The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29
| AXE JUNAL LUSKA WORKERS DISCUSS MISSIONARY WORK
Object Is To Discuss Plans And eMthods For Or
 ganization

LAKE JUNALUSKA, July 2S.-Spe- cial.)-Discussing matters concerning missionary work in city centers, heads of city mission boards, deaconesses, pastors assistants and city mission aries, organized for work here upon the call of Mrs. J. H. Mccoy, widow of Bishop Mccoy of the M. E. church} south. Mrs Mccoy is one of the home mission secretaries of the board of missions of the denomination and has supervision of missionary interests of the Womans department of missions east of the Missfssippigriver In pre- fatory remarks to organization for work, Mrs. Mccoy said a conference of this kind had long been the earnest hope of workers in city missions. The object of the conference, out of which 1t IS expected others will develop, as outlined by Mrs Mccoy, is to bring to- gether men and women for conference to discuss what has been found in the way of methods, plans and purposes for organized help in neglected areas of cities.
 Helpful results of interdenomina- ticaal ana interconare Ra tional CO., operation in which a ci:ywide plan, wEere all denominations and individ- ual congregations could come to- gether and submit their social service, programs, was stressed. '
 Miss Helen Gibson, church deacon-- ess of Centenary Methodist church, Chattanooga, presented as a basis for inaugurating city mission work survey in typical southern city in an area of one mllo square, showing what is being done along spiritual lines, educational, health, social, rec reational life of the people, consid ering constructive and destructive agencies to supplement the former and offset the latter.
 Other topics for discussion were: nj iZQ of r11iS their composition. officers and func- tion, led by Mrs. W. F. Tillet and Mrs. Curtis B. Haley, president and treas urer, respectively, of the city mission board of Nashville; "Plans of City Mission Work" led by Mrs. Mary R. Russell president of city mission board, Birmingham; "The Day Nur sery," by Deaconess Selden Bryan, Kingstree, s. C.; Kindergarten" Miss Belle Simrill, Wesley Community House, spartanburg, s, C.; Clubs and Classes For Boys" by Miss Edith Leighty, city mission board, Columbia, s. C.; Mothers Clubs and Clinics" Deaconess Mary Lee, Methodist insti tute, Richmond.
 Devotional Service.
 In the morning devotionals by pr. Paul Kern, dean of the theological seminary of the Southern Methodist university, talked of overcoming diff flcult1eS in the Christian life, illus trating his remarks by recounting some of the difficulties St. Paul faced as indicated by his physical handi- caps; the misunderstanding between himself and his co workers; his diff culties in combating religious con Servatism and his disillusionment over tangible results. These and sim . liar difficulties, owing to a continu ance of human traits through the years. will confront the Christian of today, declared the speaker. Re ligion is not given to solve, our prob lems," said Dr. Kern, but faith in Christ gives us the power and spirit of the conqueror, with which there comes a confidence which enables us to solve our problems"