Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-04-24
CHURCH conferences
TO BE HELD IN TEN
MISSISSIPPI CITIES
iNTERcHURcH SPEAKERS r
PRESENT WORLD CONDl-
TIONS AS RELATING
TO STATE

Throughout North Mississippi dur
ing the latter part of April a series
of conferences is under way to bring
down to the people Of this section the
messages Of the Interchurch World
Movement, these conferences begin
ming on April 81. Meetings are being
held in ten centrally located towns
and cities. Two days are given to
each meeting. Two teams of able
speakers will travel from place to place
to present the aims and purposes of
this movement as it applies directly
to Mississippi. One team starting at
Jackson will travel north through the
Delta section; the other team Will
travel south from Corinth, going down
the Mobile and Ohio railroad terri
tory.
The Jackson team will hold meetings
at Jackson, Greenwood, Senatobia, Tut
wiler and Greenville. Meetings will be
conducted by the Corinth team at Cor
NTH, Tupelo, New Albany, West
Point and Meridian This series Of
conferences was authorized by the Ad-
tlSoIy SOlIllulItSc loI Ihlo0IoSlppA VI lac
Interchurch World Movement at the
April meeting held the past week.
The preparations for the conferences
are directly in the hands Of the adj
visory committee and DR.. James 0.
Grogan, Executive Secretary of the
Interchurch World Movement for
Mississippi and Alabama.
The Advisory Committee is compos-
ed of the following well known Mis-
sissippi churchmen: Rev. Chas. w.
Crisler, chairman, Jackson, Miss;
Blake w. Godfrey, Jackson, Miss; Rev.
F. R. Graves, Sumner, Miss; Rev. H.
M. Watson, Meridian, Miss; Rev. R.
L. Phelps, West Point, Miss; Bishop
VIM. M. Green, Jackson, Miss; Rev.
J. B. Lehman, Edwards, Miss; Rev.
B. P. Jaco, Winona, Miss; j.. R. Bry-
an, Vicksburg, Miss; Rev. E. G.. Mob
Ter, Sardis, Miss; Rev. J. w. Hair,
. Jackson, Miss, and Rev. A. M. John
son, Vicksburg, Miss, the last two rep
%resenting the Negro churches in the
state.
The conferences will bring together
from two to three hundred ministers,
laymen n women from the territory
Of which each meeting place is the
!. natural center, embracing from one to
s half a dozen counties in each instance.
The speakers, all Of whom will be well
known leaders in their respective de-
e nominations, will present world condi-
tons as faced by the churches in Mis-
= sissippi and the South, touching most
every phase of religious activity from
kLa po~o;or r,;ccion fold down TO fhn
rural community right at home These
~ conferences will be just as complete
y in the detailed presentation of startling
religious, social, educational and other
IN facts and figures as were presented
last month at the state pastors con-
ference held IN Grenada.
There are five or more speakers
u on each team. One speaker on each
program will be a woman to discuss
the Interchurch Movement from the
III woman's viewpoint. Racial relations
between Whites and Negroes in the
On state will have a place on the pro-
al gram. There are stereopticon pre-
sensations of conditions in rural Mis-
nd sissippi, in other parts of America
and in the foreign missions fields.
The Interchurch World Movement
- insofar as it applies to Mississippi and
e the other Southern states is autono
o nous. The state advisory committee
must originate, approve and direct any
of program of activity undertaken by
of the movement in this state. The ma
of tienal organization approaches the
u South through the Southern member
:. of the general committee, including
y such we'll known churchmen and WON
- en- as DR.. James l.. Vance, Nashville
III George Watts, Durham, N. c.; DR.
Thornton Whaling, Columbia, 8 c.
at Henry H. Sweets, Louisville, KY; J
ay B. Spillman, Columbia, S. c.; DR.
av Charles H. Pratt, Montreal, N. c.
M DR.. w. w. &Pinson, Nashville; R. E
;, Magill, Richmond; Rev. Homer Nc
MILAN, Atlanta; Mrs. ]. H. Mccoy
Nashville; Mrs. Ida w. Harrison, Lex
ay ington; C. e. Graham, Greenville, S
c.; Rev. A. D. P. Gillmour, Spartan
burg, s.. c.: John J.. Eagan, Atlanta
err DR.. E. D. Chappell, Nashville; Bishol
James Canon, Jr, Nashville; Rev. II
A, Boaz, Louisville; Miss Belle II. Ben
~ nett, Richmond; DR. W. E. B~eauchamI
Nashville; DR.. A. J. A. Alexander
Spring Station, KY; Stonewall Ande1
~ son, Nashville.
for
of ~L,ID~u ~ nDERATInN