Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-04
|BAPT|sTS MEET THIS
WEEK At VIRGINIA BEACH
Annual Conference and Encamp
ment to Be Largely
Attended.
wELL-KNoWN MEN TO SPEAK
Conferences on Many Phases OF Sum
day School. Mission and Church
Work-Daily Meetings Of Woman's
Missionary Union to Be Held.


Baptist Summer Enca mpment. the Bap-
lists Of Virginia, Maryland and Eastern
North Carolina. will assemble at Vir-
ginia Beach Tuesday for ten days Of
conferences. lectures, classes and recre-
! alton.
The program is the most elaborate
In the history of the encampment,
which is now In its eighth year, this
! institution having begun at Buckroe
Beach in 1905. Thirty-four men and
women constitute the faculty. and they
come from eight different States.
The encampment is in its fullest
sense a sch ool-o Of school" for all
classes of people-rich. poor. unedu-
Gated. college graduated. people of
leisure and people crowded to death"
with work.
When the Baptists Of Virginia began
the summer schools for the training of
workers it was freely admitted that
of sister States. After seven years
experience with these summer gather
ings, the work in Virginia stands at
the forefront In the South
One Of the principal departments Of
| the encampment work Is the conven-
ton and conference OF the Baptist
Young Peoples Union OF Virginia.
From thirty one unions in 1909 the
Work has grown until now there are
| more than 22b unions, with an aggre-
So iehioei snip oI 1o'pvp young peo-
pie
JOHN GARLAND POLLARD
TO MAKE ADDRESS
This season a new feature will be
introduced in the Baptist Convention Of
organized classes, called by the SUNDAY
school department OF the State Mission
Board. of which Rev. Joseph T Watts
is the secretary The convention will
be held in the auditorium at Virginia
| Beach Saturday and Sunday. July 10
and IL. Addresses will be made by
leading workers in the organized class
movement. among them being John
Garland Pollard. Attorney-General OF
editorial secretary Of the Sunday
School Board, Nashville, Tenn; Pro
lessor L. P. Leavell, of the chair of
Sunday school pedagogy. Baptist Semi
nary. Louisville. KY; w. n. Wranek,
of Lynchburg: Arthur Flake. OF Bald
wyn, Miss. and Professor Fl. T. Hun
ter, of Richmond. There will be dele
gates from Baraca. Philathca. Berean.
Fidelts, T. e. L.. Business Mems Broth
erhood. Agosa, Amoma and other form.
Of class organization. The attendance
promises to be very large
The pastors conferences this season
promises to eclipse those Of past sea
sons This department will be led by
Kew. George w. Mcdaniel. D. D., OF the
First Baptist Church. Richmond, and
W. Boatwrlsht and w. L. Poteat. Rev.
/. John j. Wicker, Rev. J. F. Love. Rev.
John II. White and Rev. Charles S
! Gardner, D. D. Much attention will h.
| given In this conference to social ser
Vice.
CONFERENCE ON PROBLEM
OF OLDER GIRLS
Mrs Antoinette Abernethy Lahore
aux, the most noted specialist on prob-
| iems OF the older girl. will conduct !,
daily conference. speaking to the girls
on such topics as her talents, her prob-
lens. her influence. her amusements
her friendships. her dreams, her work
and her master.
The popular platform will be esp.ct-
ally strong this season, with such men
| as Rev. Clinton N. Howard, the noted
Cha utauqua lecturer OF Rochester. n
a.; Rev John f. White. d. D., of At
! ,an.a, Rer: &. d. Gray. D. D.. Of At
ianta: Or: Henry Louis Smith, Of Lex
! ington. Va: A. J. Montague. of Rich.
mond. and Rev. John Roach Straton ~
Norfolk. 'o'' OF
among the teachers and lecturers in
the training school for Sunday-school
workers are Rev. John r. Samnov
D. D.. of the Louisville Seminar. w,s, ,
Annie l.. Williams. of Birmingham.
Ala. Rev. W. r. Cullen. OF WAKE
Forest. n. c.; President c. e. CrosIand'
OF FORK Union. Va: Or. George BRAY
ton TAYLOR. OF Hollins College, va;
Miss Almeyda Coleman. OF Danvilie
and Prof r. r. Gaines. OF Richmond
College Work will be done in six
1T the text books of the normal course.
followed by Southern Baptists.
Much attention will be given to the
work OF the home department. This
work Will he under the special patron-
age OF the federation Of home Ssnart-
ment workers OF this city, Mrs. u N
Council president. Special lectures
VIII be given by various members Of
! the faculty.
WoMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION
| WILL CONDUCT DAILY SESSIONS
| The Woman's Auxiliary Union OF Vir-
GINA VIII, as usual, conduct daily
session throughout the encampment.
| with addresses and conferences by
leading workers. Mrs. Julian p. Thomas
| VIII be in charge, and some OF the
talent indicated by the program is Mrs.
John Minor Wilbur dean Of the PhiIa
delphia Training School; Miss Mabel
Eleanor stone of the Y w. C. A.,
! Charlotte. N. c.. and Misses Margaret
Tweedy and Alice Taylor A mission
study course will be taught by Mrs.
n. b. Cross, of Staunton.
College Day will be observed by tho
w NJ. U. on Friday, when Miss Stone
Will lecture on The Courage of the
| Unfinished Task" and DR. Henry Louis
Smith will lecture on The Expanding
Life" Miss Caroline G. Holiday, col
lege correspondent, will preside at this
session.
A daily vacation Bible school and
kindergarten will be conducted by Rev
| II. b. Cross. Of stanton. assisted by
Mrs. Cross; Miss Mary G. Todd Of Rich
mond: Miss Mary Reams. Of Ivor, and
Miss Frances Ward, Of Norfolk. This Is
! always most attractive feature, and
guarantees that the children will be
properly cared for while their parents
attend the lectures and conferences.
Last season more than sixty children
| were enrolled.
The Baptists OF Virginia have erected
a splendid auditorium at Virginia
! Beach, capa BILE Of seating about 1000
| people. 1t is located In the center OF
| the beach, and is one Of the coolest
| places there.
Every year there are many people
from other denominations in atten-