The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-04-13
Fine Meeting

was the monthly PASTORS con-
ference on Monday afternoon
which was the banner meet
ing of the year. All the pas
tors OF the district, except two,
were present. Several matters
received the attention of the
body among which were: An
Arrangement TO exchange re-
ports between the Sunday
schools Of the district after the
following manner: The super
intendent of the Big Stone Gap
Sunday school shall mail to the
Wise Sunday school, each week
u report un (D enrolment, (2)
percentage OF attendance, (3)
total attendance. ca total col
lection, co per capita collection,
tG) new students, % church al
tendance from the sunday
school, (s) pupils joining the
church, CO. number of officers
and teachers present aud EN-
rolled
After the same manner the
Appalachia Sunday school viii
exchange reports with The Coo
burn school and Norton with
Kingsport, Stonega with Tom 4
Greek and others are to be ar.
ranged later.
Another iine thing which
was done ut this preachers
meeting was to nuy "a typewrit-
er for one OF Holston's much
loved missionaries in China,
John q. Hawk.
The set up meeting proper
was opened with most won
iorful address by DR.. j. S.
French, president OF Emory ~
Henry and Martha Washington
Colleges on the theme "Jrsus
Christ Must Increase as the AT.
bitter of the Worlds Destiny"
Only those who were forum.
ate enough To hear DR.. French
can fully appreciate it's won
dcriul power. He showed that
Christ must increase or the
worlds life must die. He said
we must let Christ grow and
become the controlling power
in our thinking, or we ARE head
ed straight toward destruction.
The morning session was op-
cncd by Rev. Thomas Priddy,
pastor at kingsport, Tenn.
VINO conducted the devotional
exercises, the center OF which
wns, ave Must Take Christ
With Us"
IL G. Gilmer, Big Stone Gap
district financial director, stat
ed the purpose OF the meeting
in very forceful manner. He
Wns followed hy { S Carter. of
Bristol, formerly OF Big Stone
Gap, who spoke of the privil-
eye of the church 10 engage in
the great work OF education
these two men spoke especial
~ of the enthusiasm OF the
iaymen they found over Tie
district whore they had been.
II may be noted that large
number OF leading laymcn from
the various charges were pres.
ent ut this meeting
pr |. u Martin, who was at
one time presiding elder of this
district, addressed the meeting
with great force on the present
needs OF iiolston Conference
schools He allowed that Em-
DRY X Henry and Martha
Washington Colleges had made
a great contribution to the lead
rrship OF lIolstou territory.
j \ Stone, OF Bristol, " no il
| Conference financial dir, ctor,
addressed the meeting on the
methods ol raising the money
needed 10 carry forward the
work of Christian education
He also showed from figures is-
sued by the life insurance com.
panles of the country, that cd
uca,lon pays. OF two boys the
one stopping school at the end
Of high school, while the other
spent years in college. After
30 years III public lite tho one
gong 10 college had made $l25,
| 600 90 more than the one stop
ping at the high school
me ladies of Big Stone Gal
served an excellent lunch to al
the preachers aud laymen pres
ent.