The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-04-17
EVANGELISTIC AND BIBLICAL INSTITUTE
OF the Synod of North Carolina to be
Held at Davidson College, June 24th
10 July and, mountaineering Pro-
gramme Arranged for the Dec aslon.

gramme Arranged for the Occasion.
| DAVIDSON, y. C.. March %, 'O2.
To Evangelists, Teachers, Pastors
and all interested i'll Evangelistic
and Mission Work. Greeting:
| The Synod OF North Carolina. at
its annual meeting in Charlotte, n C.,
October, 1901, heartily and unani-
mously adopted the following far
reaching and important resolution:
THAT the Synod appoint a COM
mitee OF five, whose duty it shall be
| to arrange for and hold, at such time
during the coming year as to it shall
seem best, conference for the evan
gelists, teachers, pastors and all
| others interested i'll evangelistic
and mission work. After the most
| careful and prayerful consideration,
arrangements have been completed
| for holding Il Conference to be known
| as the Presbyterian Evangelistic and
Biblical Institute.
Broadly speaking, the object of the
Institute is the mutual and spiritual
| benefit OF all who may attend; the
study of the Bible as relating to and
exemplifving the principles underlying
| missionary expansion; the obtaining
OF information and inspiration from
! the results of the common experience
of evangelists, pastors and laymen;
| the deepening of our sense of personal
| responsibility to God for the work to
us entrusted, and the promotion i'll
the church at large of q higher and
increased appreciation OF the value
and Importance OF the evangelistic
| and mission branch of the church.
| The conference is to be distinctivelv
Spiritual and Scri plural PRAYER and
| other devotional services occupy a
prominent place on the programme.
! Special emphasis is put upon the in
| SEPARATION of Gods word and its
supreme authority in the individual
| life and work OF the church. Themes
| OF vital interest to pastors, evange-
| lists, elders, deacOns, Sunday-schOOl
| superintendent, and all Christian
| workers, will be discussed by able and
efficient ministers and laymen from
this and other States. No pains nor
expense have been spared to make
| the Institute a success. and it now
promises to be the most interesting,
| instructive and beneficial conference
of the kind ever held in the South.
| The personnel of the Institute is
| broadly representative. All OF the
pastors, evangelists, mission teachers
and at least one lay representative
from each church throughout the
| Synod are expected. Every mission
AIRY organization should appoint and
| provide for the attendance of an Off
cial delegate. In addition to the
| SynOdical constituency, there will be
present from other States many able
and distinguished speakers, such as
DR.. Henry Alexander White, DR.. j.
| Wilbur Chapman. Dr. R. G. Pearson.
| DR.. &. B. Stricken, Dr. A. l.. Phillips.
Mr.. Robert E. Speer and others.
| Not least among the attractive
features of the Institute is the music
Special attention has been given to
this department of the programme
| and the services of the most noted
singer in the United States have been
secured for the occasion. Prof. F. H.
Jacobs, OF New York, will have charge
OF the song services during the whole
OF the conference. A large choir will
be organized and choice choruses,
| quartettes will be rendered A rare
feast is in store for all lovers of
music
| The Institute will be held at David
son College, North Carolina, June 24
to July ,. inclusive. First-class ac-
commodations have been secured in
private homes and boarding houses
! on the most reasonable terms. Very
low rates will be granted by all the
railroads throughout the entire
State. circular letter giving more
| definite information as to reduced
fare, connections and special trains,
will be issued later.
Davidson, tide educational centre of
the State, with her healthful location
pure artesian water. shady lawns and
| spacious buildings is an ideal place
for such an assembly The many at
fractions of Davidson, the varied.
able and interesting programme of
the Institute and the extremely low
cost OF attending, offer an OppOrtun-
ity for helpfulness and recreation no
one can afford to neglect For further
particulars about board and accom-
modations, apply to DR.. G. NJ Max
we'll. Davidson, n c.
Extending to one and all a most
cordial invitation, and requesting the
earnest prayers of Gods people in
behalf of the proposed Institute, that
our waiting in His presence may be
acceptable to Him and profitable to
us all, we remain. on behalf of the
| SYNOD.
E.E. GILLESPIE.
| Chairman.
R. f. CAMPBELL.
| WILLIAM BLACK.
|