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

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or duplication of effort.
Among the charter members of the or
ganization were listed Mrs. N. S. Kitch-
ems, representing the Christian denomi-
uation; Mrs. Leonard Wilson, the South
ern Presbyterian; Mrs. j. NJ. Broadly and
Mrs Cabot Lull, the Presbyterian
U. S. A.; Mrs. Peyton Eubank, Baptist;
Mrs. Florence Tarrant and Rev. Oscar
Randolph. Episcopal; Mrs. Z. c. Brooks
and Mrs. j. l. Yancey Methodist
The officers elected at the initial meet
ms We're Mrs E. C. Brooks, president
Mrs. J. l. Yancey, secretary, and Rev,
oscar deWolf Randolph, treasurer
CALL FOR ORGANIZATION
Wednesdays meeting, to effect an or
ganization that will enable the denomi-
Iations to cooperate in meeting the So
aial needs Of a growing city, was in re-
Spouse to a call sent cut by the Method
list Federation of Social Service Super
intendents of the Birmingham district al
the suggestion OF Mrs. E. C. Brooks. the
president of that body.
Organized a year ago for the purpose
Of apportioning the field of community
service among "A Methodist missionary
auxilaries, the workers soon realized the
need for a larger programme of social
service to bep romoted by interdenomina-
tional cooperation through such distri.
button as will enlist the interest oil
church people and others in every phi
lanthropic institution and every enter
prise of Birmingham that looks toward
community welfare Of the neglected, the
unfortunate and the forsaken.
In answer to this need, set forth in the
Fa6oratfnn nf tre
Workers has been organized and has
launched into well-rounded programme
that will probably meet as no other one
organization has been able to meet tbs
opportunities offered through Christian
social service in building a better Biz
iningham. The work apportioned by this
organization will be taken in turn to the
UNCONVENTIONAL organizations of social
service workers, in this way offering
every church member the privilege d
having share.
NON UNCONVENTIONAL
MISSION
A. Melville Trotter nondenornin atlona
mission for Birmingham is the first plan
for community service that will be insti-
tuted by the federation. Melville Trotter
will organize the mission similar to the
well-known chain OF missions he carries
comes to Birmingham April l. On invi-
tation of DIR. George r Stuart, DIR. J. M
Brady and the federation, his mission tc
Birmingham will be in the interest of a
great revival and the establishment OF
a self downtown mission.
Although preliminary steps for insti-
tuting such mission in Birmingham
were initiated by the UNCONVENTIONAL rep
resentatives of the Social Service Fedora
ton. the work of the mission itself will
be nondenominational, under the aus
pices of a nondenominational board
With no thought to teach any dogma
or creed, it is considered by the fedora
ton that the greatest need for Birming-
ham is a downtown mission on the order
of the Jere McCauley missions. where
services will be held every night to pro
claim no creed nor doctrine but only
Christ and His power to save. 1t is in
tended that all converts will be directec
to churches of their choice and that tbs
mission shall become the center in which
all social services workers of the city will
cooperate in promoting the spiritual up
lift of the community.
According to tests made in other cities
1t has been found that such a mission