The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-07-18

Pgnize the further duty which de,
Evolves upon him, to discover among
those brought under his influence.
and to. call into service, lay work
ers for the advancement of Christ 5
, Kingdom. We therefore urge that
every minister address himself
pfayerfully to this important task,
IN order that the efficiency of both
the minister and the church may
/ be Increased for good. -
- We are convinced that the
highest and best results in Chris
tlan service are to be accomplished
by thorough acquaintance with the
Bible, and we urge that the scien-
tltic study Of this precious book
shall be encouraged everywhere. =.
The value of Religious confer
epces such as this, cannot be over
estimated, and while we haze en-
Joyed the privilege accorded us to
attend this remarkable gathering,
we feel that we would be derclirt
IN our duty, if we failed to urge
upon our brethren and al! other
! religious workers the great impor
lance Of attendance upon such
llneans of grace as are here afforded.
1.-The influence emauating from
this conference and the great in.
]stftution that has made it possible
cannot be other than good an,a far
reaching. We look forward to the
time, we believe not far away when
FITS z holy purpose and blessed inspir-
alton will touch men and women
lfor good in all sections of our coun-
TRY, as we'll as in foreign fields, and
|when, also, it will compel those
lwho through their means wish to clio
larger service, to employ this
splendid avenue for the accom-
|plishment Of bencfcient purposes.
! God speed the day when men
land women of wealth shall be led
to. see and grasp the rare oppor-
tu',l:y offered here for consccrating
some Of the means entrusted IT,
their distribution, as talents for
good work.
|. we appreciate more the less
the great service rendered by the
tmahV t;'Sy and able men who have
contributed to the success Of This
conf24 cncc, when special mention is
made ct Drs. Jesse L. HurlEurt,
| w. CnaDman, j. ID. Martin, and
]Hon. n. B. Broughton. They all
brought messages so inspiring AMI
useful, that we are impelled to en-
ploy this public method Of express
ing appreciation of their presence
&lid 1ra1t rnal interest. The mem
pegs CT this conference will Seek TO
|mal;H a large field for their mes
sageS.'
! The committee appointed Ivy the
AFchdeacon II. B. DeLM1ry, ID. D.,
|cha;rm$n, presented the following
lsl'ggrstions to the conference that
we've tdopted: "That the National
1 l.el'glous Training School and
Chautauqua and Summer School
continue the sociological confer
ence. CD "That libraries local or
circulating be established in rural
communities. (3) "That the small
schools and rural communities in
vltc the cooperation of the State
A. & M. Colleges, in the work Of
practical demonstration in house
hold and industrial arts that affect
their surroundings. a. "That we
commend the Jeanes Fund, and
! recommend to our people to supple
ment this fund to extend the school
term wherever possible: (5) "That
we encourage the cooperation of
the ministers and teachers in the
general well-being of the people
where they labor. CO. "That we
recommend young people s organ
1zatlons for the general uplift and
social improvement and as far as
possible encourage the girls Of the
normal and higher schools to unite
in the effort during the summer
months. (O "That all wholesome
and innocent amusements be en-
couragcd. (8) "That the attention
OF the teachers and ministers I'M
ions be called to sanitation in the
city and rural districts. (9) That