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 We are laborers together with God ” 
 
 HELPS 
 
 FOR 
 
 MISSIONARY 
 
 SOCIETIES 
 
 PREPARED BY THE 
 
 WOMAN’S MISSIONARY COUNCIL OF THE 
 M. E. CHURCH, SOUTH 
 1919 
 

OFFICERS AND MANAGERS OF THE WOMAN’S 
 
 MISSIONARY COUNCIL. 
 
 President. 
 
 Miss Belle H. Bennett .Richmond, Ky. 
 
 Vice President. 
 
 Mrs. F. F. Stephens...,.... Columbia, Mo. 
 
 Administrative Secretaries. 
 
 Miss Mabel K. Howell, Oriental Work. ... Nashville, Tenn. 
 
 Miss Esther Case, Latin-America and Africa. .Nashville, Tenn. 
 Mrs. R. W. MacDonell, City Missions and Deaconess Work, 
 
 Nashville, Tenn. 
 
 Mrs. J. W. Downs, Home Mission Educational Institutions 
 
 and Social Service .Nashville, Tenn. 
 
 Treasurer. 
 
 Mrs. F. H. E. Ross .Nashville, Tenn. 
 
 Educational Secretary. 
 
 Mrs. Hume R. Steele .'..Nashville, Tenn. 
 
 Home Base Secretary. 
 
 Mrs. Bessie W. Lipscomb .Nashville, Term. 
 
 Recording Secretary. 
 
 Mrs. Fitzgerald Sale Parker .Nashville, Tenn. 
 
 Managers. 
 
 Miss Belle H. Bennett .Richmond, Ky. 
 
 Miss Maria L. Gibson ...Kansas City, Mo. 
 
 Mrs. W. F. Tillett .Nashville, Tenn. 
 
 Mrs. L. P. Smith .Dallas, Tex. 
 
 Mrs. Luke G. Johnson .Newnan, Ga. 
 
 Mrs. E. B. Chappell . Nashville, Tenn. 
 
 Mrs. B. W. Lipscomb .Nashville, Tenn. 
 
 Miss Daisy Davies .Atlanta, Ga. 
 
 Mrs. Lee Britt .Suffolk, Va. 
 
 Mrs. F. F. Stephens .Columbia, Mo. 
 
 Superintendent of Young People’s Work. 
 
 Mrs. J. W. Perry .Morristown, Tenn. 
 
 Superintendent of Children’s Work. 
 
 Miss Althea Jones .Houston, Tex. 
 
 Superintendent of Supplies. 
 
 Mrs. J. H. Yarbrough .....Spartanburg, S. C. 
 
 Editors. 
 
 Mrs. E. B. Chappell, Missionary Voice .Nashville, Tenn. 
 
 Miss Sara Estelle Haskin, Literature and Young Christian 
 Worker . Nashville, Tenn, 
 
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 NOTICE Attach this booklet to your Auxiliary Rec- 
 " ord Book and keep it for constant reference. 
 Copies can be obtained from the Home Base Secretary 
 at 50 cents per dozen or 5 cents each. Each Adult 
 Auxiliary is entitled to two copies and each Young 
 People’s and Children’s Auxiliary to one copy of the 
 Helps free of charge. 
 
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CONTENTS. 
 
 Page. 
 
 Officers and Managers of the Woman’s Missionary Council. 3 
 Chapter I.—Auxiliary. 
 
 Organization . 7 
 
 Parliamentary Rules . 9 
 
 Order of Business . 11 
 
 Form of Service for Installation of Officers.12 
 
 Standard of Excellence for the Honor Roll. 14 
 
 Suggestions for the President. 16 
 
 Suggestions for First Vice President. 19 
 
 Suggestions for Second Vice President. 21 
 
 Suggestions for Superintendent of Study and Publicity.. 23 
 
 Suggestions for Superintendent of Social Service. 25 
 
 Suggestions for Superintendent of Supplies. 28 
 
 Suggestions for the Corresponding Secretary. 28 
 
 Suggestions for the Recording Secretary. 30 
 
 Suggestions for the Treasurer. 30 
 
 Suggestions for the Agent of the Missionary Voice .31 
 
 Suggestions for Auxiliary Members. 32 
 
 Instructions in Regard to Funds. 32 
 
 Literature and Supplies. 36 
 
 Constitution and By-Laws for Adult Auxiliaries. 39 
 
 Constitution and By-Laws for Young People’s Auxiliaries . 42 
 Constitution and By-Laws for Children’s Auxiliaries. 44 
 
 Chapter II.—The District. 
 
 -The Duties of the District Secretary. 48 
 
 The District Meeting. 51 
 
 Duties of Delegates to the District Meeting.52 
 
 Chapter III.—The Conference. 
 
 Officers .53 
 
 The Executive Meeting. 54 
 
 The Annual Meeting. 55 
 
 Rules of Order. 56 
 
 Constitution and By-Laws for Conference Societies. 56 
 
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CHAPTER I.—THE AUXILIARY 
 
 ORGANIZATION. 
 
 Preparation. 
 
 1. By the local Church. 
 
 When the women of the Church have decided that they wish 
 to effect a missionary organization, they may do any one of 
 three things: They may organize for themselves, they may ask 
 the District Secretary to visit them and do the work, or they 
 may call upon the Conference organizer or other officer, if any 
 such woman is available. It is a better plan to have outside 
 help, because an experienced worker is able to give information 
 and to establish the new society upon a better basis. 
 
 The date of organization may be decided by correspondence. 
 After that the details should be put into the hands of a local 
 committee of enthusiastic women who will so prepare the com¬ 
 munity as to make the stay of the visitor as profitable as pos¬ 
 sible. 
 
 The widest publicity should be given the new movement. Ev¬ 
 ery woman in the Church should be notified of the time and 
 place of meeting and cordially invited to come. A notice placed 
 in the daily or weekly papers and an announcement from the 
 pulpit are both necessary preparations. If the pastor will preach 
 a missionary sermon on the Sunday just preceding the meeting, 
 it will aid in arousing interest. Some facts and interesting in¬ 
 cidents connected with missions may be published in the town 
 papers. This material may be secured from the Home Base 
 Secretary. Leaflets or other missionary literature may be dis¬ 
 tributed among the women of the congregation. 
 
 If the organizer can give three days to the work in one place, 
 the first may be spent in becoming acquainted with the women 
 and the situation and in presenting the work at a public meet¬ 
 ing; the second in calling upon or in meeting in some other 
 way the women who are not yet interested; and the third in 
 effecting the organization. Music should be provided for the 
 organization meeting and every agency employed to make it as 
 attractive as possible. If this preparatory work has been thor¬ 
 oughly done by the committee, the organizer can accomplish her 
 work in one day. 
 
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 2. By the organizer. 
 
 Any woman who attempts to organize an auxiliary should be 
 thoroughly familiar with woman’s work in missions, with the 
 Constitution and By-Laws governing the organization, with the 
 needs of the home and foreign fields, and with the methods of 
 auxiliary work. It is only when equipped with such knowledge 
 that she is able to answer questions and give the necessary in¬ 
 formation. She should be supplied with all literature necessary 
 for organization. 
 
 If the organizer is preparing to visit several charges in suc¬ 
 cession, the details of the itinerary must be carefully planned in 
 advance, so that there may be no disappointments on account 
 of missing trains, arriving unexpectedly, or meeting a lack of 
 preparation. 
 
 An organization should never be forced. If the women are 
 not ready for one, or if the local conditions do not seem to war¬ 
 rant one, the seed may be sown for a later harvest. An acquaint¬ 
 ance formed with the women and the place, information given 
 as to the needs of the work, literature distributed, friendly re¬ 
 lations established with the pastor are all steps toward a later 
 organization when the way may be cleared. The visit of the 
 organizer may be made so pleasant an experience that the peo¬ 
 ple will be anxious to have it repeated. 
 
 Suggestions. 
 
 1. For organization. 
 
 A good devotional or consecration service should be the first 
 thing after the women come together. The needs of mission 
 work should have been previously presented, and the plan of 
 organization should now be explained from the Constitution. A 
 temporary organization may be effected by electing a Chairman 
 and a Secretary pro tem. The Chairman should appoint a com¬ 
 mittee to nominate the regular officers. It is the duty of the 
 Secretary pro tem. to enroll the new members. 
 
 All details as to the payment of dues, collection of other funds, 
 responsibilities of officers, use of record books for Correspond¬ 
 ing Secretary and Treasurer, the necessity of regular meetings, 
 and the sources of supply for program material should be clear¬ 
 ly understood. If possible, the women should be made to feel 
 the uplift and inspiration to be gained by joining with the thou¬ 
 sands of other women who stand shoulder to shoulder in the 
 
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 attempt to Christianize the world. Not a woman who can be 
 made to realize this will refuse to join the new auxiliary. 
 
 The report of the nominating committee should be called for 
 and the officers elected for the year. They may be installed by 
 the organizer, using the regular installation service provided for 
 the use of auxiliaries. 
 
 The newly installed President and Secretary should then take 
 their places, and the President should conduct the remainder 
 of the meeting. The time and place for holding the regular 
 monthly meeting, should be decided, a membership committee 
 to secure additional members should be appointed, some one 
 should be made responsible for the program for the next meet¬ 
 ing, and any other matters demanding immediate attention should 
 be settled. It is wise to close the meeting with a season of prayer 
 and a song. 
 
 The Corresponding Secretary of the new auxiliary should write 
 to the District Secretary, giving the names of the officers with 
 post office address of each. Blanks for these reports will be sent 
 with the literature ordered from the Home Base Secretary. 
 
 The new officers should be given an opportunity to meet with 
 the organizer after the regular meeting has adjourned, and any 
 additional questions as to the conduct of the work should be 
 asked and answered. 
 
 2. To the newly elected officers. 
 
 Each officer has specific duties and responsibilities which are 
 defined in a set of articles on suggestions to auxiliary officers. 
 The first preparation for service is to become familiar with these 
 duties. (See pages 16-32.) 
 
 PARLIAMENTARY RULES. 
 
 It is the duty of the presiding officer. 
 
 1. To call the assembly to order at the time appointed for the 
 meeting, saying: “The society will please come to order.” 
 
 2. To cause the minutes of the preceding meeting to be read 
 and passed upon. 
 
 3. To lay before the assembly its business in the order indi¬ 
 cated by the rules. 
 
 4. To receive any propositions made by members and put them 
 to the assembly. 
 
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 5. To preserve order and decorum at all times. 
 
 The presiding officer should rise when putting a question and 
 when addressing the meeting. 
 
 She may sit while reading to the assembly any communication. 
 
 The presiding officer votes only in case of a tie. 
 
 Rights and Duties of Members. 
 
 1. Members have the right to present their propositions (in 
 the form of motions) and to debate them fully. 
 
 2. Members shall rise when they address the Chair. 
 
 3. It is the right of every member who notices a breach of a 
 rule to insist upon its enforcement. She shall rise and say: 
 “Madam Chairman, I rise to a point of order.” She states the 
 point of order and resumes her seat. The Chair decides at once 
 whether the point in question was “in order” or “out of order.” 
 
 4. It is the privilege of any member to “appeal from the de¬ 
 cision” of the Chairman on questions of order, of interpretation 
 of rules, and of priority of business. If the appeal is seconded, 
 the Chairman states her decision, and that it has been appealed 
 from, and then says: “Shall the decision of the Chair stand?” 
 Either a majority or a tie vote sustains the decision of the Chair; 
 otherwise the decision of the Chair is reversed. 
 
 5. Members must maintain order and refrain from conversa¬ 
 tion. 
 
 Motions. 
 
 1. All business shall be brought before an assembly by a mo¬ 
 tion. When a member makes a motion, it should not be debated 
 or acted on unless it has been seconded. 
 
 2. When a motion is seconded, the President shall distinctly 
 state the motion and, after calling for remarks, shall put the 
 question thus: “All who are in favor of the motion will say "Aye.’ ” 
 When those in favor have voted, the President shall say: "All 
 who are opposed will say ‘No.’ ” The President shall announce 
 that the motion is carried or lost. 
 
 3. Any motion can be amended by adding to, inserting, or strik¬ 
 ing out a part; but the amendment cannot be acted on unless 
 seconded. 
 
 4. An amendment shall always be voted on before the original 
 motion. If lost, then the original motion is considered; but if 
 carried, the President shall say: “All who are in favor of the 
 motion as amended will say 'Aye/ ” etc. 
 
