The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-08-14
INTERDENOMINATIONAL
SCHOOL OF MISSIONS
BY ALICE PARKER HALL.


of the speakers and instructors ap-
pearing on the program of the Inter
UNCONVENTIONAL School of Missions,
which was held at Mountain Lake
Park the past week, was the need of
a new awakening of the Spirit in the
hearts and minds of the Christian peo-
pie of America, so that they may feel
more keenly their responsibility in the
great work of evangelizing the ma
, lions of the earth who are looking to
them to carry the gospel message to
those who have not heard.
Under the devoted and inspiring
leadership of Mrs. F. I. Johnson, pres
ident of the Federation of Woman's
Boards of Foreign Missions of the
Methodist Episcopal church, who has
served for the third year as program
chairman and leader of methods for
the school, it seemed to have taken
on new life, and many who have been
attending for years declared that the
program in it's entirety was one of the
strongest and most helpful that has
been presented in many seasons.
The speakers and the instructors
brought stirring and virile messages
that aroused in their hearers new
zeal for service and greater desire
to be more worthy followers of the
Christ whose cause they represent.
The intense heat had very little eff
feet on the attendance of the school
by those who registered for the week,
for they were apparently so eager to
profit by the feast of good things pre-
pared for them that they went early
and remained throughout most of the
periods.
Quite number who lived some dis
lance from the Park drove to the
school each morning and returned to
their homes after the night sessions.
The Setting For The School
A beautiful and appropriate back
in the auditorium, was provided by
Mrs. E. L. Davidson, summer resi-
dent of the Park, and sister of DR..
F. I. johnson. With the assistance of
some guests in her home the front of
the auditorium was transformed into
a bower of beauty by the lavish use
of pine tree branches, shrubery and
garden flowers, and missionary at
mosphere was developed by the use
of large photographs of native leaders
in foreign fields, posters, maps and
various visualized helps that were in
PRODUCED daily by the leaders of meth
DDS.
Directly over the platform was sus-
pended a beautiful satin banner on
which was the inscription, "The World
for Christ" which had been presented
by DR.. C. w. Baldwin, in memory of
his wife, who had been active in mis-
sionary work in the M. E. church, and
hung from the ceiling were one large
and two small paper lanterns in gold,
rose and blue, on two sides of which
were crosses which were reflected
when the lights were on.
Mission Study Glasses
A regular and important feature of
the program of the school for each
year is the instruction given by expert
teachers on the mission text books
that are to be used during the coming
year by the various denominations
represented in the school. This year
the Home Mission books for adults
were Trailing the Conquistadores, "
by Samuel G. Inman, and the study
book for seniors was Between the
Americas" by ]. S. Stowell. They
were both laugh by Mrs. Dan Brum-
matt, chairman of the Jubilee Com
mittee of the Woman's Home Mission
airy Society of the Methodist Episco-
pal church.
"a Cloud of Witnesses" by Elsie
Singmaster, and india on the March"
by Alden H. Clark, were the text
books for the adult and senior mis-
sionary societies, and these were re-
viewed by Mrs. w. T. Gilmore, who
served for many years as missionary
in India.
Mrs. C. K. Lippard, General Light
Brigade Superintendent of the United
Lutheran Church in America, con-
Quoted study classes for leaders Of
juniors. The study for the Home So
ciety was "Sugar is Sweet" by Dor
othy Mcconnell, and for the Foreign,
"The Treasure Hunt, by Mrs. Mar
garet Seebach.
Methods.
The Methods period, conducted by
Mrs. Lippard and Mrs. johnson, were
helpful ideas for the presentation OF
the text books in local missionary So
cieties.
Suggestions for devotional periods
were given in a series of talks and
forums led by Mrs. C. Richard Hall,
State Corresponding Secretary and
director of publicity of the West Vir-
ginia W. C. 7. u, in which the i'm
portance of building missionary pro-
grams on a spiritual foundation was
stressed.
The Art of Story Telling
A feature of the program which had
strong appeal, particularly for the
young people of Camp Clean, was the
storytelling periods conducted by
Mrs. Maud F. Roby, director of relig-
ious education in Washington. In ad-
dition to outlining the art of story
telling, Mrs. Roby gave beautiful ex-
amples of the art in the form of
stories that were especially suited to
the religious and missionary training
of youth.
Demonstrations and Bible Talks
! Attractive and impressive demon
strations that, might be used with
good results by local mission circles
were given under the direction of Miss
Charlotte Anderson, who had charge
of this particular phase of the work
The morning Bible talks by Doctor
Oscar T. Olson were of real practical
value in helping to show how the
truths it reveals may be applied to