The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-08

FIRST COMMITTEE
. MEETING BEFORE
COUNCIL IS HELD
Deac0nesses Committee Of
Missionary Council in
Session
TO OPEN EXHIBIT
TOMORROW MORNING
Home Life of People Among Whom
Missionaries Work to Be Shown.
Course of Explanatory Lee
lures to be Given

Yesterday at the Norris hotel the 1eac-
oness committee of the Woman's Mission
ary council held its first meeting here
The meeting was for The purpose Of hear
ing reports of deaconcsses, city mission
aries and teachers in the mission schools
The session will continue today and to-
morrow morning. During this time a list
of new deaconesses and city missionaries,
to be consecrated. will be prepared.
The chief duty of the committee is 70
assign deaconesses ana city missionaries
to various cities and schools in the south
ern states
The reports to the deaconessea' commit
tee show that there are Il deaoenesses, 10
city missionaries and p teachers scattered
among the cities Of the SOUTH Beside
this they have seven ministers employed
at various mission schools.
Executive Committee Meets Today
Tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock the
executive committee viii meet at the Nor
ris hotel. This comhittec is composed
of Miss Belle Bennett, Mrs T. G. Rat
cliffe, Mrs. j. w. Perry, Mrs. j. e. Grubbs,
Mrs. Archibald Trawick, Mrs. r. w Mac
Donnell. Mrs j. B. Cobb, Mrs A. L. Mar
shall, Miss Mabe Head. Mrs. f. H. Ross,
Miss Daisy Davies Mrs. f. S. Parker and
Mrs. Frank Siler.
At the same time the workers confer
ence will meet at the First Methodist
church.
The following foreign missionaries have
been selected TO make addresses before
the council Mrs S. S. Harris of soochow,
China; Miss Leila Roberts from Mexico
City, Miss Lillian Nichols of Seoul, Korea
Miss Elizabeth Claiborne, Shanghai.
China; Miss Nettie Peacocl1 of Sunkiang,
China Miss Eunice Andrews of Photo.
Brazil: Miss Nellie O. Berne from Du-
range, Mex; Miss Emma Service Lester
of Soochow. China; Miss Linnie Bancroft
OF Mexico City.
Delegates are continuing to arrive in
large numbers, and by tonight several
hundred will have reached Birmingham
Exhibit Opens Tomorrow
one of the most interesting features
of the council is the missionary ex-
hiibt. which will be located in the Sun
day school room of the First Methodist
church.
Curios and pictures showing the home
life. customs, native dress, idols and
temples of the inhabitants of foreign
countries will be exhibited. Throughout
the hall viii be stationed stewards
who will explain the exhibits and an
swer all questions. The foreign coun-
tries represented are Cuba. Brazil AZ
RIGA, Gorea, Mexico and China.
In the home missionary department
will be exhibited samples of work done
by children attending the mission
schools in the various schools located
throughout the United States. The ex-
hibits will be grouped under the fol-
lowing heads: Immigration, city mis-
sions, mountain work. American In
dians and social service. These schools
are taught by deaconesses and teach
ers sent out by the deaconesses' COM
mittee each year.
Explanatory Lectures
In conjunction with this will be a
series of lectures on missionary work
They are arranged follows
Thursday, Corea, illustrated by lit
erature. general charts and posters
Friday immigration, Cuban and gulf
coast work.
Children's work: explanation by dea
conesses and home mission teachers
engaged in foreign work in the United
States.
Saturday, mountain work, by Prof
J. G. Lewis of London. Ky
Africa by Bishop Lambuth
Monday April Ia.
Brazil explained by missionaries.
Negro work, by Miss Mary DeBarde-
leben.
Tuesday. April 10, China. explained
by missionaries.
1 Social service
Wednesday, April 16. city missions.
explained by deaconesses engaged in
city work.
Mexico, explained by missionaries.
The exhibit will open promptly At
o'clock tomorrow morning. and all
the people of Birmingham are cordially
invited.