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THE MASSANETTA MABTfiR*
PIECE.
The Indian name Massanetti
means the Mount of Vision. And
this matchless conference has been
that to thousands this summer. Its
success has been phenomenal.
Environment.
The Shenandoah Valley holds it in
her bosom, the green glorious carpet
of rolling lands about it, the splen
did hotel and host, the fountain of
sparkling waters, the forest and the
dale. By night with the ll.?ht.s it
seems the "Daughter of the Star?."
The Young Folks' Conference.
This was attended by flocks. There
were more than 450 In all. Under
the wise guidance of Dr. Du Bose and
Dr. Thompson and Rev. Wesley
Baker, more than forty of them en
listed for life work.
The Missionary Meetings.
This week was wonderful. First
came Mr. C. It. Caldwell, of Staunton,
with 600 men, who heard Rev. Wade
C. Smith, Fred Willis, from Atlanta,
and others. Then came the ladies,
led by Mrs. Winsborough and Mrs.
Walthall in most enthusiastic gather
ings; Nelson Bell, our China doctor
assisting James Woods in a hospital
that handles 27,000 patients yearly;
and Dr. Egbert Smith, fresh from the
Congo, with a most powerful appeal
for the people who sit in the dark
ness of Africa, stood before rapt au
diences. Rev. Wade C. Smith and
Rev. Paul Berman gave the beautiful
views. And the ladies of New Provi
dence and Harrisonburg lent the touch
of color to it all with beautiful pa
geants.
The Bible Conference.
This was the crown of it all. And
for a happy climax it was unsur
passed.
Dr. Evans, of Chicago, and Dr.
Holden, of London, were splendid
teammates, as each was the comple
ment of the other. Dr. Evans, as a
sane, Scriptural, spiritual Bible
teacher, is an unqualified success.
Dr. Holden's loving messages won all
hearts. They both elevated the cross.
The profound spiritual impression
they made was very unusual in a sum
mer conference.
The Scrvice of Bong
Under the leadership of Chrystal
Brown, the Scotch-American tenor,
was admirable. To an unusual ex
tent the songs became means of grace
and it waB real worship.
Mr. C. R. Northen directed the rec
reation in a most successful manner.
It was most fortunate to have a beau
tiful natural curiosity like the Grot
toes nearby to which many could go
for the first time.
Rev. Wade C. Smith, the Little
Jetts Man, was a force for fun as
well as for profound practical im
pressions on the men, women and all.
Dr. William K. Hu<lnon.
Naturally we ask, to whom is such
a phenomenal success due? Drs.
Hudson, Wilson and others. But Hud
son was the wheel-horse. His skill,
indomitable energy and hard work
made it possible and worth while.
With the Governor, Dr. Moore, Dr.
Eggleston and others it had a good
beginning and made a good ending.
The hotel management and service
was exceptional. The young ladies
of the Synod, with their sweet faces
and obliging manners, greatly helped
also.
Emmett W. McCorkle.
Rockbridge Baths, Va.
It is good for us to think that no
grace or blessing Is truly ours till we
are aware that God has blessed some
one also with It through us. ? Phillips
Brooks.
A CALL FROM THE MISSIONARIES
To All the Members of the Southern Presbyterian Church.
Dear Brethren:
Whereas, The Executive Committee
of Foreign Missions of our beloved
Church closed its fiscal year, on the
31st of March. 1922, with a deficit
of $251,704.49 and, in the words ol'
one of the secretaries of this com
mittee, "about thirty new mission
aries ready to go were detained this
year on account of the Foreign Mis
sion debt"; and
Whereas, The force of workers on
the Foreign Mission fields of our
Church Is seriously crippled by sick
ness and death, while an ever-expand
ing work, with unparalleled opportu
nities, is crying out for reinforce
ments; and
Whereas, Only about 50,000 con
verts have been won out of the 33,
000,000 souls for the evangelization
of which our Church is held respon
sible; and
Whereas, About 1,000,000,000 o!
the 1,700,000,000 inhabitance of the
globe are still in heathen darkness,
Be it Resolved: That the under
signed missionaries at home on fur
lough call upon all our Foreign Mis
sion agencies and all our pastors and
church members to place in the front
rank of importance such a reduction
of the Foreign Mission deficit as will
justify the sending forth at an early
day of the men and women who, in
answer to the prayers of God's peo
ple, are offering themselves in increas
ing numbers and who are being kept
at home because of. the lack of the
necessary funds to despatch them to
their fields of service; and
That we call upon the whole Church
to unite in importunate prayer to the
Lord of the Harvest for such an out
pouring of His Holy Spirit as will
quicken His people to offer freely of
their substance, that the glad tidings
of salvation may be speedily pro
claimed to "the uttermost part of the
earth."
