The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-07-18

service, besides the Geographic service from Rlac
Mountain Station
From the foregoing statements it will be seen
that the three essentials of desirable resort and
place of summer assembly, viz: accessibilitv
healthfulness and exemption from oppressive heat
are here fully met Montreal is as nearly central
to the whole South any point in the mountains
can be- 1t has atmosphere unsurpassed in
salubriousness by any in the land The owners
OF the property control absolutely the entire water
shed of the valley, that the purity of the water
supply can be effectually safeguarded. The eli
mate is delightfully."- cool. Debilitating days and
hot nights unknown
q The Proposed Purchase. Mr.. John S. Huy-
Ter, of New York the present owner, has given to
a committee of the Synod of North Carolina an
option on this property, with its improvements
including picturesque and comfortable hotel
neat church and school building, seating six hun.
dred people, and few cottages, at figure much
below its commercial value For the purchase of
this property it is proposed to raise 100000 at
once by the issue of 500 shares of stock in the
Mountain Retreat Association at the price of 500
a share. With his share of stock each purchaser
is to receive also lot suitable for the building
of summer cottage. A competent committee of
lawyers and business men, after careful examina-
ton of the ground, has approved this purchase as
a sound business venture. Those who desire fur
Their information as to the purchase of the prop
erty and the sale of lots, referred to the il
Illustrated pamphlet entitled "The Mountain Re-
treat Association" which contains full details and
copies of which may be procured by writing to
Rev. ]. R. Howerton, D. D., Charlotte, N. c.
3. The Importance of This Enterprise To The
Church. The disturbances of such resort I'M
der Christian control as is here proposed, from
which the questionable associations and democrat
izing amusements of the average watering place
will be rigidy excluded, and where abundance of
innocent and wholesome recreation will be pro-
vided instead, must be evident at glance. Such
a summer assembly will have the advantage also
of bringing together in pleasant association great
numbers of our people from every quarter of the
country, of making them better acquainted with
each other of developing stronger of
common interest, of promoting more effective
esprit de corps and of making church a more
effective working unit. We unanimously OF
the opinion that the commingling of our ministers
and people, the interchange of ideas in regard to
the activities of the church. the presentation OF
their causes by the representatives of our great
general agencies, the holding of Sunday school in
st1tutes, missionary conferences Covenanter camps
and meetings of the Miriams, the conduct of sum.
mer schools for the study of the Scriptures and
of methods IF Christian work. and the delivery of
lectures to popular gatherings on the various sub
jects claiming the attention of Christian peo-
pie, will greatly advance the interests which
have at heart servants of the Lord Jesus Christ
AS to the timeliness of the movement, it must
be clear that il do not ourselves provide these
advantages for Our ministers and Iaymen our
church workers and young people, they will seek
them elsewhere, and from organizations,
over which we have control and little influence,
thus imbibing with much that is valuable some
things, also, which cannot fully approve. 1t
is believed, moreover, that this is unique op-
portunity, and that if do not seize it at once,
we shall probably never be able to secure site
so ample, accessible, so salubrious, and so we'll
adapted to the purpose in view.
For these reasons we heartily commend this
terprise to Our brethren throughout the Church.
H. The Hospitality Shown U.s. Through the
courtesy of Mr. John s. Huyler and Mr. J. A. Por-
ter. we have, their guests at Montreal, enjoyed
foretaste of the pleasures which we trust are in
store for many hundreds Of our brethren and
friends, and we hereby EXPRESS TO these two gentle