The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-04-10
PHILLIPS BIBLE CHAIR OF BETHANY
COLLEGE WAS DEDICATED YESTERDAY

Elsie Taylor. and Appropriate expressions
were made before the convention In
memory or Mrs. NJ. r.. Harland. "A well
Gently.
Mrs. Harrison. national vice president
OF OF the {. w. Is NJ. who was TO have sd-
dressed the AFTERNOON session, was in
Jnred In pittsburgh, while en- route to
Tue convention. and was unable to at
! ,end she was TO have had a very prom
| lnent part in the program and in her
stead. addresses were made by Rev.
bsa w OF Somerset. Pa. and J.; r..
kins. OF Cincinnati. Misses @s Ruth Ah m9P-
son, OF Homestead. and Mabel McCurdy,
or Belleview. rendered beautiful solos.
by X. ;. Latinar. OF Pittsburgh.
At o'clock last evening. President
and Mrs. T. T.. Crambleit gave a formal
nome, fendleton Heights.
hes. Latlmar. president OF the society,
plesoeu over the evening session and
Cook. Rev. W. r. Manseli OF WasSSin NJ
ton. Pa. delivered the convention ser
mon choosing for his subject. The Cau
Miss Dew, OF Bethany College. ". n
warren warren; OF Indianapolis, addressed the
Funds for New Church.
A., AZ the evening session. Rev. ]. J..
Morsdh pastor or the Bethany Chris
tan church, announced the plans when
are going forward toward the erection
| or "a memorial church In honor OF
alexander Campbell \ special collec-
| ton was taken Tor the new church fund
and amounted to nearly $40. while nrac-
! ucaIIy all the delegates took pledges
asreelng to sign them individually
o.ai collection in their respectiv,
churches for the fund
The convention will be brought to A
! ci1se Today This mornings session
Will be devoted TO general business. ana
| Will be featured with reports of com
Inittees and from various churches
..I
s.ect'oh OF Officers vii also be held
inns moning This afternoon will be
| spent ny the delegates in viewing the
I college and adjoining campus. while ar
o'5U clock and preceding an evening
session. a BRIEF meeting will be held in
me Brush Run church on the old Alex
ander Campbell homestead near BETH
/ any. =. y. Cole OF Pittsburgh. will de
nv ner ths ADDRESS OF the occasion. tell
OF the old Brush Run church.
Tuesdays Sessions.
ABOUT lSO delegates arrived in Beth
any at noon Tuesday to attend the Joint
convention OF the Western PennsyIvania
! christian Missionary society and the
christian NOmens Board OF missions
/ ms ~ the Torty-eighth convention
| nc Ist session. the Christian En-
Jeavor session. opened at . O'Clock Tues
Jay afternoon, with g NJ. Small. OF
rIeensburg, sttae superintendent pre-
siding, ana devOtions led by W 8 Cook
's thought TO young peoples work
| Inc nrst speaker OF the afternoon was
. AIlison. or connellsville. whose
subject was The Conservation OF Life
I aud Character" lie developed the
! theme that religious education through
/ the church and Bible school Of the
chiidten was the greatest conservator
OF life and character.
The other speaker % the afternoon
subject was what Has tns Church a
hignt 70 Expect From the Young Peo-
pie; and What Have the Young People
a Right 10 Epect From the Church"
Mr. Ewers insisted that the prime. es-
sentlal purpose Of the church was To
tts.h Tehgion. Especially must the
tnhrch teach the children religion a.
th"y do not get u elsewhere neither in
W. nome nor in the schools.
Mr. Ewers said that his blood boiled
the noted Jewish rabbi. OF Pittsbursb
o. had gone to Harrisburg for the purpose
OF making speech to try to keen the
Bible from being read In the public
schools Although he knows Harrison
Lew personally and has preached from
hiS church. he said that he would Ike
about hve minutes IN front of IIarrl-
son Lewis face to tell him what ne
thlhss 81 a man who has - little use
Tor ms Time That he can take a dav To-
E9 70 Harrisburg 20 prevent the reading
or the Bible In puhl.r schools.
the evening session was presided
over hy Hon v. - Graham. ~ Pitts-
turgh. nrst vice president az the -.-
ciety. Devotions were led hy "
Took. of Williamsburg After hE.yrnu
and Few Introductory remarks hv
lhairman Graham. President T g.
IHNtbiFN W iFINufF z ffIieEe. nellNs 81
~ address - greetings To- the delegates
~ tho convention tu Response 10 this
w i''um"r. ~ PIttfhursh. ~"
dress commencing very highly tho
wnnferfui work that frc4ideuf Erafublet
hHe done TO- me- eleven years WORK for
D. Isfhnr1 college These rrnIaas we're
augmented hy fine words ~ Hon " 81
Graham. who was the man Whp IrHu.
'ff@i Ifesifruf frawhief 90 take Tho
trrHtdencN ~ BETHANY college
Tho choir - the BETHANY church a.-
e,Sted with mo music and tho conNen-
SION Yves delighted t,v a solo giter H.
Mrs r. r. Cramtief