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March 17, 1909. TH
ing with fine prospects of success to
have a Summer Normal conducted on
the grounds for the benefit of teachers
of the public schools, and for students
who may be behind in some branches of
their work, or who may wjsh to make a
class during the summer. In this respect,
we are offering something that is novel,
A great many teachers are not financially
able to attend a summer normal,
and also take a vacation, which they all
very much need. But our plan is to enable
all such teachers to combine their
normal work with a pleasant outdoor
life, under congenial and pleasant sur
luuuuiugs, ana mus permit tnem to do
the work which will be for the promotion
of their intellectual standing, and
at the same time to build up their tired
and, in many cases, worn-out bodies.
The faculty of this Summer Normal
will be approved by the State Superintendent
of Public Instruction of Texas,
and only first-class work will be done.
This normal will open early in June, so
as to enable the teachers to get in the
required work before the 5th day of
jui.y, nuicu is me time set lor ttie closing
of the early normals of the State.
By combining this educationaf feature
with our work at Kerrville we will make
it possible for any one, who may wish
to come up as early as June 1, to be
assured that they will have a plenty of
pleasant company on the grounds, ami
thus avoid lonesomeness, which might result
from going there without any
ether attraction on at the sanie time.
All of the details of our work for the
summer will be announced later. All
matters pertaining to the program are
under the direction of Rev. R. E. Vinson,
xj. u., 01 Austin, l exas, wno is chairman
of the Program Committee. All matters
pertaining to the business affairs of the
Encampment are in the hands of Rev.
Hugh W. Hoon, of San Antonio, Texas,
to whom all inquiries with regard to the
rental of tents, cots, and other matters
pertaining to expenses should be made.
Something like 125 lots, 60 feet deep,
and with a frontage of 35 to 50 feet, have
been laid off, and these are being leased
for a term of 20 years at the rate of $1
per front foot, thus making a 50-foot lot
cost $50, In order to stimulate Sunday
schools to secure cne of these lots for
the use of any of their members who
may wish to go to Kerrville to camp,
the offer has been made of accepting $5
when application for lot is made and $5
per month until the $50 has been paid.
Several Sunday schools have expressed
their intention of securing one of these
lots for tnelr use, and it is hoped that
many more will do the same.
Another offer has been made that
where a club of ten persons, two children
counting as one adult, attend the encampment,
and take their meals at the
dining hall, the board of one additional
person will be given free. This offer is
made especially in order that the various
congregations of the southwest will secure
such clubs, and make their pastor
the beneficiary. However, this is not
iron-clad, but any one who brings ten
people to the Encampment, under the
conditions set forth, may either recelvd
the benefit of their work for themselves,
or for some one whom they may know.
This Encampment has already proved
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itself to be a very useful and important
tactor in the work of the Presbyterian
Church in the southwest, but its possibilities
for usefulness have only been made
of the very smallest use up to this time.
With a united effort it could be made a
tremendous power, and we trust that
from this time forward it will be used
as never before.
For further information address Rev.
Hugh W. Hoon, San Antonio, Texas.
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t-UKElGN MISSION COMMITTEE
NOTES.
The Executive Committee of Foreign
Missions met in the Mission rooms on
Tuesday, Maroh 9.
Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Venable, of Hashing,
China, were present, and gave an
interesting account of the work at. their
station, emphasizing the great need of a
better equipment for the hospital, and
the need for the best possible training
for the new missionaries that may hereafter
be sent to China.
Miss Mary Putnam, of Houston, Tex.,
was appointed as a missionary and assigned
to the Mid-China Mission as her
field.
A letter from the secretary of the Ja
pan iVLission reported a special gift from
two missionary families of that Mission
of $2,500 for the theological school at
Kobe.
The secretary was instructed to convey
the thanks of the committee to the
donors and to assure them of the committee's
earnest desire to provide a
proper equipment for this theological
school at the earliest possible day.
It was decided to make the Boys'
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School for the Mexico Mission the "special
object" of appeal for the contributions
of Children's Day.
The secretary was also instructed to
assure the Mexico Mission of our earnest
desire to send the necessary re-inforeements
and to provide a suitable equipment
to enable them to begin thte work
during the coming fall.
The Treasurer's Report showed re
ceipts for the month of February of
$30,865.89, a gain of $7,946.48 as compared
with February, 1908.
The Committee adjourned to meet
again on April 6.
S. H. Chester, Sec'y.
Nashville, Tenn.
Alliance of Reformed Churches: The
stated clerk of the General Assembly,
Rev. Dr. W. A. Alexander, announces
that the meeting of the Alliance of Reformed
Churches will be held in New
York City June 17-28, 1909. The delegates
from the Southern Assembly are:
Principals?Ministers, A. B. Curry, J.
E. Jones, A. A. McGeachy, W. R. Henderson,
D. M. Sweets. W. L. Lingfce,
Charles R. Hyde, A. M. Fraser, S. M.
Smith. W. B. Y. Wilkle, R. E. Vinson,
T. S. Wilson, P. R. Law; ruling elders.
Thomas W. Bullitt, C. W. Dorsey, GovArnAH
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hum- o in 11 ii, \jreurgu W. WHU.3,
W. A. Clark and Rhodes S. Baker. Alternates:
C. W. Qraffton. A. F. Carr,
E. C. CaldweU, W. W. Elwang. C. W.
Somerville, Robert Adams, J. F. Lawson,
E. T. McFaden, W. J. McKay, W.
H. Neal, J. P. Robertson, W. E. Cave,
Melton Clark; ruling elders, E. Hotchkln,
S. M. Inman, Governor R. B.
Glenn, A. M. Scales, George R. Cannon,
Thomas S. McPheeters.