The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-14

Two addresses by Bishop Lambutih at
the First Methodist church yesterday and
the afternoon session for the children
formed the principal feature of the fifth
days session of the womans Missionary
council
Both We're delivered in the morning and
were listened to with great deal of in
terest by large audiences.
The first address was made to the Sun
day school children of the First Metho-
dist church and the second, in the form
of a sermon, was delivered to the COM
municants of the church.
In his address to the Sunday school he
related past experiences in China, Africa
and Brazil
In speaking of China, Bishop Lambuth
said that his mother was one of the or
ganizers of the Anti-Foot Binding and
Anti Opium societies. Both of these So
cieties were supported by the Dowager
Empress, who signed an edict to this ef-
feet with the famous vermillion pencil.
Here he exhibited bound foot.
Display Idols
Continuing, he displayed an idol of the
tIOQ Ol lHltNtSs anu Stlu lidl iit hiiCW
personally the king of thieves in China.
This man, said Bishop Lambuth, had both
ears cut off, two fingers missing and a
deep cash around his neck where a heads
mans ak had grazed past it. This thief
maintains a training school for thieves
and is one of the sneakiest men in all
China
Next he displayed the God of Wealth
seated on two money bags and with one
on his shoulder The Chinese, states the
bishop, have exactly 1888 different gods.
Following this he told of his thrilling
experiences and hair breadth escapes from
death in Africa.
He exhibited a copper AK from the
Zapozaps tribe. The chief of this tribe,
he said, eats a baby every month. and
we were forced at the risk of our lives to
take refuge in this village from tropical
storm" :.
eIn. conclusion Bishop I.ambuth showed
several curios from Brazil, each of which
received an explanation.
Bishop Lambuth was sent out last year
to Africa by the Southern Methodist
church in company with John Gilbert. of
the Colored Methodist church for the
sionary station.
Afternoon Session
The afternoon was given up entirely
to a childreu's service. This service was
Witnessed by 20Co Sunday school children
from the district and was under the
lea iership OF Miss Daisy Davies.
The programme opened with song,
under the direction of Mrs. Taylor of this
city, In which all of the children took
Fart.
Following this Miss Davies introduced
Mrs nf the NIrth GenrRil
conference, who conducted q short Bible
study of the life of David aud afterward
made {, short talk.
Then Mrs w y. Albright of Atlanta,
Ga. and chairman Of the children's COM
mittee made u few remarks in which she
| explained the purpose of the children $
! department. She concluded with prayer
| in which all the children Joined.
| Following Mrs. Albright was Mrs Ste
| vens of Missouri. second vice president
of the council and chairman of the COM
mittee on young peoples work, who adj
| dressed the children on the work carried
! on by her department.
| Then a series of stories about children
| all over. the world followed.
| The first story was told by Miss Mary
| Debardeleben, a deaconess from Angus
ta. Ca, who described the life of the ne
gro in America and especially at the kim
| dergarten where she teaches. In conciu-
| sion she told of how the negro hated to
] be called a ''nigger" and asked the chill
dren to refrain from calling them that
| She was followed by Miss Elizabeth Clai-
borne, a teacher in the McTyeire school
I in Shanghai, China. She gave descrip-
1 ton of the life of the children in the land
! of flowers During her address she IL
i troduced children arrayed in Chinese
dress. AT the close of the address Mrs
s.. S. Harris of Florida and Miss Nettie
Peacock of Georgia, both missionaries
from China. sang ,''Whosoeyer VIII" in
Chinese
/ Following this Miss Leona Durrett. a
desconess at Kansas City. Mo-. described
the foreign children in the United States
with whom she had come in contact
The. last story on the programme was
fhe one by Miss Lillian Nichols, a mis-
sionarv from Corea. She described the
treatment of children in Corea, their early
marriage She also introduce9 ewo young