The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-20
PRESbYTER|ANS IN WESTERN CAROLINA Church Leaders Gather at
 Montreal Assembly SCOUT CONFERENCE
UT CONFERENCE
Past Week Sees Arrival of Prominent Alabamians in Land of the Sky. Selmian Hurt in Run
 away Accident

Ashevllen N. C.. July 19.-(SpeeialD Southern Presbvteran church leaders to the number of several hundred are now gathered at the Montreal assembly at Black mountain, suburb of Asheville. for their annual meeting. During the as- sembly mission boards, educational com missions and committees, and other branches of the church work in the south will meet to discuss matters pertaining to the Presbyterian church. Indications point toward one of the most successful as- semblies yet held this year.
 The Rev J. Wilbur Chapman, D. b, with his singer, MT. Alexander, is now in charge of the Montreal assembly, preach ing to vast Congregations of southern Presbyterian church leaders twice daily Birmingham and other parts of Alabama are represented at the assembly, Judge John H Miller of the city court of Bir- n,irgnain being one of the prominent lay men participating this year. Others are expected to come up to western North Carolina from Alabama before the season of religious endcavor ends
 Birmingham is expected to send dele gation of Boy Scouts to the first annual southern conference which will be held at the Blude Ridge assembly of the Y. M. c. A.. at Black mountain. commencing next Wednesday. Matters of great im- portance concerning the Boy Scout move- ment In the south are to be discussed at the coming conference of leading workers and IS d result the work is to be greatly stimulated throughout the entire south inn mediately. At the Black mountain con ference 1t Is expected that important an itouncements will be made with reference to a division of the southern territory for Boy Scouts into eight distinct sections. " hen this Is done it IS expected that Bir- mngham will be one of the eight di- visional headquarters which are to be created. There is considerable rivally in the south between cities desiring to be made divisional or district headolarters
 The past week has seen the arrival of a large number of summer visitors in the Land of the Sky from Birmingham, Montgomery and other places in Ala bama. Among the recent arrivals are the following:
 Mrs. Rufus B. Smyer and Miss Smyer of Birmingham, who are guests at Margo Terrace. MT. Smyer will join his fam fly later.
 Mir and Mrs Garner Wade of Mont gcmery. who are being entertained by their sister and brother, Mr and Mrs w. Clyde Smith, at their home in Keni- worth park. MT F. l.. Smith the father of MT. and Mrs. Smith, has also arrived from Montgomery, and has joined the house party at the Kenilworth
 c. s. sharp is at Black Mountain. He is from Birmingham
 Chappell Cory, Jr., is a student at the southern students military camp of training, which is being conducted un- der the supervision of the war depart ment at Camp Grove, on Sunset noun tain.
 Two large congregations heard the Rev James H. Morrison, D.D., of Talladega preach at the First Presbyterian church of Asheville today and tonight The Rev. Dr. Morrison will supply the First Presbyterian pulpit. which is ono of the largest of that denomination in western North Carolina, during the va cation of the pastor, the Rev. R. F. Campbell While in Ashevlle the Rev Dr. Morrison and his wife are guests at the home of the brother of the Tal- ladega divine, T. S. Morrison, on Pear sons drive.
 Raymond w. Hewlett who came to Ashevlile several months ago from Selma. is in local hospital, suffering from injuries received in runaway ac- cident on Beauctacher mountain few days ago. Mr. Hewlett was thrown from a buggy and had an arm and a leg broken. He Is brother of Madison M. Heweett of North Birmingham. All though the exact nature of his injuries have not yet been fully ascertained 1t is not believed that the ex-Alabamian is fatally hurt.