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SPEAKERS FROM ALL OVER IRE WORLD WILL DE AI IRE LAYMEN’S CONVENTION COMPLETE PROGRAM FOR MEETING FEB. 22. ANNOUNCED MISSIONARIES FROM KOREA AND AFRICA Men Who Are Known Over Re ligious World Will Be Here to Make Addresses. The beginning of the week re maining before the opening of the San Antonio convention of the great National Laymen’s Movement of 1910, finds a spirit of power ful energy and the feeling of cer tain success among all those men of this city who, in any way, have had to deal with the broad work of preparation for the event. The re turns from the dissemination of the continual mass of literature through out the convention district already indicates that there will be a gathering with the opening of the local sessions, February 22, far be yond the numbers for which the co operating committee originally planned. , The unceasing canvass by speakers sent out from headquarters to occupy ,1 the pulpits of San Antonio and the dis ! trict in behalf of the movement; the ' reports of the field agent of the unpre cedented interest in the churches in . surrounding cities, resulting in the promise of general delegations and DB. SAMUEL B CAPEN. Boston, Mass., Chairman of the Execu tive Committee of the Laymen’s Mis sionary Movement. iiaancial support, and the substantial returns through the mails daily to the headquarters iu the Moore building as sure the workers that there is no doubt this convention will rival that of any southern city in point of attendance and in results that will follow from the splendid meetings now fully arranged. Between 1500 and 2000 men will attend the opening banquet of the convention and the daily sessions in Travis Park Methodist ehurch. With the financial and numerical strength of the movement now assur- Vico Chairman cf the Co-operating Committee. ed. the work of the commitlcc daily has been to arrange a program for the convention which, in the personnel m-I subjects for discusciou of the speakers aligned, will present as brilliant a Showing to the delegations ns that of rnv convention during the past season. -National officers of the movement, well known missionaries in foreign Yields. and. the heads of the largest lies ■ Into 10 Mw t hr cut the district will address! the dele gutes at the banquet and irithe ojseu meetings. Among the promyent Dv- OK'ii who w'H speak arc Dr. .w'.muel B. SUNDAY, J. CAMPBELL WHITE, i New York, General Secretary cf the Laymen's Missionary Movement. Capen of Boston, chairman of the na tional executive committee; J. Campeil White, national secretary; Bev. Dr. W. W. Pinson of Nashville. Tenn., secretary of foreign missions M. E. C. S.; Bev. Dr. E. W. Allen of Cincinnati, seere tarv foreign missions, Christian churro; Rev. Dr. A. F. Bishop, Austin, Tex.; Bev. J. T. Henderson, Bristol, Tenu., secretary Laymen's Missionary move ment. Southern Baptist convention; Bov. Dr. T. B. Ray, Richmond. Va., edu cational secretaiy. Southern Baptist । convention; Kt. Rev. Dr. Junies S. i Johnston, San Autonio: Dr. Edward W, I Capen. Boston; John K. Silliman, Snl । fillo, Max.; Kev. <* G. Honnsheil. ! Notch; Rev. W, R. Hotchkiss. Lumbwn. , British East Africa, and Rev. B. F. ■ Williams, Nashville, Tenn., editor of I The Missionary. Combined Choris to Sing. Ilie music fur the three days' gath ering will be given 1»£ the combined choirs of the several churches of the six Protestant denomir. itions supporting l 1.;: । movement in this city, under the leu.l Crehip at Edward’McKenzie of Louis ville. Ky>, the well known evangel!