The broad ax., 1924-06-21

Grafton Federal and State OthcialS
viii Attend-Program Eleventh
Conference Of Ministers Includes
Well-known White and Colored
Leaders.
Hampton, Va.-Warren K. BIod-
gett, director Of the Hampton Insti-
tute School Of Agriculture, announces
that Aaron Sapiro who is well-known
for his successful efforts in furthering
cooperation among farmers, will be
present at the Hampton Institute
Farmers Conference, which will be
held on Wednesday and Thursday
June rs and 26. Mr.. Sapiro will speak
in Ogden Hall, at II "A. NJ, on June
rs.
John r. Hutchinson, director Of Ex-
tension, Virginia Polytechnic Institute,
Blacksburg, Va, will speak on "A
Balanced Program Of Agricultural
Development for Virginia Farmers"
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Davis, State Agent, Co
operative Extension Work in Home
Economics for Virginia, will speak on
Problems Confronting Farm Women
Of Today"
G, w. Warburton, Washington, ID.
O., who is in charge OF all the Exten-
sion Work in the United States, will
speak on Southern Extension Work"
DR.. Warren III. Wilson Of Columbia
University, and secretary of the Board
of National Missions of the Presby-
terrain Church in the United States,
and DR.. James Hardy billiard of Char
lottesville, Va, president of the Jeanes
and Slater Boards, will speak.
The Hampton Institute Farmers
Conference schedule will also include
instructive exhibits, motion pictures,
formidable discussions of farm and
home problems, and trip to the In
stitute farm. This Conference was
organized to. give farmers, county
agents, home-demonstration agents,
and other people who are interested in
rural welfare an opportunity Of get
ting together and discussing some Of
the best ways Of improving rural farm
and home conditions
The eleventh annual meeting Of the
Ministers Conference at Hampton In
stitute will be held in Memorial church,
June 70 to ~, under the direction of
the Rev Laurence Fenninger, chap
lain of Hampton Institute The Con-
ference lecturers will include: Dr.
James Hardy billiard, Prof. Kemper
Fullerton, professor Of Old Testament
in the Oberlin Graduate School Of
Theology, Oberlin, o.; the Rt Rev.
Lynnwood w. Kyles, d. D., Bishop
Of the A.M.E Zion Church, Winston
Salem, n c.; the Rev. DR.. Pezavia
O'Connel. professor of History in
Morgan College, Baltimore, Md; the
Rev. Arthur L. Swift, IT,, director Of
field work in Union Theological Semi
nary, New York; the Rev. DR.. Lacy
X. Williams, pastor Of Olivet Baptist
Church, and president of the National
Baptist Convention, Chicago; and the
Rev. DR.. Warren E. Wilson, director
Of the town and county department,
Board Of National Missions in the
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.,
and professor at Columbia University.
The Rev. DR.. w. R. "A. Palmer Of
Buffalo, ~ ", will preach the annual
sermon at eight o'clock, on Monday
evening, June 20, in Memorial Church,
hampton Institute.
The Ministers Conference of
Hampton Institute was organized to
afford an opportunity to Ministers of
all denominations to meet for a few
days Of study and discussion Of the
great common problems which they
are facing in their work The annual
meetings are held at the same time
as the Hampton Institute Summer
school for teachers and the Agricul-
tural Conference with the hope that
closer cooperation may be brought
about between ministers, teachers, and
rural leaders. The Rev. DR.. NJ. +.
Davis, Portsmouth, Va, is the presi-
dent Of this Conference, and the Rev.
Laurence Fenninger Of Hampton In
stitute is the executive secretary.
More than zoo ministers attended this
conference last year.
Two union evening meetings for
ministers, teachers, and rural leaders
viii Be held The speakers will be
Doctor billiard, Bishop Kyles and
Doctor Wilson. The School Of Agri-
culture will give Home Improve
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