Evening star., 1912-04-13
IN LOCAL CHURCHES.
Missionary Union Speakers for
PuIpits Tomorrow.
AT SUNDAY SCHOOLS ALSO
Organization in Session Today at
M. z. Church South-Various
Topics Discussed.
AT SUNDAY SCHOOLS ALSO

Delegates to the second annual conven-
ton of the Woman's Missionary Union Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church South
who will fill pulpits in the various
churches of the city tomorrow were an
nounced at today's session Of the coun-
Gil at Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Episcopal Church
They are as follows:
Mount Vernon Place Church-Sunday
school talk, Mrs. w. F. Barnum; IL am.
Bishop T. r. Hendrix, d. D., LII. D.: =
pm, Miss Elinor Stafford Millar; Ep-
worth League. Mrs. Coralyn Smith. Ep-
worth Church - Sunday school, Miss
Houser: IL am. Bishop Wilson; pm.
Miss Davies. Calvary Churchill am,
Miss Head: 8 p.m., Mrs. Lee Britt; Ep-
worth League. Miss Sellars: Mount
Pleasant Churchill am, Miss Layona
Glenn Emory Church-Sunday school.
Miss Myers of Korea; 8 p m. Miss Ma
bel Howell. Marvin Churchill am, Mrs.
Hume steele; pm. Miss Eliza Perkin-
son of Brazil. Alexandria-11 am, Mrs
j. w Perry. Del Ray-11 am, Mrs. VIII
liam Acton. Hyattsville-n am. Mrs
Arch Trawick. Clarendon-1 am, Mrs.
Frank Siler. Rockville-11 am. Miss
Elnor Millar. Central Church-S pm,
Miss Mary n. Moore.
Argues for Forward Movement"
Mrs. j. ". Perry of Chattanooga,
Tenn, led tie discussion regarding the
forward movement at this mornings
session. when every woman and child
was urged to support the foreign and
home missionary cause 1t Is planned
by the council to organize a forward
movement" in every congregation with
in the Jurisdiction of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South, because Of the
growing need of mission work and the
necessity of keeping the children OF tie
congregations we'll informed about the
subject
Miss Mabel Head of Nashville. Tenn.
educational secretary of the board.
strongly Endorsed Mrs Perry's sugges.
ton, and the subject was discussed
freely by the various delegates.
Miss Layona Glenn Of Rio de Janeiro
led the devotional exercises. Reports
were made by Mrs. Luke johnson OF
Gainesville. Ga, superintendent of the
press department, and Mrs. j. H. Var
brough of Spartanburg. s. c., supertn-
tendent of the bureau supplies depart
ment.
Daily Feature of Sessions.
Before the close of the noon session
Miss Elinor Stafford Millar Of Australia.
who Is connected with the Moody Bible
School of Chicago, directed the Bible
study which Is daily feature of the ses-
be devoted to committee reports and
routine business. There. will be no ses-
sion tonight.
Bishop E r. Hendrix Of Kansas City.
Mo-, will preach the sermon at IL o'clock
tomorrow morning, while the meeting for
young people and children at o'clock in
the afternoon will be conducted by Mrs.
j. E. Grubbs of Winchester. KY. and
Mrs. ]. G. Ratcliffe Of st. Louis, Mo.
The evening session will be addressed by
Rev. DR.. EdW ard F. Cook. secretary for
eign department. board Of missions, and
Rev. DIR. j. NJ. Moore, secretary home
department, board of missions.
Mission Work Topic.
Bishop W. B. Murrah of Jackson, Miss,
who was to have delivered an address
on the progress Of missionary work In
China and the orient, failed to attend
the meeting last night, and his place
on the program was taken by Rev. DR..
w. w. Pinson. general secretary Of the
board of missions DIR. Pinson gave a
talk about the mission work abroad and
ct home. Music was furnished by the
Emory choir.
Sessions earlier in the day were de-
voted to the consideration Of reports of
division managers. directors Of educa-
tional institutions, and a conference on
children's work led by Mrs. Ratcliffe OF