The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-08-20
Conference at Christ
Episcopal Church.


Episcopal Church from Tues
day, August - to Thursday,
August II. These conferences
were begun by the late DR..
John j Lloyd, archdeacon of
Southwest Virginia, for the
purpose of drawing closer to
gether the workers of the diff.
fereut sections aud to enable
them to learn what each was
doing, thus giving an opportu-
nifty for obtaining a broader
view point of the work as n
whole, as well as n renewed
vigor for carrying on the same.
At the conference held last
summer, the Rev w. Il. Rol
Inns, D. d., of the Theological
Seminary of Virginia, at Alex
andria, was again present and
delivered three most helpful
and suggestive addresses, the
subjects of which were. "The
History Of Soul" "The Cos
pei of st. john" and "rhe
Spiritual Experience of st.
Paul as an Example for Christ
tians" The first two addresses
were given on Tuesday and
Wednesday nights respectively
in order that as many people as
possible might hear them. The
attendance ON both nights was
yer gratifying.
The subjects discussed at this
conference were: SEQ opera.
ton Of the Workers with the
Officials of tho Mines" led by
Deaconess Adams, of Keokec;
"Problems of the Work, f." led
by Rev. w. Il. Rollins; Co
operation between the Church.
es, 4" led by Rev Jas. NJ. Smith,
OF Big Stone Gap; Sunday
School Methods" led by Den
coness Williams, of Dante;
1.-The Layman's Part in the
Work" led by MIR. X. T. Irvine;
"Work among Women" led by
Miss Burgren, of Appalachian;
"Suggestions from Layman's
Viewpoint led by MIR. w. d..
| Tyler. of Dante, aud Settle
ment Work in New York Con
trasted with Work in Mining
Camps" led by Mrs. Binns,
who has been helping with the
work nt Dante during the late
spring and summer.
The Wednesday evening ser
vice was of especial interest.
Some friends of DR.. Lloyd, who
live in the different mining
camps To which he gave so
much of his time and service of
loYe, had sent Il handsome
brass tablet as IL token Of their
love and esteem, and which
had been placed in the church.
The tablet was unveiled ut this
service and was presented TO
the church by by MIR. Il. Tate
Irvine in II beautiful tribute To
DR.. Lloyd's life and work He
spoke of the unassuming
Christian gentlemen in whose
memory this tablet had been
placed in the church which ne
server, and among the people
he loved, aud that this WAS the
token of the love of a few
friends who had felt the mag
netism of the man, "who,
said Mr.. Irvine, was the most
Christ like man 1 ever knew
Mr.. Rollins, who has long
known DR.. Lloyd, received the
tablet in behalf of the Church
in way that touched the
hearts of the many friends
present. In closing hls remarks
he read that beautiful hymn,
"For all the Saints, who from
their Labors rest"
1t was n sweet and impress
sive service and seemed to add
Il benediction to all that had
preceded. 1t h ad been DR.
Lloyd's desire to hold this con
ference this summer, and al
felt that in carrying out his
plans IL great good had come tC
ali attending.
Besides tho e mentioned
above, who led the discussions
others attending the conference
were: Rev. f.. a. Rich, arch
deacon: Misses Biuns and Nor