The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14
CONFERENCE HELD
 AT GREENSBORO All Leading Schools of State
 Are Represented MISSIONS ARE DISCUSSED pr. H. F. Laflamme Will Preach This Morning at Southern University
 chapel-FeIlowship Meet
 ing This Evening.
MISSIONS ARE DISCUSSED

Greensboro, April 13.-(speeial)-fh first Alabama student conference con vened in Greensboro Friday evening II the Southern university chapel ne chapel was brilliantly lighted, beautifully decorated with palms, ferns and howel' and the walls were gay Wlth pellhaii'S from all the colleges. A large ana repre- sentative audience assembled to do honoi to the occasion.
 About one hundred delegates were pres ent representing the Alabama Poiylech' mic institute, Alabama Conference fe male college, Marion Military institute Marion Seminary Judson, Alabama NOT mai college, University of Alabama BIT mingham college, Pollock Stephens instl- tute Girls Industrial school of Monte vallo. Jackson Agricultural college, Bir- mingham Seminary.
 The faculty representatives rom 'hese were Madame Elford and Miss Jackson from Pollock Stephens; Miss Massey aho Miss Reynor, the Judson; Miss DeBarde- leben, Livingston; Miss McCrory and MISS Burch. Marion Seminary; Profession S'a- ton. Birmingham college; Professor Rlch- ardson. Southern university; Miss Grote Montevallo.
 The principal speakers throughout the conference will be Dr. II. F. Lafianme oi Toronto Canada, pr. W. w. Pinson ol Nashville. Tenn, R. NJ. Harper of New York, Miss Cortez of Mexico, Professor Staton of Birmingham. The conference is presided over by M. E. Lazenny ol the Southern university, who was us premier and leading spirit.
 Exercises Friday.
 The exercises Friday evening consisted of addresses of welcome delivered oy w. E. w. Yerby in behalf of the citizens oi Greensboro, l. G. McCann in behait oi the Young Mems Christian association and Professor Richardson for the faculty Mir Perdue of Auburn responded in pe' half of the delegates. Dr. w. w. flh- son was to have delivered an address on "Missons in Mexico,' but was de- tained by late train, so MT. Harper secretary of New York Young Men Christian association in stirring address told how the most good was to De got out of this conference.
 The sessions held today were devoted to the discussion of college association py R. M. Harper of New York and a mission conference led by Dr. Lahamme, and par ticipated in by Miss Cortez Of Mexico and MT. Perdue of Auburn. Miss Corte2 made a most thrilling appeal in her pretty broken English for the young to interest themselves in mission work, and showed the value of same
 At the close of her remarks Dr. La flame said he believed Cortez to nave conquered Mexico; let us appoint MISS Cortez to conquer that country for Chrlst Professor Richardson spoke of absolute necessity of a Christian assocition In colleges. Professor Station of Birming- ham showed the relation that should ex- ist between the faculty and the Christian association.
 Dr. LafIamme Speaks.
 This evening at 8 o'clock Dr. Lafiamme delivered a fine address. Dr. Lakanme spent sixteen years in India as ms sionary. and is now in the United States and Canada doing special Young Men Christian association work He is deeply impressed with the need and necessity of workers being called into the field ana de- sirous of the young turning thelr atteh- tion to mission work At o'clock a re- ceptin was rendered the visitors, Whlch was made a delightful occasion by lhose having it in charge.
 Sunday morning there will be Bible study conference led by MT. Harper, and at II o'clock pr. Laflamme will preach. farewell fellowship meeting VIII De held Sunday evening.
 Nothing has done so much to promote the growth of missions as has the stu dent volunteer movement. From their ranks alone in the last few years nave gone 2357 missionaries. Too much praise cannot be accorded Mir. Lazenoy, who' m spred by his own zeal for missions, m augurated this new movement for Ala hama. Before going to his post of duty in Cuba. where the Spanish war mas at last made mission work possible, Mir. Lazenby was desirious of enilsting the young men and women of the state Tn the same work, hence this student con- ference, which has called attention to the wonderful work being done Tn the foreign field by the Young Mems Chris tian association.