Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-07-13
RELIGIOUS WORKERS EXPECT
A Great Time ut Blue Ridge, n. c.,
During Week in August.

ment, both in body and spirit, are to
have opportunity to get it during the
week OF August % to Sept. /.
The occasion will be the holding
of the Southern Training School for
Christian Leadership, at Blue Ridge,
\. e., which is being promoted by
the State Sunday School Associations
of South Carolina, Kentucky, Ala
bama, Tennessee, Florida and Geor-
gia. This is the first year for this
training school, which promises to
become an annual institution and to
grow into one of the greatest insti-
tutions Of its kind in the country.
Thinking men and women who are
deeply Interested in the promotion
OF Christianity are realizing more
fully every day that one of the great
est needs in the work is more thor
oughly trained teachers.
Some Of the most noted Christian
teachers in the country are to be
at Blue Ridge as instructors at the
training school. Among them will be
DR.. George Lang, professor Of phi
losophy and English Bible at the UNI
versity of Alabama lie is to lecture
on the social teachings of Jesus. DR..
Plato 7. Durham, of Emory Univcr-
sity, is to lecture on "Mcssagcs Of
Jesus to Men of Today"
\ South Carolina woman is TO IN
strnct in parliamentary law. Ms.
Rufus FAINT, of Anderson. past pres
ident OF the state Federation Of Wo-
mems Clubs. is 10 give a series of
lectures on Parliamentary Law"
DR.. John T.. White, president Of
Anderson College, has consented to
give short course on the "Master
Teacher"
Other teachers on the Southern
Training School faculty" will in
clude DR.. N. A. Honline, of Chicago;
Rev. Geo. A. Joplin, Of Louisville;
President w. j. McGlothlin, Of Fur
man University. Greenvillo; DR.. S.
G. Mitchell, professor Of history at
Richmond College, Richmond, Va;
DR.. w. ID. Weatherford, of Blue
Ridge, president Of the Southern Col
lege of Y. NJ. G. A. and of Blue Ridge
Association. There are long list of
others.
Only two hundred students can be
accommodated this first year. This
means an average Of only thirty three
for each of the six States included.
Tho cost IS $4,000 for tho ten days,
and Of thssnmonnt SIS is for program
fee and S2J tor board and 'odging.
In order TO he sure of acco. Imoda-
lions, 1T is necessary TO send In your
reservation with IS program fee at
once to Leon G. Palmer, General Su-
perintendent, Spartanburg, S. C.
According to Supt. Palmer, a
speciaf reduced rate Of one and one
half fare has been secured. This rate
is available only to those securing
application blanks from Mr.. Palmer
at Spartanburg.
Blue Ridge, n. c., is one Of those
places where one can enjoy the open
air and the open sky and be glad one
is living. 1t is right up in the beauti-
full Land Of the Sky, just eighteen
miles from Asheville, and two and a
half miles from Black Mountain, n.
G., which Is the railroad station.
Blue Ridge owns 1851 acres of
forest land, and it's own electric
plant, with ample hot and cold wa
ter, sewerage disposal plant, steam
laundry, pressing equipment, book
store, barber shop, soda fountain, a
garage, telephone and telegraphic
service, trained nurses, etc.
Located in the heart Of the rug
gcd mountains Of Eastern America
it has an elevation Of 1900 feet. The
only mosquitoes the natives ever sa w
were pictures OF them.
There is plenty Of fishing. The
mountain trout are strong for hooks
in August and September, and nc
cording to the officials Of the train
ing school the daily program Is 50
arranged that there is p,cnty Of time
for fishing and tramping and all that
sort Of thing.
1T is n wonderful opportunity for
both vacation and training-.this idea
OF the Southern Training school for
Christian Leadership" said promi-
ncnt State Sundly school worker the
other day in discussing it. at is TIC
greatest opportunity that has pre-