The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
EP WORTH LEAGUE.
MEETS At ATHENS.
More Than 600 Delegates Are
Expected To Take Part
In Convention

The sixteenth annual session con-
ference, institute and sixth annual
assembly of the North Alabama CON
ference Epworth League of the
Methodist Episcopal church, south
will convene at Athens college
Athens, Alabama June to IL.
More than 600 delegates from va
rious sections of the state are ex-
peeted to be in attendance at this
conference and assist in making this
the greatest convention in the his
tory of the organization.
The slogan for the convention as
announced vast year is Year by
year. says every seer, it's getting
better and better" This slogan is
proving true because even now res
ervations are made by large num-
Der of conference members, pastors
and league members. also delegates
from the various churchs of the
state
The conference superintendent OF
life service has called q meeting OF
the volunteers TO be held each morn
ing during this conference. spe-
cial feature of the convention will
he the music under the direction of
y. H.. Muchmore, member of the
First Methodist church of Birming
ham. Announcement has been made
that the Kirby quartet would be
there and also number of other
special musical features. stunt
Night" as usual, Will be most inter
estjng, and each district will pre-
sent a feat at this time. This night
ill be observed or Saturday, June
o. and a vote will be taken by the
conference for the best stunt
Another special event will be the
lawn banquet 10 be held on Thurs
dow Aypuipp when Gov w. w. Bran
done will be the principal speaker
During this convention the insti-
ture period will include classes in
Methodist doctrine and policy, Ep-
v orth league methods, mission
study. vocational guidance, hymnol-
study and special course for pas
tors in rural and urban league work
will be taught each day by experts.
Credit will be given on each of these
courses toward the Christian Gull
ture diploma and Epworth league
degrees of E. e. and NJ. e. offered
by the central office. Each delegate
is expected to take at least three
units of credit work.
A special train has been chartered
to leave birmingham on the morning
of June 4, and announcement has
been made that the delegation would
be augmented by special cars of
cauga. and Alexander City, which
will be attached to the special train
in Birmingham, taking this body
to Athens.
A number of prominent speakers
who will address the convention
during these sessions Will be as fol-
lows: Gov w. w. Brandon, Rev
William Graham Eehols, Rev. S. O..
Kimbrough. Rev. o. r. Burns, DR..
Edwin l.. Sharp, Rev. b. B. Glasgow.
Rev. p. H. johnson, Rev. c. w, Reed,
Rev w. E. Foust, Rev. S. p. Slaton,
Rev. r. II. Tyler, Rev. /. 7. Carlton,
Rev. G. T. Cooper, Rev. W. G. Henry.
Rev. c. G. Hounshell. Rev. B. 7.
Waltes, Rev. w. II. Plunkett, Rev.
q. Il. Harris, Rev. J. A. Duncan, Rev
c. n. Clarke, Rev. r. e. Nollner and
Mrs b. B. Glasgow, Hugh II.
Hughes Amos NJ. Kirby, Mrs. Amos
NJ. Kirby, ]. NJ. McCleskey, w. p.
McGlowan, Mrs. e. II. Neigh, Mrs.
j. f. Rothermel. Miss Lois Smyer,
Miss Sadie Wilson. Miss Ida Mallory,
Cobb and Mr.. and Mrs. E. l.. Much
more. The above named not only In
clude the speakers for the occasion
but also the complete faculty Tor
the institute.
p. c. Wigley of Admission. presi-
dent of the North Alabama confer
ence Epworth league will PRESIDE
over the sessions of the convention.