Warren H. Stuart,
Florence Nickles,
R. M. "Wilson, M. D.,
Mrs. R. M. Wilson,
H. D. McCallie,
Mrs. H. D; McCallie,
R. S. Leadingliam, M. D.,
Mrs. R. S. Leadingliam,
A. A. Talbot,
Mrs. A. A. Talbot,
J. M. Rodgers. M. D.,
Mrs. J. M. Rodgers,
W. D. Reynolds,
Mrs. W. D. Reynolds.
R. T. Coit,
Mrs. R. T. Colt.
Sadie Buckland,
D. J. Cumming,
M. J. Atkinson,
C. C. Knight,
Mrs. C. C. Knight,
W. H. Hudson,
J. W. Hassell,
Mrs. J. W. Hassell,
E. V. Lee,
R. C. Morrow,
Mrs. R. C. Morrow,
Geo. C. Worth, M. D.,
Mrs. Geo. C. Worth,
Nelson Bell, M. D.,
Geo. W. Painter,
C. F. Hancock,
Mrs. C. F. Hancock,
G. P. Stevens,
Lacy L. Little,
Mrs. Lacy L. Little.
and true we
ay to God to keep us true, And show us what He'd have us
an our hap - py voic - es sing, As un - to Him our gifts we
:atter clouds and ban-ish gloom, And find the sweet-eat fWrs that
; The sunshine's in our hearts you know, And so It makes our fac es glow.
ctrvricM, un, kf ?. um taut.
Mrs. O. M.
The Sunshine Band.
help the heath-en far
; For we have heard of His com-mand, Go, preach the Word in ev -
^ bring; We want to Bhine, our Lord, for Thee, So oth-ers may Thy good -
bloom; And if the rain should chance to fall, We'll make the rain - bow o
MASSANETTA SCHOOL.
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so fortunate in getting Mrs. Winsbor
ough to conduct this first school.
Each day's program of the joint
sessions of the Woman's Auxiliary
and Men's Association was filled by
several of the best speakers and mis
sionaries of our Church. The laymen
of Lexington Presbytery held an all
day meeting on the first day, which
was conducted by Mr. C. R. Caldwell,
of Staunton, apd attended by several
hundred.
The large crowds in the auditorium
and other meetings were charmed by
the splendid gospel singing of Mr.
Chrystal Brown, whose gifted accom
panist was Mrs. Sprinkle, of Harri
sonburg, Va. The address and illus
trated lecture given by our conse
crated Superintendent of Jewish Mis
sions in Baltimore, Rev. Paul Berman,
made a lasting impression on all who
heard him.
Dr. Du Bose, Mr. Fred Willis, Rev.
Sam Moore, Rev. Prank E. Clark and
Rev. Abner Hopkins led devotionaLs
or gave stirring addresses at different
periods, each of whom contributed in
a marked degree to making the joint
sessions of vital interest to workers
in the Master's vineyard. The Home
Mission study book was conducted by
Rev. Wade C. Smith, the interest
never waning on the part of the large
class of women enrolled. The inspir
ing address by our brilliant young
missionaries, Dr. Nelson Bell and Dr.
Randolph Shields, gave all a deeper
realization of our personal responsibil
ity to send the gospel by the hands
of our medical missionaries.
Each day large crowds of women
came to learn of Mrs. Winsborough.
She has proven a power of inspira
tion to give intelligent consecrated
service to the Master's cause. She
closed these periods on Friday, much
to our regret, and on this day Dr.
Egbert W. Smith delivered two power
ful addresses on his recent trip to
our Congo stations and our mission
fields in Asia. The afternoon closed
with a beautiful pageant entitled
"Christianity Appealing to America,"
given on the hotel lawn by the Chris
tian Endeavor Society of New Provi
dence church, and at night the Aux
iliary of the Harrisonburg church
presented very effectively the pa
geant, "We Never Knew." The at
tendance reached its height on Fri
day, which was Foreign Mission Day,
and closed with an impressive vesper
service by Mr. Chrystal Brown and
ah illustrated lecture by Mr. Wade
smith.
On Saturday morning Mrs. D. K.
Walthall, chairman of the Woman's
Committee, conducted an open con
ference for women. Mrs. William
MacDonald, of Winchester Presbyte
rlal, led the devotional. Miss Marr
garet McLaughlin, of New Providence
church, whose sweet voice so often
added to the meetings, sang, and Miss
Irene Haislip was accompanist. At
? the close of the school the ladies gave
a rising vote of thanks to Mrs. Wal
thall for her untiring zeal and splen
did leadership in making our first
conference such a great success.
The social side of Massanetta Con
ference was delightful. The Harri
sonburg Auxiliary entertained on
Thursday In. honor of Mrs. Wlnsbor
ough, who spoke to them. Many
trips were planned to the Grottoes
and nearby points of Interest, and
the week closed with Dr. Evans,
America's greatest Bible teacher, and
Dr. Holden, of London, In the pulpit.
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As the earth needs the sky. as the
, flower needs the sun, so the soul
needs Go a. ? Stanton.