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“I Am
Ihe Way,
The Truth, ana
The Life."
The Tokyo Christian, a monthly paper published
by W. I). Cunningham, of Tokyo, Japan, has be n
received in this office. It is a bright paper, pub
lished in the interest of Christian work in Japan.
It is full of much that is interesting to those who
wish to learn of the work in that part of the for
eign field.
A Gospel Wagon, which was presented to the
B. Y. P. U., of Macon, was recently dedicated in
that city by Dr. J. L. White. The wagon will be
used for religious services on the streets, and will
be in charge of Rev. T. W. Callaway, the assistant
pastor of the First Baptist Church. The wagon is
fitted with a small organ, and will hold fifteen or
sixteen people. The seating room will be occupied
by a choir, and services will be held every Saturday,
and on occasions during the week.
According to a special in a recent issue of the
New York World, Judge Ben Lindsey of the Juve
nile Court of Denver, Col., has refused an offer
frcm John D. Rockefeller of a gift of five million
dollars to be applied to the founding of a National
Juvenile Improvement Association. It is said that
Judge Lindsey refused to accept the money on the
ground that Rockefeller is now a fugitive from
justice, and that the acceptance of his “ tainted ”
money will not be a good example for the children
whom the association would attempt to reform.
Rev. Crawford Jackson, who has just returned from
an extensive tour in the interest of the movement,
dees not think that Mr. Rockefeller’s money, should
it be offered, would be refused. lie has recently
made an address before the Georgia Sociological
Society of Atlanta, on “Juvenile Courts.” A bill
will be introduced in the present session of the
Legislature by James L. Anderson, providing for
the establishment of a juvenile and probation sys
tem in Georgia.
The Baptist Tabernacle Church of Atlanta, of
which Dr. Leu. G. Broughton is pastor, has pur
chased a large lot in that city at the corner of
Spring and Luckie streets, to be used as a site
upon which will be erected one of the largest
Church Auditoriums in the country. The land pur
chase cost about $52,000. No definite plans for the
erection of the building have as yet been made.
The exact cost cannot be estimated, but it is said
that the structure will cost, completed, in the neigh
borhood of $250,000. It will contain a splendid'
auditorium which will be devoted to church ser
vices, and will be used by conventions of a reli
gious nature, and other gatherings in the interest
of kindred work. The building will be eight or ten
stories high—will have a young men’s and young
women’s dormitory and restaurant, and will be
used as quarters for the many branches of the
work which are now being prosecuted, and which
will be hereafter undertaken by this magnificently
aggressive church and pastor. It will probably be
called “The Atlanta Tabernacle,” and the con
ception includes its becoming Baptist and religious
headquarters for the city and the State.
Dr. Broughton will go abroad this summer, and
the work in arranging for the beginning of the
building will not be undertaken until his return in
the fall. The erection of such an institution so
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near to the heart of the business district of the
city marks a most encouraging epoch in th? church
work of the city. It will be heartily supported by
all denominations.
Twenty New Volunteers For Foreign
Field.
Farm School, N. C., June 24, 1906.—The South
ern Students Conference convened here Friday, June
15th and ended this evening. There were eleven
states represented by a delegation of 250 delegates.
The faculty and presiding secretaries swelled the
number to about 300. Tennessee led with the largest
delegation. Other states represented were Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama,
Kentucky, Florida, Mississippi, and Texas. The
Georgia delegation were: From Emory, J. A.
Brown, R. M. McGhee, E. J. Daniel, C. C. Hinton, E.
E. Barnett; University of Georgia: 11. V. Van Val
kanburg, J. W. Glausin, R. IL Slack; The State
Normal by Mr. Ernest Dillard, and Mercer by Chas.
C. Davison, Jr. The visitors to the conference from
foreign lands were: Mr. B. B. Barber, secretary Y.
M. C. A., Calcutta, India; Mr. LaFlamme, Mission
ary to India from Canada; Mr. B. A. Taylor, a
young East Indian from Calcutta studying thfe
industry in this country. Also Mr. 11. K. Kapriel
ian, of Cesarea, Turkey, who is attending the Uni
versity of Virginia.
The morning hours were taken up as follows:
8 a. m. to 8:50, Association Conference, led by Mr.
Weatherford, at which were discussed problems of
the work and plans made for the future; Mission
ary Institute, led by Messrs. Barber and La Flamme.
9 to 9:50, Students Volunteer; Ministerial Institute;
Social Problem; Personal Evangelism; 10 to 10:50,
Mission Study Class; Group classes in Bible
study; 11 a. m. to 12:15 p. m., Platform address.
The Ministers’ Institute was led by Dr. Edwin M.
