Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-02
BAPTIST CHAuTAuQuA At
BRISTOL IS SUCCESSFUL
Interesting AMI Instructive Pro-
gram Enjoyed by Hundreds OF
Virginia Mountain Folk.

BRISTOL, VA. August 1.-The In
tcrmont Chautauqua, OF the Virginia
successful session in it's history. DR.
Joseph Z. Watts. general director
and manager. stated that over ono
hundred awards would be given
Hundreds OF people have attended the
Chau;auuua and the interest and the
enthusiasm with which these noun
tain people attended the classes, lee
| lures. conferences and sermons is
unparalleled.
The.training school Ia the Sunday
school and the Sunday School Normal
Manuel ana Bible courses were under
the supervision OF competent jnstruc-
tors. including DR.. Taylor. OF lIollins
College: pr. T. J: Watts, Sunday
Mrs. y. l.. Williams. field secretary
of Alabama: Rev. J. G. lIockett. Pro-
fessor II. q. Nonsinger. president of
lntcrmont College, and others. These
tory. the seven laws of teaching.
Sunday school Cycology. pupil life,
sunday school pedagogy, intcrmedi-
ate work. and New Testament studies.
The Mothers Conference, lead by
Mrs. y. T. Robertson. was we'll at
tended by large numbers, who were
daily addressed on vita! topics which
deal with the problems that confron;
She emphasized the Importance of
Keeping hold OF our children by
sharing and sympathzing with them.
Large u. !. y. 4. Glasses.
The II. Y. H. l. class. taught and di-
rccted by John u. Ruckcr, was one
of the largest in the chautauqua.
Many young people from Bristol as
well as the nciGhboring towns OF
NirE!nia attended these lectures.
The Rural Church Conference. UNI
der the supervision of Rev. l.. u.
Garland. OF Richmond. proved to he
one of the most wideawakc orsani
cations. Or. V. /. Masters. OF AT
lanta, was the chief lecturer and was
assisted by a number Of the country
preachers from the mountains
The Wonan's Missionary Union, di-
rooted by Mrs. Julian u. Thomas and
lead by Mrs. John \. Baker had a
large enrolment and many subjects
relative TO he work and prospect
plans and projects OF the union were
discussed, Miss Ellyson. leader OF
the Young Peoples Department. had
a class OF Sumbcams each evening on
the lawn.
The preachers school was lead by
Rev J. T. craft The course was
primarily designed for the country
portun!t% to attend seminary. and
the best brains of the Louisville
/ Seminary daily lectured TO large
and appreciativc audience of minis
tiers, chiefly from the country.
Older HoyS Feature.
The Older Boys Conference was one
of the chief features of the Chautau-
qua. y; l.. NJ. each day large
ana apprcciative audiences of Young
men and ofiimes many older men.
were addressed by the best talent OF
the Chautauqua These speakers in
cludcd John Il. Rucker. of Richmond.
on the subject Of The Making of a
Man: Dr. H. u. Hahn on Choosing
Profession: DIR. John Il. Sampcy on
Robert i: Ice, the IDEAL; DIR. George
BraNton Taylor on The Value of a
Good Name" and DIR. Brooks on
"Architccts OF Fate" The conference
for older girls had a similar attraction
each day.
The ChuutauGua lecturers were OF IA
very high urior and each evening at
$50 people from the city of Bristol.
together with the delegates. filed the
baptist auditorium. The lectures were
a combination of entertainment
scientific, literary and educational
discourse. DIR. II. w. Spillman. of
North Carolina. injected much yep and
laughter into his audience by giving
occasional approximations Of Brer
Rabbit in his famous lecture. Uncle
Rcmus"
The lecture on "Foch. the Man" by
Or. Sampcy of Louisville. was mas
tcrpicce. Dr. Sampey's description of
some Of Foch's chief battles was vivid
and IMPRESSIVE in the extreme, the