Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-01-30
BIDlE CONFERENCE
PROSPECTS ARE GOOD
win be BY Far the Best Session
Ever Held Here.
LEIrER FROM OR. sraouss

10 Asiend-Soms Fine Speaker
Nave eesn secussd-E,ns Mes'i-s
Anticipated.
DR. G. y. Ssrouss. who 1. now n Al
laesic Ci'y.N J writ. thu, -" rrp-
poets for the clminx B'h Conf 49, :.
whish oI-n- 'h- tnirt .-..ipn n tn
Tabernacle, f-Osuary liza. ar VT,
bright. He ssys that al'hoDgh me
program Of former ror'.r-nc-. We.
very strong. thI, years. .i.s OF .p-as.
ere far sofpsss~s any thing Ne have ye'
hsi. Dr.. Ssrouse ssys:
Hundreds Of people ~sn, 70 cnm-
90 Gainesville. Thousand. al ove'
she Cnis~d states are learn ns rha,
there 10 such city on the map. They
ore coming TO realize i's many atirsc
stone and i,s special advantage.
THE question in my mind i. rot
hoe 20 Ret the peopi- interested in
Gainesville, OF how TO provide . son.
deSfrl conference. but what to do with
them and how 70 make them comfort.
able when We gee them.
Gainesville 10 now in the eni,y.
mens OF wondesiul opportunity. No
city In the State has snch an Opppr.
tusity 10 10 afforded Gainesv lie to he
esought eosspicuoosly Gnd constantly
before the beet clsss Of people through.
oas the country.
DE. j. Wilbur Chapman. America .
leading evassslist, 10 taking special n.
ssrest In the Gainesville Conference.
He 10 &C the head Of the great winona
Conference end alec the leader OF the
venerable Simultaneous mower
In which forty or City prominent evan
@slisss ase engaged. The Consecratsd
Life, the osgsn Of the Gainesville Con-
ference. which ] have the honor 90
sdis wish d.. Chapman ss my sssoci.
ase, 10 also the organ Of the wipona
Conferences, the Virginia Bible COM
sssssce. she Great Simultaneous
Movement and the International As
sosissioe Of Evangelists; oil shese en-
tsspsisss form o common inseres, -
Gainesville 10 sharing wiih them.
"Gsiaesville has done nobly. and the
hearty support she hss given my ri.
fosss 10 deeply appreciated. / veil
uDdssstand thae great problems can.
nos be worked out In a few months
bus I am snxio0s that We should adapt
oessslves 60 the conditions 10 our city
% 90 TO make the most Of our oppor-
tanities. have faith 20 believe tina,
one especially great need tina, con.
fronts os Ia carrying ous our plane will
somehow be met ere long in the cree.
sioa Of another splendid hotel.
II hope oil Christisns will pray and
labor enthusiastically for the coming
Conference, % shas those who come
from q distance will find o eoneenial
and helpful spirit on all sides. The
.Qdslity and enthusiasm Of Gsinesville's
splsadid ministry has been 9 great stay
% the Conference.
"fhs famous preachers Who will
speak during the Conference will
briag Q great blessing to the city. Sew
eral OF them have been heard at for.
meR conferences with great delight.
The speakers who are invited aud Ell.
pected 20 be present during the Con-
fesence are among the moot noted
ministers and Bible teachers Of Amer.
leo: DE-. J. Wilbur Chapman, Amer
ica's leading evangelist; DR.. James
u. Gray. Dean Of Moody Bible lns,i-
tate, Chicago; Dr. A. &. DiAon. the
great Baptist preacher OF Boston Rev
John T. TIgert, LII. D. probably the
greatest scholar in the south: Evan
gslist George r. stuart. an original
pulpit genius; Prof. J. X. G. Brown.
one Of the best Bible teachers. Mr..
r. v. Mille'. who delivers charming
lectures on unfulfilled prophecy.
The celebrated soioist, Mr.. G~org-
Basby. will sing at the Conference.
The Chautauqua program 10 n rich
one, presenting the very finest talent
TO be had"
n Birthday Dinner.