The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-05
BAPTIST HOSTSAT
VIRGINIA BEACH
Great Religious Gathering on
acknowledgement for In
struction Opens Next Week.

Especial to The Times Dispatch
Virginia Beach, July 1.-Two thou
sand pastors superintendcnts Of Sun
day schools. teachers and leaders, will
meet here at Virginia Beach July nth
to goth inclusive, for the sixth annual
summer cncampment. held under tho
auspices of the Saptists OF Virginia
The meetings. however. arc not sec
tartan, and hundreds OF workers be-
longing to other denominations will
attend.
The program as forwarded to the
local committee presents varied list
OF topics. covering practically the
whole field OF religious cndcavor.
Among the platform speakers en-
gagged for this occasion may be found
the names Of some of the most noted
men in this country. DR.. Russell H.
Conwell. famous especially for his lee
ture on Acres OF Diamonds" will
appear twice, speaking on silver
Crown, Born a King" and "rhe
Heroism OF Private Life" He is
president OF tho Temple University in
Philadelphia. as we'll pastor of the
largest Protestant church In America
DR.. Lincoln HUXLEY. president OF the
John Il. Stetson University. DeLand
Fla. Will present Burns and His HUI
mainly" with Eugene Field and the
Children and The Bible as a Cla ssc'
DR.. J. 3. Gambrell, of Dallas. Texas
known in the Southwest as the great
commoner," is an eX-Confederate col
dler. serving all through the Civil War
as a scout. He will speak on Scout
Life in the Confederate Army" and on
"The Battle OF Gettysburg as Saw
It." He will also speak on the day
platform on "The Reign Of Common
Sense In Life"
President William Louis Poteat, of
Wake Forest. y. c.. will lecture at
night on The Natural History Of Re-
ligion" besides delivering several lee
lures on the day platform.
DR.. 3. D. Gray. OF Atlanta. Ga, one
Of the ablest platform men among the
Baptists OF the South. will lecture on
Dixie and Her Destiny"
Training for Church Work
Within the Ihst fEe years great
progress has been made In the train
Ing OF officers and teachers of the
Sunday schools. With the great i'm
provement In the methods OF teach.
ing in connection with public educa-
ton, It Is more necessary than ever
before to give religious teachers thor
oush technical training In order TO
successfully hold the young people to
the Sunday schools. The virginia
Beach program is full OF interest to
all such workers, covering wide
range OF topics. such applied psy-
chology, principles and art OF teach
ing. organization and management,
Bible study, Sunday school history,
etc. For this department teachers of
recognized ability have been secured.
Among them are Professor J. Henry
Hishsmith. Of Wake Forest College,
y. c.; Dr.. p. Z. Burroughs and DR..
Rufus w Weaver, OF Nashville. Tenn:
Professor r. E. Gaines. OF Richmond
College; Mrs. Antionette Alternately
Lamoreaux. OF Chicago DR.. b w Spill
man. Of North Carolina: Rev. ]. C. c
Dunford, of the Baptist Mission Board,
and others
The Baptist Young Peoples Union
Convention of Virginia Will be held
during the encampmcnt, and n SPLEEN
did program has been prepared Ar
thur Flake. OF Mississippi. in charge
Of the field work of the B. Y. p. L. OF
the South. Will give lectures and de-
monstrations
The Womans Missionary Union OF
Virginia VIII hold a conference daily
at 1890 A. NJ. with such leaders as
Miss Fannie e s. Heck. of Raleigh;
and Mrs. ]. P. Thomas, of Richmond on
the program
Ministerial Conference.
The ministers will have special
conference presided over by Professor
". J. McGlothl!n. D. D., Phi. D.. of the
southern Baptist Theological Semi
nary. He Will lecture daily on "Epochs
in Church History"
Social service. foreign home and
State missions, Christian education and
general Christian culture will receive
attention at the hands of eminent
speakers
The new auditorium. seating 1000
people, has been completed. 1t is a
model OF its kind and was especially
designed for the use OF the encamp-
ment, which always meets in the heat
ed season.
The president OF the encampment is
DR.. W. W. Hamilton, of Lynchburg;
the vice presidents are r. S. Barbour.
of South Boston. and w f Robertson,
OF Norfolk; the treasurer is Frank 7
Crump. superintendent OF the Second
Baptist Sunday school, Richmond, and
the general secretary Is the Rev JOS
eph T. Watts. of the Baptist State |
Mission Board, who has general di-
rection of the enterprise.
Judging from the reservations that
have already been made al the vari- !
Gus cottages. 1t Is safe to say that the
Richmond contingent In attendance
upon the meetings will be very large. |