The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-02-13

carries a ministry to thousands whs
never attend the services Of any church.
SOCIAL PROGRAMME
Among the institutions and organiza
tons of the city in which the federation
will be directly interested are the juYe-
nile court Children's Aid society. AIefcy
home, Children's hospital Isolation hospi-
tai, Hillman hospital. tuberculosis camp.
Old Ladies home, Aims house, State Vo-
cational school, Boys Industrial school,
State Training School for Girls, North
side Community house, Southside Com
munity house, Pisgah home, Community
Welfare for negroes. and community
work in cooperation with the city well
fare department.
The purpose of the social programme
adopted by the federation at the initial
meeting states:
Whereas, the church of God is divine
ly appointed to interpret Jesus Christ and
His gospel TO each successive generation,
and to labor to the end that all things
be brought into subsection to Him; and.
Whereas, the problems of Industrial
reimbursement and social redemption that
are forced upon this generation contrib
ute a challenge to the church to assert tho
Lordship of Jesus Christ in the social as
well as in the Industrial life. and to in
terpret the gospel of this age il social
as well as in Individual terms;
Therefore this organization stands
with the Womans Missionary council in
carrying out the following social pro-
gramnae:
For the adoption of uniform law
on vital statistics.
'tFor the abolition of child labor by the
enactment of uniform child labor laws
For active cooperation with ali move
nents for the abolition Of ilGteracys for
the enactment and enforcement OF com
lengthening of the school term
For the establishment and n1ainte-
nance of juvenile courts and reforma-
tories.
For all efforts to secure adequate con-
structiye censorship of moving picture
films.
For the strict enforcement OF the law
regulating the sale of habit-formins
drugs, for the enactment and enforce
ment of laws prohibiting the liquor traf-
fic and the sale Of cigarettes
ORGANIZER OF 2 PREPARATIONS
Something worth while was begun in
birmingham some time ago, when Mrs.
Il. C. Brooks organized the Methodist
Federation Of Social Service Superln-
tendents. Mrs Brooks, who was elected
president of the Methodist federation,
knows birmingham ike the umpire OF
a baseball game, knows the athletic heid-
perintendents representing "a Methodist
missionary societies in the district, as
the captain of the team believes in the
temper of his elect mine" Together with
the superintendents and the secretary
treasurer. Mrs J. L. Yancey. she has
studied the community field, acauainting
herself with its needs. its resources ane'
it's opportunities for service The conse-
quences are that every Methodist mis-
stonary auxiliary has accepted an appor-
tionnient of a specific line of community
! service in which each is actively engaged
Through the leadership or one who has
been so actively engaged in community
service as has Mrs. BROOKS, and THAI
| Ut other efficient workers representing
! some of the denominations of the city,
the excellence Of a definitely apportioned
| programme will lie carried tn by the re-
Gently organized Federation of Sociai
service superintendent that will allow
! 1.-THE other half a fair chance In -,e
game called life