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 5. An amendment can be offered to an amendment, but no fur¬ 
 ther amendment is in order. When an amendment to an amend¬ 
 ment is offered, it must be acted on first; then the amendment 
 must be acted on, and finally the original motion. 
 
 Committees. 
 
 1. A committee usually consists of three or five members and 
 is appointed by the President or elected by nomination and vote 
 or by ballot. 
 
 2. The first person named by the President is considered the 
 Chairman of the committee, unless the committee by a majority 
 of its members elects another Chairman. 
 
 3. When the committee is expected to report at the same meet¬ 
 ing, it should at once retire and agree upon a report, which 
 should be written out. Upon its return the Chairman of the 
 committee reads the report and hands it to the presiding officer, 
 upon which the committee is dissolved without further action. 
 A member then moves “to adopt” or “to accept” the report or 
 that “the resolutions be agreed to.” These motions have the 
 same effect, if carried—that is, the resolutions become the resolu¬ 
 tions of the assembly just as if the committee had nothing to do 
 with them. 
 
 A report is received when read. The reception of a report does 
 not mean its adoption. The report can be amended and modified 
 and is subject to all proper motions. 
 
 4. When a committee to nominate officers is ready to report, 
 the President may conduct the election or she may request an¬ 
 other to take the chair. If the President is not a good parlia¬ 
 mentarian, it would be better to call upon some one who is and 
 who can do the work quickly. 
 
 5. In all times of perplexity the President should remember the 
 advice of an authority on parliamentary law, that “the great 
 purpose of all rules is to subserve the will of the assembly rather 
 than to restrain it, to facilitate and not to obstruct the expression 
 of their deliberate sense.” 
 
 ORDER OF BUSINESS. 
 
 1. Devotional exercises from the Yearbook or Missionary Voice . 
 
 2. Business. 
 
 (1) Minutes of last meeting. 
 
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 (2) Report of First Vice President. 
 
 (3) Report of Second Vice President. 
 
 (4) Report of Superintendent of Study and Publicity. 
 
 (5) Report of Superintendent of Social Service. 
 
 (6) Report of Superintendent of Supplies. 
 
 (7) Report of Corresponding Secretary. 
 
 (8) Report of Treasurer. Collection of dues, etc. 
 
 (9) Report of Agent for Missionary Voice. 
 
 (Each report should be short, presented in writing, and turned 
 over to the Recording Secretary after it has been read.) 
 
 (10) Unfinished business. 
 
 (11) New business. 
 
 3. Literary program from Yearbook. 
 
 FORM OF SERVICE FOR INSTALLATION OF 
 
 OFFICERS. 
 
 (The officers to be installed should be seated together at the 
 front and the members of the auxiliary seated in a body im¬ 
 mediately in their rear. If this is a public service, the space 
 thus occupied may be separated from the congregation by white 
 ribbons or flowers. It is desirable that the pastor, the District 
 Secretary, or some Conference officer conduct the service. If 
 they cannot be present, let a member of the auxiliary be ap¬ 
 pointed to act as leader. At the close the officers shall take 
 their places and proceed with the business or program.) 
 
 Hymn, “Something for Jesus.” (No. 349, Hymnal.) 
 
 Prayer by pastor or leader. 
 
 Leader (facing auxiliary and congregation). The Woman’s 
 
 Missionary Auxiliary of the - Methodist Church of - 
 
 has duly elected for the ensuing year the following officers, who 
 will take their places as their names are called, preparatory to 
 their installation. 
 
 [As the leader calls distinctly the name of each office and officer, 
 those newly elected come forward and take their places in front 
 of chancel railing or facing leader.] 
 
 Leader. The members of the auxiliary will please rise. 
 
 [Each member rises and stands in her place.] 
 
 Leader. The object of this auxiliary shall be to hasten the com¬ 
 ing of the kingdom of God in the United States and non-Chris¬ 
 tian lands by enlisting the women, young people, and children 
 
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 in a study of the needs of the world and in active missionary 
 service, by raising funds for the evangelization of mission fields 
 at home and abroad, for the maintenance of institutions under 
 the care of the Woman’s Missionary Council, and for the better¬ 
 ment of civic and social conditions everywhere. The success 
 of this organization depends upon the faithful performance of 
 duty by the individual member. Competent officers count for 
 much, but they cannot accomplish any great results without 
 your loyal support. 
 
 That you may be enabled more clearly to heed the great world 
 cry, that you may be enabled more fully to know the world-wide 
 need, that you may be enabled more humbly and worthily to be 
 indeed a disciple of Christ, a factor in the redemption of our 
 world which he came to save, “I beseech you, therefore, breth¬ 
 ren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living 
 sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable 
 service.” (Rom. xii. 1.) 
 
 Officers and Members. “Teach me thy way, O Lord; I will walk 
 in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.” (Ps. lxxxvi. 
 11 .) 
 
 Leader. “For it is God which worketh in you both to will and 
 to do of his good pleasure.” (Phil. ii. 13.) 
 
 Officers and Members. “For we are his workmanship, created 
 in Christ Jesus unto good works.” (Eph. ii. 10.) 
 
 Leader. “And whatsoever ye do, in word or deed, do all in the 
 name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father 
 by him.” (Col. iii. 17.) 
 
 Officers and Members. “My meat is to do the will of him that 
 sent me, and to finish his work.” (John iv. 34.) 
 
 Leader. Members of the auxiliary will please be seated. 
 
 Leader. As the members of this body have willingly and prayer¬ 
 fully assumed personal interest and responsibility toward the 
 accomplishment of the end whereunto you are called, thereby 
 signifying their determination to uphold your hands, as they 
 have honored you with the privilege of service; therefore it is 
 fitting that certain duties are now incumbent upon you as officers 
 of this auxiliary. 
 
 [The leader shall here read sections of By-Laws defining duties 
 of officers.] 
 
 Leader. And now, therefore, “If any of you lack wisdom, let 
 
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 HELPS FOR MISSIONARY SOCIETIES. 
 
 him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth 
 not; and it shall be given him.” (Jas. i. 5.) 
 
 Officers. “Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any¬ 
 thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God.” (2 Cor. 
 iii. 5.) 
 
 Leader. “Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and 
 ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that 
 your fruit should remain.” (John xv. 16.) 
 
 Officers . “I can do all things through Christ which strength- 
 eneth me.” (Phil. iv. 13.) 
 
 Leader. “Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and 
 teach thee what thou shalt say.” (Ex. iv. 12.) 
 
 Officers. “I will go in the strength of the Lord God: I will 
 make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.” (Ps. 
 Ixxi. 16.) 
 
 Leader. “Be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the Lord. For 
 ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the Lord 
 will go before you; and the God of Israel Avill be your rearward.” 
 (Isa. Iii. 11, 12.) 
 
 Leader. The members of the auxiliary will please stand. 
 
 [As the members rise and stand in their places, the officers 
 turn and face them, and all repeat:] 
 
 Officers and Members. “So we, being many, are one body in 
 Christ, and every one members one of another.” (Rom. xii. 5.) 
 
 [While officers and members remain standing, facing each 
 other, the leader reads from the Bible Ephesians iii. 14-21.] 
 
 Leader. The congregation will please rise and unite with us 
 in singing, “Christ for the world we sing; the world to Christ 
 we bring with loving zeal.” (No. 635, Hymnal.) 
 
 [Note. —This service, properly conducted, should consume from 
 fifteen to twenty minutes. The abridgment of it is left to the 
 discretion of the auxiliary.] 
 
 STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE FOR THE HONOR 
 
 ROLL. 
 
 Adult Missionary Society. 
 
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 -T*T p F s y -J / - _ V .: -' 
 
 ...... Credits 
 
 1. Each new member enrolled _-......-A..-v.v.\....... 1 
 
 2. An average attendance at each monthly meeting equal to 
 
 one-half of the membership.. 
 
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 Credits 
 
 3. Dues paid in full and Conference Expense Fund paid by 
 
 each member. 10 
 
 4. Conference pledge paid in full.. 10 
 
 5. Monthly Bulletin presented—program on the monthly topic 
 
 and prayers for the work and workers once a month_ 5 
 
 6. Subscribers to the Missionary Voice equal to one-half the 
 
 membership . 5 
 
 7. Week of Prayer observed. 5 
 
 8. Young people’s societies organized by First Vice President. 10 
 
 9. Children organized under Second Vice President: 
 
 ( a ) Baby Division... 5 
 
 (&) Junior Division. 5 
 
 10. Bible study class. 5 
 
 11. Mission study class. 5 
 
 12. All reports mailed to Conference officers by the first day 
 
 of each quarter. 5 
 
 13. Regular work done by Social Service Committee. 10 
 
 14. Representation at annual and district meetings. 10 
 
 (Any auxiliary whose reports show that it is entitled to eighty- 
 five credits will be placed on the Honor Roll. Keep this list and 
 send to the District Secretary at the close of the last quarter of 
 the year.) 
 
 Young People’s Missionary Society. 
 
 Credits 
 
 1. Each Mission Study Class. 10 
 
 2. Each Bible Study Class.'. 10 
 
 3. Prompt and accurate quarterly reports. 10 
 
 4. One delegate to Annual Conference meeting. 10 
 
 5. Two delegates to district meeting. 10 
 
 6. Each new member. 1 
 
 Finances. 
 
 Membership offering paid for every member. 20 
 
 Contribution to Council Pledge. 10 
 
 Retirement and Relief Fund paid.... 10 
 
 Conference Expense Fund paid. 10 
 
 (An auxiliary must have a total of at least ninety-one credits 
 in order to be given a place on the Roll of Honor. Each auxiliary 
 attaining this standard by the end of the year will be awarded a 
 ribbon bearing the words “Roll of Honor.”) 
 
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 Children’s Missionary Society. 
 
 Junior Division. 
 
 Credits 
 
 Ten per cent increase in membership... 10 
 
 Average attendance at each meeting of one-half the member¬ 
 ship . 10 
 
 Regular monthly offering by each member. 10 
 
 Pledge paid in full. 10 
 
 Each mission study class. 10 
 
 One subscriber to Young Christian Worker for every three 
 
 members .. 10 
 
 Week of Prayer observed. 10 
 
 Daily Bible study pledged by fifty per cent of membership. 10 
 
 Promotion exercise from Baby Division to Junior Division.... 10 
 Promotion exercise from Junior Division to Young People’s 
 Society. 10 
 
 (At the close of the year the auxiliary Second Vice President 
 will sum up the credits. If eighty or more credits are made, a 
 report of this must be made to the Conference Second Vice Presi¬ 
 dent, who will furnish for the first year an Honor Roll Certificate. 
 For each of the three successive years that the society makes the 
 necessary number of points the Conference Second Vice President 
 will supply seals to be attached to this certificate.) 
 
 SUGGESTIONS FOR THE PRESIDENT. 
 
 1. Remember that the conduct of a missionary society should 
 always be in accordance with parliamentary rules found in this 
 book (page 9). 
 
 2. Know the Constitution and By-Laws so that the auxiliary 
 may not be led into things which may appeal to the emotions, 
 but which are unauthorized enterprises. 
 
 3. Keep informed about all the missionary work of the Wom¬ 
 an’s Missionary Council and be ready to encourage an increas¬ 
 ing intelligence and liberality among all the members. A ca¬ 
 pable, active, vigorous, and ingenious President is a constant 
 stimulus to the membership. 
 
 4. Be regular and prompt in holding the monthly meetings, 
 having a jfixed time and place. Study the program of that meet- 
 
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 ing. Also be familiar with all literature published on the monthly 
 topic in the Yearbook. 
 
 Committees. 
 
 The Executive Meeting. 
 
 5. Every auxiliary should hold an Executive Committee meet¬ 
 ing at the close of each quarter or, if possible, each month. 
 Have reports of officers given and compared, so that uniform 
 reports will reach the Conference officers promptly. Note the 
 strong and the weak points in the work. Plan carefully for 
 the next quarter with a view to strengthening all the weak 
 places. Adopt some definite plan for collections. The use of the 
 envelopes is recommended. Decide upon what committees are 
 necessary for the best conduct of the work. The following com¬ 
 mittees are important and, if agreed upon, should be nominated 
 by the Executive Committee: 
 
 Membership Committee. —Let the slogan be: “Enlist every wom¬ 
 an in the Church in mission work.” The members of the commit¬ 
 tee should have a list of every family in the Church and should 
 secure from the pastor names of all new members. They should 
 plan in a systematic way to give every woman and young person 
 a cordial invitation to join the auxiliaries. Keep in touch with 
 new members and those who should become members, visit them, 
 write to them and send them literature. 
 
