Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-02-21

department of missionary educa-
ton, and DR.. r. j. Carson, pastor
of the Presbyterian church at RAJ
ton, the department Of Christian
stewardship. 1t was announced
that these four heads would meet
Uith/DireCtor Mills and after con-
ferring with religious leaders of
the various counties. select four
men from each to head up the
four departments in the county and
Ito act as county COnVeners in each.
It was explained that there would
he held conferences in each county
" hich would duplicate in a meas
ure the state training conference
which closed last night. These
county meetings will be held dur
ing the middle of April.
After the appointment of the de-
partmental state heads, DR.. j. c.
WOrley, missionary to Japan, made
some Introductory remarks and in
troduced DR.. |. n. McCash, presi-
dent of Phillips university at Enid
okla; Miss Margaret Hodge, exc
Cutive secretary of the Presbyter-
ion women's mission board at New
York; DR.. r. c. English of Cleve-
land, who spoke respectively on
spiritual leadership and interces-
sion, stewardship, and life work.
Dr. Worley talked on missionary
education. In connection with the
last named subject a tender was
made to the Inter-church Move
ment by the Y NJ. c. A, of the
ClOudcroft camping ground as the
summer instruction and Bible
training camp for the New Mexico
designates.
Adjourning from the dinner,
which was served by a committee
CT church women, the body went to
the Lead Avenue Methodist church
where the closing session was held.
DR.. Ralph f. Diffendorfer of New
York gave a summing up of the
work of the conference. telling of
the financial campaign from April
26 to May 2 which will bring about
the sinews of war for carrying on
the proposed activities, Then fol-
lowed the closing sermon by Rev.
G. e. Kerr, d. D.. Presbyterian
pastor at Tulsa. okla, which was
the consecrational message for the
great work to be taken in hand.
DR.. Kerr told in compelling elo-
Quence of the benefits to be con-
ferred on all churches by the at
tainment of the four great objec-
tiyes and carried the delegates into
the heights of enthusiasm as they
left for their homes on the night
trains.
The morning and afternoon ses-
sion of the conference were large
iy in preparation for the closing
messages. DR.. f. c. English made
two addresses one on homes and
hospitals and the other on minis
terial relief. Rev. Bruce Baxter of
New York spoke on Christian edu-
cation and the industrial situation;
DR.. |. N. MCCash on American edu-
cation and the necessity of denOm-
national colleges, and DR.. r. E.
Dunlap gave the statistical mirror
telling why the financial drive was
to be held and what the funds
raised would be used for. DIR. Eng
lish in his talk outlined plans for
fifty-nine institutions. to cost $25,-
100000, proposed by the homes
and hospital division of the Inter-
church Movement. These are
twelve general hospitals for whites
in Alabama. Kentucky, Maine, New
Hampshire, North Carolina. New
Mexico, Nevada, oklahoma. Ore
son, Rhode Island, Utah and West
Virginia. Estimated cost. $4,000
600. Twelve general hospitals for
negroes in the following states:
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Ken
tt cky, Louisiana. Mississippi, Mis-
souri,, North Carolina, South Caro-
lima, Tennessee, Texas and Vir-
ginia. Estimated cost, 100000
! Tubercular sanitarium in Arizona
Isl 100000; four hospitals for incur
sbles in Massachusetts, Missouri
Ohio and Virginia. estimated cos
! $6,000,000; seven homes for the
aged, one of which should be fol
negroes; three children's ortho
pedic hospitals in New York. Min
neapolis and Dallas, estimated cos
81, 100000 each; eleven training
schools for nurses and hospita
Executives IN Washington, D. C.
Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts
Minnesota, Missouri. New York
Ohio, Tennessee. Washington ant
Tennessee (for negroes; sever
homes for aged, retired minister
and missionaries in Colorado. Del
aware, Georgia (for negroes)
Iowa, Kentucky, North Caroline
and Washington; four homes 70
missionaries on furlough at Cali
| fornia, Denver, Florida and New
York, and three homes for negr,
children at northeastern Soutl
| Carolina, western Arkansas AM
western Mississippi.