The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23


 TT is splendid to see the young womer of a community interested in the worl -A of the Sunday schools and Bible Training schools, for on them depends the success or failure of future genera tions
 In no city in the United States is there a more creditable showing made by young women than in Birmingham.
 With the inspiration of Miss Minnie Kennedy, general secretary of the Bir. n1ingham Sunday School association, tc lead them on, in her sweet gentle, earn est, quiet way, they have accomplished more than any other association in the Sunday school world today-anywhere. Among the most ardent and faithfu collaborators in the work may be named Miss Lena Easley, who as chairman of the teen-age advisory council, is partic- cuarly interested in the outcome of the conference to be held at the First Meth odist church, preparatory to the opening of the Bible Training school on Novem- Der l. at the First Baptist church.
 In speaking of the conference scheduled
 
 serves, among other things:
 Whoever said, Large oaks from little acorns grow must have had a prophetic knowledge of the growth of interest in teen-age girls. A few years ago noth- ing much was ever said about them, and what was said was of the most casual nature. Then it was discovered that aft CT all they were actually of Some im- portance and that as go the girls, so goes the next generation so perfect evidence of interest in girl life and girl nature began spreading over the land. Birmingham came promptly into line and has had a number of older girl confer ences, which were wonderfully successful. The Older Girls council has a national reputation because of it's fine work, and the qualities of leadership developed in the girls"
 Strange as it may seem she contin- ued, it has never been hard to reach and enlist the girls, but the difficulty has been to arouse the women. It seemed the hardest thing in the world to make num- bers of them realize that q little While on Sunday morning with the girls could never accomplish much, but that they would have to win the whole life in it's physical, mental and social, as well as in its spiritual aspects.
 "By degrees the little group of those who had the vision of great things grew larger, and at last the Womans Teen Age Advisory Council of the Birmingham Sunday School association was organized ,'' Miss Easley said. "This is made up of the general officers and of the woman chairman in each of the 14 Sunday school districts, with the officers of the teen age section of the Womans Graded union. There is something in the very expression girls work that attracts the very finest women, so this woman's council has done a number of notable things"
 And what is its latest achievement? ?' I asked.
 'eThe latest inspiration that has come to use is, l believe, the best,'' said Miss Easley. Somehow, in spite of the fact that everything and everybody, holds conferences conventions or something, no one before seems to have thought of the possibilities that could be developed by a Conference for Women Who Are Interested in Teen-Age Girls Now, the women have been as busy as bees for weeks, getting ready for such a confer ence. the first the Sunday school world has known. It will be held in the First Methodist church at o'clock on Sat urday, October 30. immediately preceding the training school. The programme has on it older girls, as well as women."
 Ana US purpOSeF' 1 inquired.
 ''The purpose of it is to quicken inter- est and enthusiasm in those already con- cerned and to reach women who have not yet felt the movement" Miss Easley replied. Some of the principal topics are: The Challenge of the Teen-Age.'' You know that Sunday school workers are everywhere considering this theme. Also, The Advantages of Teen-Age Or ganized Work to the Class, to the Teach- ar n a an nd ts, tI,a itxys xxri11 h, fuuly discussed. By the way, people have not yet understood thoroughly that teen age work is not anything mysterious, but is merely developing and emphasizing the work already done in the Sunday schools with teen-age pupils. The standard for a well organized teen-age class will be dis cussed, point by point, so that all will learn the requirements. Miss Freda Bose, the state superintendent of teen-age work; Miss Miriam Hasletter. Miss Pey- ton Eubank Miss Jessie Ingram. and Mrs. $. F. Moore will present these topics The principal address will be on Giving Our Best by Miss Rosa Strickland, prin- cipal of Powell school. and head of the training department of the city public Music. which is always an im- portant item. will be emphasized and the solos by Mrs. Claude O'Rear will be fine. In spite of the fact that from 300 to $50 women are expected the energetic and hospitable advisory council has provided and social time for them all. At this social period, greetings will be given from the president of the Bir- mingham Sunday School association, rom the Mems Advisory Council, the Older Girls Council and the Older Boys Coun- cl. We are decidedly 'puffed up over the thought that this is the first confer ence of the kind ever attempted. Bir- mingham has reputation in the Sunday school world for being first in various We had the first Older Girls ] conference. the first Older Girls Council, ] and now other cities and states have fol- lowed our example. The International