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Wells, J. B. Massey, F. T. McFaden,
Mayor of Staunton Pilson, and Gov
ernor E. Lee Trinkle. Dr. Moore,
speaking of Hampden-Sidney's unsur
passed record, said: "It has always
been a small college, having matricu
lated only about 3,600 students in
all. Harvard University has as many
students as that in a single year.
Yet see what Hampden-Sidney, with
this small attendance, has given to
the world: 470 ministers of the gos
pel, 4 40 lawyers, 361 physicians, 40
teachers in schools and colleges, 2
superintendents of public instruction
in Virginia (the State has had only
4), 637 soldiers, 70 members of the
Mouse of Delegates, 24 members of
the State Senate, 23 members of the
Constitutional Convestion, 59 judges,
22 members of the United States
House of Representatives, 10 United
States Senators, 8 Governors of Six
States, including our honored guest
of the evening, Governor E. Lee Trin
kle, and 1 President of the United
Ktatees.
"It is a unique and splendid record.
Yet that institution has the smallest
endowment of any A-Class college in
America. This is a reproach, how
ever, that will now be wiped out.
Since the college placed itself under
the control of the Synod of Virginia
four years ago, a new day has dawned
for it; the Church is rapidly raising
a great endowment for it, and the
student body has increased so rapidly
that there is di culty in finding quar
ters for all those who wish to enter."
During the two dedicatorial days
helpful and interesting addresses
were made by Dr. B. F. Wilson, Har
risonburg; Dr. Paul H. Bowman,
president Bridgewater College; Dr. F.
T. McFaden, president of the Assem
bly's Training School, Richmond; Dr.
J. B. Massey, Dr. Charles J. Smith,
president Roanoke College, Salem;
Dr. S. P. Duke, president State Nor
mal School, Harrisonburg; Mr. J. R.
Lupton, Dr. W. T. Palmer, Dr. Wil
liam E. Hudson, chairman of the Ex
ecutive Committee; Dr. F. M. Woods,
Martinsburg, W. Va., and Dr. H. W.
McLaughlin. Dr. McLaughlin gave
the derivation of the word Massanut
ten, saying that a stranger, when rid
ing along near the foot of the moun
tain in the early days and asked an
old colored uncle, "What is the name
of that mountain?" he replied, "Massa
Nutten." The Indian word from
which Massanutten is derived means
the "Great Outlook." The conference
could not have a greater phrase than
"The Great Outlook" as its motto.
"The Church needs a place where we
can gather and stand on the mountain
top with men of lofty thoughts and
ideas and see through their eyes the
vision of life. " Professor Peabody,
o t Harvard, has said, "The real peril
of the age is the possibility that
among the engrossing interests of
modern life there shall be no outlook
at all, no open window of the mind,
no holy city of the soul, and shutters
of life closed."
Mr. Chrystal Brown, Scotch-Ameri
can tenor, Paterson, N. J., has won
the hearts of all those who have heard
him. He has a most attractive per
sonality, full of wit and humor, and
is gifted with a lyric voice of un
usual purity and sweetness and sings
with a fine touch of delicacy and
power of expression.
The dates of the remaining confer
ences are as follows: Young People'9,
July 25th-3l8t; Training School for
Sunday School Teachers and Workers,
August lst-7th; School of Missions for
Men and Women, August 8th-13th;
Bible Conference, August 14th-20th.
WILLIE WAIT-A-MINl'TK.
(Continued from page 5)
sorry about one thing, not uncle Jim,
not Aunt Helen, not Willie.
Of course mother and lather wrote
often to Willie, and Willie wrote to
them; but Willie didn't know that
each week Uncle Jim sent father a
little note. The first week's note was:
"Hard job to pry loose his 'title.' He
has missed out on waffles and chicken
and the like. We've made a begin
ning, though. Good stuff in him. He
missed the picnic without a whimper
and had supper ready to surprise us
when we got home."
The note at the end of the second
week read: "The 'title' is almost a
thing of the past. How the young
ster does like waffles and chicken!
Helen and I are very fond of him.
We all had a fine blueberry picnic
Saturday. Willie and I climbed Look
out."
The third-week note read: "Title
gone. Not a sign of 'Wait a minute'
about that boy. Never knew before
how helpful a youngster of eleven
could be. Wish I had one Just like
him."
The note at the end of the fourth
week read: "May Helen and I have
the boy every summer? He's the best
there is. His title? Don't believe
he ever had one. We'd like to have
you all three come for the summer;
but if you and Edith prefer to go off
alone ? well, we want the boy. Hate
to think of his going home."
"Prefer!" said father to himself,
chuckling. "I guess not! Never knew
such a long month without the shaver
around ? but if he has lost his title!
And he's coming home to-morrow!" ?
The Congregationalism
WOMAN'S WORK.
(Continued from page 7)
where that we feel the need for teach
ing our youth definitely along moral
lines, and this is shown by the foster
ing of such movements as the Boy
Scouts, Sea Scoujts, Girl Reserves,
Camp Fire Girls and other similar or
ganizations, which all have for their
purpose teaching boy sand girls good
morals.
