The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-06-27
Tine KINGS MOUNTAIN STU.
DENTS CONFERENCE.
10. D., L.. Va ~.
Nv Rev. Geo. W. Moore.


by Rev. Geo. w. Moore.
The Kings Mountain Students
Conference was held at Lincoln Acad-
envy, Kings Mountain, N. c., recently
This was the second conference held
at this mountain retreat four miles
from the railway station Nearly
one hundred delegates were present
from ifhirtyinine student associations.
The demand for competent leaders
in religious and social service among
the young men in school and city life
makes such a conference an impera-
tive necessity. The purpose of the
conference which in "a large measure
was realized, was clearly defined to
be: i. To deepen and strengthen the
spiritual life of the leaders of student
associations.
2. To instruct and train students in
the best methods Uf christian work
2. To promote an inspiring con
seriousness of racial national and
worldwide brotherhood.
4. TO help each student choose "a
life calling to enable him to render
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men at home and abroad.
The location of the conference
was all that could be desired for rest
study and spiritual inspiration. The
direction of the conference was un.
der the management of the Interna.
tiOnal Committee with the coopera.
ton of the Students Department
The program was varied each day
was filled with health-giving activi.
ties. good fellowship, study and
group discussions
The mornings were devoted to
Bible study and the study of religious
and social conditions and of methods
of association work Mission work
in Africa" received special attention
under the leadership of DR.. w. W.
Sheppard, f. R s., the pioneer mis-.
sionary to the Congo, West Africa
A platform meeting was held each
day at noon, the opening address was
an inspiring message from DIR. w.
w. Lucus, of Meridian, Miss, the as.
sistant secretary of Epworth League
OF the Methodist Episcopal Church.
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reation under the direction of Mr..
John r. Pinkett, of Amherst, 1910
the wellknOwn halfback of the Var
sity team. Baseball, tennis, noun.
climbing and other outdoor exer.
cises were enjoyed. Each evening at
sunset Ifework meeting was held
and their new building, which cost
Z In NiYsof al,
was abundant in lasting results. The
opening sunset meeting was led by
President John Hope of the Atlanta
Baptist College. DR.. Hope is a grad.
uate of Brown University and is one
of the leading educators of the Ne.
gro people.
The platform speakers were the
able leaders in Christian work, men
VINO are in close touch with the re
ligious problems of the day, who
came with living messages.
Mr.. w. A. Hunton, who is just clos
ing his twenty-tifth year of service in
the Y. M. c. A. work, was in charge
of the Conference. The following is
partial list of those who took part
in the program: Rev. H. Ashby Jones
D. D., Augusta, Ga; W. D. Weather
ford, Phi. D., Nashville, Tenn; Rev
| Geo. =svW 40 Moore, DID, Nashville
| Tenn; Rev Chas, S. Morris, d. D.,
Norfolk, Va Prof. A. M. Trawick
Nashville, Tenn, led a section of the
conference in the study of social
service; Mr.. Lewis E. Johnson spoke
of the Washington, D. c., Y. M. c. A
an dtheir new building, which cost
one hundred thousand dollars.
The following leaders of Bible study
work were present: Sec. H. S. Elliott
New York; Sec. c. H. Tobias, Angus
ia, Ga; Sec. D. d. Jones, New Or
leans, La; Prof. w. E. Craver, Raj
eigh, N. c.; Mr.. ]. G. Logan, Wash
ington, D. G. Speakers were also
present from China and Switzerland
While this Students Conference
was in session in the mountains OF
North Carolina a financial campaign
for new one hundred thousand dol
lar building was in progress in Gin
cinnati under the lead of DR.. j. e
Moorland. The campaign was 8
great success and was made posi-
BILE by a generous gift of twenty-five
thousand dollars by Mr.. Julius Rosen
valid.