The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-08-16

denomlnatlonal ochooI Oh MIS-
A sions, held in Mountain Lake
E&S Park, Nd, July 9th to August
End, 1928, was pronounced by those
who have attended the school ever
since its inception as one OF the best,
from every standpoint, ever conducted
in the Park.
This was most encouraging to those
who had it in charge IN view OF the
fact that no school was held last year
owing to the death of Mrs. Wesley
Davis. of jamestown, New York, who
had ORGANIZED the school and man
aged it until she was called to her
heavenly home during the session OF
the school in 1926. 1t was through
her untiring efforts and influence ra-
dating through her friends that the
school was opened again this year.
As a result of the lapse last year,
much time and effort was required to
broadcast the news that the school
would be resumed again this year. The
response was most gratifying and the
report of the registrar, Mrs. Levi B.
Harr. showed that the following de-
nominations were represented: Unit
ed Brethren, 6; Baptist, 2; Congrega-
tionalists. 2; Lutherans, 10; Presby-
terians, IA; Methodist Protestant, l;
Southern Methodist, |; Methodist
Episcopal, 60, making total of Sc.
This number included those who
were present for all or most of the
period, and in addition there were
many who were present at one or
more sessions. The Sunday ana night
meetings were all largely attended.
For the unusually strong program,
credit is due Mrs. F. |. Johnson, of
New York City, who is national chair
man of the Forward Movement of the
Womens Foreign Missionary Society
of the Methodist Episcopal church.
She not only planned the program,
but presided at every session, con-
Quoting a most helpful methods hour
daily and taught classes for the girls
in Camp Clean.
The corps of inspired and gifted
speakers, instructors and leaders who
appeared on the program or assisted
in preparing it, were carefully
selected from many denominations
and came from several different sec
tions of the country. A number of
them had spent many years in foreign
lands as missionaries.
A World Vision Needed.
Both Home and Foreign Missions
were presented by experienced work
ers in their respective fields, but thru
out there was a beautiful unity of
spirit and the thought was emphasized
by all that there is no dividing line
between the two in Gods sight and
there should be none in ours.
The text book for the Home Mis-
sionary Societies for 1928-1929 is
"What Next in Home Missions 2" by
DR.. William P Shriver, and the in
structor was Mrs. F. J. Seebach, of
Philadelphia, Pa. Mrs. Seebach is the
editor of the Lutheran Woman's Work
and the author of several missionary
leaflets. She is very pleasing speak
er and her presentation of the study
was made so interesting that her hear
ers were eager for more at the close
of each period.
Friends of Africa" by Jean Mac
kenzie, the text book for the Foreign
Missionary Societies, was taught by
Mrs. R. H. Evans, of Baltimore, Md,
who is home on furlough after spend
ing several years as a missionary in
Africa under the Presbyterian Board
In addition to her wide knowledge of
the needs of Africa, from fourteen
years of experience in that country,
Mrs. Evans has a charm of manner
and personality that at once wins her
audience, and while she used the text
as basis for the study, she related
many incidents concerning the peo-
Piles of Africa that added greatly to
the written word and gave her hear
ers deeper desire to help them.
The instructor for the Junior Home
study-book, "Under the North STAR"
and the Junior Foreign study-book,
Camp Fires in the Congo" was Miss
Ethal Payne of the Lucy Webb Hayes
Training School of Washington, D. C.
Miss Payne demonstrated, by means
of story telling and playlets, how the
lesson could be presented to children
and young people in way that would
hold their attention and carry a mis-
sionary message that would leave a
strong impression.
In the course of the week many
other demonstrations, playlets and
pageants, suitable for use in mission
airy meetings, were given under the
direction of DR.. and Mrs. w. E. Ban
croft, of Portsmouth, O.; Miss Mary
Moss, of st. Petersburg, Florida, and
Miss Charlotte Anderson, of Parkers-
burg, West Va.
Food for Mind and Spirit
Forums, in which many helpful
suggestions were offered, were con-
ductad dai1v apd +bo 1aadorc for tho