The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1920-02-25
BIG CONFERENCE
AT NASHVILLE
For Purpose of Promoting Chris
tian Citizenship-March
TIP Date
COVERS THE ENTIRE SOUTH
Committee Named includes Ed
uCatOrs, Preachers, Business
/ and Professional Men
PROMINENCE OF SPEAKERS

Nashville, Tenn. - Especially - Be
lleving that the relief from the pres-
ent troubles of the world is to be
found in the principles and teachings
of Jesus Christ and in order to focus
the attention of the people of this Sec
ton of the South upon these great
Christian ideals, a large body Of
churchmen and Christian laymen have
called the Southern Christian Citizen
ship Conference to meet in Nashville
during the week of March 7-12.
The conference is to be held under
the auspices of the National Reform
Association which successfully con-
Quoted the third worlds Christian Cit
izenship conference during armistice
week at Pittsburgh. This was the
most significant and far-reaching gath
ering Of world authorities from all
walks of life ever held, and it is the
plan of the committee in charge Of the
Southern conference to make this take
similar form. Accordingly, program.
comprehensive in its themes and to
be filed by the biggest men IN the en-
tire nation in their respective lines of
endeavor, has been drawn and the list
of speakers, though not yet completed,
promises to surpass that arranged for
any gathering of any sort ever held
In the South.
Lawyers doctors, business men,
preachers and laymen of prominence
will talk upon subjects upon which
they are authorities and which deal
with the problems Of today as affect
ing world events and world life. Up
permost in all these will be the ideals
and teachings enunc.ated by and ex-
emplified in the life of the Great
Master, Christian living, Christian
thought-the fundamentals of stable
civilizatiOn-will be pointed out as the
only lasting remedy for the ills Of the
world. Coming at this time of unrest
and world turmoil, the conference Is
expected to play an important part in
directing the thought of the people Of
: the South and of the entire country to
the great events of world import, the
success and lasting benefit of which
depend upon an enlightened Christian
citizenship.
The conference Is not a revival In
the ordinary sense of a church revival,
but it is expected to prove a revival Of
all things of a Christian nature that
tend to solve the problems that now
confront a war-torn and "Red-ridden"
world.
The great work of the Nation..l Re.
form Association is already too well
known to need explanation. It's lat
est activity in sending its general SUI
perintendent to Paris to attend the
sessions of the peace conference to
secure, Christian features in the great
pact had worldwide effect for good
Among those who have already been
named on the committee in charge Of
the conference are Gov. A. H. Roberts,
William Gupton, Mayor of Nashville;
the Revs. James l. Vance, e. C. Oar
gan, T. c. Ragsdale, J. Allison Molloy,
Allen Fort, Prentice A. Pugh, W. L.
Caldwell, George II. Mack, Thomas
Carter, Marion N. Waltrip, George
Stoves, J. A. Wood, David H. Scanlon,
Dayton A. Dobbs, Carey f. Morgan,
James E. Clarke and Chancellor J. H.
Kirkland, DR.. Bruce r. Payne and DR..
J. d. Blanton. The most prominent
business and professional men in the
city will be named on this committee.
All meetings of the conference will
be held at the Ryman auditorium with
morning, afternoon and night sessions.
except one night session, when there
will be gatherings in the respective
churches throughout the city.