The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1942-08-22

INTER-DENONIIN
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dom of the colored citizens of that
country. DR.. Jackson is a pastor
of long standing. Drs. Jackson and
Powell are the pastors of two of the
largest Negro churches in America.
The conference is also inter-racial
and will include on it's faculty DR..
John w. Rustin, (white), pastor of
the Mt. Vernon Place Methodist
Church, Washington, D. c., the larg-
est Methodist church in Washington,
who will deliver several lectures on
Preaching" He is graduate of
Emory University, Columbia and I'm
ion Theological Seminary. His pop
ularity in Washington is so wide that
he has to conduct two Sunday morn
ing services to accommodate all who
desire to hear him.
Dr. Ralph A. FELTON, will conduct
the Seminars for Rural Mi isters.
DR.. FELTON, has the B. A., M. A., and
Phi. D. Degrees and is professor of
rural sociology at Derw Theological
Seminary. In the summer of 1910
he worked in Mexico helping the
Evangelical Churches to map out a
training program for pastors and dea-
conesses. In 1888 he was exchange
professor at Marking Union Semina-
ry, Marking, China. While there he
was instrumental in organizing and
planning for extension service to
rural churches. Not only has he
served as professor in the Orient,
but in 1919 he was appointed educa-
tional director of the Methodist De-
partment of Rural Work, where he
served until 1923, the year in which
he was called to Cornell University
! He had held pastorates in Oklahoma,
and Wuyoming, and is the author of
several books on the Rural Church.
Rev. ]. Oscar Lee, who is a gradu-
ate of Lincoln, Yale and Columbia
Universities with A. B., B. D., and
M. A. degrees, respectively will con-
duct the Seminars on worship Rev.
Lee is director of the Department of
Field Work and Professor of Relig-
ious Education at Virginia Union
University. He served formally as
instructor at Howard University and
tor of religion at Hampton Institute.
Miss Mamie Burroughs, president
of the National Training School for
Women and Girls, Washington, D.
c., will deliver an address. Miss
Burroughs is always in demand
wherever good works are contem-
plated.
Mrs. Jane S. Williams, assistant
Nutritionist, Nutrition Division, De-
tense, Health, and Welfare Service,
Washington, D. c., will also give
addresses.
The Director has secured capable
resource leaders for the Seminars.
DR.. VIM. H. Bell, president of Alcorn
A. & M College, Alcorn, Miss, will
head the seminar for rural ministers.
Prior to his present position as presi-
dent of Alcorn College, he served
on the faculty of Langston Universe
| ty as Dean of Men and Professor of
Social Sciences. From 1880 to 1884,
he served as Dean of South Carolina
State College and director of the
summer school.
| DR.. ]. A. Bacoats, president of
Leland College, Baker, Louisiana,
will act as resource leader for the
Seminar on the City Church
Gulfside is admirably located for
this conference. Bishop J. L. Decell
describes her facilities as follows:
"A semi-circle can be drawn from
Gulfside, with radius of four humid
red miles, That will include a Negro
poulation of approximately five mil
lions. Over two and one half mil
lions live within twelve hours from
Gulfside. though it may be reached
by land, sea, or air. The old Spanish
trail, Highway 80, skirts its lovely
grounds, trunk line railway trains
stop at its door. Gulfport and Cler-
mont Harbors wait for ships to come
in over the Gulf of Mexico, and BIZ
loxi's air port stands not far away
There Is an academic building with
chapel for two hundred and fifty
persons, and suitable class rooms;