The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-17

business on the calendar unless the
time was extended
several Items of business on the cal
ehuar TOOK up more time than was
| expected One of these items was the
appropriations for home and foreign
mission fields while another was the
report OF the committee on bylaws.
one of the principal features of the
morning session was the arrival and
introduction of Mrs Bessie Llpscomb
VI Irenadas Miss, who is the newly
I erected secretary of the home base. She
WAS given quite an ovation by the del
egates. In a short talk she thanked
the council for electing her and prom
1 lseu to render the council her best
services. A prayer was offered for Miss
mabel Head, educational secretary of
the council, who has been given a six
,noINhs' leave of absence. Miss Head
teIr with her physician, DR.. Trawick,
Tor Louisville. Ky, Tuesday night
| The Wednesday morning session
| opened at $50 o'clock with devotion
al service led by Miss Mabel Wheeler
Following the roll call and reading OF
the minutes by the corresponding sec
retary, the fourth report of the stand
lnng committee on deaconesses and CITY
mission work was presented to the
council by Miss Mabel Howell of KAN
sas City and chairman of the com.
mittee. Among the recommendations
was plan TO cooperate with the Fisk
university, a negro school at Nashville.
| Tenn. motion then made by Miss
Mary Moore for the appointing of
| committee of five to hear the plans of
| Miss Emma Service and Miss Mamie
b Gaines of Soochow, China, for finan-
cling the industrial work at soochaw.
| China.
! Upon the passing of the motion Miss
Bennett appointed the following women To
serve on the committee: Miss Mary
Moore Mrs. ]. b. Cobb Miss Belle Ben
fnett and the two secretaries of the North
Alabama conference.
1 A resolution that a committee of seven
| be appointed to aid in the work of the
committee on the constitution and by-
laws was then presented to the council
Final action was postponed until the aft
erneon session
| At the conclusion of this business sew
| eral speeches were made by delegates
1 on various subjects.
After these speeches were finished the
| report of the committee on constitution
and bylaws was taken up. For over an
hour discussions were held over this re-
port and finally the final action on this
report was postponed to the afternoon ses-
sion.
The executive committee made a report
recommended that "a standing committee
of five on estimates be appointed No
action was taken on this.
Mrs. Bessie Lipscomb was then present.
ed to the council. She then resigned her
position as principal of the Methodist con-
ference school at Grenada, Miss, of which
she has been in charge for 13 years. No
| successor as vet has been appointed
Following a one hour Bible study under
the direction of DIR. George Detwiler the
council adjourned for luncheon.
Afternoon Session
| The afternoon session of the council,
which was due to open at 2 o'clock, did
not convene until 3 o'clock. The delay
| was caused by meeting of the execu-
| tive committee, which did not finish its
| business before that time
| The council was called to order by Mrs
F.. F. Stevens. second vice president who
occupied the chair throughout the after
noon session. Immediately after the con-
vening of the council a devotional serv-
ice was held under the guidance of Miss
Linnie Bancroft of Mexico City, Mexico
A motion was made to the effect that
the council reconsider item IL of the bu-
leau Of supplies which had been approved
during the morning session. The motion
was carried and Mrs. Perry. third vice
president, presented an amendment to it,
After several speeches in favor of the
measure the question was put to a vote
and passed unanimously.
Next Mrs. Marshall, editor in chief of
the Council Daily, stated to the council
that the final issue of the Daily would be
issued Friday morning instead of on
Thursday. The delay was on account of
the inability of the editors to procure
copies of several addresses which have
been made to the council by prominent
ministers and visitors.
Following this, Mrs. Cobb, chairman
of the committee on extension of foreign
mission work, presented a new report of
her committee. 1t carried with it recon-
mendations for additional appropriations
to the following foreign countries: China,
$3.50; Corea, 5000; Mexico, $3.50; Brazil $780,
Total, sl05o. This report was referred to
the calendar for final action.
Discussion on Laws
The continuation of the discussion on
the constitution and bylaws was the only
business given any attention during the
afternon session. This was brought over
from the morning session. The new art
icles and items were carefully gone over.
one at time. by the council Nearly
every one of these received criticism and
not a few were amended Mrs. Perry, Miss
Mary Moore, Mrs. w. A. Albright. Mrs.
Swindell, Miss Davies and Mrs. Arch
Trawick played an important part In the
final adjusting of this business.
During the discussion Mrs. Humes
Steele, chairman of the special committee
on laws, presented to the council several
important recommendations of her COM
mittee.
BY motion. rule two of the bylaws was
suspended and these recommendations
were considered by the council without
having to go on the calendar These rec
concentrations were unanimously adopted |