The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-07-22
PEOPLE LOUD in PRAISE
! OF SCHOOL OF MISSIONS
Was Conducted at Mt. Lake Park
From July 10 to 16-Unusually
Able Faculty Group Present
MANY GIRLS ATTEND CAMP

held on that famous beautiful spot on
the mountain top from July 10 to 16,
and all there were loud in their praise
of its many features. The Executive
committee, of whom Mrs. j. M. Knight,
of Charleston, W. Va, is program
chairman, and Mrs. Benjamin H. Sim
cell, of Oakland, local chairman, was
everywhere present to see that people
were happy and the school running
smoothly.
The largest group, Camp Clean,
was in charge of Miss Anna Shaw, of
Baltimore, with the Misses Josephine
Kriz, Grace Davis, Ruth Murray, Lot
tie Martin, Christine Wright, Gather
inc Manor, Margaret Burr, and Marga-
ret Daley as counselors.
The boys group was in charge of
DIR. and Mrs. ]. Russell Fink, very fine
leaders, who expect this fall to return
with their family to their work as mis-
sionaries near Madras, India. Alvin
Newton was an able assistant, and
Stephen Amos acted as athletic direc-
tor. The camp boys added much on
our program each day and evening.
The faculty was an unusually able
group and outside of lectures gave
freely of their time to all those in at
tendance.
The first period of each day was
taken by DR.. j. E. Hartzler, of Hart
ford Seminary F3unaation. An excel
lent teacher, lie was able to hold the
interest of all ages and at the sane
time give a concise, GEAR understand
ing of the Bible as a whole. 1t was
splendid basic course for later study
at home.
DIR. Anna P. White, editor of the
Woman's Missionary Magazine, Uni
ted Presbyterian church, a recent trav-
eler in Egypt and thoroughly familiar
with Moslem problems, was special
teacher for Camp Clean for their
years study in foreign missions. She
had many beautiful pictures of these
lands which decorated the auditorium.
Mrs. White is versatile and interest
ing speaker and gave the initial ad-
dress, Egypt the Country and its
People," on Saturday evening.
Miss Hannah P. Miller, trustee Of
the Woman's Home Missionary society,
Methodist Episcopal church, h d
charge of the review of the Home Mis-
sionary textbook. Miss Miller is a
teacher of experience, having spent
twenty-five years as leader Of young
women in the Home Missionary field.
She has courses in four other schools
this summer, but is strong in her
praises of the delightful climate at
Mt. Lake and of the spiritual atmos-
phere Of this school.
Miss Sarah Barber, of Charleston,
w. Va, was most efficient in present
ing plans for junior work.
Mrs. c. E. Undertake endeared her.
self to all whom she met during the
few days of her stay in the school.
She is director of the st. Clairsviile
(Ohio) Presbyterial, and while here
conducted the classes on the foreign
textbook, mecca and Beyond" She
also gave a most interesting account
of unique project worked out in an
eastern Ohio town. This is a neigh
borhood club which she organized COM
posed of equal numbers of foreign born
and American women who became the
best of friends over their needle work.
DR.. c. E. Ashcraft, Dean of Bone
brake Theological Seminary, Dayton,
Ohio, was a speaker of note with the
school over the week end. DR.. Ash
craft was a delegate to the World
Sunday School convention at Oslo
Norway, and later made an extended
visit to Central European countries,
studying economic conditions and es-
pecially the Christian caurch. His adj
dress on Sunday evening on Ger
many's Coming Back" was most inter
esting, giving comprehensive view of
the difficulties of Jewish, Catholic, and
Protestant churches in Germany, Pol
and and Russia. During his entire
stay, he was kept busy answering
questions concerning conditions in
these countries.
Judge Fred E. Bales address on
''The youth of today, an eye-opener,"
was very fine and true.
Several missionaries were present,
most of whom will be returning soon
to their fields. These, too, were al
ways centers of interest, inspiring
those at home to greater activity.
HUSS pIeSGHL were MISS Louie OptS-
sard, nurse in San Fernando, Philip
pine Islands; Miss Lottie Martin, who
had been doing medical work in India
for fourteen years now home on fur
Tough; Miss Grace Davis, teacher at
Ha Nan College, Foochow, China; Miss
Frances VanDyne, in charge of a Uni
versity Girls Hostel, Algeria, North
Africa; Miss Josephine Kriz, mission
airy in mining districts in Western
Pennsylvania, and Miss Mary Hedman,
deaconess in North Avenue M. E.
church, Baltimore. Each one of these
made contributions to the program.
Their messages of vital Christian ex-
perience will not soon be forgotten.
The liturature room, arranged and
supervised by Miss Della Sherman,
Field Secretary, Baltimore branch,
Woman's Foreign Missionary society,
was most attractive. Colorful posters
and maps were on the walls, and litera-
ture from each denomination was ar
ranged on separate tables. This was
a popular place for all women and
girls, for only through such helps can
our work be effectively done.
Dramatic readings and plays were
from time to time interspersed through
We program. Mrs. Pardee Day, of
1iontown, Pa, gave two readings on
ednesday morning. Mrs. w. w.
ant and Mrs. Paul NaylOr, of Oak