The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-07-16
Missionary Movement. t.
STUDY CLASSES

as follows: One each on China, South
America, Mexico, immigration, Up
ward Path and class for men only on
tThe Gall of the World" There was
also special two hour normal class
on methods only.
In the graded mission study classes
were arranged to assist the teachers
OF special Sunday school. There was
one on junior works, two on interme-
! date and one each on community
study and the Bible. Then there were
two classes arranged for the younger
delegates of the conference. one on
methods of teaching and one on study
OF servants of the King.
OPEN PARLIAMENT.
There were open parliament sessions
for the whole conference together for
those especially interested in Sunday
school work, for those especially in
terested in mems work, among minis
tiers, for women, for young peoples
societies and they covered in all twenty
different topics.
ADDRESSES.
The addresses of the conference y. ere
as follows: Friday evening, "Im-
pressions of the Far East" w. D.
Weatherford, Ph. D., student secre-
tary of the 7. M. O. A. in the South.
Saturday evening, "Christ,' Presi-
dent J. H. Harms of Newberry Col
lege, NewberrY. Sunday morning,
ssStewardship," the Rev. Egbert W.
Smith, Nasheville, Tenn. Sunday
evening, Negro in America" Rev.
John Little, Louisville, Ky. Monday
evening. Immigration" Rev. j. M.
Moore, D. D., Nasheville, Tennessee.
Tuesday morning, Africa" Bishop
w. r. Lambeth, Nasheville, Tenn.
Wednesday evening, "Africa," Rev.
w. M. Morrison; ''The New Era in
Missions Mr.. II. W. Hicks, New
York City. Thursday evening, "South
America" Rev. T. B. Ray, D. D.,
Richmond, Va; China Rev. H. F.
Williams, D. D., Nashville, Tenn.
Friday evening, 'sThe Call of Our
Home Land" Rev. NJ. Ashby Jones,
Augusta, Ga. Saturday. evening,
ssThe Education of the Negro,o Rev.
James G. snedecor, president of Still
man Institute, Tuscaloosa, Ala. Sun
day morning, sermon, Rev. Robert
Strange, ID. D., Wilmington, N. G.
Sunday evening. farewell sermon.
EXHIBIT (LEAFLET.)
One Of the special interesting fea-
tnres Of the conference was the itera-
ture exhibit arranged by Mrs. E. G.
Cronk, Columbia, s. O., comprising
leafiet literature from all Of the mis-.
sion boards. Several thousand leaflets
were taken away by the delegates.
ExMBlT icuR1os.)
The exhibit of cnrios In the audi
torinm arranged by Mrs. g. w. Whit
sett. Greensboro, N. O., comprised
curios- from China, Japan, Africa,
India and the home land. The Japan
ese scene which has been 80 largely
nsed in local ..churches for small edu-
caticnal exhibits of missionary work
was placed in the lobby and three lit
tie demonstrations of missionary work
in foreign lands were given in con-
nection With it. The demonstrations
being given by delegates in the con-
ferences and were prepared after their
arrival.
The conference is the largest since
the burning of Ksnilworth Inn more
than four years ago. which shows that
the permanent location of the confer
ence on the spacious grounds and de-
ightful buildings of the Blue Ridge
means added permanency
for the work and there is no reason
why we should not have larger dele
CATION next Summer Two of the del
egates who were at the conference
last summer were present this summer,
each one of them having given some
time to securing other delegates with
result that there was about dozen in
each party.
MISSIONARY EDUCATION. MOVEMENT.
The missionary education move
ment is clearing house of education
al departments Of the mission boards
in the United States and Canada;
forty-seven different boards working
in cooperation and using the NJ materials
of the movement. The board man
ayers of this movement is composed
of fifty-two men, one-half of whom
must always be secretaries of mission
boards and the others are men whose