This is an Important matter and
merits the consideration of every good
citizen, for when this is made a part
of our regular public school instruc
tion our youth will be better pre
pared to become good citizens and a
smaller percentage will go wrong.
Let us teach our children, in the
public schools, a simple, straightfor
ward, but definite code of morals,
just as we now teach them mathe
matics or other subjects. Then they
will become better citizens and will
be able to promote a better civiliza
tion. ? The Slug.
FOREIGN MISSIONARIES NOW AT
MONTREAT.
Dr. and Mrs. R. M. Wilson and
their seven children, Mr. and Mrs. R.
T. Colt and their four children, Dr.
and Mrs. William D. Reynolds and
two daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Boiling
Reynolds, Dr. and Mrs. Leadingham,
Miss Buckland, all of Korea; Mrs.
Motte Martin, of Africa; Mrs. Mor
row, of Mexico; Mr. and Mrs. Han
cock and children, Mr. George Stn
vens, Dt. and Mrs. L. L. Little, all
of China.
Among this company there are some
who are far from well, and some who
are very sick. The whole Church will
be praying for them. Let us write
and tell them so.
MODEL MEETINGS AT MONTREAT.
In the strong and helpful program
which Mrs. Winsborough and Miss
Davidson planned for this "Home
Coming Week" for Southern Presby
terian women, one centre of keen in
terest was the hour of the model
meetings of different parts of the
Auxiliary in the local church.
Mrs. Archibald Davis, of Georgia,
led the demonstration of the model
meeting of the Executive Board.
Mrs. Bramlett, of South Carolina,
led the business meeting.
Miss Annie Wilson, of North Caro
lina, led the circle meeting, and Mrs.
John Bratton, of Virginia, the inspira
tional meeting.
While each of these meetings was
model in all essentials, there were
some difficulties and fun interspersed,
showing how these would be met in a
real meeting, as the coming in of a
late, breathless member who asks,
"Madame President, could you just
go over all the business once more;
I just couldn't help being late."
The president graciously referred
her to the minutes as soon as the
secretary should have been ready, af
ter the meeting. A very comprehen
sive and spirited report of the Sum
mer School of Missions, given by Miss
Hilda White, of Virginia, was an en
viable model for all the delegates who
must carry a similar report to their
home auxiliaries.
After seeing and hearing these
meetings, each woman attending this
School of How-to-Do goes home with
the refrain in her heart, "I wish I
could do it just like that."
Come to Montreat next year -and
learn.
THE INSTALLATION OF A
BOHEMIAN PASTOR.
An interesting and impressive ser
vice was enjoyed by the commission
of East Hanover Presbytery, appoint
ed to install Rev. Adolph Makovsky
as pastor of the First Bohemian or
Czecho-Slovak church, of Prince
George County, Va.
The services began at 10:30 in the
morning and closed at 5:30 in the
afternoon, with an intermission for
dinner. They consisted of a sermon
in English by Rev. C. R. Stribllng,
D. D., and one in Czech by the for
mer pastor. Rev. J. A. Kohout The
Scripture lesson was read in Bohe
mian by Rev. Mr. Slaby, of the Bap
tist church. All the music was un
usually good, and consisted of hymns,
songs and anthems rendered in the
Czech. The majority of the prayers
were also in Czech.
A very tender charge was delivered
to the new pastor In English by Rev.
M. R Porter, and one .o the people
by Rev. L. W. Curtis. In the after
noon a sermon was preached In Eng
lish by Rev. J. A. McClure, D. D.,
and one in Bohemian by Rev. Mr.
Kavoc, of the Bohemian Congrega
tional church. Mr. Oberchansky was
installed as a ruling elder, Rev. Mr.
Rollout delivering the charge.
A departure from the usual rou
tine of installation services was made
by three young girls of the congrega
tion when they came forward and ren
dered the following service. Miss
Prischestal, in a few well-chosen
words, thanked their former pastor,
Mr. Kohout, for the way he had min
istered unto them and led them in
the past. Miss Vtipil then gave a
strong pledge from the congregation
to their new pastor, Mr. Makovsky,
promising their faithful support and
co-operation as people to pastor, and
last, Miss Viola Benesek sent a mes
sage through Mr. Curtis to the Home
Mission Committee for the way they
had fostered and cared for the work
in the past years, and then expressed
words of gratitude to God for His
answer to prayers in sparing unto
them their superintendent and grant
ing his presence with them that day.
It was a hushed time when all hearts
were thankfully lifted to the Giver
of all good.
The whole day was a rich feast of
spiritual bounties, and the deep note
struck and maintained reminded one
of certain historic ordination services
when the brethren were much in
prayer and their faces shone with the
joy of their Lord.
L. W. Curtis.
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SEMINARY
God's Plan:
Religion and
Education
Are One.
HEALTH
A good school health record ia not an accident but the benefi
cent providence of God. However, Ood works according to
perfectly definite laws. At Lewisburg Seminary. Lewisburg.
West Virginia, the presence of a well-appointed and well
equipped infirmary with an experienced graduate nurse in
charge, and with a school physician in telephone connection
have been largely used in securing an unparalleled health re
cord. Parents are always solicitous about the health of their
daughters when sending them away to school.
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