The Republican., 1932-08-25
Held at Mountain Lake Park,
Maryland, July 80 to August
5, 1892.
By ALICE PARKER HALL

ed by many in attendance the very
best ever held at the Park. This was
attributed to number of unusual and
very strong features Of the program,
and the fact that despite the discour-
aging conditions of the past year in
every phase of life, marked spirit of
optimism and faith in the power of
God to overcome difficulties, when His
people put their trust in Him, per-
Taded every session.
The school has not escaped the fl
nancial depression, and yet this year
brought together one of the strongest
faculties ever assembled, and an en-
rollment of members registered for
the entire week almost equal in num-
ber to last year. All of the evening
sessions were we'll attended, and the
enthusiasm with which the programs
were received by the audiences that
were composed of not only the men,
bers of the school, but many summer
residents of the Park, and folks from
Oakland and other nearby sections,
attested to their appreciation of the
splendid programs presented during
the week.
The opening session of the school
which was held on Saturday evening,
took the form of rally, with an in
formal program, followed by recep-
tion. The officers and members of the
faculty were seated on the platform
and as they were introduced by the
chairman, Mrs. C. Richard Hall, each
one brought word of greeting or
made a short talk. Music, provided
by a choir composed of the girls of
Camp Clean, under the direction of
Mrs. E. w. Yates, chairman of mu-
sic, and special solo numbers by Mrs.
w. T. Bartholomew and Homer Vain
,er, with Miss Ellen Jane Grimes as
piano accompanist, added much to the
pleasure Of the evening.
The platform and the front of the
auditorium had been transformed into
a bower of woodland beauty by the
artistic touch of Mrs. E. L. Davidson
and her helpers, and from beauti-
fully decorated table, placed near the
platform, a refreshing fruit punch
was served by Mrs. Elizabeth Talson,
'hairm.., ol the courtesy committee,
. Ind her aides. Colorful Chinese Ian
terms provided by Camp Clean, light
ed the way through the grove to the
auditorium and contributed greatly
to the cheer and festive air of the oc-
casion.
Then during the course of the week
as the school progressed, banners,
maps pictures of Indian and Chinese
life about which we studied, flags of
all nations, and many other objects of
interest were hung about the auditor
ium to provide a fitting background
and atmosphere for the school. The
program chairman, Mrs. F. I. john
son, presided in her usual animated
and efficient manner.
An inspiring and impressive begin
ming for the sessions of each day were
the studies on the subject "The Life
of Christ" presented in an earnest and
scholarly way by DR.. Donald Ward,
pastor of the Central Christian
church, Of Fairmont. Under the gen.
eral subject he discussed, in the order
givdn, the following sub4opics:
"Jesus' Early Days, and His Mental
Makeup" "Basic Elements in Jesus
Teaching" "Jesus Teaching on Privi-
leges and Duties of Men," "The
Choice of the Cross" and Jesus and
Today.
DIR. Ward also gave strong and
forceful address on International
Relations" on Tuesday evening. He
treated the subject from the Christian
standpoint, and showed conclusively
that the first and surest approach to
world peace must be made through
world brotherhood and Christian rela-
tionships, which he said embrace
tolerance, sympathetic understanding,
friendliness toward the peoples
,ther nations.
home and Foreign Mission Study
The study book for Home Mission
ary Societies this year is "Facing the
Future in Indian Missions" and so
interesting was it made by our charm
ing teacher, Miss Janet Gilbert, super
intendent Of Young Peoples work in
the United Brethren church, that we
looked forward with eager anticipa-
tion from day to day to hear more
about these first Americans about
which we found we knew compara-
Ssly little, when put to the test.
IS study promises to be one of the
most alluring we have had in many
Years, and if we follow the "trails"
utlined for us by Miss Gilbert, we
ill learn many things about the
Indian, and it takes no stretch of the
imagination to show what attractive
programs and methods may be de-
veloped for and by our young people,
as they follow the outlines prepared
or them.