Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-07-24
}, THURSDAY, JULY "a, 1913.
Arcadia Heights.

Arcadia Heights, 80 miles south of
st. Louis, on the Iron Mountain Rail-
road, is ideally situated, overlooking
the eastern extremity of the beautiful
Arcadia Valley.
No other spot in the state can be
found better suited for holding the
Missouri Baptist Assembly than Ar
cadia Heights. The Assembly park is
on mountain top, 400 feet above the
Arcadia Valley and thousand feet
above the highest point in st. Louis,
in the midst of a great, unfenced for
est. 1t is milo and a quarter from
the railway station, at Ironton, Mis-
souri,, reached by mountain road
which winds about through the trees,
past private bungalows until the As
sembly grounds are reached at the
top of the mountain. The Assembly
park in summer is a city of tents,
grouped in picturesque lines about
the great Tabernacle, where the AS
sembly meetings, for the most part,
With the picturesque scenery, the
healthful camp life, the fine fellowship
with the best people in the best
churches of Missouri, and the stimu-
lating program, it is no wouder that
the Asse mbly at Arcadia Heights has
grown in numbers by leaps and
bounds.
THE DAILY PROGRAM.
The Assembly covers twelve days
ten week days and two Sundays.
On week days the forenoons are
divided into four periods. The first
two are given to the study classes,
a number of classes meeting at the
same time in different parts of the
grounds. The third period is the
hour for missions, for conference and
open discussion. The fourth period
is the Bible hour. During the third
and fourth period the whole Assembly
meets together at the Tabernacle.
The afternoons are reserved for
rest, recreation and fellowship.
Meetings in the afternoon are avoid
ed as far as possible.
In the evening comes the gathering
at Sunset Rock as the sun is setting.
Then comes the sermon at the Taber-
nacle.
Sundays are devoted to the worship
of God. The Assembly School meets
at 900 A. M. with DR.. Thos. j. Watts
as superintendent Every effort is
made to make this a model Sunday
school, with complete organization Of
all departments. AT 1890 A. NJ. is the
hour for worship and preaching by
the Assembly pastor. At 3 P. NJ. is
the missionary sermon by DR.. w.
Lowe, of China. The Sunset Rock
service takes the form of B. Y. P. U.
meeting. 1t is followed by the even
ing sermon at the Tabernacle.
THE ASSEMBLY PASTOR.
The Assembly pastor for 1913is Rev.
J. A. Francis, d. ID. He is now pastor
of the Clarendon Street Baptist
Church, Boston. He is known as one
of the most effective preachers in
ltAmerica. DIR. Francis was introduce
ed to Missouri Baptists a few years
ago when he took part Ia an, evan
gelistic conference at the Third Bap-
tist Church, st. Louis. All who heard
him then have wished that Missouri
might have DR.. Francis again.
/ sUFsET ROCK,
The focus of the Assembly is Sunset
Rock. 1t is huge mass of porphyry
rock outcropping on the western edge
of the hilltop. Immediately in front
falls a precipice, at the bottom of
which is a beautiful valley. Beyond
is the lesser mountain, Little Knob,
then another valley. Beyond this
rises the rugged cone of old Pilot
Knob.
The setting of the sun is the signal
for the gathering of the people. They
sit about on the big rock or stand back
on the slope, a picturetque group, all
facing the west. The hour and the
surroundings open the eyes to see
how much better the Bible is UNDER
stood out of doors under the spell of
the glory of the physical universe.
The revelation of nature makes
clearer to mortals the revelation of
the Word. The exercises at the Sun
set Rock meetings are largely spon-
taneous. Song and prayer and testi-
mony come freely. Sunset Rock is
the sanctuary of the Assembly.
The Sunset Rock meetings this year
will be under the direction of DR.. w.
J. Williamson, of st. Louis.