 In the making of the missionary program it is well to have a 
 definite aim and to work to that aim. Material for the programs 
 outlined in the Yearbook is provided in leaflet form as well as 
 in articles in the Missionary Voice, so there is never a lack of 
 suitable information on those topics. 
 
 Occasionally it is well to have as many members as possible 
 take part in the program. Divide and subdivide topics, having 
 three-minute talks from six or seven members rather than a 
 twenty-minute talk from one person. Try to give every one 
 something to do. Many a timid woman will consent to make a 
 two-minute talk who could not be induced to make an address 
 or write a lengthy article. 
 
 Posters and Charts. 
 
 Posters and charts are among the most valuable aids to the 
 missionary society. They serve to arouse interest in the work. 
 Attractive announcements of meetings placed in the vestibule 
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 and Sunday school rooms of the church, striking missionary 
 mottoes, charts of statistics (using only a few on each chart), 
 pictures, with a few facts concerning our institutions and work¬ 
 ers, etc., will help to create a missionary atmosphere. They im¬ 
 press the lesson of the missionary society. In order to do this 
 effectively they should be in line with the topic of the program. 
 Posters utilize the talent of the individual members of an aux¬ 
 iliary. There are often members who can contribute to the 
 work in this way who do not feel that they can give a talk, 
 write a paper, teach a mission study class, etc. The best leader 
 uses all the talent at her command. 
 
 It should be remembered that success is not dependent upon a 
 high class of art work. Posters and charts should be neat and 
 strikingly arranged, so that figures and facts stand out boldly. 
 They should also be well displayed. This work may well be in 
 charge of a subcommittee of the program committee. 
 
 Place of Meeting. 
 
 In planning for social pleasures and club meetings, homes are 
 thrown open, decorated, and beautified in every possible way to 
 lend charm and distinction and make the function a success. Is 
 this true of the missionary meetings? Is it not often just the 
 reverse? Let us give more thought to the appearance of the 
 room where missionary meetings are held. Have them com¬ 
 fortable, well lighted, well ventilated, bright with flowers, maps, 
 curios, mottoes, pictures, posters, thoughts from master mission¬ 
 aries, charts, and other accessories that will prove eloquent ap¬ 
 peals for missions. 
 
 Music. 
 
 Give special time and thought to the music for each meeting. 
 Let the songs be appropriate. Occasionally get some one to tell 
 briefly the story of the hymn selected—the circumstances under 
 which it was written or some historic occasion when it was 
 sung. (See annotated edition of our Methodist Hymnal, also the 
 chapter entitled “Music in the Missionary Meeting” in Belle M. 
 Brain’s matchless book, “Holding the Ropes.”) Some hymns are 
 more effective if sung antiphonally. This is especially true of 
 “Watchman, tell us of the night.” Sing it that way occasionally. 
 
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 SUGGESTIONS FOR FIRST VICE PRESIDENT. 
 
 Aim: A young people’s missionary society in every Church 
 where there are as many as six young people between the ages 
 of fourteen and twenty-two. 
 
 Motto: “Loyalty to Christ.” 
 
 Watchword: “Each one win one.” 
 
 “The First Vice President shall be responsible for the organi¬ 
 zation of the young people’s society and shall develop and direct 
 its work. She shall send reports when required by the First 
 Vice President of the Conference.” 
 
 1. When you were elected First Vice President of the Adult 
 Auxiliary it was to do one specific work, to direct the organized 
 young people of the Church in their missionary activities. If 
 the young people are not already organized, write at once to 
 your Conference First Vice President for blanks and explana¬ 
 tory leaflets telling the best way to organize. New organiza¬ 
 tions should be reported at once to the Conference First Vice 
 President and to the District Secretary. 
 
 2. Be governed by the age of the young people in the amount 
 of assistance rendered in the management of the society. Teach 
 the members to do all of the work they can themselves. Care¬ 
 fully study with them the Constitution and By-Laws on which 
 their organization is based and personally conduct a drill on the 
 same early in the year. The suggestions made in this booklet 
 for Adult Auxiliary Superintendents apply also to the Superin¬ 
 tendents in the young people’s auxiliary and should be given 
 careful attention. 
 
 3. The Executive Committee meeting at the close of each quar¬ 
 ter is of vital importance and should never be omitted. At this 
 meeting the reports of the officers are compared and made ready 
 to send off, and the work of the next quarter is planned. 
 
 4. See that the First Vice President, the Corresponding Secre¬ 
 tary, and the Treasurer send accurate reports to the Conference 
 and district officers as required by the By-Laws for the Young 
 People’s Auxiliaries. These reports should be sent on the first 
 day of April, July, October, and January. All money should be 
 sent directly to the Conference Treasurer, and the report should 
 specify particularly the amounts for membership fees, for the 
 Conference expense fund, for the retirement and relief funds, 
 and for the pledges for foreign and home work. 
 
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 5. Officers are to be elected annually at the December meeting 
 of the society and a list of the names sent at once to the District 
 Secretary. The January meeting of each year is the pledge 
 meeting, at which time the auxiliary decides the amount it will 
 give during the year to the work which the Council asks the 
 young people to finance. The subject of Christian stewardship 
 should be presented and information given about the special 
 objects of the pledge. 
 
 6. One afternoon during the Week of Prayer is given to the 
 young people. A special program is prepared for the meeting, 
 and it is earnestly desired that every auxiliary observe this day. 
 
 The Friday before Easter has been set by the Council as a day 
 of special prayer for volunteers for both home and foreign fields. 
 
 At least one public rally service for young people, of which the 
 young people have charge, should be held each year. 
 
 Pastors and others interested in young life may be invited to 
 give short talks. 
 
 Encourage and urge our young people to send representatives 
 to the various missionary assemblies for young people. 
 
 7. An attractive yearbook of programs is provided for use at 
 the monthly meetings. One copy is sent free to each auxiliary; 
 others should be purchased, so that each member may have one. 
 Price, two for 5 cents, or 25 cents per dozen. Order them in 
 December so as to have them for the first meeting of the new 
 year. Use the leaflets issued each month and the material in 
 the Voice for preparing the programs. Special leaflets on plans 
 and methods will be sent quarterly through the Conference First 
 Vice President. The items in the Bulletin should be presented 
 briefly each month; helpful charts on the work may be pur¬ 
 chased; suggestive posters may easily be made. 
 
 8. October is the month in which to organize mission study 
 classes. All classes and the books to be studied should be re¬ 
 ported to Mrs. H. R. Steele, 810 Broadway, Nashville, Tenn. The 
 Home Base Secretary will send free to those in charge of such 
 classes “Suggestions for Leaders” and other helpful leaflets to 
 be used in the study. 
 
 9. A pin significant of the aims of the young people’s mission¬ 
 ary society has been provided and placed on sale at a low price. 
 It will add to the spirit of any auxiliary if the members wear 
 the missionary pin. Pennants may also be made or purchased. 
 
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 A descriptive leaflet will tell you how to make one, or you may 
 buy one. 
 
 10. Try to reach the Standard of Excellence adopted by the 
 Council for the Young People’s Missionary Auxiliaries, so that 
 your society may have a place on the Roll of Honor. 
 
 The record is to be kept in the auxiliary, and the number of 
 points attained is to be reported by the Young People’s First Vice 
 President to- the Conference First Vice President. 
 
 A verse for all First Vice Presidents: “Whatsoever he saith 
 unto you, do it.” 
 
 SUGGESTIONS FOR SECOND VICE PRESIDENT. 
 
 The auxiliary Second Vice President shall have charge of the 
 Children’s Missionary Auxiliary. It shall be her first duty to 
 notify the Conference Second Vice President of her election, giv¬ 
 ing her name and address and the name of her auxiliary. If 
 there is no Children’s Auxiliary in the Church, she should en¬ 
 deavor to effect an organization, and she shall report new organi¬ 
 zations promptly to the Conference Second Vice President and to 
 the District Secretary. 
 
 The Children’s Auxiliary has two divisions—Baby and Junior. 
 In many places only one of these divisions has been organized, 
 and in such cases it becomes the duty of the Second Vice Presi¬ 
 dent to organize the other division. 
 
 The Auxiliary Second Vice President shall have careful over¬ 
 sight of all meetings and shall allow the children as far as possi¬ 
 ble to conduct the programs and the work of the auxiliary. She 
 shall also seek to increase interest in the children’s work by 
 seeing that it is properly reported and represented by delegates 
 at district meetings. She shall stress systematic giving and shall 
 carefully instruct the children as to the value of money as an 
 agency for good, and shall seek the cooperation of the mothers 
 in order to secure intelligent and generous giving on the part of 
 the children. 
 
 The Auxiliary Second Vice President shall direct the work of 
 study and publicity among the children, and whenever practicable 
 she shall organize mission study classes and encourage definite 
 and systematic Bible study. The work of the Publicity Superin¬ 
 tendent should also be emphasized in the children’s auxiliary. 
 
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 HELPS FOR MISSIONARY SOCIETIES. 
 
 Baby Division. 
 
 Every child in the Church under six years of age is entitled 
 to membership in the Baby Division. Names are to be enrolled 
 upon the payment of twenty-five cents, and all names should be 
 carefully kept in a Baby Division Roll Book showing dates of 
 birth and enrollment. Each member should be given a certificate 
 of membership and a mite box. The enrollment fee is paid hut 
 once during the six years, and if a child should move from one 
 place to another the membership certificate will serve as a trans¬ 
 fer. Members of the Baby Division should be remembered on 
 such special occasions as birthdays, Easter, Christmas, etc., with 
 cards or some thoughtful, loving message. 
 
 Meetings and Promotions .—Meetings for the Baby Division 
 should be held quarterly. When members of the Baby Division 
 reach the age of six years they shall be promoted to the Junior 
 Division, each receiving a promotion certificate. 
 
 Junior Division. 
 
 The Auxiliary Second Vice President has charge of the Junior 
 Division, and she should enlist all the children of the Church 
 between the ages of six and fourteen years. Daily prayer and 
 service and a stated monthly offering shall constitute the basis 
 of membership in the Junior Division. 
 
 Meetings .—There should be two regular monthly meetings to 
 conduct the business of the auxiliary and to follow the prescribed 
 lines of study. There should also be frequent special meetings, 
 such as mite box openings, rallies, etc. 
 
 Reports. 
 
 The Auxiliary Second Vice President shall send prompt and 
 accurate reports at the close of each quarter to the Conference 
 Second Vice President. 
 
 Supplies. 
 
 A list of supplies essential to the Auxiliary Second Vice Presi¬ 
 dent in her work will be furnished upon application. All leaflets, 
 mite boxes, curios, etc., may be ordered from the Home Base 
 Secretary, 810 Broadway, Nashville, Tenn. 
 
helps for missionary societies. 
 
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 SUGGESTIONS FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF STUDY 
 
 AND PUBLICITY. 
 
 A mission study class in every auxiliary—adult, 
 young people’s, children’s. 
 
 A knowledge of God’s word through systematic 
 Bible study. 
 
 A missionary propaganda in our Conference jour¬ 
 nals. News of the woman’s work in Church and 
 secular papers. 
 
 OUR AIM: 
 
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 Duties of Auxiliary Superintendent. 
 
 The Superintendent of Study and Publicity shall promote 
 mission study and Bible study and shall be responsible for the 
 dissemination of missionary news through the columns of our 
 Church and secular papers. 
 
 Mission Study. 
 
 The Superintendent of Study and Publicity shall urge the im¬ 
 portance of mission study and shall induce as many as possible 
 to join in the study of the books in the regular course. She 
 shall endeavor to enlist the women and girls outside the aux¬ 
 iliary in the mission study classes and to interest them in sys¬ 
 tematic Bible study. The study of each new book should be 
 reported to the Conference Superintendent of Study and Pub¬ 
 licity and reported by card to the Educational Secretary. The 
 Superintendent should urge the use of the enrollment cards, as 
 it is necessary that the Educational Secretary shall have a record 
 of the books that are being used and the number of women and 
 children studying each book. The Superintendent shall urge 
 mission study classes and the use of the enrollment cards in 
 young people’s and children’s auxiliaries. She shall arrange 
 for a public meeting at the close of the study of each book, using 
 for the programs the material gathered in the study and em¬ 
 phasizing plans and methods that were found helpful. She 
 should ask the pastor or some one interested in the study of 
 missions to present the subject before the congregation. 
 
