Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-08-11
MORTIFIED CONFERENCE
ENTHUSIASTIC SERVICES IN THE
MOODY SCHOOLS VILLAGE.
Opening Address by Rev. g. Campbell
Morgan Of London, EnsIand-Not'
able Speakers from All Over the
World-Attsndanc Large.

able Speakers from All Over the
World-Attsndanes Large.
The 23rd annual Christian Workers
conference opened at the auditorium
Morgan of Westminster chapel. Lon
don. delivering the opening address.
There was an unusually large first
night audience and from the advance
correspondence the gathering prom
Uses to be "a record breaker. Every
available place In the seminary build
ings is being filled; hundreds OF 9TH
ers are living In tents. while large
crowds are overlooking Camp NORTH
field and Mortified hotel. There Is
long and varied list Of notable speak
ers. including the best Bible teachers
and lecturers from the churches at
home and abroad. Throughout the
entire conference DR.. G. Campbell
Morgan is scheduled to deliver series
of daily lectures on Exodus. and VIII
also preach Sunday, Aug. 20. Another
speaker who Is a favorite with North
field audiences Is Dr. Johnston Ross
of Cambridge university, England.
Others equally interesting are PreDen-
Diary Webb Peploe of st. Paurs cathe-
dral. London; Prof. James Denney Oh
Free Church college. Glasgow Kew.
Len G. Broughton of Atlanta. "a,
John Willis Baer New YORK city,
Thomas j. Villiers. Indiana; DR.. A. 1.
Pierson, Brooklyn. n. Y. All agree
that while every day is good SUNDAY
has the best of all the week. Last
Sunday there was sunrise service IN
the auditorium with larger than the
average church audience and meetings
there and at Round Top were contin-
ued during the day with scarcely any
| interruption except for meals. heV.
tombstone Ross of England was tne
preacher at the morning service anu
Prebendary Webb Peploe' gave the
first address of the series in the a1ter-
noon and DR.. c. b. McAiee VI
BROOKLYN preached in the evening.
Miss Helen Knox Strain. missionary
from Japan, was the speaker az the
Round Top service and gave stirring
facts about the religious needs OF
Japan to-day. A great deal OF the
missionary spirit Is infused INTO tne
! meetings and was particularly no.
ticeable the first of the week. Partic-
ular emphasis, as usual. Is placed Oh
the music of the gathering ana 10 INA,
end an immense new three fhanu =.
electric pipe organ has been Duiit ~
the auditorium. J. Waring Stecp .ha
irnportant arrivals early in the con-
ference was Charles NJ. Alexander, the
singing associate of DR.. R. A. Torrey
in the late English revival He is ac-
COMMANDED by his wife, her motneI'
Mrs. Richard Cadbury. and ner sis.el
Beatrice. Like the people at LONDON
the visitors are impressed ana aston
ished at Mr. Alexanders manageHen'
Of the musical side OF the revival. n
is to have complete charge VI NV
! singing and will introduce new sons
entitled, o What a Change. seau 81
to the Glory Song that became ,.
nonmlar throughout Great Britain
Wr Alexander is a Tennessee boy, Z
Moody Bible institute graduate, an.
is declared by capable judges 10 pt
ono Of the greatest leaders OF gospe
music of his time. he sWays ~. ~
iargast audience with ease. makiht
them do exactly what he wishes, 10
he smiles. exhorts and Illustrates UNI,
before the people realize II .ney ar
singing with all the energy OF VIZ
trained choir. After his three Mesns
stay in Mortified Mr.. Alexander WI
aas 70 england to rejoin DR.. Tore.
q, tha Anal three months of the BRIT
;sh revival movement. A pleasant u
,,ars;on was enjoyed Monday ~ lars
, ,,,,mhars going to Mount Heriilo'
schnol in the afternoon to attend IN
scnooi a. snorts The opportunit.
,r.S given to large number
friands who have long been interes.
| ed In the Moody schools. TO see u,s
Yhem in full working ORDER u,
dav large crowds of people co.lls ai,
hut few go away and every ai'e .ai1;o,
finds large carriage oaus ,+bar in
, drives to Mount Heriioii =
teresting Spots. s;o,
caorpe r. Calender is on the SIC
list this Week ,., 10
Mrs. KiddeE spent SUNDAY VIZ -
sister in Brattleboro 49,.
Newton Priest of Florida Is Nisi''i
his sister. Mrs. A. D. Stearns.
:, Mrs bristol of Pittsfield, Mass,
/. ,vith her son. Mr.. Bristol, the piuhioe'
Mrs Nav whitney goes to Gardne
!, This week for two weeks Naea'ioii'
: ~ ware and wife attended ~
1Yo,,e dav celebration in Leyden I'M
0 week H., a+,,rra
. -, bar trip to Boston ana othe
places. ,.,,, IN q
~ home of her employer on War"ie
0 avenue. 80. ,or Gle
Mrs. n p. Wood entertained her sis
Mrs q II. Thomas of Brattiepoi'
Q this week
Miss Minnie Warden is entertalnlt
; and Mrs. Lyman Rust or spring
field. Mass. c,az,er
n aa,ar have been the recent CUES
], of C. H. Green ~,
n Mrs woodruff and daughter, Luz
80, hartford Conn.,, are guests
! Mrs. NJ. T. Dutton.
k Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong ana uausi
ID nf Springfield are at her sister
II Mrs. Lucy Folsteads'
Iona Johnson. daughter VI ~;
l., sar of West Mortified. is Visi
,r ing relatives in town :
sr A. and Mrs. Fred B. CaldWeii
I'd a;,,;ng congratulations over the d
r;vaj of a brand new boy
he Ms Annie Lawrence Miller OF ia
N .anga n j., is a guest or ner auii'
RS Ms Mead and Mrs. Sherwin.
y Mr. and Mrs. Amidon OF Rich1ol
haan recent guests OF the
aa,sbter. Mrs. Andrew Lyman.
&c &c r,a GLASS blowers are giving exh
- ins 81 sons of Veterans hall eve
S,on and evening this week
IN Rev. and Mrs. Hudson OF NOT
chelmsford are stopping with , MIS-
in n Field to attend the conferences
On The census returns have been a, OF
ag cialiy announced and show hovsr q 81 gam IS,
ne 1855 since the last state census "
IS pav and Mrs. Schudder are gue'
.ha;r daughter, Mrs. Janeway,
er, hummer home on the Wihches'
- road.
ar Ms A. w. Proctor spent seve'
e. MITE. can this week on account
. uas of her niece. Lucy