Poteat. Such questions as, “A Call to the Minis
try;” “The Greatest Career;” “The Minister and
the new Education;” “Opportunities and Tempta
tions of Ministerial Students,” were discussed. So
cial Problems were discussed by Dr. W. M. Ander
son. Dr. Bosworth led the class in Personal Evan
gelism. Tn the Group Bible classes competent men
taught the different courses that will be pursued
in the college association and leaders were trained
to do the work. A choice privilege enjoyed by the
students was the personal interview with the leader
on such subjects as: “The Ministry as a Life
Work;” “Home Missions;” “Association Work;”
“Bible Study;” “Life Work Addresses in Col
lege;” “Student Association Problems;” and “For
eign Missions.” The afternoons were taken up with
athletics and recreation. Mountain climbing par
ties were led each afternoon. Trips were made to
Mt. Meadow. Cedar Pinnacle, and other neighboring
peaks. Tennis, and base ball games were played
by the different delegation teams. The track teams
met Friday afternoon when contests in high jump
ing, broad jumping, sack races, relay races. 1-4 mile
race, high kicking. TOO-yard dash, 440 race. The
faculty ball team lined up as follows: Dr. W.*M.
Anderson IB; Dr. E. M. Poteat, 2B; Mr. LaFlamme,
3B; Mr. B. R. Barber, short-stop; Dr. Jno. Timothy
Stone, pitcher; Mr. Burnett, catcher; Mr. Penfield,
right field. It was amusing, yet inspiring to see the
spirit with which these men entered into the ath
letics. The motto of the faculty team was “Any
thing to win,” and when Poteat, Jr., would call a
strike on the opposing team, Mr. Stone instantly
pitched the umpire a nickle—much to the amuse
ment of the onlookers. When the faculty team was
in the field the spectators cleared from around the
first base as it was dangerous to be too near. At
the 8:30 meeting Saturday night, Mr. La Flamme, in
his original way, presented the track team banner to
the Branham and Hews team of Tennessee. The
baseball banner to Davidson College of North Car
olina. Mr. Spratt of Emory and Henry College, of
Virginia, won the single championship in Tennis.
One of the most important events of the day was
(lie Hillside meeting at 6:45 when a series of Life
Work addresses were given by Messrs. Cooper, Bos
worth, Speer, Stone, La Flamme, Barber, and Mc-
Gill. This morning at eight o’clock the Volunteers
met. At nine o’clock, Dr. Winton met the Methodist
delegates; Dr. Poteat met the Baptists (44 in num
ber) ; Rev. H. 11. Sweets of Louisville, Ky., met the
Presbyterians, while all others met together. The
question of how we could best utilize what we had
gotten at the conference to help local churches and
Sunday schools and the coming Y. M. C. A. Fall
Campaign. At 11 o’clock Dr. Poteat addressed the
conference on “Forecasting Our Future,” his theme
being larger, plainer and a broader purpose in life.
At 3 p. in. the period was given to the Volunteer
Movement. Four men who have been volunteers
some lime spoke, also three who have recently signed
up. Those who spoke were; Mr. Taylor of Univer
sity of Virginia; Mr. Jackson of University of North
Carolina; Mr. Hutcherson of Carson and Newnan
College of Tennessee; Mr. Walker of Mississippi;
Mr. Burke of Wake Forest College; Br. Brown of
Virginia and Mr. Crutchfield of Vanderbilt Univer
sity. After these had spoken, Mr. La Flamme
asked the Volunteers to come to the front that we
might see them. There wore forty-five, sixteen of
whom signed up dining the present conference. Three
more joined them—one being Dr. Poteat’s little
son. Many of these men are college graduates or
are pursuing a course in college. These men were
strong, healthy fellows and were the brightest, hap
piest fellows in the Conference. Among them was
Mr. Kaprillian, of Turkey.
Tonight at 7:30 o’clock the last session was held.
Many told how the conference had revolutionized
their lives and given them a broader view of Y.
M. C. A. work and a new idea of their Christian
opportunity. Twenty-one stood up who had made
decisions for their life work during this confer
ence. Many have made decision to enter the min
istry and most of them to go as foreign missiona
ries. The talk of Mr. B. 11. Taber, of Calcutta, was
very impressive. He told how the conference had
completely changed his view of Christianity, and
that he found his brethren who were Christians in
India were poor examples of Christianity. He told
that he was born of Mohammedan parents and of
course was prejudiced by sentiment, but that when
he saw so many young men with such an unselfish
motive give up their comforts here to go to India,
he felt there was a power behind it, and if Jesus
was the God, he wanted to find him, and asked
the conference to pray that he would be success
ful.
C. C. Davidson, Jr.
“The Entrance
of
Thy Words
Giveth Light."
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