The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-16
DISCUSS CAUSE
OF EDUCATION
Distinguished Church and School
men Present at Montreal
Meeting.

Especial to The Times DISPATCH
Montreal. N c.. July 15.-The meet
Ing of the ad interim committee on
Christian education, which has lust
oeen held under the direction of the
General Assembly. and which was the
nrst meeting OF the kind held In
southern 2resbyterianism, has closed
series of successful sessions. The
ioliowlng named members of the COM
.alteee were present: Henry H Sweets.
kentucky, chairman; John !. Norris,
nikansas; Lynn II. Walker, Florida:
r. H. Gaines. Georgia: j. r. Dobyns.
Mississ opi; w. i. Morrison, Oklahoma:
w. j. Martin. North Carolina; A. 70.
Spencer. South Carolina: William Din
widdle' tennessee; r. e. Vinson, Texas;
Henry Louis Smith, Virginia There
were present also la.ge number of
educators. representing the following
named schools: Chicora College. Of
Greenville, S. c.. Queens College, Char
lotte, N. c.. Arkansas College. Bates
Vile. Ark: Nacoochee Institute Sau-
tee. Ca; Glade Valley High School,
sparta. y. c.; Lees Collegiate Insti-
| tute, Jackson. Ky; Presbyterian Theo-
| logical Seminary OF Kentucky, Louis
vile; stonewall Jackson College. Abing-
don. Va; Greenbrier Presbyterian
School, Lewisburg, w Va; Peace In
stitute. Raleigh, n. c.; King College.
Bristol. Tenn; Statesvtlle Female Coll
iege, Statesville, n. c.; Lees-McRae In
stitute, Banner Elk, N. c.: University
School' Nashville, Tenn; Presbyterian
orphans Home. Lynchburg, Va; Law
ras College. Brazil; Lees-McRae Insti-
tute Plum Tree, n. c.: Union Theologi-
cal Seminary, Richmond
Rev. Henry H. Sweets, D. D., of Ken
lucky. secretary OF tho executive COM
mittee OF Christian education and min
isterial relief, was chairman of the
conference. and Rev. William Dinwid-
die, of Tennessee. was secretary
Interesting and instructive addresses
We're delivered on the following sub
jects. which are inseparably connected
Connection "Standa rdizing," .Finan-
cial Problems" "Arousing the Church."
Loan and Scholarship Funds" Com
mittees were appointed on each of these
subjects also and these committees
submitted to the conference reports and
recommendation that were freely dis
cussed and heartily approved. After
having been adopted by the confer
ence, these reports were referred to
the adj Interim committee on Christian
education appointed by the General
Assembly. This committee has these
reports yet under consideration, and
as soon IS action has been taken on
the same they will be formulated In a
report which will be presented to the
General Assembly of 1914, with the
recommendation that the General AS
sembly adopt 1t and put 1t into effect
as speedily as is possible.
Special interest is attached to this
conference throughout the church, on
| account of tho fact Of It's being the
first conference Of the kind that has
been ordered by the General Assembly,
and on account of the important sub
jects under consideration All of the
sessions of the conference were per-
vaded with the spirit of earnestness
and prayer. and action upon every sub
ject presented received Endorsement
that was almost unanimous
Within few days the ad interim
committee will have completed its con-
sideration OF the report presented by
the conference, and the action of the
committee. when announced, will prove
of widespread interest to educators and
many others in all parts of the church.