The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-10-17
GOOD SPEAKERS
FOR CONFERENCE
BIBLE STUDY AND WORK TO BE
SHOWN AT BIG
MEETING
Men Prominent In Religious and Speak
Ing World Have Been Secured
70 Take Part

The evening Bible Conference held
In this city last year proved such a
decided success. that Z was decided
BY the Winona Lake Bible Conference
oncials to hold a Central Bible Confer
ence In this city. beginning Sunday.
October 20. and continuing through
out the entire week. Each day. morn
ing. afternoon and evening sessions
will be held.
The first conference was held at
Nortnneid. Mass, several years ago
ana the second at Winona Lake Ind.
inc ideas OF Mortified and the North
held and the Chautauqua were embod-
Ieo IN the Winona conference. The
conference held at Winona Lake Is the
greatest bible conference held in the
world. and ministers from every quar-
yer OF the globe take part In the work.
owing TO the fact that many could not
come 10 the conference. DIR. Sol c.
Dlckey conceived the idea OF taking
the conference TO other sections, which
was originated last year. conferences
neing held In Philadelphia, Washing
ton, ID. C.. Pittsburgh, Columbus. Mash.
vile. Atlanta and Springfield. Ill.
ing conference from Pittsburgh.
Wheeling is one of the rs cities thar
will have a central conference this
year. The conferences will be con-
Quoted in the East until Christmas.
the South until March and in the West
during the spring months. Although
the war interfered with some OF the
foreign speakers who are under con-
tract to come this year. yet American
speakers rallied to the cause and IL
viii be carried out as successfully as
II has been in the past.
Excellent Program.
DR.. Sol c. Dickey stated that the
Wheeling program was a good one.
being especially well balanced. The
conference will open in this city Sun
day afternoon, October IS, at the
Court theatre. with a mass meeting.
DR.. c. NJ. Cobern OF Allegheny col
leSe. OF Meadville. Pa. will deliver
the opening address. DIR. CopeIn las
gwen up his chair for one year At
the Meadville college to go with the
conference. He Is regarded as one
OF the leading archaeologists in the
country. He has made several trips
to Europe and Asia and his discover
les have been greatly strengthened by
scientific research.
Another speaker OF wide reputation
Is George r. Stewart, who also visited
wheeling last year and delivered an
interesting address at the conference
MI. Stewart Is a great Southern evan
gelist and Bible student.
Another prominent speaker who will
visit Wheeling is DR.. Busgard. pastor
OF the Euclid Avenue Baptist church
OF Cleveland. o.. who has made a
strong impression with the conference
and is a man that the citizens of
wheeling will be glad TO welcome. DIR.
bledwolf. one of the best known evan.
Selists in the country, will be present
10 deliver his great address on Rus
sellism. DR.. J. NJ. Gray. of the Moody
Blbie Institute. will also be present on
Monday to deliver his splendid address
on "Russellism." which caused 80
much comment at Mountain Lake Park
last summer. Among other speakers
OF prominence who will be present TO
speak during the week will be DIR. n
Is. Williams. OF Chicago. father of the
tabernacle movement: DIR. Frank n.
Palmer. of the Winona Bible confer
ence: DR. Robinson. OF the Theological
Seminary of Louisville. Ky. and sew
eral other speakers TO be announced
at an early date.
The residents OF the Wheeling dis.
trict should not fail to nav a visit 10
the conference while "a is in session
IN this city. as some of the best sneak.
ers on religious work ever visiting
this section OF the country will be in
attendance. II is rare thing for a
city the size OF Wheeling to secure