The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-24
PIEDMONT ASSEMBLY IN
TWENTY FIRST SESSION
Piedmont District Association VIII
Hold It's Meetings In Assembly
Park.
July 20 THROUGH AUGUST
The Rev. John Tate, of Richmond,
Among Speakers--SpcCial Musicians
and Program Each Day.

Many delegates from Richmond and
throughout the Piedmont section of
Virginia will go to Assembly Park.
near Gordonsville, Friday for the
twenty first annual session of the
Piedmont assembly, conducted by the
Piedmont District Association of
Christian churches The assembly
convenes on Friday morning of this
week, with the first session at p. NJ,
and runs through the week, with daily
prayer meetings, business meetings. and
celebrations, closing on Sunday, Aug
ust T. following an evening sermon at
$50 o'clock
There Will be number OF prom
inent delegates and speakers. among
them: The Rev. John Tate, of Cow
ardin-Avenue Christian church. Rich
mond; DR. John Preston Mcconnell,
president OF the State Normal school
at East Radford; Professor Bruce l..
Kershner. of Virginia Christian col
lege. Lynchburg; the Rev. walter s.
Hoye. of Louisa; Elder p. S. Rhodes,
OF Roanoke the Rev. j. r. McGaffer-
ally. OF Newport News. W. +. Bladder
son, Of Charlottesville; +. F. Harlow,
of Danville r. c. Hawkins, state
superintendent Of Bible schools; Harry
C. Armstrong; of Baltimore; Ernest
g. Motley, ]. r. r Hundley, the Rev.
f. r. Bagby. of Washington: the Rev
Preston A. Cave, of Washington; the
Rev j, Il. Lipscomb. of King VIII
liam, the Rev Bernard Smith. OF
kinston. n. C.; the Hon. George l..
Browning, of Orange; Grant l. Lewis
of Cincinnati, and q number of others
There will be about twenty prominent
women representatives who viii speak
on Sunday school and society work
Reports are expected from al
churches, Sunday schools and dis
tricts.
Bernard =. Walker, TrnionvIile, Va.
is in charge of the cottages and rooms
which will be rented to the delegates
and letters reserving the same should
he addressed to him. All meetings will
be open to the public, There will be
a restaurant and confectionery stanG
for the use of the delegates at a small
charge Local trains stop at the as
sembly station.
The calendar for the daily work o.
! the assembly which begins AT O'CLOCK
! each morning running until ! o'clock
! the afternoon session opening at 80
and the evening session beginning at
O'Clock follows;
Friday. July 26th 3 p. NJ. praye
and praise service; Saturday. JUL
! 27th, 7 A. NJ, preparation and recep
| ton day, Sunday, July 28th sacre'
and devotional day; Monday. JUL
/ Goth, patriotic day; Tuesday, Jul,
30th Bible school day; wednesday
July 31st, c. w Il. NJ day. Thursday
August LIST, Virginia forward move
ment day Friday August ID. distric
convention day; Saturday. August Sd
! Red Cross day: Sunday. August 9Th
thanksgiving and conservation day.
Officers of Piedmont District as
sociation are: Walter S. Hove. presi
dent, Louisa w. NJ Wager, first vice
president Somerset: ]. NJ. Curtis. sec
ond Vtcepresident, Somerset; Bernar'
r. walker. secretary treasurer. Union
Vile. John w. Walker, assstan
treasurer. Charlottesville. a. l.
Clarke. recording secretary. Somerset
Miss Mary Hankins. district manager
G., w. f. Nj, Cuckoo.