The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16
Impressive Service Again
Marks Night Session Yes
terday at the First
Methodist Church
SOLEMN SERVICE
is PERFORMED BY
BISHOP LAMBUTH
Various Appropriations Are Allowed
by Council for Mission Work.
Young Women Given Assign
ments in Foreign Fields.
Resolutions Adopted

Last night with a service equally as I'M
pressiye and solemn as that Of Monday
night. IL young ladies were consecrated
ms foreign missionaries.
The conservation service opened with
sbort talks by Bishop Mccoy and DR.. w.
w. Pinson. Each of these praised the
young women who were going forth to
distant lands and each called down the
blessings of God upon their youthful
heads Bishop Lambuth delivered the oon-
secration address. which has never been
exoelied in Birmingham and one which
held his hearers motionless throughout.
The bishop dwelt upon the dangers that
iurhed in those far off corners of the
earth and of the hardships which they
would have to endure. OF how they
were leaving the protection of homes and
the loving care of parents and how cut
off from all connections. they would have
10 fight for victory among those heathens.
But" said he. there is a reward wait
ing you a reward grander and
richer. than any common mortal win re-
eeive and one which will heal all injuries
and oblfterate all memories of heart
rsnding hardships.
Following the conclusion OF Bishop Lam
buth's address, Mrs. Cobbs arose and
called each of the young ladies' one at
time, to the rostrum and presented her
to Miss Belle Bennett Each Of the young
ladies told the audience why she had en-
tered the service of the Lord land of the
benefits she expected to reap, and of the
good she expected to do. Bishop Lam
buth consecrated the candidates with q
prayer, telling each that the church had
accepted her services. After the con-
peorasion the diplomas were presented
Those consecrated were Miss Bertha
Attaway, Graycourt. s. c.; DIR. Hattie
Love, Miss Leila Bitter. Miss Caroline
Hadstrom, Miss Laura Mitchell, Miss
Rlanche Webb, Miss Mary Jane Baxter,
Miss Agnes E. Graham Miss Eva Hardie,
Miss Bessie Hardie, Miss Margaret Web
ster, Miss Ethel McCaughan, Miss Edith
Isuttingham.
Morning Session
Yesterdays session of the Woman s
Missionary council opened as usual with
a devotional service lead by Miss Emma
Service Lester of Soochow. China.
A telegram was read from Mrs. Bessie
Lipscomb of Grenada, Miss, who was
elected secretary of the Home base Mon
day. The telegram follows:
Accept election as call to service. Will
arrive Wednesday morning" Several
other telegrams were also read.
A recommendation was then presented
to the council that Il provisions that
were incorporated in the report of the
young peoples work be made standing
rules for the conduct of this committee
The council was unanimously in favor
of this.
Business from the calendar was then
taken up. The first was report of the
Sue Bennett school in London, Ky. The
school was given s11,035 to carry on its
work during the coming year This is an
increase of $40 over last years appro-
priation.
Following this report Professor Lewis
principal of the Sue Bennett school, spoke
on the immediate need of two new build
ings. In conclusion he told of the great