The farmer and mechanic., 1915-08-03
SUMMER SCHOOL
OF MISSIONS A
DECIDED SUCCESS
Session Just Closed at Mon
treat The Best That Has
Yet Been Held

Montreal. July 2t.--Th session -
the Womans Summer School Of Mis-
sions for 10 ;. which has }usa closed
at Montreal, y. c. was the most sue
cessful session Of the school yet held
from every point of view. The at
tendance was the largest III the his
tory of the summer school. decidedly
40 delegates having registered. rep
! resenting - States and seven foreign
| countries. The success Of this See
sion of the summer school Was du.
| IN marked degree to the untirinc
| efforts of Mrs. Archibald Davis ~
| Atlanta. chairman of the Woman's
Council. under the auspices Of which
| the summer school is held each wear
The program this year consisted Of
| a daily Bible study period two mis-
sion study periods. a storytelling pc
riod and an address. The leader Of
the Bible hour was Mrs r.. p Bled-
soc, of Charleston. w. Va. she being
a Bible teacher OF large experience
and great spiritual insight. The Junior
mission study hour was conducted by
| Miss Mary Wallace Kirk of Tus..u
bia. Ala, and Nj iss Emma Roberts. of
Atlanta. led the mission study class
for adults. The storytelling period
was for the benefit of those OF differ
ent ages and was conducted by Mrs.
S. H. AskeW of Atlanta and Mrs
| d
Addresses during the morning ses-
sions were delivered by Mrs. w G.
Winsborough Of Atlanta, superinten-
dent Of the Woman's Auxiliary, on
I"Our Denominational Work" by
Miss Mary Wallace Kirk, on 'Litera-
ture;" by Mrs. r. p. Bledsoe, on How
to Study the Bible" by Miss Anna
Branch Binford, of Richmond, on
"Suggested Methods for Young Peo-
I pies Societies., and by Rev. c. f.
Brown. ID. D., of Vanderbilt univer-
/ sity Nashville, on Christ and Chinese
| WOmanhood
The sermon with which the sum
mer school opened was preached by
n Rev J. Wilbur Chapman d. D.. Of
. New York, his theme being The
Value of the Christian Home" The
lsermon which marked the closing day
of the sumner school was delivered by
Rev. Walter w. Moore, D. D., of Rich
mond. whose subject was The Mean
ing of the Word Christian" Or
Charles M. Alexander and his help
= ers conducted the evening services o
- song.
Each evening an address, was deiiv
cred and the speakers and their sub
jects were as follows: Mr.. r. f.. Ma
a gill, of Richmond, The Assembly
e Relation to the Woman's Auxiliary;
Rev. A. D. P. Gilmour, d. D.. of Ches
g ter, S. c., America Leading th'
q World-But Whither?" Rev d. H
lr Holston d. D., Of Charlotte. N. G.
s. "The Education Of Our Sons ant
If Daughters:" Rev. w. A. Crow, d. d.
b, of Memphis, The Aged Watchman
u. Do We Owe Him Anything?" Rev
se H. F. Campbell, d. D.. off Asheville
III N. c., THE New Appalachian Synod.
st The closing service Of the summe
school was the Vesper service. led b.
Mrs. S. H. Chester, of Nashville, Sew
n eral women who are missionaries an
"a who are now at home on f.-rIougl
he were present at this service and eacl
t Of these brought a message from tn
c. field in which she labors.
The social side of the summer con
- ference was not neglected. recep
= ton was given in honor of Mrs. Wins
thorough by the Woman's Co-operativ
Association, of Montreal, which con
stituted an afternoon Of real pleasure
and on one evening a missi onary pla
Il was presented by the young peopl'
This play, or pageant, The Pilgrim
(age" was arranged by Miss s. A. East
VI lock of the Atlanta Conservatory {
m Music. A large audience was in tn
ul auditorium and witnessed with inter
II est the portrayal of this phase OF Mos
n lem life.