The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-02
ny MAMIE BAYS.


Montreat-which may be appropriate.
ly designated the summer home Of
Presbyterians of the South-anticipates
this year the hes. season in its his
| tory SO far, and already quite a mum.
per OF people from several States hav.
en ut5Yfo away wa from the heat and are
mate. the beautiful scenery and the
heaithful location of this resort.
tfontreat lies In the most desirable
section OF North Carolina for the sum
msr. and in a section of the State
which furnishes excellent climate for
the entire year. The location is n
me Blue Ridge Mountains Of Western
palachian chain Of nountalns. With an
| altitude OF more than $500 feet. No sec
ton OF the Land of the Sky" is more
renowned than this for Its scenery
\, The nearest railroad station is Black
s M0uhtain' p on the main line Of the
and Knoxville. The distance from the
railroad TO Montreal is but two miles.
and the road is one OF the best for
nacks carriages and automobiles.
Approved by General Assembly.
Montreat Is the property OF the
| mountain Retreat Association, and n +.
cIudes tract OF land about six miles
iohk In the snape OF an irregular ;:ian-
Eie' ana comprising more than 1909
acres The members OF the Mountain
Retreat Association ere representa-
I'VE men or the southern Presbyterian
church. and this enterprise. wnicr they
nave forwarded. has been presented
10 and has received the approval OF
m, me synod OF North Carolina and OF
Presbyterian Church.
The first assembly. including sew
eral conferences or Chris. workers
held under the direction lie Noun
tain Retreat Association. 3 n the
summer OF 1907. and durii. ach ::um-
iner since there has been an increa sc
II. attendance and interest in the as
semoly. and effort is made each year
I 10 arrange and carry out a program
, that will be an Improvement over that
OF the preceding summer
The Montreal Assembly this year
VIII begin on July 1s, and viii con-
tinue until August "a. There Will be
three periods of the assembly. and
during the time siA special conferan :es
Class 70 be taught daily throughout
the season. and special features OF in
terest and instruction which have been
arTah esd. The conferences to be .ield
VIII be under the special direction Of
the executive committee of the Cen
erai Assembly and will include confer
Movement ,iSn Home Missions, Chris
Relief. SUNDAY school and ti"'5 Yonns
a aeSpie Woms mSrk' wd FGreisn Missions
es, OF the children also will be con-
sioered carefully, and from August
10 the 10Th competent instructor will
conduct the .children's playground
W hich was a feature OF the assembly
last summer that was very successful
Prominent Men TO Attend.
Among the prominent men who will
conduct the daily Bible hour will be
ReV. X. q. Pearson, ID. D.. of Tennes-
see: Rev. Henry Alexander White, D
D. of South Carolina, and Rev. TIL arop
II. Rice. of Virginia, with messages
from Rev Howard AGnew Johnson d
ID. of Connecticut.
1t Is expected that during the as
sembly fourteen missionaries from the
foreign field. who are now at home
Tor period OF rest will be present
and address the conferences. During
Missionary Conferences there will be
illustrated lectures and addresses
which VIII bring the work of the
church in this connection more wildly
before those who hear the speakers
The committee in charge Of the con-
Missionary movement is especially glad
of the fact that j. Campbell White,
general secretary of the National Lay
mems missionary movement will be
present and address the conference, and
that 1t is confidently expected that
William T. Ellis. of Philadelphia, will
be another of the speakers. This will
be- without doubt. the most Interesting
and profitable gathering the Laymen's
presence of Rev Charles Fl. Pratt, of
Richmond, one OF the field secretaries
of the National Laymen's movement,
and Charles y. Rowland. of Athens Ca.
secretary of the movement for the
Southern Presbyterian Church, both
of whom are engaged actively in the
work of the movement, will add much