Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-07
Rev. MT. Vaughn Repre- sents Oakland Church at
 Missionary Meeting.
MRS. TANKERSLEY
 OPENS CONVENTION
Mrs. V. $. Mcclellan Delivers Address of Welcome to Delegates Attend.
 ing WOmen's Missionary Society .-a Conference.

The unusual circumstance of a man delegate, duly qualified, to a woman's missionary convention, was present yesterday at the opening session of the Woman's Missionary society of the Little Rock conference of the Methodist church, South, at the Lake, side Methodist church here, but Rev. MT. Vaughan, representing the Oak land church, in the outskirts of Hot Springs, did not appear to take his honors amiss, the women of the con- vention paid him the courtesy of al lowing him to make his report first, and some of the women even went so far as to admit that MT. Vaughan did it "just as nicely as a woman could have done."
 The greater part of yesterday, the opening day of the convention, was given over to receiving the Out-Of- town delegates. .escorting them to the homes where they will be guests dur ing the convention, registration Of delegates and other such preliminary matters.
 The first formal session was called to order at D. m., when Mrs. Zack
 
 ercises. There were several musical selections by the choir of the church, and the roll was called. Then a most delightful and cordial address of vel come was given the delegates by Mrs. V. s. Mcclellan, the response to which was made by Mrs. F. M. Williams Of Hot Springs, president of the society, who acted in the absence of Mrs. w. H.. Pemberton of Little Rock, who was absent because of illness. An inter- esting and instructive talk was made by Hon. T. B. King, commissioner for Galloway college, Rev. MT. Vaughan of | Oakland church, made his report and a vocal solo by Mrs. Myrtle Sage Moore brought the session to close. Hear Annual Sermon. The report of the president, Mrs. F. M. Williams, and the annual sermon, by Rev. Theodore Copeland of the Lakeside church, were the features of the session. last night, which was at tended by an audience, that crowded |even the spacious auditorium of the 1 Lakeside church.
 Taking as his text, Luke 9:60. GO thou and preach the kingdom of God,' Dr. Copeland delivered a sermon that was charged with the missionary spirit, and that inspired and enthused the members of the missionary society to even greater efforts in the future than they have put forth in the past. 1 The devotional was led by Rev. B. R. Steel, pastor of the First church, and a vocal solo by Frances lone Farrar was delightful number. A reading, "The Iron Cross," by Miss Marjorie Sumpter, was based on the text. "Go6 loveth a cheerful giver," and the re- port of the conference treasurer. Mrs. S. W. c. Smith, showed in figures the results of the cooperative work Of l the missionary women of the district 1 in the year 1916.
 I The program for the sessions today 1 is as follows:
 l Wednesday, 9 A. M. :. | Devotional and memorial service, Mrs. r. M. Williams.
 l Solo-"The Home of the Soul, ,' Miss Lucy Hearn Broadstreet.
 Hymn No. TIA, conference hymn. Roll call.
 Minutes.
 Review of work by district secre- taries, Mesdames Patterson, Bowe and | Goetz.
 Supplies-"Report and Discussion 2 Mrs. T. P. Can't, superintendent.