The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-08-18
,rthfeid, Mass.
- TALENTED SPEAKERS.
conference crowd Biggest of
" the Year,

conference Crowd Biggest of
w the Year
.I. The topic Of the after
N. the \orthlicld conicr'
relti'- 30 special session
A'i l" informal discussion of the
ga Ia.hiug people Tor the
sfH, The presiding officer was
! a3a 0, ut Boston, who Is chair
ief, .a.frguoual committee ON
u l'' r.g.r.ous conference speak
s'rii ,Bha,,c. and Rev, ;. NJ.
it n,.[Tr md prof. John Strong
ft ....u.nst, also spoke. Special
eht,.'l uyru Ia the great "mcn
br'wa 3wraisH which is to he ear.
r.i.9a ,.4r ru % Of the country ;
@ la' A. Round Top Mr., Sayford
). clue .,.'n Rural Evangelism. He
: i.lN m, New England Evangel'
alll"' y, lhr evening meeting was
cIil'',s, Y, lrul h smith Of New York,
e'td +" anrr Mems Christian asso'
tlnol, G.t He is in charge OF the
" g@ i,adr meetings Tor the com,
l,a 'v MA come from a special
ill y" Inference attended by business
DAY .yu, r, men from all over the
F'.s,i'.'','Ir, supporting, by time ana
ip 4.' a m campaign. Mr.. Smiths
Y 1g g5ln,, and clear presentation
~ ysg",,hnrId for the cause,
'II ~, meetings began soon after
>ul'"' rucd. almost without ces'
: allaa htc hour in the evening. II
;. INV. .ERGG,,. biggest day OF the year
Nun ',,nJ and most meetings and some
y Gu ,',,.t addresses yet heard tins
X ''A pt,is Jrnye in by the hundreds
iei ~ priehhnrhood surrounding,
M N was packed a halt-hour
' Il. F. morning meeting actually he
W. . in that there had been the
lle ,,,.gr meeting and the camp eonn,
/, . ia.' isuur wa the two special y
4 ,s stng, IN the auditorium Tor
y an adthc,. 10y Rev. W. ;. Ja-
VIII IN r'' the SAGE chapel for women,
S n.y. Il Edman of Princeton be
'pa 1ns,krr In the afternoon Mrs.
u c'6mJ If springfield conducted a
'r' Jo,r meeting for the visitors
,i.renrr who had driven IN for
Y, (, tine afternoon meeting the
~y r. Rev Major Scott OF London
\ ,,o evening meetings were al,
'it wv p,J,nd Smith of London and
y II strong of Rochester seminary.
:. , y address was delivered by a
l ,.w ~ Mortified. DIR. NJ. j Me.
/" ~ yru York. pastor of the Collegi-
W. pc,nrmcd church of st. Nlcho.
,'i r',,yrlghth street. Mr.. Mcleod
,mbcr ui years pastor OF one
.r,s ,Iurches in Pasadena and a
The California delegates were
l, n gcef him warmly at the close
5Jle,, His text was Galatians
END lei Ms not he weary IN well
m in due season we shall reap II
,n@5 ,bn entire conference there has
~ ,trnc tone against the evils OF the
NM the opinion of all Is that the
,bnurb living so strenuous and IRE
slag /. ,uli rising higher in civiliza.
nh sneakers are informed on the
mi r5litigal life OF the days ana
mto ,bor di,lourses much that Is IN
~ h M. connection. Rev. Mr.. Nc.
All sunday. Il am tired hearing
nm who SAY that the world Is not
N ANN better: the author who has
.aJ il /. me- better than IN the days
MI !, wrong There never was time
mman life wa, held in such regard,
r5eD women and children We're so re
n The world was never before so
/ gmdnc,s. never hated so much the
tra,Hc never had such horror OF
Wien International arbitration is
.ride then President Taft will be
4 m worlds immortals, and we VIII
NJ him next to Washington and Ian
program Monday was light in guam
,t some Of the best meetings OF the
ppce were held. The principal adj
va. delivered by DIR. Arthur Brown
en- York secretary of the Presby-
hoard Of missions, who graphically
rel the progress of modern missions.
lie Bible Study hour Dr. Thomas gave
IL reading which was considered by
one of the mos, intensely spiritual
,s5> d the session,
regular program of eight meetings,
a still further addition, greeted the
lhed delegates Tuesday. The three
II morning addresses by Drs. Ross
m and Holden were continued. a
service was naugurated in the after
in the chapel by DR.. Thomas, who
another Of his popular Bible read
In the evening DR.. James A. Fran,
Boston who won the hearts OF all
uly delegates, gave his first address
E this gathering and proved himself
ust AZ helpful and effective as earlier
e summer Mr.. Moody announced
d.. Francis was to be one OF the
u post conference speakers, for, al
b this session ends on Sunday
series Of addresses has been ar
d for the two weeks following. After
the two Moody schools will open
their usual daily services and Bible
5. The program for the post-confer-
Includes series of addresses next
by Dr.. Francis on Studies in the
b Gospel. Dr. Thomas will also lee,
on The Epistle to the Hebrews, and
( the following week DR.. John Nc
j Of Newark will give a series on
tianity and the Social Problem.
i the strongest rost-conference pro-
that has been arranged for years,