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Show BIG MISSION RALLY LAYMEN'S CONGRESS IN CHICAGO ATTENDED BY THOUSAND8. A0ULD CHRISTIANIZE WORLD Every Protestant Church In America Represented at Immense. Meeting Which Is Addressed by Many Eminent Men. Chicago. For four days, beginning May 3, Chicago wnB tho sccno of n most extraordinary gathering, tho Layman's National Missionary con gross. Every Protestant church in America was represented, and tho delegates del-egates woro men of affairs from all over tho country who came hero to consider plans for the evangelization of tho entire world. They numbered 4,500 in all. Among them wero mon of national and International prominence. Former For-mer Vice-President Fairbanks attended attend-ed as n representative of tho Methodist Metho-dist Episcopal church. Several governors gov-ernors wero present United States Senators Dolliver of Iowa and Bev eridgo of Indiana and former Senator Teller of Colorado were present at tho first session. A number of fortnor governors of states wero registered. Among them wero former Governor Hndley of Missouri, former Governor Yates of Illinois, nnd former Governor Hanley of Indiana. Soldiers, sailors, business men, professional men and ministers wero in attendance. Tho congress closed on Friday. Close of Remarkable Campaign. This convention mnrked the closo of a rcmarkablo religious campaign. During the winter andsprlng, missionary mis-sionary conventions woro held under tho auspices of the Laymen's Missionary Mis-sionary Movement In 75 of tho lead ing cities of tho country. Tho campaign cam-paign began at Buffalo on October 16. The gathering at Chicago was the climax cli-max of the scries of conventions. Tho appeal for foreign missions was presented to tho business men of these cities. All told, 83,000 business men registered as delegates for 78 conventions, paying a dollar for the privilege. In addition, thousands ol other men attended tho various sessions. ses-sions. Each convention opened with a banquet. ban-quet. In most every case these banquets ban-quets wero tho largest In tho history of the cities. All of these cities and hundreds of tho surrounding towns woro represented at the Chicago congress. con-gress. A national missionary policy was adopted. This policy will bo sent to the World's Missionary tonferencp at Edinburgh, Scotland, on Juno 14, where It is expected to exert a profound pro-found conference. Tho delegates were apportioned amongst tho various vari-ous Protestant churches of America in accordance with their membership nnd gifts to missions. Tho Methodist Episcopal church led with COO delegates. dele-gates. Tho Presbyterian church was second with 450 mon. Tho Tho Northern North-ern Baptist church had a quota of 330 men, while the Southern Baptist convention con-vention sent 200 men. Tho Southern Methodist church was represented by by 255 men. Tho Protestant Episcopal Episco-pal church appotntcd 210 delegates. Most of tho othor churches had proportionate pro-portionate representation. Tho various sessions were held In the auditorium. The congress opened with tho singing of "Crown Him Lord of All." Right .Reverend Charles P. Anderson, Episcopal bishop of Chicago, Chi-cago, made the opening address. Ho epoko on tho "Will of Christ for tho World," cfwelllng upon the need of church unity. Bishop W. L. McDowell, Mc-Dowell, of tho Methodist Episcopal church, made tho second address. Tho first evening was devoted to talks by J. Campbell White, general secretary of tho Laymen's Missionary Movo-mcnt, Movo-mcnt, nnd J, A. MacDonald, editor of Tho Toronto Globe. Notable List of Speakers. Among the ripeakors on the progrnm wero Prince T. II. Yun of Korea; J. A. MacDonald, editor of tho Toronto Globo; Robert E. Spoer, socrotnry of tho Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions; William J. Schlefolln, president pres-ident of tho Ctlzens' union ofi Now York; Alfred E. Marling of Now York; Mornay Williams, chairman of tho Now York stnto board of charities; char-ities; Clement Chase of Omaha; How-ard How-ard A. Kelly of Baltimore; Samuel B. Capen of Boston; John R. Pepper of Memphis, Tonn.; H. M. Boardsley, formerly mayor of Kansas City; George Shorwood Eddy of India, Robert Rob-ert 'H. Gardiner of Boston; Col. Elijah W. Hnlford, private socrotnry to tho Into President Harrison during his administration; ad-ministration; Thomas Tlppoy and William H. Lewis of Seattle, R. A. Long of Kansas City, John B. Sleman of Washington, founder of tho movement; move-ment; William E. Sweet of Denvor, Charles A. Rowland of Athens, Ga.; Alfred E. Marling of Now York, Judge Selden P. Spencer of St. Louis, N. W. Rowell of Montreal, John R. Popper of Memphis, and missionaries rrom all over the world. |
