The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-08
CHURCH WORKERS
ARE AT MONTREAL
Many in Attendance on Summer
Assembly of Southern
Presbyterians.
FINE PROGRAM ARRANGED
Hotel and Rnardinn Houses Arc
FINE PROGRAM ARRANGED
Hotel and clearinghouse Are
Filling Up With
Visitors.
Especial to The Times Dispatch

Montreal. n. c.. July THE opening
assembly OF the Southern Presbyterian
Church, was most auspicious. Tho
first service was held on Sunday, and
Rev. ]. Gray McAnister, d. D.. OF the
Louisville Theological Seminary,
preached the opening sermon.
Rev. Walter l.. I.ingle. u. D.. of
Richmond. chairman of the committee
on program. made the announcements.
Rev. X. c. Anderson. president of the
Mountain Retreat Association, led the
Invocation, and after the reading OF
the scripture lesson. Rev. D. Clay Lilly,
D. D.. OF Richmond, led the prayer
The pianist secured for the season
is Miss Hattie Thompson. Of Davidson
College. Rev. Charles ID. Tillman, OF
Atlanta, Ga. Il wcll-known cvangelis-
tic singer. will lead the music from
July - to July rs. and Rev. T.. w.
Way. of Florida. will be the leader OF
the music during the remainder Of the
season. Effort will be made TO enlist
the interest OF young people in the
music especially and to secure chorus
singing az a special feature OF the con-
ferences this year
A large congregation for the first of
the season was present at the initial
service. several hundred people being in
the auditorium.
Quite a number OF visitors are in the
hotel already, and tho boarding houses
and cottage homes in the community
are nlled
Among the improvements added to
Montreal during the past several
months, none Is greater than the at
tractive building known the Chris
tan Workers Home" which has been
erected emincncc overlooking
the Montreal Lake. This building was
erected b. the four executive com
mittecs OF the Southern Presbyterian
Church, supplemented b. contributions
fro mindividuals Summer offices Of
the executive committees, fully
equipped, arc to be found IN this build
ing, and IN addition to these. there
are bedrooms which will accommo-
date more than threescorc people
These rooms have been provided es
pecially for the entertainment OF mis-
slonaries and their families and other
Christian workers who desire 10 spend
awhile at Montreal at nominal cost.
During this week and next week
DR. McAllistcr viii conduct each DAY
a Bible hour, at which his subject
will be Messages From Neglected
Books OF the Bible"
Work for young people and chill:
Montreal this year. X. G. Lipscomb,
of Spartanburg, s. c.. Will have charge
of the work for boys in their teens
again this season. The boys will en-
JOY athletic sports of all kinds. and
their religious development will not
he neglected The work for girls IN
their teens will be directed by Miss
! Anne w. stevens, of Rome. Ga, while
I Mrs. j. X. Colt. Of Sante., Ga. will
: have charge again OF the work for
old and she will be assisted by Miss
1 new line OF work In this connection
Shirley Skiliern. OF Pulaski. Tenn.
preston. She will give story hour
each afternoon during three weeks OF
/ the season, which will be enjoyed BY
children and young people. and by
their mothers as we'll.
The illustrated lectures OF Frederick
3. Wright. of Washington. d. G.. Will
be the special feature OF the program
each evening during the present week.
These lectures will deal especially
with history and archaeology.
4 conference on education will be
conducted on Wednesday and Thurs
day, in compliance with the order or
the special committee on this subject
appointed during the recent general
assembly in Atlanta. The program OF
this conference includes addresses by
prominent educators from every state
included in the territory OF the
church.