*: smig leader, Mr. McKenzie will Iwgin the work of training the choir for great chonis music during the coming week, com hiding his present service at Gov- First Presbyterian Church. Chair nan of r .. .die Finance Committee. eminent Hil‘ Methodist eliurch, win e lie is a revival in the ; ’- terests cf tbcwiew church, building. A brief persdta) introduction of the speakers for Satv first Na tional Interdemminationn? «pnyut ; >n i of Lavrnen in the present, “tidal vc I of miscionnry work that is swecpihq ' »!ie world,’’ should be of interest at this itime. Thev comprise men prominent in every branch of commercial and pr<>- 1 fcssionel pursuits, who have devoted their efforts for man}’ years to the ■ world-wide spread of the missionary I :rove:iient. Samuel B. Capon. LL. D.. Boston, | < hairmnn of the national executive : committee, has won the highest honors 'throughout the United States in W ' ognition of his public services and lead i orslrp in home .mid foreign mission cm • deavors. He was trained In the pub i lie scliools'of Boston, .mid wa for m o ity i year- partner iu one o: t. e oldest car- finns in the country. While he has i always been an active business man. ho Ims ednaidered it both a privilege and . duty to devote most of his time and lenergy to church nnd publie wel fare. lie was the founder of the Boston Municipal league and its first presi dent; second vice president of the Na tional Municipal league; for the past ten years president or the American board of commissioners for foreign mis sions and a member of the city affairs committee of the Boston Chamber of Commerce. The value of his work has won him the honorary degrees of master of arts from Dartmouth college and of doctor of laws from Oberlin and Mid dlebury colleges. The New England Magazine spoke of him as “the idea! citizen, a man of broad mind aud great kindliness, of rare practical sagacity, with a passion for public purity and the public welfare.” Dr. Capen has re reutly given up a great deal of bis bn-iees- responsibility in elder to de SA IN AINIUNIU LIUHT AND GAZETTE TAY E. ADAMS. Centra! Christian Church Member of the Co operating Committee. vote more time to religious ami eivie work. With Missionaries of World. J. Campbell White, national general secretary, is a Cincinnatian and a grad uate of Wooster university. He has had a variety of experience in twenty years of public Christian work which is of great advantage to him in the responsible position which Inf now occu pies. After leaving college lie traveled among the colleges of the United States BEV. DB. J. T. HENDEBSON, Bristol, Teun.. Who Will Speak at Un Laymen's Missionary Convention. ns university secretary of the interna tional committee of the Young Men' Christian association. ami one year a secretary of the student volunteer move nient. He went to Calcutta, India, a pioneer secretary of the Young Men' Christian association, where he worke until 190.1. During his ton years o service abroad be was associated wit missionaries of every nation. He r< turned to America nt the cal) of hi own church to assist in placing its mil sionary work upon a firmer basis, an was one of the organizers of the men' movement of his own denomination. When Hie National Laymen's Mi’ sionary Movement wa organized N vomber 15. 19m'. Mr. White gave th only address of that historic oct-ario ami was at oi ce called to the Jeude: ship of the movement and has been il general secretary since the beginnifi; He has addressed all of the great co. volitions held under the auspices of tli movement agtl was one of the deput: REV. D. CLAY LILLY. D. D., NicOlasvUle, Ky.. Special Field Secre. tary of the Laymen’s Missionary Movement: a Speaker at the Convert, tion. tion which, in 19"7. organizod national committee in England aud Scotland. He is a brilliant and forceful orator, and the author of several widely circulated writings. Three of these. “The Genesis and Significance of the Laymen’s Movement." ’ Our Share of the World ” ami “Methods of Enlisting Men iu Missions’” are the basis of campaign literature for every convention of the nationi.l movemeni. Rev. Dr. D. ’ lay Lilly, special Held LADIES' ANKLE STRAPS 500 pairs of ankle strap* of all descrip tions. Llsnt and heavy soles. Pateiit kid. dull kid, tan and suede. Most all sices. $4, ?