Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-05-17
DISTRICT CONVENTION OF
CHRISTIAN CHURCHES.

In The Filth Blole ScnoOl LIS
trict.
The Kentucky Christian
Bible School Association reds
tricted the State last year. The
old Eleventh and the old Tenth
were com bined into what is nov
the new Fifth. Mt. Vernon ha.
just had the pleasure of enter
tanning the Fifth District Con
vention of this new District. Mr.
f. R. Gentry, "Somewhere in
France" has the honor of being
the first District President. Mr.
Gentry sent a very inspiring
greeting to the Convention The
fact that this was appreciated
was evidenced by every speaker
and in every prayer.
The Rev. w. R. Scott, Of Som
erset, was elected to preside
over the sessions. He did this
with dignity and tact, keeping
the sessions upto schedule.
There was an inspiring optimism
in every address given; yet each
address was permeated with a
deep earnestness, significant of
the spirit of the hour. Every
one felt that our Kentucky Sum-
day School work has, in Mr..
Kings bury, an able, earnest,
tactful leader He makes Others
want to catch the vision that is
his. Rev. H. w. Elliott, who,
in twenty-five years service, as
State Secretary has become
known to, and learned 10 know
more of the Kentucky Disciples
than any other Ii ing man,
brings to our conventions greet
ings and a challenge from the
rest of the State. Mrs. Louise
Campbell and Ter co workers in
the Christian Womans' Board of
Missions brought us splendid
messages of the work being
done in the different departments
of the woman's work. Mrs.
Campbell, Miss Elkin, Mrs. Sui
Ivan, Mrs. Stanley, Mrs. Wal
den and Miss Orvis caused US
to feel that the Christian women
are bringing to the Christian
men a tremendous challenge for
rnselfsh, and heroic service
This part of our program reach
ed it's zenith in the address of
Miss Irene OrvIs. Her subject
was the Twenty Latin Republics,
just south of us. Miss Orvis has
been a missionary to these Latin
Republics, leaving Mexico when
called out by her board during
the recent war. She is splendid
ly prepared for this work and
returning to this almost untouch-
ed field, where Millions are
waiting, and have been thru the
centuries, for Christian leader
ship.
Prof. E E. Snoddy, of College
of the Bible and Pennsylvania,
led us in a fine conference on
Christian Education. Prof. Snod
dy is a man VIII Ose record as a
teacher in Christian Colleges is
finding expression today in the
most use for young manhood of
m any lands. He il student of
the world and brings big broad
message.
Mr.. J S Hilton and the girls
from the Kentucky Christian
Orphans Home, of Louisville,
conducted a beautiful and tender
service.
Rev. Baker. of London and
Rev. Braze lton of Stanford brought
carefully prepared and timely
discussion of church and Sunday
School problems. The last adj
dress of the Convention was by
Rev. D. w. Scott on the "The
Cost of Winning the War and
Cost of Losing it " This was
pronounced by many the very
finest address on the war thai
they had heard.
! Mrs. w. ]. Sparks. as Chair
man of the Entertainment Com
mittee, deserves much prai. {
for the success of the Conven
ton. Then, the people of the
town, from all churches, were
most generous and unselfish
The visitors a very fine and con
! genial OaOnla' WE uaro do