 A pamphlet of helps for each book in the study course may 
 be secured from the Home Base Secretary for ten cents. A pack¬ 
 age of leaflets bearing upon the subject of study and upon mis¬ 
 sion study plans and methods may be secured from the Home 
 
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 HELPS FOR MISSIONARY SOCIETIES. 
 
 Base Secretary for ten cents. In ordering helps for leaders be 
 sure to give the name of the book being studied. 
 
 Bible Study. 
 
 The Auxiliary Superintendent shall endeavor to interest the 
 women and girls in the auxiliaries in systematic Bible study 
 and to organize Bible study classes. Neighborhood and interde¬ 
 nominational classes for Bible study have been found helpful in 
 many localities and have stimulated the social as well as the re¬ 
 ligious life of the Church. 
 
 Where there are organized study classes there shall be three 
 study courses during the year, one in Bible study, one in foreign 
 missions, and one in home missions. 
 
 The enrollment card should be filled out and mailed to the Ed¬ 
 ucational Secretary, 810 Broadway, Nashville, Tenn. 
 
 Publicity. 
 
 Realizing the power of the press and the wonderful oppor¬ 
 tunity afforded by the printed page, the Auxiliary Superintend¬ 
 ent should secure a small amount of space in the secular paper 
 of her county or city and use it for the publication of interest¬ 
 ing missionary news items. She should use in her column items 
 found in the Bulletin and other missionary periodicals, as well 
 as Conference and local news, always giving due recognition 
 to items touching local conditions. The same rules applying 
 to Conference publicity work apply here with even more force— 
 always short paragraphs, driving straight to the point. 
 
 The Auxiliary Superintendent shall be responsible for the 
 presentation of the Bulletin and other missionary information 
 in the auxiliary meetings. The facts chosen for presentation 
 should be told or illustrated rather than read. This can and 
 should be made one of the most interesting parts of the aux¬ 
 iliary meeting. 
 
 Additional Duties. 
 
 In addition to the promotion of mission study, Bible study, 
 and publicity, the Auxiliary Superintendent shall 
 
 1. Urge the importance of a good missionary library. 
 
 2. Cooperate with the Conference Superintendent and District 
 Secretary in securing circulating libraries and induce the auxil¬ 
 iary to use freely the books of the same. 
 
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 3. Stress the importance of intercessory prayer and form 
 prayer circles among the members of her Church. 
 
 4. Plan for a mission study campaign the first week in October. 
 Send to the Home Base Secretary for prospectus and general 
 leaflet on the value of mission study, its results, etc.; then make 
 a canvass of the members, securing the names of all who will 
 join the study. 
 
 5. Try to secure at least one woman from her auxiliary to 
 attend some one of the summer Conferences where leaders of 
 mission study and Bible study classes are trained. 
 
 The Auxiliary Superintendent should make every possible 
 effort to be regular and punctual in her work. She should write 
 to the Conference Superintendent as soon as she is elected, 
 telling her of the conditions of the department in her auxiliary 
 and asking for counsel and advice. 
 
 Reports. 
 
 Prompt and accurate reports should be sent to the Conference 
 Superintendent not later than the first day of April, July, 
 October, and January. This is most important, as from these 
 reports the Conference Superintendent makes her report to the 
 Educational Secretary. 
 
 SUGGESTIONS FOR SUPERINTENDENTS OF 
 
 SOCIAL SERVICE. 
 
 I. Constitutional Provisions for Social Service. 
 
 From the Constitution for Adult Auxiliaries, By-Law 8: "The 
 Superintendent of Social Service shall stimulate and direct the 
 study and investigation of social questions and shall seek to 
 bring about social reforms. She shall report quarterly to the 
 Conference Superintendent of Social Service.” 
 
 From the Constitution for Young People’s Auxiliaries, By-Law 
 7: "The Superintendent of Social Service shall have charge of 
 the social service studies issued by the Council. She shall co¬ 
 operate in the social service movements of her Church and com¬ 
 munity. She shall report quarterly on the first day of January, 
 April, July, and October to the Conference Superintendent of 
 Social Service.” 
 
 From the Constitution for Children’s Societies, By-Law 7: 
 
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 HELPS FOR MISSIONARY SOCIETIES. 
 
 “The Superintendent of Social Service shall assist in carrying 
 out such lines of social service study and activity as are sent 
 out by the Council.” 
 
 By making official connections is meant to get in touch and 
 keep in touch with the Superintendent of Social Service in your 
 Conference. Having been elected to this office, the Auxiliary 
 Superintendent should at once secure the name and address of 
 the Conference Superintendent of Social Service and then write 
 to her, giving her own name and address in full and asking for 
 instruction as to her duties. It is from the Conference Super¬ 
 intendent that the social service leaflets and studies prepared by 
 the Council will come, and from here also will come the report 
 blanks that are to be returned each quarter on the first of April, 
 July, October, and January. From her also will come the op¬ 
 portunity to get in touch by correspondence with other Auxiliary 
 Superintendents of the same work. No Auxiliary Superintend¬ 
 ent can work effectively without this close touch with her Con¬ 
 ference officer. 
 
 3. Chairmanship of Auxiliary Social Service Committee. 
 
 The Superintendent of Social Service of the auxiliary is, by 
 virtue of her office. Chairman of the Social Service Committee 
 of the auxiliary. This committee should be nominated by the 
 Superintendent of Social Service and confirmed by the auxiliary. 
 The committee should consist of as many members as local con¬ 
 ditions require. There should be at least three. In large aux¬ 
 iliaries as many as twelve might not be too many, especially if 
 the work is divided among subcommittees. This committee 
 should be chosen in January and should serve for the entire year. 
 Those women should be selected as members who are interested 
 in movements for community righteousness and who, by reason 
 of some advantage (such as being a mother with growing chil¬ 
 dren, a teacher, a wife of a public official, or having experience 
 in club work or friendly visiting), can serve effectively. 
 
 4 . Cooperation with the Young People and Children . 
 
 The Superintendent of Social Service should also feel the re¬ 
 sponsibility of cooperating with the same officer of the young 
 people’s auxiliary and with the leader of the children. Plans for 
 social service work should include these other groups of the 
 same Church. 
 
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 II. The Work of the Social Service Committee. 
 
 1 . General Statement. 
 
 The Social Service Committee is responsible for all the social 
 service work of the auxiliary. It should hold as many meetings 
 as are necessary to make the work vital in the life of the aux¬ 
 iliary. At least two a quarter would seem indispensable. 
 
 2. Social Service Quarterly Studies and Meetings. 
 
 The first duty of the committee is to meet as early in each 
 quarter as is possible— i. e., as soon as the new social service 
 leaflet and questionnaire arrive—in order to study over and dis¬ 
 cuss together the topic for the quarter with a view to presenting 
 it in the best way to the auxiliary. The questions should be 
 divided up among the different members of the committee, that 
 each may investigate a part of them. Conference Superintend¬ 
 ents stand ready to help auxiliary committees in making this 
 investigation. Toward the close of the quarter the members 
 should come together again and map out the program for the 
 service quarterly meeting. The program should be based upon 
 (1) what they themselves’have found out, (2) on the material in 
 the leaflet, and (3) on the material in the Voice. (The foreign 
 side of the topic will usually be treated in the Voice.) The 
 program should always be treated from the foreign as well as 
 the home viewpoint. The material for the children is in the 
 Young Christian Worker. 
 
 The committee should not only decide upon the program, but 
 should decide upon the one or two things that they think the 
 auxiliary should do as a direct result of this study and have 
 that also ready to present. Any decision regarding action 
 should be voted upon by the auxiliary, and the auxiliary should 
 make plans to carry it out. Outside speakers may be brought 
 into the meeting, and in every way the topic should be made 
 vital. The Social Service Superintendent herself may preside 
 or have the different members of her committee preside in turn. 
 
 7. A Word of Caution to Social Service Committees. 
 
 Social service work presents wonderful opportunities for serv¬ 
 ice which are very appealing to all our women. For this very 
 reason there is danger of our committees attempting too much 
 at the expense of doing any one thing thoroughly. The commit- 
 
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 HELPS FOR MISSIONARY SOCIETIES , 
 
 tees should hold closely to the activities called for in the report 
 blanks and see that they are thoroughly done. It might be wise 
 to consult the Conference and Council Superintendents of Social 
 Service before entering upon any other activities. The first es¬ 
 sential is to do the required things, and the report blank, and 
 these instructions indicate what they are. 
 
 SUGGESTIONS FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF 
 
 SUPPLIES. 
 
 Auxiliaries or Churches may send boxes of supplies to needy 
 preachers within the bounds of their own or other Conferences 
 and to mission schools and institutions under the direction of 
 the Council in the home or foreign fields, or under the direction 
 of Conference Boards. 
 
 If any auxiliary or Church desires to send a box, the Auxiliary 
 Superintendent of Supplies should communicate with the Con¬ 
 ference Superintendent of Supplies, giving her own name and 
 address and the name of the auxiliary, the Church, and the dis¬ 
 trict. She will receive in reply a form containing all necessary 
 information regarding sizes, measurements, and special needs. 
 As soon as the box is sent, the fact should be reported to the 
 Conference Superintendent of Supplies. Any money sent in con¬ 
 nection with this department should also be sent through the 
 Superintendent. 
 
 Careful attention to these directions will avoid confusion and 
 insure credit to the auxiliary in the report of its supplies. 
 
 SUGGESTIONS FOR THE CORRESPONDING 
 
 SECRETARY. 
 
 No auxiliary can reach its highest point of excellence with¬ 
 out a Corresponding Secretary who knows her duties and under¬ 
 takes them conscientiously and earnestly. She must be faithful 
 in every detail, counting no part of her obligation too small to 
 do well and promptly. She should know the fields of work in 
 which the Mission Board is operating and be informed in the 
 special lines of work of her Conference, her town, her Church, 
 and her-auxiliary. 
 
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 The Vital Line. 
 
 Let it be said here and with all emphasis possible that she is 
 the channel of communication between the auxiliary, the dis¬ 
 trict, and the Conference. Through her must come the knowl¬ 
 edge concerning her auxiliary that the District Secretary and 
 the Conference Corresponding Secretary must have in order that 
 they may be furnished for their respective lines of work. Through 
 her they must send the knowledge of Conference and Council 
 movements that shall keep her auxiliary in close touch with 
 the work at large. She is verily the connecting link, the chan¬ 
 nel, the point of contact, and upon her sense of obligation and 
 her faithfulness depends much of the growth of her auxiliary. 
 
 Christian Stewardship. 
 
 It is the duty of the Corresponding Secretary to inform her¬ 
 self concerning the Scriptural basis of stewardship and to se¬ 
 cure and distribute literature on the subject. She shall pre¬ 
 sent the subject of Christian stewardship at least once a quar¬ 
 ter and shall institute plans for systematic giving of prayer, 
 service, and money. 
 
 Reports. 
 
 “The Corresponding Secretary shall conduct the correspond¬ 
 ence of the society and send to the District Secretaries full 
 reports by the first day of each quarter. She shall also send 
 annually to the District Secretaries and Conference Correspond¬ 
 ing Secretaries the names and addresses of the officers of the 
 auxiliary. She shall send her book to the district meeting for 
 examination.” If the importance of promptness and accuracy 
 could be understood and appreciated, it would mean a large 
 gain to- the work. If the Corresponding Secretary of the small¬ 
 est auxiliary fails to send her report at the appointed time, 
 her failure renders imperfect the report of the Conference 
 Corresponding Secretary, which, in turn, mars the quarterly 
 and annual reports of the Home Base Secretary of the Woman’s 
 Missionary Council. A final word on reports would be: Let 
 them be in full. It is one thing to partially fill out a blank 
 and mail it to the District Secretary; it is quite another thing 
 to have ready the facts that will be needed in order to give 
 the desired information, and carefully answer each question. She 
 should always sign her full name, give her address, and write out 
 the name of the auxiliary. 
 
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 HELPS FOR MISSIONARY SOCIETIES. 
 
 SUGGESTIONS FOR THE RECORDING 
 
 SECRETARY. 
 
 The Recording Secretary shall keep a record of the regular 
 and called meetings and see that each meeting is properly an¬ 
 nounced. The recording of the minutes of a meeting is often 
 of much more importance than is at first apparent. They are 
 the journal as well as the official record of the society and 
 should contain all resolutions, motions, and amendments; and 
 therefore great care should he taken to have them correct and 
 accurately recorded after they have been approved and signed 
 by the President and Recording Secretary. 
 
