The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-13

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Is oeing emphasized forciblv that tho
reason Presbyte is not So s,ron ns
IN "A large territory in North C.rn'
ma "a ID Methodisn apd the Pants,
denomination is that tho TT
churches give much more attention 10
M establishment ana support of
country churches than does TN.
.pr'Her There arc thirty counties I'm
nc territory embraced IN Albemarle
'eFy' In the synod OF North
carolina, and In this presbvterv tbera
are only thirty-four Presbv,eria,
churches. with total membership of
i'v's, and only 400 OF these rnenbers
hFe IN country churches. ,vh1e I'm ,no
same territory Methodists havo ,9o
churches. with total memberebi, ~
1900 members, a large per conf ~
these being connected with country
churches. There are In Wake conn,
twcnty-seven Baptis. ana Ten N,o,h
u!st churches and only ono progbv-
terrain Church. that being I'm Rslei,,b
ne Importance of renewed effort an
me part of the church In the r,,-oi
oistricts Is emphasized also bv sucb
facts as this that within a radius Of
four miles around an abandoned
church In Wake County, and within
e.A'sen miles OF Raleigh. there are
900 people, residents Of that section
church WY" a's
1t is believed also that = rev,va, ~
me work OF the church In the country
VIII be OF vast assistance in solv.nt,
tne problem of ministerial supply
wnich is now one Of the greatest
problems facing all denominations
There are $40 churches I'm tho C;en-
eral Assembly OF the southern pr.
osterian Church, and 1.3O0 Of these
churches are now without pastors. and
the number of young men enterine.
the ministry OF this church at the
present time barely supplies tho Va
cancles caused by the retirefnen, ar
TIE older ministers There were -.
candidates for the ministry in this
cnureh last year. and OF that number
sol We're from the country. eighty-t,yo
from the city. ana more than ono
nali of the entire number from
farmers homes.
The number Of guests Of Montreal
this season is far III excess Of any
other season in the history Of the
Mountain Retreat Association. Al
most every section OF the United
states IS represented among the
[
We'll! The number Of young people
here is decidedly larger than ever be-
/ fore. and the attention that IS being
tfven to the entertainment of the
young people is making Montreal more
popular win Doth old and young.
There is well organized club for
boys known as the Montreal Athletic
Club ana under the direction OF r
{. L!pscomb, OF Spartanburg, the boys
.r OLD
physical and moral training. This
cluo has recently secured in subscrip-
ton more Iaan $500 to be used in the
erection Il clubhouse for the boys
at Montreal.
Mrs J. X. Colt, OF Nacooche. Ca.
is in charge OF the work In the m
terest OF the girls and children. \
kindergarten is conducted each morn
ing. I'VE days OF the week. for the
little children. while the older girls
find entertainment in the Montreal
spend several hours each week in
athletics for girls in the practice OF
needle work end in study.
During the present season many at
tractive improvements have been made
In the Montreal hotels as the result
OF the work OF the Montreal Woman's
Co-operatiye Association, composed Of
women in all parts of the South who
are interested in the development of
Montreal. -.
The program of the coming week
viii include three important confer
ences-one in the interest OF the Wo-
mans Missionary Union one in the
interest OF the Million and a Half
Campaign" q NJ one IN the interest OF
foreign miss ions. More than usual i'll
tegest is attached TO the second of
these conferences, in view of the fact
that il viii take the place OF the con-
ference OF the Laymens Missionary
Movement and Will be conducted by
the men who are most prominently
identified with that movement in the
Southern Presbyterian Church.
1t IS probable that the largest num-
her OF ministers and laymen that have
ever assem- b.ed at Montreal will BE-
here 10 attend the sessions Of this
conference. This VIII be the FIRST con-
ference held in the interest OF the
Million and half Campaign" this
campaign being a new feature in The
church and having been inaugurated
by order of the General Assembly OF
the present year. The object Of this
campaign is fou:fold. l. Special evan
gelistic EFFORT and prayer in every
church for q great ingatherng of
souls g i simultaneous every-mem-
Der canvass for all benevolent causes
ia every church III the Assembly in
March 1918. 3. At least one million
dollars pledged for l9l3-1i for all the
Assemblys causes. l. Five hundred
thousand dollars for extension and
special equipment at home and abroad.
The campaign committee. represent
ing each OF tho four executive com
mites OF tho church. lis composed OF
ministers and laymen who are promi-
nently Identified with the work OF
those committees. Rev. j. y. McCallle.
d. D.. Of Chattanooga. IS chairman of
the campaign committee: Charles \.
Rowland, OF Athens, Georgia, is vice
chairman; John j. Eagan OF Nashville.
Is treasurer. Dr. Mccallle Will pre-
side over the sessions OF the confer
ence.
Among the speakers who will be
heard with special interest during this