The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-24
association will meet this morning at

association will meet this morning at
1890 o'clock.
Mr. Ramsay's class, Mrs Ramsay's
class and the Blue Flower class will
hold a reception this evening In the
parlors of the First Methodist church
The memb ers and their friends are cor
daily invited. The hours are to To-.
On the afternoon and evening of
May "a a lawn party will be given by
the ladies of the Fifty-sixth Street
Baptist church at the homes of Mr.. W.
p. Nall and Mr.. A. w. Bell The hours
are to 10. Ice cream, lemonade, cake
and candy will be served. Automobile
rides will be a feature. The proceeds
will be added to the church building
fund.
WORK OF THE CITY
BOARD OF MISSIONS
To those not acquainted with the WORK
of the City Board of Missions, as well
as those who know only in part the fol-
lowing sketch submitted by one of the
workers will be of interest:
Under the direction of Methodism in
Birmingham the City Board of Missions
has been In operation for a number of
years. Its work may truly be called
evangeizing philanthropy. In the few
practically from a small board of women
representing only very few of the city
churches, doing first a. little city mis-
sionary work, to a large body of women
representing many of the churches in
Greater Birmingham, all cooperating in
the various departments into which the
work has broadened, the object
being to help uplift and minister to those
In the citys midst whose circumstances
and environment deprived them of many
opportunities which come to the more
fortunate
1.-The work has taken definite shape in
the establishment of a Wesley house, as
a beginning of what Is known as settle
ment work. or that of the institutional
church, and in Jail work. work for the
prisoners In Jail. The Wesley house Is
situated at SOC Second avenue. A local
ity where 1t was thought the greatest
number of needing 1t could be reached.
1t is equipped as model home so those
who come in touch with 1t may be In
spired with a proper ideal, as nothing is
more potent than example The house
has been in successful operation nearly
two years, being presided over by Miss
Phillips, the deaconess and an assistant
whose united and untiring energy and
devotion to the work have made 1t
complete success. So ripe and ready was
the field for this work. so thoroughly and
successfully was 1t conducted the first
year, and SO apparent the results, as
we'll as the need for extension that by
the end of the year the inadequacy of
the house and equipment were readily
recognized by the board and a larger
house and better equipment provided for
the second year. With the first half of
that year gone, 1t is already seen that
these will again be outgrown by the
end, and that extension will again be-
come necessary in the very near future.
"At meeting of the board of direc-
tors called for that purpose recently plans
for this extension was discussed, resulting
in decision to build an institutional
church as soon as practicable, and COM
mittees were appointed to look after pre-
liminary work. asr
Pending the development and consum-
nation of these plans, the Wesley house
will continue to operate as 1t has hither-
to done. The duties of the deaconess
are numerous and absorbing. Visiting
and ministering to the sick, both physi-
cally and spiritually, and In general
way having the care of the boys and
girls and children within the scope of
the work of the Wesley house. This is
accomplished by. organizing them into
various classes and clubs and teaching
them all things good and useful to know
and what is helpful to life from higher
plane.
Miss Phillips is assisted by a teacher
in domestic science who teaches the girls
how to cook, to set a table, and to
serve a meal. In addition to this work
for the young. a Mothers club meets
regularly at the Wesley house, where
they are helpful to a more intelligent
knowledge of how to care for the family
| and of home making and home keeping.
Busy days are those at the Wesley
house"