 As the meetings of the Woman’s Missionary Society are de¬ 
 signed to extend missionary knowledge as well as to transact 
 business, the Secretary can make her minutes such a pleasing 
 feature of the meeting that members coming too late to hear 
 them read will feel that they have lost the best part of the 
 meeting. 
 
 Meetings should be announced in time from the pulpit, in the 
 Sunday school, and in the daily papers, but not so long in ad¬ 
 vance that the day and hour are likely to be forgotten. Some 
 Recording Secretaries send postals or telephone announcements 
 to members afflicted with treacherous memories. 
 
 SUGGESTIONS FOR THE TREASURER. 
 
 The office of Auxiliary Treasurer is one of the most important, 
 for on her fidelity the success or failure of the work largely rests. 
 
 The duty of the Treasurer, as defined in the By-Laws, is as 
 follows: 
 
 “The Treasurer shall collect all moneys of the auxiliary, keep 
 an account of the same, and make an itemized report monthly 
 to the auxiliary. She shall remit to the Conference Treasurer 
 on the first of April, July, October, and January, giving an item¬ 
 ized statement of the amount, a duplicate of the same to be fur¬ 
 nished the Auxiliary Corresponding Secretary. The books of 
 the Treasurer shall be audited annually.” 
 
 Read carefully “Instructions in Regard to Funds,” on page 32. 
 
 Aside from merely collecting the money, the Treasurer should 
 be able to do inspirational work by way of educating in Chris- 
 
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 tian stewardship and explaining the different funds and their 
 uses she should encourage giving as a privilege and not as a 
 
 burden. 
 
 The accurate, up-to-date Treasurer will be instant in season 
 and out of season, collecting all funds quarterly, such as dues, 
 Conference expense funds, pledges, and specials; and then will 
 promptly make her report to the Conference Treasurer, stating 
 clearly the amount of each particular fund, and in case of scholar¬ 
 ships and Bible women always giving the name of the one being 
 supported and also the name of the individual or organization 
 furnishing the money and the field to which it is to be sent. 
 
 “To pray and to pay” are faith and works, the very founda¬ 
 tion stones of our great organization. 
 
 SUGGESTIONS FOR THE AGENT OF THE 
 MISSIONARY VOICE. 
 
 The Agent should strive to place the paper in every family in 
 the Church. One pastor was so determined to achieve this large 
 result that he gave the basket collection on a certain auspicious 
 occasion as a starting fund to place the Voice in homes where 
 the family was too poor to pay fifty cents a year. With this 
 fund as a basis, he laid upon his Woman’s Missionary Society 
 and his missionary committee the responsibility of seeing that 
 no home in the Church lacked the paper. 
 
 One model Agent, who did not have so much help from her 
 pastor, secured from him a list of all the members of the Church 
 and took time to go from home to home, carrying a copy of the 
 Voice with her and calling attention to its excellencies. She suc¬ 
 ceeded in enlisting a large proportion of the entire membership. 
 
 Another, not satisfied with merely securing subscribers, made 
 it a part of her business to interest the subscribers in reading 
 their paper by calling attention to special articles that would 
 interest various individuals and by having some little selection 
 from the current number ready to read at monthly meetings of 
 Adult or Young People’s Auxiliaries, at prayer meeting, and at 
 Sunday school. 
 
 Another organized a Missionary Voice Club to meet once a 
 month. The program was arranged from the current number 
 of the Voice and a social time insured. This venture proved so 
 successful that it became the “social event” of the town. 
 
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 HELPS FOR MISSIONARY SOCIETIES. 
 
 No member of the society has a larger opportunity for useful¬ 
 ness than the Agent of the Missionary Voice , for she truly may 
 “prepare the way of the Lord.” 
 
 SUGGESTIONS FOR AUXILIARY MEMBERS. 
 
 1. Members should attend every meeting of the auxiliary in a 
 spirit of prayer. 
 
 2. Members should be present at the hour appointed for the 
 meeting and should remain to the close of the session, if possible. 
 
 3. Each member should put her best mental and spiritual ef¬ 
 forts into the preparation of any duty assigned to her. 
 
 4. All dues and all special offerings should be paid promptly, 
 remembering that the failure of members to pay their moneys 
 quarterly affects the finances of the Board, causing deficits and 
 incurring unnecessary interest. 
 
 5. Each member of an auxiliary should try to interest others 
 and to increase the membership. Each woman should have a 
 prayer list, including the missionary workers, schools, etc. 
 
 6. Each member should realize that the success of the Woman’s 
 Missionary Society depends upon the faithful performance of 
 duty by the members. Competent officers count for much, but 
 they cannot accomplish any great results without the loyal sup¬ 
 port of the members. 
 
 7. Each member should give loyal, enthusiastic service. 
 
 INSTRUCTIONS IN REGARD TO FUNDS. 
 
 The moneys of the Woman’s Missionary Society may be classi¬ 
 fied as follows: 
 
 1. Dues. 
 
 2. Life memberships. 
 
 3. Pledge. 
 
 4. Specials. 
 
 5. Relief and Retirement Fund. 
 
 6. Memorial funds. 
 
 7. Annuity and endowment funds. 
 
 8. Conference Expense Fund. 
 
 9. City missions. 
 
 10. Local funds. 
 
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 Dues. 
 
 The dues in the Adult Auxiliary are twenty cents a month, 
 $2.40 a year. The dues are to be used for the maintenance of 
 the general work, such as schools, hospitals, missions, immigrant 
 work, etc. No part of the dues can be retained in the auxiliary 
 or Conference for local expense. 
 
 The moneys for both the Young People’s and Children’s Aux¬ 
 iliaries are used for objects designated at the annual meeting of 
 the Woman’s Missionary Council. 
 
 Life Memberships. 
 
 A person may become a life member of the Adult Auxiliary by 
 paying $25 for that specific purpose, an honorary life member by 
 the payment of $100, and an honorary life patron by paying $300. 
 
 A person may become a life member of the Young People’s 
 Auxiliary by paying $15 for that specific purpose. 
 
 A person may become a life member of the Junior Division 
 of the Children’s Auxiliary by paying $10 for that specific pur¬ 
 pose. A person may become a life member of the Baby Division 
 of the Children’s Auxiliary by paying $5 for that specific purpose. 
 
 Pledge. 
 
 The dues have never been adequate for the support of the 
 work, and each member of the auxiliary is asked to make an 
 additional contribution for its maintenance and extension. These 
 contributions are called the pledge. 
 
 These pledges and the dues form the basis of the appropriation 
 made by the Council for the support of the work, and it is very 
 necessary that each auxiliary secure a pledge from each member 
 if the total amount is to be adequate. The pledges should be 
 taken at the January meeting, though continuous effort should 
 be made throughout the year to reach all the members. Cards 
 are provided for taking the pledge, and these may be obtained 
 free in any number desired from the Home Base Secretary. Do 
 not wait until time for the meeting to order. 
 
 The auxiliary pledges for the year should be reported to the 
 District Secretary, who should report them at the annual meeting 
 of the Conference. The total pledge of each Conference should 
 be reported by the Conference Secretary or alternate at the Coun¬ 
 cil meeting. 
 
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 HELPS FOR MISSIONARY SOCIETIES. 
 
 Mite box money, Easter offerings, and thank offerings (not 
 Week of Prayer) are a part of the pledge and should be so re¬ 
 ported. 
 
 The support of a student by a scholarship—of a worker, as a 
 missionary, deaconess, a native teacher or Bible woman, or of 
 some specific work, as a school or settlement—may be assigned 
 to an individual, an auxiliary, a district, or a Conference, and 
 money received in this way may be included in the pledge. 
 This is done for the purpose of giving the donors a closer touch 
 with the work. The assignment should be made by the Adminis¬ 
 trative Secretaries of the Home and Foreign Departments. These 
 assignments must always he 'for some work included in the ap¬ 
 propriations made hy the Council. 
 
 Specials. 
 
 Specials are funds directed by the donors to some particular 
 object not included in the regular appropriations of the Council. 
 The amounts may be paid by individuals, Churches, districts, or 
 Conferences. 
 
 The money for these specials should be sent to the Conference 
 Treasurer, clearly designated, so it can be sent by the Council 
 Treasurer to the person or object for whom it was given. The 
 Conference Secretary and Treasurer should be consulted when a 
 special is undertaken and when one is discontinued. 
 
 These specials cannot be located in the foreign field until the 
 full amount of money is in the hands of the Treasurer of the 
 Woman’s Missionary Council. It is sent to the field the next 
 quarter after it is received. 
 
 Specials may be undertaken through correspondence with the 
 Administrative Secretaries of the Home and Foreign Departments. 
 When a special is discontinued the council treasurer and the 
 Administrative Secretaries should be notified. 
 
 YVeek of Prayer. 
 
 The special objects for which the Week of Prayer money is 
 used are designated at the annual meeting of the Woman’s Mis¬ 
 sionary Council. • 
 
 Relief and Retirement Fund. 
 
 Each member is asked to pay ten cents a year toward the 
 Relief and Retirement Fund. All Memorial Roll moneys shall 
 
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 be added to this fund. This is a vested fund, the interest of 
 which is to he used for the relief of the sick and superannuated 
 missionaries and deaconesses. 
 
 Memorial Funds. 
 
 Names may be placed on the Memorial Roll by gifts for that 
 specific purpose—$25 for adults, $15 for young people, and $10 
 for children. 
 
 Annuity and Endowment Funds. 
 
 Annuities .—The annuity plan is an arrangement by which a 
 person who desires to give money to the cause may, during her 
 - lifetime, receive some income from the gift. The money is paid 
 into the treasury of the Woman’s Missionary Council, and the 
 donor receives interest during her lifetime, payable January 1 
 and July 1. Persons desiring to invest money in this way should 
 write to the Administrative Secretary of the department for which 
 the money is given. She will then receive a certificate which is 
 a guarantee of the interest. 
 
 Endowments .—Some persons are especially interested in certain 
 institutions and desire to give money for their endowment. This 
 money is a vested fund, and the interest is paid regularly for 
 the support of a department of work or the institution that is 
 endowed. 
 
 Conference Expense Fund. 
 
 Each Conference is allowed to fix an amount that will be asked 
 of each member for the purpose of meeting the expenses of the 
 Conference Society, such as the travel of the Conference officers, 
 the holding of district meetings, paying for postage and stationery, 
 and the purchase of leaflets and other literature. This fund is 
 known as the Conference Expense Fund and should be empha¬ 
 sized in each auxiliary, as dues and pledges are not allowed to 
 be used for local expenses. 
 
 City Missions. 
 
 Where a city mission board exists in a community each aux¬ 
 iliary which has representatives on the board is pledged to bear 
 a pro rata of the expenses. This pledge is raised by voluntary 
 gifts, not necessarily from members of the auxiliary, but from 
 the Church membership and outsiders who may be interested. 
 The amount spent for current expenses is reported to the Con¬ 
 ference and Board Treasurers on a voucher prepared for the 
 
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 purpose. The Woman’s Missionary Council makes an appropria¬ 
 tion of ten per cent if as much as $720 is reported by voucher. 
 
 Local Funds. 
 
 As conditions vary in different communities, each auxiliary 
 must fix its own method of financing its local work, and funds 
 shall be raised as the auxiliary directs. 
 
 Distribution of Funds. 
 
 All undirected funds will be divided by the Council Treasurer 
 and forty per cent used for the support of the home mission 
 work and sixty per cent for the use of the foreign mission work. 
 
 Remittances. 
 
 All moneys, save the city mission money, must be sent each 
 quarter to the Conference Treasurer, who in turn sends them to 
 the Council Treasurer. Specials should be plainly marked. 
 
 Conference Expense Funds shall be kept in the Conference 
 Treasury. 
 
 Remember that the Council Treasurer closes her books on the 
 twentieth of the first month of each quarter. Be prompt. 
 
 LITERATURE AND SUPPLIES. 
 
 The intelligent use of the literature is a mighty force in the 
 great missionary enterprise of to-day. The Woman’s Missionary 
 Council of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, publishes and 
 handles a complete assortment of all the literature necessary for 
 the conduct of the work. 
 
 All supplies, except mission study books, shall be ordered from 
 the Home Base Secretary, 810 Broadway, Nashville, Tenn. 
 
 Mission study books shall be ordered from Smith & Lamar, 810 
 Broadway, Nashville, Tenn. 
 
