The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-14
CONFERENCE OPENS FOUR DAYS
MEETING AT COURT ST.
CHURCH LAST EVENING
LARGE NUMBER DELEGATES
AND VISITORS ATTENDING
Enjoyable Program Carried Out, the
Guests Being Welcomed by the Sew
eral Leagues and B. Y. p. U. of the
Baptist Churches of the City.

The first meeting of the Epworth
League Conference now in session in
this city was held at Court Street
Church last night with a large aud
ience present.
The conference being called to
order the League Song was rem
dered by the choir, after which the
congregation sang "All Hail the Pow
er of Jesus Name and this was fol-
lowed by prayer led by Rev. VIM.
Aylesworth, district secretary of the
league. The first Chapter of Daniel
was used by the presiding officer as
scripture lesson, after which, the
song " oh Jesus | Promise to Serve
Thee to the End" was sung by the
choir and congregation.
w. F. Cook delivered the address of
welcome from Court Street League
and from Hattiesburg. Mr. Coodk paid
tribute to the work of the Epworth
League, and said that religion is the
/ first consideration; that the value of
religious activity on the part OF
young people whose characters are in
the formative state is inestimable and
the Epworth League furnishes wide
field and efficient means for the pro
motion of such activity. He welcom
ed the leaguers for what they are, fol
what they represent, and what, under
the influence of league activity they
are to become. Verna Hanna, q
member of Court Street church, juniol
league, who on several high schoo
occasion has displayed oratorica
talent, welcomed the conference OF
behalf of the Junior Epworth Leagues
of the city.
Chas. F. Ames spoke in behalf o
Main Street League and B. s. Howell
in behalf of Broad Street League IL
bidding welcome to the conference.
Mrs. B. D. Moore sang as sola tn
song entitled Through Peace t.
Light, after which, Arthur Dale TO
the B. Y. P. U. of the First Baptis
church and Roscoe Hearon for the E
Y.P. U. of the Columbia Street Bar
tist church, each delivered welcom
addresses in behalf of the Young Pee
ples' Organizations of their respet
tive churches.
Mrs. Leo. H. Martin and Miss Bes
sic Cook sang as duet, God Tha
Madest Earth and Heaven"
The responses to the several we
come addresses were delivered b
Mrs. T. B. Clifford of Yazoo City, Coz
ference Superintendent of Junio
Leagues, and Rev. M. L. Burkon, pa'
tor of First Methodist church, Gul
port.
Conference officers were then intr'
duced to the audience and each mad
such announcement of their respectiy
= work, as to indicate their relation
the conference. The Conference O
f1cers present, were Clifford R. Fiel
l of Natchez, President; Miss Laui
I Rankin, of Gulfport, End Vice-Pres
s dent; Miss Bertha Mitchell, of Laure
0 Srd vice-President; Mrs. T. B. Gil
y ford, of Yazoo City, Superintendent
: Juniors and A. R. Campbell of SUI
). rail- Conference Treasurer.
o The Court Street Epworth LeagV
r. served fruit punch in the Sund;
4 school room of the church, while Il
Conference spent an hour in a soci
n way, shaking hands and getting 6
8, quainted.
IT Fifty-five delegates had arrived
Is to last night, and the number it
Or thought will today reach the hundr
" mark.
The program heretofore publish
in the News will be carried out a
10 Sunday will be given over to devoti
a. al services, including a rally of
o. junior leaguers under the direction
to Mrs. T. B. Clifford OF Yazoo City,
xt Court Street Church at 400 p.
Sunday afternoon.