The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-03
DR. HONLINE TALKS
 AT ROTARY LUNCH
Mrs. EchoIs, New Commis- Sioner, Guest of Club, Is
 Given Ovation

pr. Nj. A. Honline of Chicago, asso- ciate educational superintendent of the International Sunday School as- sociation, made a short talk to Ro- tarians at their meeting yesterday afternoon in the ball room of the Southern club.
 What people are is determined by three things, he stated First, hered ity, environment and what they have done Awith these two things He spoke of the importance of education. declaring it was as essential to the human as fertilizer was to the plant. What cultivation is to the corn, edu- cation Is to the human crop, he de- clared, and just as the farmer plants the best seed possible 50 must we cultivate the human crop by educat- ing it.
 Dr. Scale Harris made a brief talk on the cancer, this week being desig- mated as cancer week. One woman out of every eight and one man out of every twelve die from cancer. he stated.
 Mrs. D. A. Echols. the new woman member of the city commission, was the gues of the club and received an ovation. Several songs were ren- dered by the members of the club. led by Edward Powell Lee. the pensioners of the church. This is thought to be the largest amount paid for pensions by any church or any corporation in America.
 There is remarkable increase" said Dr. Oaten, 'in the last report over the report of 1918, when $l,251,- 7S9 were paid, while in 1910 only SS79, 68SS were paid.
 However, the number of claim ants on the fund this year were: Re- tired ministers, 3,295; widows of min- isters, 3.7S7, and 764 children, making total of 7.S46. In 1910 there were 2,56l ministers, 2,796 women and 266 children dependent upon the fund, which makes q total of J,623 claim- ants on the fund"
 The features of last nights session were addresses by K. A. Kilburn, di- rector of the rural leadership depart ment of the Athens, Tenn, school, and Rev. J. NJ Mclean editor of the Methodist Advocate Journal of Ath- ems. Tenn.
 Life in the Country
 MT. Kilburn pointed out the neces- sty of developing farm life as the basis of national and world life He said rural people must have the best of economic, social and religi ious con- ditions in order to be satisfied to life in the country.
 MT. Kilburn said the Methodist Episcopal church means to place the church at the center of rural life so that the best conditions will pre- vail in the country and the best peo- pie remain in the country to supply the necessary food for the world and the necessary leaders among men and women for world thought and wor- ship.
 Dr. Mclean took as his theme Church Publications and pointed out the need of increasing the circu- lation of the church papers in order to develop the church among the masses of the people.
 Sessions of the conference will con- tinue throughout the week. and the conference will adjourn Sunday. To- days programme includes a confer ence at 9:30 o'clock at the First Bap- tist church, and q joint meeting of the two at o'clock in the after noon.
 penticostal service will be led by Dr. John l. Brasher at 3:90 o'clock in the afternoon. The night session, beginning at : o'clock, will be de- voted to the anniversary of the board of hospitals and homes. and the principal address will be delivered by Dr. N. E. Davis.