 Books. 
 
 “Why and How.” A history of the Home Mission Society 
 written in story form for children and young people. By Mary 
 Helm. Price, 30 cents. 
 
 “A Beautiful Gem.” The heart story of a Chinese girl, the 
 first graduate from the Laura Haygood Memorial. Written by 
 Janie Watkins. Price, 50 cents. 
 
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 “In Bethany House.” By Mary Elizabeth Smith. Price, $1.25. 
 
 “The Days of June.” By Mary Culler White. Price, 50 cents. 
 
 “Pokjumie.” A Korean story. By Ellasue Wagner. Price, 
 50 cents. 
 
 “Kim Su Bang.” A Korean story. By Ellasue Wagner. Price, 
 50 cents. 
 
 “Religion in Social Action.” By Graham Taylor. Price, $1.25. 
 
 Leaflets. 
 
 Leaflets to be used in carrying out the programs of the regular 
 monthly meetings of the auxiliaries are sent to the Conference 
 Corresponding Secretary (or to some one selected by the Con¬ 
 ference) for distribution to the auxiliaries at the beginning of 
 each quarter. Any adult auxiliary failing to receive the leaflets 
 should notify the District Secretary. The literature for the 
 young people and children is distributed by the Conference First 
 and Second Vice Presidents in most Conferences, and they should 
 be notified of any failure to receive it. A request direct to the 
 Home Base Secretary will always secure a supply of this litera¬ 
 ture. These leaflets for the monthly meetings are issued free 
 of cost. 
 
 Besides the monthly leaflets, a supply of good leaflets relating 
 to the different departments and phases of work and to the in¬ 
 stitutions and workers of the Council in every field is kept on 
 hand. Also the most attractive leaflets of other boards are kept 
 in stock. A supply of these special leaflets selected with reference 
 to any field or subject may be had from the Home Base Secre¬ 
 tary for ten cents. In selecting these consult the catalogue of 
 publications. 
 
 Mission Study Books. 
 
 The list of mission and Bible study books, with prices, may 
 be obtained from the Home Base Secretary. 
 
 A booklet containing suggestions for leaders for mission study 
 classes is prepared for each book in the course and is furnished 
 with leaflets appropriate to the subject for ten cents. 
 
 The Missionary Voice. 
 
 This is the authorized organ of the Board of Missions. It 
 contains news from the home and foreign fields, discussions of 
 world movements and approved plans of work, also helpful mate- 
 
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 rial to be used in connection with the missionary meeting. Price, 
 50 cents a year. Address the Missionary Voice , 810 Broadway, 
 Nashville, Tenn. 
 
 The Young Christian Worker. 
 
 This is the missionary publication for the children, published 
 by the Woman’s Missionary Council. It is filled with bright and 
 attractive missionary stories and information and with material 
 to be used in connection with the missionary meeting. Price, 
 25 cents a year. Address Young Christian Worker , 810 Broad¬ 
 way, Nashville, Tenn. 
 
 The Bulletin. 
 
 This is a monthly publication giving the latest news and 
 facts concerning all the work of the Woman’s Missionary Council. 
 The Bulletins are sent to the Conference Study and Publicity 
 Superintendents, who in turn distribute them to the auxiliaries 
 in their Conferences. 
 
 Organization Material. 
 
 All supplies necessary for the organization of a missionary 
 society can be had upon application to the Home Base Secretary. 
 Postage should accompany request. 
 
 “Helps for Missionary Societies.” 
 
 This booklet contains all information necessary for the organi¬ 
 zation and conduct of a missionary society. Each newly organ¬ 
 ized adult society is entitled to two copies and each young peo¬ 
 ple’s and children’s society to one copy free of charge. Addi¬ 
 tional copies may be had for five cents each, or fifty cents a dozen. 
 
 For convenience, the duties of officers are published in leaflet 
 form and may be had upon application. Postage should accom¬ 
 pany request. 
 
 The Yearbook. 
 
 One copy of this booklet, containing outline programs for the 
 adult auxiliary meetings, is furnished at the beginning of the 
 year to each auxiliary. Additional copies may be had at the 
 rate of five cents each, or forty cents per dozen. Yearbooks 
 are also prepared for the young people and children and fur¬ 
 nished to each auxiliary. Additional copies for the young people 
 may be had at two for five cents, or twenty-five cents a dozen. 
 
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 Material for working out these programs is contained in the 
 monthly leaflets, in the Voice, and in the Young Christian Worker, 
 
 Record and Report Books. 
 
 Each adult, young people’s, and children’s society should have 
 a set (two) of Record and Report Books. 
 
 1. A Treasurer’s book. 
 
 2. A Record and Report Book containing on perforated sheets 
 report blanks for each of the officers except the Treasurer. 
 
 Council Minutes. 
 
 As soon as possible after the Council meeting each auxiliary 
 will be furnished one or more copies of the Council Minutes. 
 This publication contains a record of all legislation enacted, be¬ 
 sides a full report from each missionary and deaconess appointed 
 by the Council. A careful study of its contents should be made 
 by each society. Additional copies may be had for 10 cents. 
 
 Maps. 
 
 Consult Catalogue of Supplies. 
 
 Catalogue of Publications and Supplies. 
 
 This contains a detailed list of all missionary literature in 
 stock and may be had upon application. 
 
 CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS FOR ADULT 
 
 AUXILIARIES. 
 
 Constitution. 
 
 Any number of women may form an Adult Society auxiliary 
 to the Conference Woman’s Missionary Society by adopting the 
 following Constitution and By-Laws and electing the officers 
 therein provided: 
 
 1. This society shall be called the Woman’s Missionary So¬ 
 ciety of the - Church, auxiliary to - Conference Society 
 
 of the Woman’s Missionary Council of the Methodist Episcopal 
 Church, South. 
 
 2. The object of this auxiliary shall be to hasten the coming 
 of the kingdom of God throughout the world by enlisting the 
 
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 women, young people, and children in a study of the needs of 
 the world and in active missionary service; by raising funds for 
 the evangelization of mission fields at home and abroad, for 
 the maintenance of the institutions under the care of the Wom¬ 
 an’s Missionary Council, and for the betterment of civic and 
 social conditions. 
 
 3. Any one may become a member of this auxiliary by giving 
 prayer, service, and a contribution to the annual auxiliary budget. 
 The auxiliary shall assume the responsibility of the payment of 
 a budget, the total amount of which shall include annual dues of 
 $2.40 per member, a contribution to the Conference Expense Fund 
 from each member, and to the Retirement and Relief Fund from 
 each member, and a pledge from the auxiliary. The dues, pledge, 
 and any other undirected funds shall be prorated by the Council, 
 forty per cent for the home and sixty per cent for the foreign 
 work. Opportunities shall be given for offerings to be directed 
 by individual donors for the support of special work. Th#se 
 special offerings by individuals shall not be prorated. 
 
 4. Any one may become a life member of the auxiliary by the 
 payment of twenty-five dollars, an honorary life member by the 
 payment of one hundred dollars, and an honorary life patron 
 by the payment of three hundred dollars, provided the money 
 be paid for that special purpose. It shall not be included in 
 the pledge nor in any special assumed by individuals or that 
 has been assigned to the auxiliary. Such membership should 
 be considered as an honor and should not release the holders 
 from the obligations of active membership. 
 
 5. A name may be placed upon the Memorial Roll by the gift 
 of $25 for that specific purpose. 
 
 6. Every auxiliary member shall pay toward the Relief and 
 Retirement Fund and the Conference Expense Fund. 
 
 7. The auxiliary shall carry on local -work, which shall consist 
 of the care of the parsonage and the charity work of the Church. 
 This work may be done through a committee, the funds to be 
 raised as the auxiliary directs. 
 
 8. The officers of the auxiliary shall be a President, two Vice 
 Presidents, a Corresponding Secretary, a Recording Secretary, 
 a Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, and Superintendents of 
 Study and Publicity, of Social Service, and of Supplies. These 
 officers shall constitute the Executive Committee of the aux¬ 
 iliary. 
 
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 9. The auxiliary shall hold one or more meetings during the 
 month for the transaction of business and for the study of the 
 work. The first regular monthly meeting of the year shall be 
 devoted to the consideration of plans and financial pledges for 
 the new year and to the installation of officers. At the last busi¬ 
 ness meeting of the fiscal year the annual election of officers 
 shall be held. 
 
 By-Laws. 
 
 1. The President shall preside at all meetings of the auxiliary 
 and shall actively advance its interests. In her absence one of 
 the Vice Presidents shall assume her duties. 
 
 2. The First Vice President shall be responsible for the organi¬ 
 zation of the Young People’s Auxiliary and shall develop and 
 direct its work. She shall send reports when required by the 
 First Vice President of the Conference. 
 
 The Second Vice President shall develop and direct the work 
 of the children’s auxiliary. She shall send a quarterly report 
 to the Second Vice President of the Conference. 
 
 3. The Corresponding Secretary shall conduct the correspond¬ 
 ence of the auxiliary and shall promote Christian stewardship. 
 She shall send to the District Secretary full reports by the first 
 of January, April, July, and October. She shall also send to the 
 District Secretary and Conference Corresponding Secretary the 
 names and addresses of all newly elected officers of the auxiliary. 
 She shall send her books to the district meeting for examina¬ 
 tion. 
 
 4. The Recording Secretary shall keep a record of the regular 
 and called meetings and see that each meeting is properly an¬ 
 nounced. 
 
 5. The Treasurer shall collect all moneys of the auxiliary, 
 keep an account of the same, and make an itemized report 
 monthly to the auxiliary. She shall remit to the Conference 
 Treasurer on the first of January, April, July, and October, 
 giving an itemized statement of the amount, a duplicate of the 
 same to be furnished the Auxiliary Corresponding Secretary. 
 The books of the Treasurer shall be audited annually. 
 
 6. The Assistant Treasurer shall have charge of local funds. 
 She shall make a monthly report to the auxiliary, and she shall 
 furnish the Treasurer a quarterly statement to be included in 
 her report. She shall' pay out money from the local treasury 
 
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 only upon an order signed by both the President of the auxiliary 
 and the chairman of the local committee. 
 
 The auxiliary as a society shall not assume obligation for the 
 assistance or support of outside organizations, such as orphan¬ 
 ages, hospitals, travelers’ aids, Y. W. C. A., etc. 
 
 7. The Superintendent of Study and Publicity shall be re¬ 
 sponsible for the organization of mission study and Bible study 
 classes and prayer circles and for the dissemination of mission¬ 
 ary information through the Church and secular press. She 
 shall report quarterly to the Conference Superintendent of Study 
 and Publicity. 
 
 8. The Superintendent of Social Service shall stimulate and 
 direct the study and investigation of social questions and shall 
 seek to bring about social reforms. She shall report quarterly 
 to the Conference Superintendent of Social Service. 
 
 9. The Superintendent of Supplies shall superintend the send¬ 
 ing of boxes and necessary supplies to ministers of the Methodist 
 Episcopal Church, South, and to institutions in the home and 
 foreign fields under the direction of the Council. She shall re¬ 
 port each box sent and its value to the Conference Superintend¬ 
 ent of Supplies. 
 
 10. The Vice Presidents, Secretary, Treasurer, and Superintend¬ 
 ents shall make written reports at the regular meetings. 
 
 CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS FOR YOUNG 
 PEOPLE’S AUXILIARIES. 
 
 Constitution. 
 
 1. This auxiliary shall be called the Young People’s Society 
 
 of-Church, auxiliary to-Conference Society of the Wom¬ 
 
 an’s Missionary Council, Methodist Episcopal Church, South. 
 
 2. The object of this auxiliary shall be to hasten the coming 
 of the kingdom of God throughout the world by enlisting the 
 young people in active missionary service, by raising funds for 
 the evangelization of mission fields at home and abroad, for the 
 maintenance of the institutions under the care of the Woman’s 
 Missionary Council, and for the betterment of civic and social 
 conditions. 
 
 3. Any one between the ages of fourteen and twenty-one may 
 become a member of the auxiliary by giving regularly prayer. 
 
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 service, and a stated offering monthly or quarterly. Each mem¬ 
 ber shall be asked to make an offering for the maintenance or 
 extension of such objects of work in the home and foreign fields 
 as are assigned to the young people by the Council. Such funds 
 shall constitute the pledge of the auxiliary. 
 
 Membership funds and pledges shall be prorated by the Coun¬ 
 cil Treasurer—forty per cent for the home and sixty per cent 
 for the foreign work. 
 
