The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-07-13

EXpectati 0
DID OPENING OF SHEPARD'S
SUMMER SCHOOL AND
CHAUTAUQUA AT DUR
HAM
DSncy Makes Address
AT opening and LaAds Work Done
by the Institution, Others Of Ma
uonal Reputation Following With
Lectures on Timely Topics in the
Course.

Durham, N. c., July 12-The Ma
tional Religious Training school,
this city, opened It's summer school
and Chautauqua the day after the
Fourth with more auspicious ef-
1ect than the national holiday oc-
Cas1oned In this section Of the state
Ihe teachers and lecturers for
the summer school and chautauuua
are conspicuous in their respective
professions. A number Of states
furnish a representative number OF
teachers as students and the atten-
dance at the opening surpassed the
most sanguine expectation of presi-
dent Shepard.
want to rejoice with you for
the great work being ACCOMPLISHED
'by DR.. Shepard, and we must I'D
mold him in this great effort. I;
Is simply wonderful to note the pre-
eress the school has made. It has
Dlossomed as rose" said DR.. Dancy
IN his Introductory remarks in adj
dressing representative audience
that gave him quite an ovation. DR..
Dancy's message came in the form
OF heart to heart talk with his
audience. The progress of the race,
IN the South especially, afforded
MIN ample material to carry in a
direct manner to his attentive ;,,-
dlence hopeful evidences Of surviv-
Ing from state not conducive to
desirable citizenship. He mastered
vital statistics in comparing what
inc Negro has lost with what lie has
gained. That the unity Of purpose
and action on the part of the better
element OF the race Is necessary f,.r
the developing of the masses of the
race was strongly asserted by him.
lie commended the race in Durham
'o1 the manner in which they work
ca for the accomplishing of good.
civic Righteousness" and "Rem-
inscences Of Some of the Races
leaders, were the subjects ci two
-cH-the- Interesting iresses
ever heard in this city.
DR.. Jesse l.. Hurlourt, OF New
.,elsey, one of the greatest author
lt'es on the Bible, began a series
"' lectures on the second day of the
81 SslOn and this pcrfDund theolo-
An and ripe scholar is Civiac in
splratiOn and a grea 80. conreD.i0n
Of the works of the part of the
Bible discussed by him. The heroes
or the early church afforded the SUP
Ject "Philip the Evangelist" in his
first lecture and he beautifully un-
folded the purpose Of the activities Of
thl* apostle. He ennunciated The
qualities Of Phillip and showed that
ms success was largelf due to his
sympathies, which made him broad
aud 'ook him out Of the sphc.2 OF
those who were narrow. The surit
unl1h manifest itself in the ,rcsrn.
day church as explained by DR..
Flurlbnrt was potent infuenc9 IN
TIE Ncrk Of Phillip. The caus, Of
certain conditions in the church ,u-
day, as indicated by the ute arces
D: the speaker, was the indiff> 'c:.ra
IF tOt large number IF it's mem
5ers 70 certain element OF Deop'e
in the church. For the mrlrIr
church to fulfil It's mission it must
be filled with the spirit that made
rhe ear'y church such power be-
cause 1t lived near to God.
Let us make man was the sub
ject and analytical address by Prof.
Kelley Miller, who is giving series
CT lectures on mathematics. He WAS
greeted by an enthusiastic audience
and was accorded on ovation" We
rave the privilege Of being CO.
will r-I ;
were some Of the philosophical ut
ttranCes Of this noted scholar in his
irtroductiCn. That every person
has a peculiar assignment in The
perfecting Of the faculties Of his
neighbors and to mould those mo-
bile and flexible characters prop
erly he said that God required. Of
them to be intelligent and eficieat
CO-workerS and should underSt md
all the knowledges involved in tho
r1ocess of man making. a thorough
knowledge Of the student should be
possessed by the teacher and the
pedagogue should have especial
training for this feature Of making
man was emphasized by the speak
er. He said that if the physical con-
stituent Of man is weak the process
Of man making is barren Of results
desired. In plain and unassum"
ing manner he spoke of the class
Of people in the race leaving the
rural districts and entering the city
where their environments are too
Cfteu detrim mental to their physical
development. This large element in
number of cities populations un-
less given the facilities Of physical