The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-04
TWO PROMINENT
CHURCH LEADERS
TO Be SPEAKERS
Bishops Moore and MCMurry
will Deliver Addresses at
Friday Night Session of
WOman'S Council.

Two Of the leading figures In South
erh M%ethodism, Bishop John NJ. Moore
and Bishop William 7. McAIurrv. are TO
deliver addresses Friday night al the
session of the Woman's Missionary
council at the First Methodist church.
blshOp Moore who has presided Over
me south American conferences Of the
Csutch, VIII tell Of conditions and needs
o., the Latin American countries. Real
iZing that the eyes Of the people Of the
ohlted states are turned to South
America now as they have never been
before, the Woman's Missionary council
mas put forth some of It's greatest ef-
lofts there, and 1t IL with keen interest
mat the delegates await Bishop Moore's
account OF he wonderful progress the
church has made in that quarter.
The interest Of mission workers never
hiackenB in the effort to spread Chris
tianity throughout the Orient, and the
recent return Of Bishop William 7. Nc
Murry from China, where he presided
over the mission conferences OF the
church, enables the council to gain ac-
CuTate flrst-hand information on con
ditlons there from probably one OF the
greatest authorities on mission work in
the field. THE Claims of the ORIENT
address.
The sessions Friday were devoted
largely to business matters and reports
from the various departments, some OF
which were carried over from the pro-
gram of Thursday afternoon.
Mrs, q, W. Lipscomb, home base Sec
retaryI told Of the wonderful ~organlza-
ton Of the Woman's Missionary council,
through which important mission mes
sages could be transmitted to each of
the 100000 members Of the council, in
a. conferences, in just a few days time
with a minimum expense.
Has 10, o Branches.
The council has 10000 home fires
or local auxiliarles organized on plans
OF the government.
Miss Nina Steel, mission worker from
China, now assigned to the home field
IN connection with the promotion Of the
study of mission work by students in
American educational institutions, told
OF her work in enllsting volunteers for
mission work,
schools, hospitals and other institu-
tons maintained by the council Fri
day submitted their report on the work
accomplished during the past year and
the outlook for the future.
Half Self Sustaining.
1t was found that the institutions of
the council are more than 50 per cent
self-sustaining, which Is considered a
remarkable record. The need for ex-
tending and enlarging the work of these
institutions was reported to be very
pressing.
At the Vashti home for dependent
girls, T~homasville, Ga, 100 orphan girls
between IL I'M is years of age were
registered last year, and 500 girls for
whom a home was applied for, could
not be accommodated. This home takes
the orphan girls when they are about
IL years Of age and gives them a gram
mar school education and Industrial
training. When they are is years old,
positions are found for the girls where
they may maintain themselves.
President Carranza of Mexico and
the governors of several states in Mex
leo have contributed literally to the
work being done In Mexico, said DR..
], m. Skinner, of Laredo, Tex, in tell
ing OF the work In that country. Five
Institutions are maintained in Mckee
by the council, with eight missionaries,
% native teachers and SIS pupils,