 Each member shall be expected to contribute to the Retirement 
 and Relief Fund and to the Conference Expense Fund. 
 
 4. Any one may become a life member of the auxiliary by the 
 payment of fifteen dollars, provided the money be paid for that 
 special purpose. It shall not be included in the pledge nor in 
 any special assumed by individuals or that has been assigned 
 to the auxiliary. 
 
 5. A name may be placed upon the Memorial Roll by the gift 
 of fifteen dollars for that specific purpose. 
 
 6. The officers of the auxiliary shall be a President, two Vice 
 Presidents, a Corresponding Secretary, a Recording Secretary, 
 a Treasurer, and the Superintendents of Study and Publicity, 
 of Social Service, and of Supplies. 
 
 7. The auxiliary shall hold one or more meetings during the 
 month for the transaction of business and for the study of the 
 work. At the last meeting of the fiscal year there shall be the 
 annual election of officers. At the following meeting there shall 
 be a full report of the year’s work, installation of officers, and 
 consideration of plans for work and financial pledges for the 
 new year. 
 
 By-Laws. 
 
 1. The President shall preside at the meeting of the auxiliary 
 and shall in every way advance its interests. In the absence of 
 the President one of the Vice Presidents shall preside. 
 
 2. The First Vice President shall keep in touch with the First 
 Vice President of the Conference and shall report to her quarter¬ 
 ly the full scope of the work. 
 
 The Second Vice President shall assist the Second Vice Presi¬ 
 dent of the Adult Auxiliary in superintending the Children’s 
 Auxiliary. 
 
 3. The Corresponding Secretary shall conduct the correspond¬ 
 ence of the auxiliary and shall promote Christian stewardship. 
 
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 She shall report the full scope of the work quarterly to the Dis¬ 
 trict Secretary, to whom she shall send the names and addresses 
 of the newly elected officers. 
 
 4. The Recording Secretary shall keep a record of the regular 
 and called meetings and shall see that each meeting is properly 
 announced. 
 
 5. The Treasurer shall collect all funds of the auxiliary, keep¬ 
 ing a ledger account of the same, and remit to the Conference 
 Treasurer on the first of January, April, July, and October. 
 
 6. The Superintendent of Study and Publicity shall be re¬ 
 sponsible for the organization of mission study and Bible study 
 classes, for prayer circles, and for the dissemination of mission¬ 
 ary information through the Church and secular press. She 
 shall have charge of subscriptions to the Missionary Voice and 
 the Young Christian Worker. She shall report quarterly on the 
 first day of January, April, July, and October to the Conference 
 Superintendent of Study and Publicity. 
 
 7. The Superintendent of Social Service shall have charge 
 of social service studies issued by the Council. She shall co¬ 
 operate wherever possible in the social service movements of her 
 Church and community. She shall report quarterly on the first 
 day of January, April, July, and October to the Conference 
 Superintendent of Social Service. 
 
 8. The Superintendent of Supplies shall superintend the pack¬ 
 ing and sending of boxes of supplies to institutions in the home 
 and foreign fields under the direction of the Council. She shall 
 report each box sent and its value to the Conference Superin¬ 
 tendent of Supplies. 
 
 CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS FOR CHILDREN’S 
 
 AUXILIARIES. 
 
 Constitution. 
 
 1. This auxiliary shall be called the Children’s Society of- 
 
 Church, auxiliary to - Conference Society of the Woman’s 
 
 Missionary Council of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. 
 
 2. The object of the auxiliary shall be to hasten the coming of 
 the kingdom of God throughout the world by giving the children 
 of the Church missionary education, training them for Christian 
 
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 service, and by cultivating in them habits of liberal and system¬ 
 atic giving and of daily Bible study and prayer. 
 
 3. The Children’s Auxiliary shall consist of Baby and Junior 
 Divisions, under the direction of the Second Vice President of 
 the Woman’s Missionary Auxiliary, whose work shall be cor¬ 
 related with that of the Conference Second Vice President. All 
 membership, mite box, and other undirected funds shall be sent 
 through the Conference Treasurer, to be prorated by the Council 
 on the basis of forty per cent to home and sixty per cent to 
 foreign work. 
 
 Baby Division. 
 
 1. Any child six years of age or under may become a member 
 of the Baby Division upon the payment of an enrollment fee of 
 twenty-five cents. Each member of the Baby Division shall be 
 given a certificate of membership and shall be furnished with a 
 mite box for voluntary offerings. The mite boxes shall be opened 
 and their contents sent quarterly by the Treasurer of the Junior 
 Division to the Conference Treasurer. Where there is no Junior 
 Division through which to report, the Second Vice President of 
 the Adult Auxiliary shall send the money of the Baby Division 
 to the Conference Treasurer. 
 
 2. Any one may become a life member of the Baby Division of 
 the Children’s Auxiliary by the payment of five dollars, provided 
 the money be paid for that specific purpose. It shall not be in¬ 
 cluded in the pledge nor in any special assumed by individuals 
 or that has been assigned to the Baby Division of the Children’s 
 Auxiliary. 
 
 3. Names of children may be placed on the Memorial Roll by 
 the gift of ten dollars. 
 
 4. Special meetings for the members of the Baby Division shall 
 be arranged by the Second Vice President of the Adult Auxiliary, 
 at which time inspirational programs shall be presented. 
 
 5. Members of the Baby Division, at the age of six years, shall 
 be promoted to the Junior Division and shall be given certificates 
 of promotion. 
 
 6. The Second Vice President of the Adult Auxiliary shall have 
 charge of the Baby Division. 
 
 Junior Division. 
 
 1. Any child between the ages of six and fourteen may become 
 a member of the Junior Division of the Children’s Auxiliary by 
 
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 giving regularly prayer, service, and a stated monthly offering 
 to missions. Each member of the Junior Division shall be fur¬ 
 nished with a mite box for voluntary offerings. Mite boxes shall 
 be opened quarterly, and the contents, with all other offerings, 
 shall be sent to the Conference Treasurer. 
 
 2. Any one may become a life member of the Junior Division 
 of the Children’s Auxiliary by the payment of ten dollars, pro¬ 
 vided the money be paid for that special purpose. It shall not 
 be included in the pledge nor in any special assumed by in¬ 
 dividuals or that has been assigned to the Junior Division of 
 the Children’s Auxiliary. 
 
 3. Names of children may be placed on the Memorial Roll by 
 the gift of ten dollars. 
 
 4. The officers of the Junior Division shall be a President, two 
 Vice Presidents, a Corresponding Secretary, a Recording Secre¬ 
 tary, a Treasurer, and Superintendents of Study and Publicity 
 and of Social Service. These officers, with the Second Vice 
 President of the Adult Auxiliary, shall hold a meeting of the 
 Committee of the Children’s Auxiliary. 
 
 5. The Junior Division shall meet at least twice a month to 
 transact necessary business and to follow the lines of study ar¬ 
 ranged by the Woman’s Missionary Council, for which programs 
 shall be furnished. At the close of each quarter the Second Vice 
 President of the Adult Auxiliary shall hold a meeting of the 
 Executive Committee of the Junior Division to see that the work 
 of the quarter is correctly and promptly reported to the proper 
 officers. At the last meeting of the fiscal year there shall be the 
 election of officers. The first regular monthly meeting of the 
 year shall be devoted to making plans and financial pledges for 
 the new year’s work. 
 
 By-Laws. 
 
 1. The President shall preside at the meeting of the auxiliary 
 and in every way advance its interests. In the absence of the 
 President one of the Vice Presidents shall preside. 
 
 2. The First Vice President shall assist in the work of the 
 Baby Division. The Second Vice President shall be agent for 
 the Young Christian Worker. 
 
 3. The Corresponding Secretary shall conduct the correspond¬ 
 ence of the auxiliary and promote Christian stewardship and 
 shall report quarterly to the District Secretary. The Correspond- 
 
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 ing Secretary shall send the names and addresses of all newly 
 elected officers to the District Secretary. 
 
 4. The Recording Secretary shall keep a record of the regular 
 and called meetings of the auxiliary and shall see that each meet¬ 
 ing is properly announced. 
 
 5. The Treasurer shall collect all funds of the auxiliary, keep¬ 
 ing a ledger account of the same, and shall remit to the Confer¬ 
 ence Treasurer quarterly. The Treasurer’s books shall be audited 
 annually. - 
 
 6. The Superintendent of Study and Publicity shall assist in 
 organizing and developing mission study and Bible study classes 
 and shall send items of missionary news to the Young Christian 
 Worker and local papers. She shall report quarterly on the first 
 day of January, April, July, and October to the Conference Super¬ 
 intendent of Study and Publicity. 
 
 7. The Superintendent of Social Service shall assist in carrying 
 out such lines of social service study and activity as are sent-out 
 by the Council. She shall report quarterly on the first day of Jan¬ 
 uary, April, July, and October to the Conference Superintendent of 
 Social Service. 
 
CHAPTER II.—THE DISTRICT. 
 
 THE DUTIES OF THE DISTRICT SECRETARY. 
 
 The Scope of the Office. 
 
 The importance of the office of District Secretary is not ex¬ 
 ceeded by that of any other in the Missionary Society. Its 
 extent is bounded only by the limits of the district, and every 
 missionary activity within that territory should be perfectly 
 familiar to the District Secretary. 
 
 A newly elected Secretary should, first of all, study her terri¬ 
 tory, learning its extent, the number of pastoral charges, those 
 organized and those unorganized, the strength and membership 
 of its various Churches, the proportion of auxiliary members to 
 the women members of the Church, the reasons why more wom¬ 
 en are not working for missions, and, as far as possible, the 
 financial ability and spiritual condition of the people. She should 
 commune earnestly with God to know his plan. The time spent 
 in prayer brings the greatest results. When some special under¬ 
 taking has been decided upon, it is well to enlist one or more 
 circles of prayer in definite and systematic petition in its behalf. 
 
 Duties toward Auxiliaries. 
 
 The duties of the District Secretary are varied and compre¬ 
 hensive. She is responsible in her territory for the distribution 
 of literature, for correspondence, for the receiving and compil¬ 
 ing of auxiliary reports, and for visitation. These are her four 
 great opportunities for service to the auxiliary. 
 
 She must see to it that all literature is sent out promptly, and 
 that its use is thoroughly understood, so that it may be put to 
 the best advantage. She should not only supply auxiliaries, but 
 should judiciously distribute matter in the charges that have not 
 been organized, thus carrying on an educational campaign that 
 will create missionary sentiment. If she can establish a district 
 circulating library on missions, it may prove a benefit in stimu¬ 
 lating interest in rural communities. It is her duty to do all 
 in her power to obtain subscribers to the Missionary Voice and 
 to the Young Christian Worker. She should send items of in¬ 
 terest to the Missionary Voice and to the Conference Superin- 
 (48) 
 
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 49 
 
 tendent of Study and Publicity for publication in the Church 
 papers, and she should supply missionary news to the secular 
 press. 
 
 She should keep in regular touch with the auxiliaries by cor¬ 
 respondence and by at least one visit a year. The annual all¬ 
 day meeting and the day of installation of auxiliary officers are 
 two occasions when the presence of the District Secretary is 
 especially welcome and beneficial. If there is difficulty in se¬ 
 curing reports at the proper time, a visit resulting in personal 
 acquaintance with the officers will set the matter right as noth¬ 
 ing else can. She should reply promptly and fully to all ques¬ 
 tions, and in order to do so must keep herself well informed 
 on all matters pertaining to the work. The weak auxiliary must 
 be a point of constant watchfulness. It is as important to nur¬ 
 ture a failing society as to organize a new one, and it should 
 be aided by letters, special literature, a visit, a conference with 
 the officers, or by any other means possible. 
 
 Organization. 
 
 She should be on the constant lookout for opportunities for 
 organization. One of the first steps in organizing is the estab¬ 
 lishment of friendly cooperative relations with the presiding 
 elder and the pastors of the district. The pastor of the Church 
 holds the key to the situation. His interest and assistance are 
 the organizer’s assurance of success and should never be neg¬ 
 lected. A conference with the presiding elder will often suggest 
 a new charge to be organized or give much needed information 
 in order to plan the work wisely. 
 
 Responsibility for Departments. 
 
 The District Secretary shares with the Conference Vice Presi¬ 
 dents and Superintendents the responsibility of the four depart¬ 
 ments of work. She must understand the condition of the work 
 among the young people and children in the district and be ready 
 to lend a helping hand in organizing, in suggesting lines of work, 
 in holding special meetings, and in making plans to enlist their 
 interest. 
 
