The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-12
New Officer to Be Known
as Secretary of the
Home Base Created
by Methodists
DEACONESS AND THE
CITY MISSIONARY
WORK is DISCUSSED
Daily Bible Lecture Delivered by DR..
Detwiler at NOon-Various Re-
ports Read Before. Council.
Miss DeBardleben Dis
cusses Negro Problem

By far the most important feature of
Yesterdays session OF the Woman's Mis-
sionary council was the discussion over
the recommendation of theh executive
committee for the appointment of new
officer to be known as secretary of the
nome base and whose duties would con-
sist in corresponding with the confer
ences and auxiliaries all over the United
States to help increase the membership
of the council. A large number of dele
gates took active part in the discussion
and the recommendations were considered
from all sides.
Miss Mary Moore, president of the
North Alabama conference and principal
of the Alabama Female college at Athens,
was one of the speakers who heartily in
dorsed the executive committees recon-
mendations. She argued that IL would
tighten the burden on the home and for-
eign secretaries by the appointment of
this officer and that the business of these
departments could be transacted more
rapidly.
DIR. Pinson Talks
The most active opposer of these rec
concentrations was DR.. Pinson general
secretary of the board of foreign mis-
sions, who based his arguments on the
fact that it might cause complication
of the administrative machinery and
would greatly impair its efficiency. After
a large number of delegates had spoken
for and against the recommendations the
final action was postponed until the aft
ernoon session.
The morning session opened promptly
at o'clock with devotional service un-
der the leadership of Mrs. f. f. Stevens
of Columbia, Mo.
Following the roll call and reading of
Thursdays minutes telegram was read
from DIR. Ed +. Cook secretary of the
foreign department of the mission board
of the Methodist church. rcgretting his
inability to attend the meetings and wish
ing all Godspeed in their work
The council was given an unexpected
and pleasant surprise by the appearance
OF DR.. W. f. Guillan of the Methodist
Tyaining school at Nashville, who gave
a short but excellent address on the work
being accomplished by his school.
Memorials
AT the close of Dr. Quilian's talk, Mrs
J B. Hammond, a representative of the
South Georgia conference, presented to
the council memorials from the faculty
of the Payne college in Atlanta.
MORALS We're also received ffon
Methodist Training schon'
and from the South
These memorie
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,she 4oiae Aeparsr'' and that $57S10 had
eesn RAISED = these. THE membership
~ HR -.IIor division of the foreign de-
as.ments exceeds 1900" stated Mrs.
Albright and that S12,72S.74 had been de-
>rived from them. In conclusion she made
several excellent recommendations for
the betterment of the children's depart
ment.
Mrs. J. Fl. Marlborough of Nashville, who
followed Mrs. Albright gave report on
the supply department of which she is
head.
Mrs. J. w Perry of Chattanooga re-
ported on mission study and social serv-
Ice Her report showed there Is gen
eral increase in membership and interest
in her department In closing she stated