The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1910-06-30

only the forerunner of what is to come,
IS the FIRST Annual Session of the Pres
byterian Assembly of the Southwest
which will be held on the Assembly
grounds at Hollister from August to
II. It is the intention to make this
an annual rendezvouz for Presbyterians
from Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Tex
as and Arkansas. This year being the
first it is not expected that the attend
ance will be anywhere near as large as
in future years, still it is thought that
several hundred people will be camp
ed on the ground during the entire
eleven days meeting.
We have received folder from DR..
]. T. Bacon and Rev. E. E. String
field, chairman and superintendent of
the Synodical committee having the
assembly in charge in which is set out
the program of this year, the history
of the assembly and plans for the fu-
ture. In the introduction. they say:
The Synod of Missouri appointed
committee of seven to secure location
for Summer Assembly n the Ozarks.
We have secured the location. And in
as much as we were limited by the sin
gle restriction that we were not to in
volve the Synod in any financial obliga-
ton we have interpreted our commits
sion with liberal construction, have
prepared to hold the first session and
have laid broader foundations than the
most ardent promoters of the project
contemplated. When our eyes rested
on the romantic uplands that overlook
the impid waters of the serpentine
White River we said, This is too good
to reserve for Missourians alone. We
will invite the people of God in general
and Presbyterians in particular through
out the Southwest to share with us in
establishing and maintaining this As
sembly. The committee entrusted the
arrangements for the current year to the
Chairman and Superintendent. The
sale of lots, the preparation of virgin
grounds, the providing of program,
and the sheltering and feeding the peo-
pie present problems so large that we
have been advised not to attempt to
hold an Assembly this year. But were
we to defer the Assembly until next
year we could not begin to realize our
ideals alone. In the language of Philip
we want you to come, and see. .''-see
the many attractions with which the
God of Nature has endowed this favored
spot-see the possibilities you are in
vited to make actualities when this
shall have become the favored rendez-
vous for, Presbyterians in Missouri,
Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Arkansas.
We offer you no elegant suite of rooms
with tapestries and adornments rare,
with private bath and cuisine demanded
by the dilettante, but what went ye
out into the wilderness for to see2"
I'VE offer you the plain comforts of
a recreative outing = hoored tents,
comfortable cots, nourishing food, and
the fresh ozone of the Ozarks. We.
essay not to introduce to you the pun
dts of different continents. But we
have endeavored to secure men with
message who will give you foretaste
of program you can help US make for
other years"
On the program are Rev. Charles
Little, DID,, Moderator of the General
Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
u. S. A.; Rev. B. P. fullerton Rev.
M. B. McNutt of Illinois, Rev. S. S.
Hilscher, Rev. w. B. Holmes OF
Tennessee, Rev. Edgar P. Hill, OF
Mccormick Seminary, Rev. G. P. Baity
Rev. w. H. Black, president of Mis-
souri, Valley College, Rev. Ira Landrith
president Belmont College, Rev. c. E.
Bradt, Rev Samuel Garvin, all able
men and high in the councils in the
church. Besides these McKinsey and
his singers, Mrs Jessie Mckenzie Walk
er the traveller, Profs. I. N. Eward and