The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-03-21

hSlOnary institute was very interesting,
the Sunday school auditorium of the
First Methodist church accommodate
ing a good-sized congregation for
mlNning service.
tTharts were displayed on the walls
Il gallery, with various information
anN notices about missions.
Or. Pinson Spoke.
Dr.. Pinson spoke first, on Modern
Missionary Methods" warning his
listeners that one could not always
judge what influence meeting or act
may have on people. In fact, one may
never know, but this should encourage
one as it may unconsciously be for
good. He urged those in the mission
AIRY work not to think they are the
only ones doing work-as the prophet
did.
In speaking of the practical work
ing methods of missions he declared
the Methodist church does not have
enough of these to back up the mis-
sionary sentiment and enthusiasm and
showed the necessity of modern meth
DDS. AS for instance, hospitals are
needed now, where years ago a mis-
sionary with a handful of assistants
were all that was needed
1.-TWO things are necessary in mod
'ets. an.hods; methods that will reach
a;%A people, rich or poor, old or
young; 2nd, a method that is contin-
uous, not a spasm or squirt.
Miss MabIe Heads Talk.
Miss Mable Head was the next
speaker-telling of Methods for Mis-
sionary Education" and a deal of OBJ
servation and thought and brains was
back of her splendid, well delivered
address. She comes of an old Virginia
family and before taking up this work
as educational secretary of the South
ern Methodist Mission Board, was
president of a Georgia college. Since
then she has attended 26 conferences
in years, and is we'll equipped for her
difficult position. Her address was
one of the brightest, most delightful
and instructive of the Institute and
was an appeal to her listeners for a
worldwide reading of the missionary
literature so correctly and entertain
ingly written now, in contrast to a
few years ago, when it required a min
lister or some one learned in philos-
oph5f to read missionary book. She
deplSred the lack of unity of action
among men and women in missionary
work. saying people wait to see if ''its
In their department to do thus and
so. She urged that all departments
and classes go out after those who
have not yet been reached
Then she suggested not talking
about what has already been done in
missionary work and the old methods,
not living in the past, but that all to-
gether move forward. Don't wait to
see if the laymen are moving or the
children, but all move and plan for
system in the missionary work in the
church-just as the school has its cur
ficulum planned for it and is run by it.
There are missionary books for
every grade now and these should be
used to educate the people from baby
hood up about the mission field" said
Miss Head and then referred to the
missionary sermon preached once a
u in some churches, which was fol-
loved by collection. She considered
this poor way to educate people in
missions, saying the thought of the
coming collection took all thoughts of
the sermon-which is never full of
missionary facts anyway-from the
sermon. To begin with, missions
cannot be taught in sermon, or two
or three"
Miss Head impressed on her hearers
the Importance of spreading among
the people the missionary papers, say
ing a personal touch in the wayapf a,
written mess rssthought Would
(Contiuued on page sir. 4 i