The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-02
OPENING SESSION
OF CONFERENCE
Young Peoples Missionary Move
ment Attracts Large
Gathering.
MEETING HELD IN AsHEvILLE
Harry S. Myers Emphasizes, in
First Address, Keynote
OF Organization.
MEETING HELD IN AsHEvILLE
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Asheville. n. C., July 1.-The opening
session of the eighth ANNUAL summer
conference of the Young Peoples MIS-
sionary Movement was held this eve
ming in the chapel of the Normal and
Cole giate Institute Rev. j. I. Man
gum. OF Ohio. in charge of the Ashe-
VILE conference, presided. and coy
Quoted the devotional service He then
introduced Harry S. Myers. of New
York. assistant general secretary OF
the Young Peoples Missionary Move
ment, who delivered an address espe-
cially adapted to the opening OF the
conference and one which emphasized
what the keynote of the entire confer
ence should be. His theme was Jesus .
Christ, the Living Cod" and with TINS !
as his basis he urged the young people
before him to realize first the neeo ,
OF the people of the non Christian
world for God: second. to realize Gods
need for these unsaved people; third.
to realize that God needs men and
women to help Him in winning the
world TO Himself; fourth. to realize
above all else what is the Will OF GOO
for each life represented in the dele
gates to the conference.
He showed forcibly that no lie had
| in IL the real characteristics of success
found in that OF Jesus Christ, and that
no man had ever known other men and
their needs as did Jesus Christ.
The Need of Wen.
He showed also in this connection
| that Jesus Christ realized not only tho
need OF men for God. but also Gods
need for them. and that He came 70
the world to win men back to God.
! Speaking of the Importance of will
| ingness upon the part of every indt-
! vidual to do the will OF God, Mr.. Myers
| said that II is too often the case that
men and women express this willing
ness upon the condition that God will
Ilet them do His will their own way.
| The closing appeal of the speaker was
Tor recognition of Jesus Christ, not only
as Lord and Master. but as friend. ano
for recognition of the fact that obedi-
ence is the highest liberty any man
can reach.
More delegates are arriving on every
train, and the promise is that the ses-
sion of tomorrow morning will show
large increase in attendance
The policies of the Young Peoples
Missionary Movement are determined
by the representatives of the Home
and Foreign Mission Boards of the
United States and Canada The sole
object of this organization is to assist
these mission boards in the extension
of plans for missionary education
which they have made. The orGaniza-
ton has no end of its own to gain: II
is not an independent organization,
but II is federation of the various
mission boards. This federation pub
fishes missionary textbooks and other
literature of an educational nature: II
promotes missionary education through
Sunday schools. young peoples socle-
ties and other church organizations,
it holds training conferences in cities
in the fall and winter, and in the sum-
mer 1t conducts missionary conferences.
Organized in 1902.
The organization Of the Young Peo-
in 1902. and the results which have
been accomplished during the eight
years since then have been such as
to justify fully the wisdom of the fed
GRAFTON of these forces. Among these
results the development of conviction
and the attainment in missionary edu-
cation have been secured in marked
degree.
During the present summer seven
missionary conferences will be held
under the direction of the Young Peo-
pies Movement. The Southern Confer
ence. in this city. will bring together
hundreds OF young people representing
the various Protestant denominations
In the States south of the Ohio and
east of the Mississippi. The other con-
/, ferences Will be held, at the following
named points: Williams Bay. Wis.
Whitby, Ontario; Knowlton, Quebec
Silver Bay, New York. and Rocky Noun
tain Cascade. Col. Two conferences
will be held at Silver Bay. the latter
being in the nature OF a general mis-
sionary gathering.
The interdenomlnational feature does
much to increase the attendance and
the interest of these conferences
Returns to Ashcvi1le.
The Southern Conference was held
in Asheville for SIX years in succession,
19o3'os, and during those years Ken
ilworth Inn was the meeting place.
Owing to the burning of Kenilworth|
just a short time before the meeting
of the conference of 1903, 1t was not
held in Asheylle, but the MANAGEMENT
OF the conference counts itself fortu-
nate In being able to hold the session
in Asheville again this year, and for
tunate also In having secured the Nor
NAL and Collegiate Institute as tho
place OF meeting. The institute is To-
Gated on the outskirts of Asheyille on
the line between the centre Of, CITY
and Biltmore and most of the dele
gates are being entertained in the
school building.
Near the main building is the chapel
OF the institute, which is admirably
suitable as the place for holding the
PLATFORM meetings Of the conference,
and some OF the study sections as we'll.
me program has been arranged so
that only morning ana evening sessions
VIII be held, leaving the afternoons
open for the delegates to use in rest,
study. recreation ana social intercourse,
The conference will close with the ses-
sion OF Sunday evening. Julylo
bishop Lloyd to Preach.
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