The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-04-21
C.E. CONVENTION
CLOSED SUNDAY
yICKSBURG SELECTED AS
1921 MEETING PLACE;
OFFICERS
ELECTED.
SUCCESSFUL MEET,
Fine Program Carried Out Sun
day-Starkville and Oxford
Win Hon0rs of Conven-
tiOn-Full Program.

Vicksburg was selected as the meet
inc place for the 1921 convention OF
the Mississippi Christian Endeavor
Societies which closed three day ses-
sion in this city Sunday evening.
The meeting here was declared by
officials and leaders of the organlza-
tiop to have been the most successful
since the State association was or
ganizcd five years ago.
The following officers were elected:
President, Mr.. c. c. Coulter, Clarks-
dale; president, Miss Maude
Marks, Jackson, and Rev. R. G. Cum
mngham, Grenada; secretary Mrs. A.
A. Walker, Clarksdale; treasurer,
Miss Annie Dele Perkins, Starkvilie.
Starkville was awarded the honor
shield of the convention for having
contributed the largest amount to the
mission cause of the All-South AS
sociation. This society had more dele
gates to the convention than any
other society in the State.
Oxford society won the convention
banner for the best all round report.
This was the second consecutive year
Oxford has won this honor.
The convention sermon was deliver
ed Sunday morning at IL o'clock by
Rev. John A. Wood, of Canton, pres
ident Of the association.
The feature of the Sunday after
noon meeting was the Junior Rally
conducted by Miss Annie Peyton Stin-
son, of Columbus, and Miss Annie
Dele Perkins, Of Starkyille. A con-
ference Of the Tenth Legion dealing
with tithing in the church was led BY
DR.. Karl Lehman, of Chattanooga
and devotional conference was con-
Quoted by Mrs. j. A. Wood, OF Can
ton.
Another feature Of the Sunday
evening session was an illustrated
lecture by DR.. Henry F. Williams,
of Nashville, field secretary of the
Southern Presbyterian Committee or
Foreign Missions.
J. C. Stillions, of Rome, Miss, re-
ported to the convention the organic.
alton of eight new societies in the
Christian churches of the State, anc
reported much progress and interest
in the work generally.
The following department chair
man were elected:
Junior Department, Mrs. H. E
Jones, Starkville.
intermediate Department, Mrs. E
E. Grout, Columbus.
Missionary Superintendent, Miss
Mamie Gay Foster, Vicksburg.
At the Sunday night session The
newly elected State officers were
formally installed, Rev. John A
Wood, the retiring president, having
offciated as installing officer.
DR.. Karl Lehman delivered tn,
closing address of the convention
which was masterly appeal ant
challenge to the young life of tn
church. He appealed to them for tn
very heartiest service for the Lor,
and Master in the local churches. HI
especially emphasized the cause o
missions during the course of his ad
dress. He said that 1000 mission
aries in the foreign field had bee
brought to this service directl,
through the influence of the Christia
Endeavor of America. He said tn
Christian Endeavor of the nation con
tributed annually a million and
quarter dollars to foreign missions
but that their greatest contribution
was their own lives in this service.
Miss Annie Dele Perkins, of Stark
vile, was elected delegate to the All
South Convention which will be i
New Orleans in July. Mr.. Lehman
announced that the founder G
Christian Endeavor, Francis E. Clarl
of Boston, would be among the not
ables who will attend the New Oh
leans conference.