The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-03-19
MISSION WORKERS
in SESSION HERE
FORTIETH ANNUAL MEETING OF
NORTH MISSISSIPPI MIS-
sIONARY SOCIETY
CONVENES.
Sessions Being Held at First Meth-
odist Chuech--Firc Interferes
With InItiaI session
Tuesday Might.

sippi Woman's Missionary Society
Of the Methodist church. which was
scheduled for Tuesday night, was
postponed until this morning on ac-
count Of the fre in the lack OF
lighting facilities and the demorali-
zation incident to the big fire in the
business district.
More than hundred delegates
arrived in the city Tuesday after
noon and were present for the
opening session which. was held this
morning. The conference is being
presided. over by Mrs J W. congcr,
Of Walden, president OF the society.
The delegates are guests in the
homes OF the city. The conference
will be in session through Friday.
Following is the program an
nounced for wednesday and the re-
naming days Of the conference:
Wednesday morning, March 10.
500 Devotional service. Forces
for the New Era. the Needed
Strength" Rev. w. +. Duren. presid-
ing elder, Columbus district. Ad.
ministration OF Holy Sacrament Or
ganization. Report Of conference
treasurer. Mrs. ". w. wilbur, Lex
ington. Miss.
Reports Of district secretaries as
follows:
Aberdeen district, Mrs. J. H.
Haughtcn. Aberdeen: Columbus dis
trict. Miss Alma McGee. Columbus;
Corinth district. Miss Corinne Rog-.
ers. New Albany; Durant district,
Mrs. Elma King. Durant; Greenville
district, Mrs. Elizabeth Clark. Cleve-
land; golly Syringe district, Mrs Lu.
die Grenada Safdis distSicl,
Mrs. R. M, Short, Sardis; Winona
district. Mrs. c. A. Neal. Carrollton.
Quiet hour, Prayer Pow
er and Its Limitlsss Possibilities,
Mrs. Hargrove, Nashville, Tenn.
Wednesday afternoon. 2:O0--De-
votional: Forces for the New Era
vision, Mrs. S. NJ. Thomas.s jackson,
Miss. Centenary round table. "Wo-
man and the Centenary" Mrs M. L.
Hargrove. Nashville Tenn. The
Centenary and Foreign Missions"
Miss Martha Pyle, China. The Cen
tenary and Foreign Missions"
Miss Martha Pyle, China. The Cen
tenary and Home Missions" Miss
Grace Gatewood, Nashville, Tenn.
Questions from the floor.
Committee meetings.
Wednesday evening, S;15-Devo-
tional. "A World Survey Mrs.
Susie Thomas. starksville "The ORR
ent," Miss Martha Pyle, China.
Latin America" Miss Mary Jane
Baxter, Brazil. Africa" Rev. DIR.
D. L. Mumpower, Africa. E
Thursday morning, March 20,
s:OO-Devotiona Forces for the
New Era Service" Mrs. j. F. Evans.
Tupelo. Reports: First vice-presi-
dent, Mrs. r. p. Neblett. Como; Sec
ond vice-president. Mrs j. NJ. Brad
ley, Kennett. Mo.
Presentation of honor roll certif-
Gates to young people and juniors.
Methods. with young people, with
juniors untitled Fields. and Their
Possibilities" Mrs. R. M. Short, sar-
dis. Report of superintendent of
supplies. Mrs, Susie Thomas. Stark
Vile.
Quiet hour, 11:45-"A God Ap-
proved Intercessor, Mrs. NJ. L. Har-
grove. Nashville.
Thursday afternoon = Memorial
Service, conducted by Mrs. E. T.
Clark. Cleveland. Reports: superin-
tendent of study and publicity, Mrs.
L. q. FAINT, Holly Springs suberin-
tendent social service Miss Eta
Murry, Ripley. IAN Efficient Aux
iliary," Mrs. J. N. Wyatt. Shelby.
North Mississippi and the Centen-
ary," Re- Ben P. Jaco. winona. =Ad-
dress, DR.. d. L. Mumpower. Africa.
Thursda. evening-Young peo-
pies evenink Devotional. Miss Jau-
nita Brown. /. I. & G.. Columbus.
Life Enlistment. Miss Grace Gate
wood. Nashville. World Conditions
visualized." MRS. Hargrore. Nash
vile.
Friday morning - Devotional.
@Forces or the New Era-Enlight-
,,,ort >, arr- n = Mepaash. Coium-
HfHHts tlfS- II r. HAtDCaNnT NoAAnA-
bus. Pledges. Report Of Cooper
alive Home. Miss Adeline Peoples.
Corinth. Granada College. COM
mittee reports.
Quiet hour-"Good Stewards Of
the Manifold Grace OF Cod" Mrs..