* o 0 and »5 styles. $ 3 BUTTON BOOTS 200 pairs of La dies' High Button Shoes, gome in black and pray suede. Pat ent kid, cloth tops, light and extension soles. $l. 51.50 aud *5 value* LADIES’ PUMPS A collection of 200 pairs of pumps, some with strap*. AU ma terials. Sties range from 2 to S'L 43, *3.50 and *4 values. LADIES’ BUTTON We just received this consignment — just a little late for high shoes, but it will pay you to lay these awav until next winter. 3.50 to 4.50 values. LADIES’ BUTTON A. J. MOOBE. Chairman of the Co-operating Com mitter isecretary of the movement, is a resi dent of Kentucky and was educated at I its Central university, lie was trained I for the ministry at Union Theological ! seminary. Englund, and was for many ■veurs pastor at Frankfort. Ky., ami j Tuscaloosa. Aki., where he was active | in missionary work among the negroes, 'and was secretarv of the colored evan ' gelistic work of the Southern Pres byterian church. After post-graduate ; courses at the University of Edinburgh, : ho became associated in American mis- I sionary conferences, with the result that he resigned his elureii to act as I special representative of n forc’gn coui niittco of his denomination. Ho is now in charge of th" program for conven tions of the national campaign in all i southern cities. From British East Africa. Rev. W. K. Hotchkiss has been for fourteen veins in British East Africa and was one of the pioneer mis-mn:mes of that country, where be encountered s i rhe peril- < n wild region long be* tore the advent of a railroad. He has I done a groat .1 nl to mlvance tnc work of translating the native language into i English and bn- attempted the writing lot' the have done im nsfrial and educatioua work even mo- than evangelistic, and have establish d important medical de partments thro -ihout East Afnea. He !is an interesting speaker and even a plain recital et is experiences and Uie description o’ s work bis audiem-es jb Hotchkiss will he audiences. : b southern heard in pract nu • l conventions - ing the present cam paign. Rev Dr J T Henderson was for ten wears president “ ' 'a™" and college of Ten -o" president ot Tennessee Bap - eonvent.on He has latelv been apm“V? 0 ir ' ginia institute Bristol and is gen-, [era! secretary o’ •""'eincnt tor the $ 3 f 2 EVENING SLIPPERS 500 pair of pretty Slippers, white, blue, a few pair of gold, that sold for $B. All colors and CI conibinat ions *2 About 60 pairs of this lot. Pat ent colt, dull top. \ extension solo. ’3 Southern Baptist convention. He is a man of studious lite, but of’penetrating jiolgment aud delivers a forcible ad dress that appeals to men. He will s;*eak throughout the southern conven tions. Kev. Dr. W. W. I’inson, secretary of foreign missions of the Methodist church, is a native of Tennessee and was a member of that conference until he was transferred to the Texas con ference. lie has occupied pulpits in Macon, Columbus. Ga., and Louisville, where he was serving at the time of his call to the secretaryship. Dr. Pin son is a reputable author and lecturer on sociology, and as speaker and writer in chnreh work of its every department has been an invaluable lender in the movement. The Complete Program. The complete program lias been ar ranged for only during the past week. R. H. Wester, Executive Secretary of the Co-operatiu Committee. pending tire uncertainty of some speal ers who are now in the convention ci cult being called to this city. As no’ determined, without subject to chang except in case of illness, the speaker and i heir subjects for discussion ar published in the following program: Tuesday evening. Feb. 23. banquet a Beethoven hall. 7:30 o'clock. “The Awakening of the Laytueu. Rev. Dr. W. W. Pinson; “The Evang< lization of the World.’’ Kev. Dr. E. D Allen; “America’s World Rcsponsibi' ity." J- Campbell White. Wednesday raorniug. Feb. 2.1. Tra’ i Par! M. E. church—“ Prayer and th Missionary Enterprise.” Bev. Dr. A. I Bisliej l ;” ‘Tire. Adequate Missiunnry i\ JTTT SAN ANTONIO can now boast of IL having a SAMPLE SHOE STORE 11 the same as you find in all large east ern cities, where you can buy all the WORLD’S BEST MAKES at practically half price. You would naturally ask how we can do this? Here is our proposition. W e are one of a string of shoe stores oper ating throughout the country rbat have contracts with all the largest manufactur ers to take every pair of their samples, slightly imperfect factory shoes and floor accumulations at half price and less in some instances. Our buyers make us daily shipment of these choice bargains and we are always prepared to give the people of San Antonio the GREATEST BARGAINS in Ladies’and Men’s High-grade Footwear. REMEMBER, samples are always the latest styles and of the BEST materials. Only TWO Prices Prevail $2 and $3 PARTY SLIPPERS 200 pairs of samples. Most all colors. Sonic slight ly soiled. Worth double the CO price no less Sample ♦2 FOR f OR WOMEN '^ W ST ,OUAI»ANTCeS OLD STANC' licy,” Rev. Dr. J. T. Henderson: “T Organization Needed;’’ (I) “The M sionary Committee; (2) “The < o opei ting < onimitteo." Rev. Dr. \\. M. Pi son; “Systematic Missionary Educ tion;" 111 "The Use of Literature; (2) “Groups for Conferences and 1 vestigation;" (.1) “Laymen as Adv cates;" (I! “Au Educational Cai paign." Rev. Dr. T. B. Kay. Afternoon— ’’Tiic Bible and Mi sions,” Kt. R’ v. James S. Johnsto D. D.; “The Personal Investigation Missions," Dr. Edward W. Cape “The Needs of Mexico,” J. R. Sil man: “Business Systems in Mission;! Finance;" 11) “The Evcry-Memb t'anv'ass;” (2) “The Meekly Oftt ing,” J. CampbeN White. Evening—“ The Winning of Korea. Rev. C. G. Hounsell. Korea; “Light the Dark Continent,” Kev. V . R. Hotc kiss: “The Inadequacy of the No Christian Religions,” J. Campb White. / Thursdav, Feb. 24, morning—“Goil Call to Busy Men,” Rev. Dr. J. T. H« derson; “Some Aspects of Heath Life," l!«v. \V. K. Hotchkiss: “T S'owardship of Lifo,” Dr. Samuel Capen; “The Reflex Influence of M sions.” Rev. Dr. Ex W. Allen. Afternoon —Meeting for all nriuiste 2:30 o’clock; denominational ralli 3:30 o’clock. Evening—“ Present Needs of the I FEBRUAKY 13. 19D1 MEN’S LOW SHOES 300 pairs of this A. style in tar. calf and gun metal. A genu ine Goodyear stitch ed shoe. A *3.50 value anywhere. J 2 Men’s High Button AU materials. Pat ent, tin, wine and gun metal. Stylish “Hi Toe” last. Mgh heel. 53.50 and 34 values. } 2 MEN’S LOW SHOES This line consists of all good styles— all materials. Start vamps and high heel. Can fit most all. $ 3 Men’s HIGH SHOES A genuine gun metal calf shoe made on stvlish last. Sells the world over for *3. Every size in this line. s 2 The new classy 2 aud 3-hole pump, so popular just now with the young fel low. *1 to *5 value* f 3 'he Eust.” Rev. IL F. Williams: lis i the Facts.” Dr. Samuel B. Capen: ra “The t all to Service,” J. Campbell in-1 White. ea- Adoption of policy. In It expels all poisons, stimulates the <o internal organs, cleanses the svuteui aud nv purifies the blood. Such is Hollister s Rocky Mountain Tea. the most effective is preventive aud cure of bad blood, cou , stipation and sluggish liver. THE ITALIAN VILLA lli " Take the Hot Wells car today to ir . v . South Park Terrace and see what’s do x‘r ing on the Italian Villa, the Light and er ‘ 1 Gazette $4,500 Grand Prize. We are ‘ proud of it and so will you be when it’s ; completed. ALAMO* HEIGHTS I Has more to offer as a home site than anv other place in or around San An ! tonio. See Alamo Heights today. The 'I s ' street car runs all over it. eu-‘ urn WHY GRANDMA FAILED. L'hc. B- Katherine's grandmother generally l>s- brought her a piece of candy or a nut when she returned from a party. Once, trs. however, forgot, and Katherine, ies, never thinking she could be forgotten. :isked, “Wasn't there anything loose. Far | grandma?'’ Help Your Eyes Without Delay ’ Get Glasses if you need them, nnd set th?m soon. Don't lake chances of ruining your eyesight by putting the mat ter off from day to day. You only add to ll>e misery yon trill expe rience later on. LET US PROVE TO YOU WHY! 1 H. 0. REES I Optical Co. ! 242 W. Commerce St Opposite St. Mary St. 11 MEN’S PUMPS