-Karen missions at Maulnein
and Rangoon.
Mr.. Vinton's father and mother
both died at Rangoon. after spend
ing their entire life in the mis-
slonary field of that country.
DR.. Alonzo Bunker. Mr.. Vinton's
father-in-law, was a pioneer mis-
sionary OF statesmen like vision.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vinton went to
Burma in 1900. where they served
two terms in the missionary field
of that wild country, each term
was for ten years, but the last
term was cut short by the sudden
illness of both Mr. and Mrs. Vim
ton. Doctors informed Mr.. Vinton
that the health of both he and his
wife would be ruined if they con-
tinued to live in the tropics.
Mr.. Vinton decided to bring his
wife to the states, and give forth
to the public of this country the
wonderful work that missionaries
of those far off countries are do
ing.
This was a task he had been
providently prepared for, by work
he had done in the summer of
1891, while a student at Colgate
academy.
Mr.. Vinton brought back a large
selection of lantern slides and
films that he secured while he was
carrying on the work in those far
off countries. These pictures show
SoiipitioIo DO licy eAiSI. tiidl pSo-
pie in this country could hardly
believe until witnessing.
Mr.. Vinton aalso did all the
slide work of the Inter Church
world movement, 100000 people
also witnessed the lectures he pre-
pared for the movement.
He refused fiatly to accept a
flattering Chautauqua offer, and
at a loss he began work with the
genral board of promotion because
of the benefit given to the task of
missionary education. The Meth
odist centenary movement en-
ployed Mr.. Vinton during their
drive for their missionary fund.
He enlarged their collection Of pic
lures from 1000 to 100000 from
negatives, making it the largest
collection of pictures in the world.
He also built a library of 1900
finely colored slides, with 81 diff
ferent subjects.
From 1920 until 1921 Mr.. Vim
ton gave 200 lectures in 10 differ
ent states. and from testimony re-
ceived from pastors where Mr.,
Vinton has lectured his meetings
have greatly helped in visualizing
the great world task. They also
say his pictures are unexcelled.
His special dissolving stereop-
ticon in the hand of his operator,
r. A. Dohl. gives a projection that
is perfect. Also Mr.. Vinton's abil-
ity as a lecturer and his deep.
personal conviction regarding the
worlds program of the church of