The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-16
|DAPT|STS PLANNING
! THEIR EncAMPnEh
LARGEST ATTENDANCE IN HISTORY
EXPECTED AT VIRGINIA BEACH
IN JULY,
HAVE GOOD FACULTY
LIST OF SPEAKERS FOR CHAU-
TAUGUA INCLUDES MANY WELL
KNOWN MEN IN SOUTHERN
BAPTIST CHURCH.

Preparations are being pushed
rapidly to completion for the sixth
annual encampment Of the Baptists
of Virginia, which will be held at
Virginia Beach during the week OF
July 18th.
An excellent and most interesting
and instructive program has been ar
ranged, some OF the most powerful
speakers in the Baptist church hav-
ing been secured for the chautauqua
and large attendance is expected. Re-
quests for the off1cial program have
already been received from all sec
lions Of Virginia, as well as from
many points in North Carolina, Mary
land, the District Of Columbia. and
other States, indicating widespread
interest pointing to the fact that the
coming encampment will be the most
representative in the history OF the
church in Virginia
Campaign of Education.
In the past five years a work OF
education has been accomplished
relative % the place and Importance
Of the encampment in the Baptist de-
nominational economy, which has
brought about capitalization Of sem
timent throughout the territory of the
Baptist General association highly
favors BILE to a greater development of
this work. Great emphasis will be
given to the training that effects the
Sunday school, Baptist Young Peoples
union, PASTORAL Efficiency, the Wo-
mans Missionary union. Social Ser
vice. the Baptist UNCONVENTIONAL
board, Laymen's Missionary move
ment, etc, and provision will be
made for popular lectures intended
directed toward the deepening of the
aniFitual life of the people.
List of Speakers.
Among the noted speakers to be
present are Rev. Russell HI. Conwell.
d. D., the best known lecturer on the
platform today: President Linculn
Hulley, d. D.. of the John B. Stetson
university, DeLand. Fla. He is one
of the group Of educators in the
for Bible Chautauaua lectures in con-
nection with the system of encamp-
mcnts and assemblies which have
been established. Others are Presi-
dent William Louis Poteat, L. L. D.;
J. B. Gambell. d. D.: Rev. r. J. Will
lingham, D. D.: DR.. George w. Nc
Daniel, D. d.: President j. T. Hen
derson. Rev. r. III. Pitt. D. D.; Pro-
lessor w. J. McGiothin, Phi. D.. D. D.;
Rev. p. e. Burroughs. D. D.: Rev.
w. B. Spillman, d. D.: Rev. J. c. G.
Dunford; Rufus w Weaver, Phi. D.
d.; Professor r. E. Gaines. NJ. A,
and Professor 1. H. Highsmith. M. A.
For the Pastors.
The pastors of the State have
shown great interest in the lectures
provided each year especially for
them, though attended also by lay
men. This year DR.. W. j. McGloth-
lin, of the Southern Baptist Theolog-
ical seminary, Louisville. KY, is the
lecturer. His general theme will be
1.-THE Acts of the Church" The
meetings will be held in the Baptist
church at 9:45 A. NJ. each day. except
Sundays. and the topics will be as
follows:
Saturday, July IL. Planting
Christianity"
Monday. July 14.-"Growth and
Corruption"
Tuesday. July 15.-'victory and
Division
Wednesday. July 1s.-"Papal Clio
ry."
Thursday. July 17.-"Dawn of a
New Age"
Friday, July ton
The Denominations"
Saturday. July 1s.-"Modern Chris
tianity."
Saturday, July 19.-t11:30 A. ND
-Encamprncnt audttorium-"Outlook
for Christianity"