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Show BUSINESS IN ARE INTERESTED Many of the Ogden business men who have already signified their intention in-tention to attend lhe Laymen's banquet ban-quet and convention this week, will he pleased to hear, the following good report of the convention and a little about some of the leading speakers: Among the noted men who will bo in Salt Lake for the Laymen's convention conven-tion are Dr. John V. Merrill. Professor Isaac Taylor Headlund, Dr. J. P. Trim-ble Trim-ble and William Urennan Anderson A word about each of these men at this time is not amiss: j Dr. John E. Merrill. "Dr. John E. Merrill, Ph. D. president presi-dent for twelve yars of Alntab college. col-lege. Central Turkey, This college was opened In 1 84 7, and Is one of the leading educational Institutions in the far east. For th-paet three years, under the leadership of Dr. Merrill. It has been one of tho po.ent educational and rclUious forces, causing the social so-cial and political transformation which Is now taking place in Turkey, and tho like of which movement cannot ho found on the pages of history. Dr. Merrill will add roes .the 9; CO meeting Tuesday morning Prof. Isaac T, Headlund. Prof Isaac Taylor Headlund Is professor pro-fessor In Peking university, Peking, China. Prof. Headjund Is one of a small group of men who have the grasp of the real magnitude of the awakening of the Chinese empire. In a masterly and powerful manner he will present the Chinese conditions Tuesday evening in "A New Force in an Old Emplro." Dr. J. P. Trimble. Dr. J, P. Trimble, for a number of years, has been one of the leading spirits In "Methodism" in the middle west. haing his headquarters at Kansas Kan-sas City. Ho now la field secretary! In tho central west for the Laymen's missionary movement. Ho will speak j at the 2:30 meeting Tuesday. William B. Anderson. j William Brennan Anderson was bom in Monmouth, III . December 7, 1SCS His classical education was received re-ceived at Westminster college, New Wilmington, Pa., from which institution institu-tion he graduated In 1894. He took the course In theology In Allegheny Theological seminary, graduating in 1897. Ho became a student volunteer in his freshman year In college. In 1897, on graduation from the seminary, he was married, and went to India under pppolntment of the United Presbjterian board. The first six years of his first term of service were spent in educational work, and the remaining year In evangelistic work After spending nearly one year on furlough, he returned to evangelistic evangelis-tic work in the field in 1906. In November, 190Srhe returned from the field to fill the position of associate asso-ciate secretary of tho board of foreign missions of the United Presbyterian church for two years. He is expecting to return to India in the full of 1910. |