Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-28
FINE WORK, NORTH
FIELD SUMMER
SCHOOLS IN JULY

Northheid, Mass, July H.-The sun
day School Interdenominational Home
missionary Summer Schools with a
combined registration of nearly eleven
hundred Q1O0) held their closing ses-
sion here Saturday. This closes the
series OF the July Summer Schools
which have been by far the largest
and most successful both in attend
ance and interest ever held. Rev. F
B. Meyer of London continues with his
Bible studies next week taking for his
subject Lessons for Christian Service
from the Book of Judges" A NUN
Der of the leaders of the Sunday
School work remain on for a special
workers conference. Then the Gen
eral Conference follows on Saturday,
August l.
The records and special features of
the two Schools are as follows:
First: The 10th anniversary session
of the Mortified Summer School of
Sunday School Methods enrolled by far
the largest number of any year since
it began in 1904. The total attendance
at the various classes was more thanI
1900. on several days with a registra- |
ton of 74S different persons. s.
The faculty and assistants of a score
of picked leaders and teachers, al
with a healthy and uplifting spiritual
tone, marked the session as the ban
ner year.
Sage Chapel proved to be a great
feature in the devotional life of theI
school. Every afternoon Miss Mar
garet Slattery addressed the gathering
at this place The concentration of
the great majority in and aroundi
Gould and Marquand Halls dormitor-|
les and Campus contributed to the|
hearty fellowship which has markedly
characterized the spirit Of the Sum-
mer School of Sunday School Methods
Work closed at 4 2. NJ each day and|
the remaining hours, until curfew att
10 o'clock were devoted to indoor and|
outdoor events of amusing, entertain
ing. instructive, and uplifting charac-|
ter.
The enthusiasm of the student body,
probably the most carefully selected
body ever attending the school, was
unbounded, and marked features were
the great male chorus of fifty or more
voices each day, the solo singing byl
Miss Blance Vivian Upham, and the
organ recitals by Miss Ruth D. Gar
land with piano and violin accom-
paniments.
A UNIQUE feature of the gathering
was the trip to Mount Hermon made
by over 400 delegates in four large
auto buses and over 20 stages.
Second-The Home Mission Confer
ence delegates left on Saturday after
a most inspiring and delightful ses-
sion. More than 800 representatives
of the Congregational, Presbyterian.
Episcopal, Reformed Lutheran, Meth
odist Baptist, Union Evangelical,
Christian Friends, and United Presby-
terrain Churches were assembled and
listened to such speakers as Rev.
Frank Higgins, Sky Pilot of the Lum-
Der Jacks, DR.. f. B. Meyer, London,
Eng. Mrs Ida Vose Woodbury., ana
others of note and influence.
are indicative of the growth and ex-
tension of the Mortified work
The General Conference which opens
Aug. ! bids fair to register large
number due to the list of strong
speakers including DR.. F. B. Meyer, b.
A., Rev. Charles Brown, Rev. John A.
Hutton, NJ A, Rev. A. L. Ropertsoh'
D. D., Rev. w. Douglas Mackenzie
D. D., Rev. Joseph Kyle, D. D., Rev.
John r. Davies, Prof. Hope Moulton'
Mr.. Melvin Trotter, Rev. Geo. 7. Berry
Rev. Robert F. Y. Pierce, Rev John
John r. Davies, Prof. j, Hope Moulton'
Thomas, Rev. Chas. Inglis and Rev j.
Stuart Holden.
Following the plan of the past few
wears the mornings will be given to
consecutive courses of series OF lee
lures. and the afternoons and evenings
- addresses upon general themes.