The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-30
METHOD|STS FROM ALI. pARTS0F SOUTH. ]. AT LAKE JUNALUSKA
Hundreds Meet at Waynes- vile for Annual Church Assembly = Epworth
 League Conference
By JOHN T. EVANS

Asheville. N. c. July 29.--tSpeeial.) ) Methodists from all sections of the south are now gathered at Lake JunalusSa. waynesvile their southern assembly ground, for the annual church confer- ences and the indications point towards this years attendance being record breaker
 The assembly opened with the Epworth league conferences and these were fol- lowed immediately by the Sunday school conference. which will extend through next Sunday. The conference. which is now at it's height. is under the super vision of such well known Southern Meth odst leaders as H M Hamill, John R. Pepper, E. B. Campbell, C. D. Bulla and others. Many questions dealing with the problems of the Sunday school are be- ing discussed at these daily gatherings, by the members of the various southern states conferences.
 Beginning on August the educational conference will be held and this will last four days. during which time several noted bishops will address the confer ence. among them being Bishop E. D. Hoss, Dr. W. r. Tillet and Bishop Col lins Denny.
 Missionary Conference
 Following the educational conference comes the missionary conference, which will be in session from August to H. Beginning at 9 o'clock each day. except Sunday. study classes will be conducted fin four separate groups and will be in charge of competent instructors
 The Bible conference will be held from August II to the 24th, and this promises to be one of the leading features on the assembly programme this year, as speak CTS of note from all parts of the country and foreign fields will be present to ex- pound the Bible This particular confer ence is planned for the usefulness to preachers and Bible students and all Christian workers. A programme has been arranged to cover the Bible and Christian work in the best possible way, and will be confined strictly 10 Bible study, helpful preaching of the gospel, outlining and explaining the best meth ods of pulpit and evangeistic work.
 Among the noted speakers who will be present and participate in this conference are the following:
 Dr. K. M. Meyer of London, who is con- sidered the peer of any expostor of the Bible in this country and abroad: J. Will bur Chapman. who for many years was at the head of the Winona Lake confer ence, and who is one of the ablest men today in the church; Dr.. A. T. Roberson of Louisville, an instructor of Greek tes- lament in the great theological seminary in the Kentucky metropolis; Dr. George R. Stuart of Tennessee. Methodist evangelist. pastor and worker of note throughout the south; the Rev. Plato Durham of North Carolina and other dis ttnguished divines of the Methodist faith.
 Immediately following the Bible con- ference there will be held the deaconess' conference, which. Willy continue for three days under the leadership of Miss Myrtle Long of Biloxi. who Is the chair man of the programme committee. and Miss Helen Gibson of St. Louis. who Is the chairman of the conference.
 Alabama Represented
 These great southern conferences all Waye aftracf 1apRp crowds raprese nj .a .