Show BIG MISSION HILY CONGRESS IN CHICAGO ATTENDED BY THOUSANDS WOULD christianize WORLD every protestant church in america represented at immense meeting which I 1 Is addressed by many eminent men chicago Clil caro for four days beginning may 3 chicago was ft as the scene beene of a most extraordinary gathering tho the haymans Lay mans national missionary congress every protestant church in america was represented and tile the del e gates were men of affairs from all over the country who came here to consider plans for the evangelization of the entire world they numbered in all among them were wera men of national and international bromir prominence ence former vice president fairbanks attended BS as a representative of the methodist episcopal church several governors were present united statts states senators dolliver of iowa and bev eredge of indiana and former senator teller of colorado were present at the first session A number of former governors of states were registered among them were former governor hadley of missouri Aliss ourt former governor yates of illinois and former governor governor hanley of indiana soldiers sailors business men professional men and ministers m Int aters were in attendance the congress closed on friday close of remarkable campaign tills this convention marked the close of a re remarkable marble religious campaign during the winter and spring missionary conventions were held under the auspices of the laymons Lay mens mena missionary movement in 75 of the leading cl clelea ties of the country the campaign began at buffalo on october IG 16 the gathering at chicago was the ch max of the series of conventions A national missionary policy was adopted this policy will be sent to john 13 sleman the worlds missionary conference a at t edinburgh scotland on an ju june ne 14 14 where it Is expected to exert a profound conference the delegates were apportioned amongst the various protestant churches of america in accordance with their membership anil and gifts to missions the methodist episcopal church led with delegates the presbyterian church was second with men the the northern baptist church had a quota of men while the southern baptist convention sent men the Sout southern bern Aleth methodist odist church was waa represented by by men the ProteA protestant tant episcopal church appointed delegates most alost of the other churches had proportionate onate representation the various sessions were held in the auditorium tile the congress opened with the singing of crown him lord of all right reverend charles P anderson episcopal bishop ot of chicago made the opening address lie he cooko on the will of christ for the world dwelling upon the need of church unity bishop W L me ale dowell of the methodist episcopal church made the second address the first evening was devoted I 1 to e talks talha by J campbell white general secretary of the lammens Lay mens missionary movement and J A macdonald onald editor of the toronto globe notable list of speakers among the speakers ap eakers on the program were prince T 11 yun of korea J A Al macdonald acDonald editor ot of the toronto globe robert hobert E speer secretary of the presbyterian board of foreign missions william J president of the citizens union of cf new york alfred E marling of new york tors mornay williams chairman of the new york state board of charities clement chase of omaha howard A kelly of baltimore samuel B capen ot of boston john R pepper of Al emphis tenn tenni H 11 beardsley Beard formerly mayor of kansas city george sherwood eddy of india robert 11 gardiner of boston col elijah W 11 halford alford private secretary to the late president harrlson harrison during his bis administration thomas tippey and william long II 11 lewis of seattle R A loaff 0 of kansas city rity john B D sleman of washington founder of the movement william E sweet of denver charles charlea A rowland of athens oa ga alfred I 1 IB marling of 0 new york judge judea solden selden P spencer of st louis N W rowell of montreal john IL pepper of memphis and missionaries bromall fro from mall all over this the world |