The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-19
DAY NURSERY
CENTRAL BAPTIST
Prayer League Finds Way to
Care for Tots While
Mothers Earn.

\ free day nursery TO care for the
children Of employed mothers during
working hours win be established by
Central Baptist church within a few
days, the Roy. Ben Cox, pastor an
nounCed Thursday Tie church auditu-
rum IS being refrigerated. the sunday
school facilities are 20 he enlarged, the
noon prayer meetings are taking on
new power and usefulness and the
whole scope ot the church is growing
The nursery will bc located In the
property adjoining Central church on
the north purchased and presented Ia
the church few weeks ago as the gift
OF Memphis woman, not a member OF
Central church, who became Interested
In the MONDAY prayer meetings which
have been a feature OF Dr Cox IS work
for the past six years. The donor
specified that her name was not TO be
made known.
Possession Of the property has just
been acquired. The building b l6-
room brick building admirably arranged
Tor The use of the nursery and other
plans Dr. Cox has In mind in Couuec-
tion with the church work
Al the monday prayer meetings,
number of women have volunteered to
give a part Of their time 10 the man
agemeut OF the nursery SO that volun-
teer workers Will he on hand each day
To care for the children Any mother
who must earn her living by work
away from home during the day can
leave her small children at the nursery
where they will be safe and well cared
for until her days work is done. There
viii be no charge whatever for taking
care OF the children.
In addition 70 the care Of the chill
dren, lunch viii be served at the noon
hour so that mothers employed may
see their children when they drop In
for lunch, if their work permits There
viii be no charge for the lunch, either
The need for a free day nursery has
been felt for some time, as there are
many mothers with children too smaA
TO leave at home alone, who must sup
port themselves, and who are hand
capped IN obtaining remuuerative work
because there is no place 10 leave their
dependent ones. Such cases are fire.
quently reported at the MONDAY prayer
Or. Cox says
The acquisition Of the new property
viii make possible the development OF
many new lines of church work that
Dr, Cox has had IN mind for some time,
especially in connection with the noon
prayer meeting and the Sunday school
The Central Baptist Sunday school
has greatly overcrowded its facilities
The Is rooms Of the new property win
provide individual classrooms for the
classes in the graded departments and
z
main Sunday school room 4 covered
will be put IN AT once. |
the Sunday school room d. |
rectly with the addition
Or. Cox is moving his study and Of |
ftce from the basement floor OF the |
church 10 the new location, which will
add considerable space to the MONDAY
prayer meeting room. More room has
been badly needed since the attendance |
of the meeting has grown TO It's present |
Many improvements are being made |
n the auditorium Of Central church at
his time. The Womans auxiliary Of
he church has made provisions for a
borough renovation aud redeCoratng
If the auditorium Work has already |
,een started and everything win he In |
badness for the revival which will be.
rim March II, In connection with the
campaign 10 be launched
n all the Protestant churches Of the
lily at that time.