The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-18


Under the direction of Miss Eva Mae
Bowman. OF Memphis, conference
Junior league superintendent. the chill
4oFeixA Nc the local Junior leaEuea pres
sented a beautiful pageant al the league
convention In session at the First
Methdist church Wednesday morning,
that portrayed the mission and the work
of the Junior league department that
could not be equaled with any amount
o. discussion.
Nearly a score Of children, beautifully
costumed in the native dresses of the
countries in which the league is sup
porting missionaries took part in the
pageant THE Juniors Dream" was
the title of the entertainment. The
first scene showed a little girl in her
home. crying because 1t had rained and
her mother would not let her attend the
missionary meeting of her Junior
reading about the foreign lands in which
her chapter was helping to support
missionaries. She falls asleep, and in
her dreams she sees the native children
of these foreign lands, as they appear
and tell her of how they have been
helped by the Christian missionaries,
and of the happiness that has come to
them through the efforts of the Ameri-
can children In the Junior league.
Following the pageant, Miss Bowman,
with the assistance of a number Of
juniors, conducted a model Junior
league program.
The Rev. Ralph E. Nollner, of Nash
vile, assistant general secretary, made
the principal address of the morning
session, DR.. Nollner said that the re-
cent centenary drive was an advance
step toward bringing the world to God,
but that the money side of the cam
paign was only side issue, the greatest
gain being the gain in the morale Of
the church.
The afternoon session was largely
devoted to department conferences.
DR.. R. A. Clark Covington, Tenn,
former president of the Memphis Con-
ference Epworth League, addressed the
Epworth Leaguers Tuesday night. DIR.
Clark's subject was THE Challenge of
the Young People of the Church in
the Period of the Worlds Reconstruc
tion." He related numerous instances
of the noble deeds and accomplish
ments wrought by young people. DR..
Clark stated that will power and de-
termination were necessary factors for
the achievement Of success. He urged
the young people to be faithful to the
church during the reconstruction period.
w. w. Ellis Jr.. treasurer of the
conference. reported that the allotment
for the Memphis conference was 81, ,S24
year for five years for the league S
apportionment of the centenary fund
The conference has already raised this
amount and forwarded it to the CEN
tenary headquarters at Nashville. The
Epworth League of the NJ. E. church,
South, will raise $3S0,0O0 during the
next five years for missionary and edu-
cational work at home and abroad
The visiting delegates were enter
tanned Tuesday afternoon at Overton
park with a gypsy tea. Just before 60
ing to the park the delegates were
given an automobile ride on the Park
way.
The program for Wednesday evening
is as follows:
S:30-Devotions, Rev. G. C. Fain, Pa
ducah, KY; chapter reports on pledges
report of fourth department superin-
tendent, Mrs. E. M. Clere, Newbern
Tenn ''How We Did IT, w w. Ellis;
illustrated lecture, "Our Colored Broth
er at Home and in Africa Rev A. d.
Belts, president Payne college, Augusta
Ca; chapter pledges for 19ls-1920; ad-
journment.