The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-26
BEGIN MISSIONARY
 CONFERENCE HERE
Evangelistic Board of North
 Alabama Formed
MISS HEAD LECTURES
Many Out eff Town Clergymen and Laymen Present-The Conference Closes Today - Filled With
 Interesting Programme

The Missionary Institute of the North Alabama conference of the southern Methodist Episcopal church opened at the First Methodist church of this city last evening with a large attendance of local and out of town clergy and laymen The sessions of the evangel- istic board and presiding elders of the North Alabama conference were held yesterday afternoon preceding the in stitute opening and this evening an address by pr. w. W. Pinson. general missionary secretary. will conclude the educational meet.
 Through the selection of the Rev. K. N Matthews, pastor Of the Eleventh Avenue church of this city, as secretary. the evangelistic board of the North Alabama conference has formally es- tablished clearing house of evangel- istic pastors here. The duty of Rev. Matthews shall be to receive applica- lions from the ministers of this dis trict seeking to do revival and general evangelistic work and put them in ltouch with vacancies in the home field. The presiding elders. who number 12 for each of the districts, held meet | ing immediately following the evangel- istic board and mapped out the time of their respective conferences that no two conventions might occur on the same day.
 The gathering of missionary students of at hn niubf meeting was most encouraging and in dicative of an appreciative' interest in the proceedings. Dr. J. W. Johnson, the new presiding elder of the Blr- mingham district, presided and the introductory devotional was led by Dr. George L. Jenkins, presiding elder of the Taladega district.
 Miss Mabel Head, secretary of the educational department of the board of missions. was the initial speaker, choos ing for her theme the motto, "The Re sources of God are promised only to those who undertake the programme of God" Miss Head effectively sketch ed the organization of the various mis- sionary societies, tending to Illustrate her point that the need for these as- sured their coming into existence and as the women's bands had been formu- lated to care for the women and chill dren of other lands, just so the laymen's associations had and are becoming real ities to see to 1t that the gospel Is car ried into the heather countries.
 Bishop J. H. Mccoy of this city open- cd round of prayer at the close of Miss Heads remarks and this was fol- lowed by very forceful address de- livered by pr. E. H. Rawlins, secre- tary of the missionary board. Dr. Raw lins graphically pictured the mission Fary situation of today and embodied in his discourse plea for business men to take hold and construct plans for the evangelism of the world.
 The programme for today is as fol lows The institute will begin the last day promptly at o'clock with a sub ject treatment of Mission Study by Miss Mabel Head; at 10 o'clock Dr. w w. Pinson will speak on "A Financial for open conference discussion follow
 ing this address, at 11:3O o'clock. pr c. F. Reid, general secretary of the laymen's missionary movement and who comes here instead of pr. Winton, will deliver one of the most important speeches of the day.
 A luncheon served in the basement of the church at noon will relieve those in attendance of the necessity of go-
 ing out for dinner and the afternoon sessions will open at 2:30 o'clock. At this time the institute will be divided into two meetings the women's assem- bly, under the direction of Miss Head and the mems meeting under the su- pervision of pr. Reid. The object of these meetings will be the discussion of the Every Member Canvass" At S:30 o'clock an open conference will be held to talk on the missionary educa- tion of the Sunday school, which will be conducted by pr. Rawlins. The night session will be devoted to an address by Dr. w w Pinson.