Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20
DISCIPLES DISCUSS
CHURCH BEGINNING
High Lights of Its History
Given by Speakers From
Many Countries.
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the world convention will hold stimuli
taneous sessions in the Washington
Auditorium and in Constitution Hall,
necessary on account of the large at
tendance. At todayS session, H. H.
Peters of Bloomington, ILL.,, presided
over the session in the Auditorium. He
is . former secretary Of the Illinois
Christian Missionary Society. Mrs.
Florence Miller Black of Louisville, KY,
presided over the equally large session
Ia Constitution Hall.
The sessions opened with Scriptural
reading in prayer by E. c. Hinrichsen
Of Brisbane and w. D. Cunningham OF
Toxic, to special music by Mrs. G. r. l..
Vawter of Enid, Okla, and the William
Woods College quartet.
Featuring today's meeting were ad-
dresses by leaders OF the World Broth
erhood, emphasizing beginnings OF the
movement in their respective countries,
and the sessions were brought to close
with two sermons on "a World Christian
Fellowship" by j. E. Thomas of Mel
bourne and Cleveland Kleihauer of Seat
tie, Washington. Special music by Mrs.
Daisey Maude Underwood of Tulsa,
Okla, known as Princess Pakanli, the
ChippeSah Nightingale, and Ralph Pol
lock of Nebo, ILL.,, was given during the
close OF the morning session.
Other speakers on the programs, VINO
stressed the beginnings Of the move
mentS in their respective countries, were
William Robinson Of Birmingham, Eng
land, and George Scarf of Liverpool,
England; A. A. Dreamer and Jean Dick
of Auckland, New Zealand; Hon. Will
liam Morrow, member of the Legislative
Council of South Australia, and T. E.
Rofe of Sidney, Australia; Hugh Kill
eour of Toronto and w. H. Harding,
Summerside, p. E. l., Canada. Two
speakers I. S. Prokhanof of Leningrad,
Russia, and John johnson of New York
City, told about the Cause of Christ in
Russia
Rev George A. Miller of Omaha, for
is years pastor Of the Ninth Street
Christian Church in washington, and
Mrs j. M. Stems of New York City
spoke on Early Attempts in World
Missions"
At the services in Constitution Hall
Rev. Peter Deyneka. field secretary and
missionary of the All-Russian Evangel-
zeal Christian Union, with headquarters
at Chicago described a tour which took
him through 19 European countries in
the last few months.
New Zealand Leader Speaks.
The progress of the church in New
Zealand, with special reference to young
peoples work, was the subject of an
address by Miss Jean Dick OF Auckland,
Q leader among the young people in
that British possession
Rev. James e. Thomas of Melbourne,
Australia, delivered the sermon today
ut the Auditorium. After the repre-
sentativeS Of the various nations had
presented greetings, Rev. Thomas
preached on the subject, "a World
Christian Fellowship"
Missions Movement Traced.
Rev. Miller, former pastor of the
Ninth Street Christian Church here,
said that back in 1886 the movement of
world missions was started in this coun-
try by David S. Burnett of Ohio and
John T. Johnson of Kentucky, who is
sued call for convention in Cincin-
natl. The response, he declared, was
remarkable, considering the condition
of the churches and the means of travel
ut that time. Delegates numbering l55
composed the convention.
Out Of this gathering, said Rev.
Miller, came the American Christian
Missionary Society. the mother Of all