 She should be familiar with the literature on mission study 
 and be ready to form classes whenever her help is needed. She 
 should be prepared with an inspiring talk on Christian steward¬ 
 ship which she should give each auxiliary that she visits. She 
 should cooperate with the Conference Superintendent of Social 
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 HELPS FOR MISSIONARY SOCIETIES. 
 
 Service in establishing the work of social service. She should 
 be prepared to recommend reading matter on Christian steward¬ 
 ship, on mission study, and on social service whenever she finds 
 that it will be helpful. 
 
 Funds. 
 
 The collection of funds is in the hands of the Treasurer, but 
 the District Secretary must keep accurate account of the finan¬ 
 cial condition of each auxiliary. She makes the pledge for her 
 district at the Annual Conference meeting, and the payment in 
 full of that pledge is a matter of vital interest to her. She is 
 responsible for the raising of the necessary amounts, and a word 
 from her is a stimulus to a flagging society. 
 
 It is of utmost importance to the work, both at home and 
 abroad, that quarterly payments should be made. If one-fourth 
 of the annual pledge is paid each quarter, it means a steady 
 income to the Council with no interest to pay on borrowed 
 money. This fact must be impressed upon each auxiliary. 
 
 Reports. 
 
 The District Secretary shall receive the reports from the Aux¬ 
 iliary Corresponding Secretary on the first day of each quarter. 
 She must tabulate these reports on the blank provided for that 
 purpose and send it to the Conference Corresponding Secretary 
 on the fifth day of April, July, October, and January. All 
 columns should be added and totals carefully set down at the 
 bottom of the page. This is one of the most particular and 
 specific duties she has to perform, and it should never be omitted 
 or delayed. Failure to send the report in on time means inac¬ 
 curacy in both Conference and Council reports. 
 
 She should present a report of the work of her district at the 
 District Conference. If the presiding elder does not invite her, 
 she should ask permission to speak a few minutes on the wom¬ 
 en’s missionary work. 
 
 Final. 
 
 One who knows says of the District Secretary: “She should 
 love the work and the-workers. Without the element of love, 
 mission work laeks vitality. Missions is animated love/’ In 
 “blessed preparedness’* she will go forth with prayer, with faith 
 and thanksgiving, for it is her Christ who said: “Lo, I am with 
 you alway.” 
 
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 THE DISTRICT MEETING, 
 
 Careful preparation must be made for the District Meeting, for 
 it is here that the inspiration to the auxiliary must be sought 
 and found. A good attendance is essential to success. At least 
 two persons should attend from every auxiliary and, if possible, 
 a delegation should be secured from every unorganized charge. 
 Institutes on auxiliary work are a necessity. An hour on work 
 among young people and children, another on mission study, and 
 a third on social service are most valuable. Speakers on inspira¬ 
 tional topics should be given ample time. Four or five good ses¬ 
 sions are not too many. Each delegate and visitor must be made 
 to feel that the district meeting is her great opportunity to learn 
 the work. An ideal to work toward is the attendance of every 
 auxiliary officer in the district. 
 
 To the Leaders. 
 
 Do not make the program too long. Our meetings are often 
 so overcrowded that there is no chance to use good things which 
 may appear unexpectedly. On the other hand, be sure to have a 
 well-digested plan that will give a full presentation of all the 
 departments of the work. 
 
 Do not think that you must talk on every subject yourself. A 
 dozen little speeches in a day by the presiding officer are out of 
 order. Hold your meeting well in hand, guiding and controlling 
 it, but give others a chance to talk within proper limits. If you 
 are better informed on a point, call some one to the chair and 
 make your explanation. 
 
 Be prompt in carrying out the program. Begin each session 
 at the hour named. The day has gone by when our women must 
 read everything from paper. Many come with ideas which they 
 are glad to contribute if they are needed. Give them a chance. 
 
 Be parliamentary and businesslike. These things can be ac¬ 
 quired by a little study, and no one has a right to be a leader 
 who is not willing to take this trouble. 
 
 Speak clearly and distinctly. Do not merely converse in an 
 ordinary tone to those near you, but rise when you speak and 
 make yourself heard and understood by your audience. 
 
 To the Speakers. 
 
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 Follow your orders. If requested to occupy three minutes, do 
 not take five; if five, do not make it fifteen. If you do, you rob 
 some one else who has tried as hard as yourself to furnish 
 something for the meeting. 
 
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 Forget yourself in your presentation of a subject, so that 
 you will not be frightened. Be so intent on making yourself 
 heard and understood that your timidity shall not assert itself. 
 Even the grandest address fails of its purpose if it be not heard. 
 
 Let your speeches and papers be original, if possible; at any 
 rate, give an original setting to your facts. 
 
 In a convention of workers it may be taken for granted that 
 they are tolerably well informed, but long to know more of the 
 progress of the work and of the workers, their difficulties, their 
 trials, their wants, their comforts, and their encouragements. 
 
 DUTIES OF DELEGATES TO THE DISTRICT 
 
 MEETING. 
 
 1. The delegate selected to represent her society at a public 
 meeting should go, unless prevented by some serious providence, 
 in which case she should inform her alternate and urge her to go. 
 If neither can attend, she should not fail to notify the Chairman 
 of the Reception Committee at the place where the meeting is to 
 be held. She should obtain from her Secretary and Treasurer a 
 clear, explicit statement of the work of her auxiliary, giving 
 correct figures under their proper headings, which should be 
 handed in as the report. In addition to this, she should tell of 
 any help or hindrance she may have had, that her experience 
 may be of service to others. 
 
 2. She should familiarize herself with the minutes of the pre¬ 
 ceding annual meeting and with the latest Board minutes, 
 carry a copy of each for reference, and should get instructions 
 from the auxiliary as to the amount to be pledged for special 
 Conference collections. 
 
 3. She should attend all the sessions of the meeting and re¬ 
 main until the close, unless some very urgent duty calls her 
 away. 
 
 4. She should have a pencil and tablet, note all the proceed¬ 
 ings, and prepare a good report for the society that she rep¬ 
 resents, not merely saying, “We had a good meeting,” but tell 
 why and how it was beneficial. 
 
 5. She should report to her auxiliary at the first meeting after 
 her return home, calling attention to all resolutions and plans pro¬ 
 posed at the meeting, and urge her auxiliary to act upon them. 
 
 6. She should give out all the information and enthusiasm she 
 can to inspire those who did not go, and do all in the spirit of 
 prayer. 
 
CHAPTER III.—THE CONFERENCE. 
 
 OFFICERS. 
 
 Requisites to Development. 
 
 Within the hounds of every Conference there are latent possi¬ 
 bilities which, if developed, will make the Conference a factor 
 in establishing God’s kingdom on earth and a power for right¬ 
 eousness. 
 
 Three things are necessary: consecrated officers, a knowledge 
 of conditions within the Conference, and definite plans of work. 
 
 Officers. 
 
 It is essential that each officer of a Conference should know 
 the fields and the methods of work in all departments. 
 
 Each woman should make a careful study of the duties of her 
 office and should realize her responsibility as an officer and her 
 relationship to the whole work. Unless each component part per¬ 
 forms its functions, there is a weakness in the entire structure. 
 
 It shall be the duty of each officer, after a careful study of con¬ 
 ditions and methods, to develop the work of her department in 
 line with suggestions of a like officer in the Council. She should 
 feel a responsibility not only for her line of work, but for the 
 success of the work as a whole. 
 
 She should know conditions of life in our mission fields and 
 the work of our Mission Boards and be able to present the work 
 at district and Conference meetings and to congregations in the 
 unoccupied territory within the Conference. 
 
 There should be a cordial cooperation between the District 
 Secretaries and the Vice Presidents and Superintendents. 
 
 The best results can be attained only when the President of 
 the Conference holds the lines of administration in her hands 
 and sees that the plans of the Conference officers are made op¬ 
 erative. 
 
 We must be doers of the Word. 
 
 Study of Conditions. 
 
 An intelligent study of conditions in the Conference must 
 lead to the formation of plans of work which will result in or- 
 
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 ganization in the district and in growth along all lines of the 
 work. The best results are not possible without a knowledge of 
 conditions. We must know needs to meet them. 
 
 It will be found helpful to have a map of the Conference, that 
 we may know the opportunities for organization and the terri¬ 
 tory which is purely missionary, that we may send to such places 
 occasional letters, together with suitable literature for distribu¬ 
 tion. 
 
 When there is failure in the proper development of any line 
 of work, the Conference officers should, upon receiving the re¬ 
 ports, correspond with the District Secretary or with the officer 
 in charge of the work in the auxiliary and investigate the con¬ 
 dition. 
 
 Plans of Work. 
 
 Some one has said: “Plan your work thoroughly and thorough¬ 
 ly work your plan.” Definite work can be accomplished only 
 through definite plans. 
 
 Meager results can often be accounted for by the lack of def¬ 
 initeness of plans, and one sign of encouragement to-day is that 
 Conference officers are putting a definite aim before the Confer¬ 
 ence. It has been said that the success of missions lies in three 
 things: an aim, a purpose, and a business policy. 
 
 THE EXECUTIVE MEETING. 
 
 Where it is practicable, quarterly or semiannual meetings of 
 the Executive Committee are advisable. 
 
 In the executive meetings there is opportunity for cooperation 
 and planning and for instructing new officers. There is also 
 the inspiration to be gotten from the reports by the officers of the 
 work which is being done in their departments. No officer 
 will come many times to a meeting without having made an 
 effort, and the effort will be crowned with results. 
 
 It is desirable, if possible, to select the officers from different 
 parts of the Conference; and if the distance and the expense of 
 travel make the executive meeting impracticable, cooperation 
 should be established and plans of work given through corre¬ 
 spondence. 
 
 Finances. 
 
 In the executive meeting there should be free discussions of 
 funds, and the responsibility of meeting the financial obligations 
 should be shared by the officers and District Secretaries. 
 
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 Monthly payment of dues and pledges should he encouraged, 
 and the necessity of each quarter’s assessment being paid in full 
 should be emphasized. 
 
 Appropriations for the office and traveling expense of officers 
 and District Secretaries should be made, covering the expense 
 of visitation necessary to strengthen the work in weak places 
 and organization in unoccupied territory. 
 
 THE ANNUAL MEETING. 
 
 It will be found necessary in every Conference to magnify the 
 importance of the district meeting. The annual meeting should 
 be used as an opportunity to receive the reports of work done 
 and develop plans for the enlargement of the work. 
 
 Preparation. 
 
 The success of the meeting will depend on the preparation 
 and prayer of the leader and officers, preparation and prayer 
 on the part of the delegates and auxiliary members. 
 
 Upon the officers will devolve the responsibility of bringing to 
 the meeting such suggestive plans as will, in their judgment, 
 advance the work. 
 
 The reports of the officers should be brought to the meeting 
 carefully written in ink on one side of the paper, with the 
 proper headings. After being read they may be filed with the 
 Recording Secretary for publication. 
 
 The delegate should come to the meeting instructed by her 
 auxiliary as to pledge, boxes of supplies, place of invitation for 
 next meeting, and any measure bearing upon the work advocated 
 by her auxiliary. 
 
 The auxiliary members, having made a wise selection of a 
 delegate to represent them at the annual meeting, should be in 
 constant prayer for the success of the meeting, that the officers 
 and delegates may have divine guidance, and that wise plans 
 may be formulated and carried out. 
 
 Conduct of the Meeting. 
 
 In order that the business of the meeting may be properly 
 conducted, it will be found necessary to adhere strictly to the 
 program. 
 
 It is well to break the business of the morning and afternoon 
 sessions with short papers or talks on different phases of the 
 
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 work; but care should be taken that matters vital to the busi¬ 
 ness of the Conference should not be crowded out and that the 
 committee reports should receive due consideration. 
 
 The inspiration of a Conference largely depends upon the 
 spirit of responsiveness shown in the opening session and in 
 each succeeding one. 
 
 That meeting is most successful that begins, continues, and 
 ends in prayer. 
 
 “Not by might, nor by power: but by my spirit, saith the 
 Lord.” 
 
 RULES OF ORDER. 
 
 1. Each meeting shall open and close with a religious service. 
 
 2. All resolutions shall be presented in writing. 
 
 3. Members shall rise when they address the Chair. 
 
 4. No member shall leave the room without permission of the 
 Chair. 
 
 5. A member shall send to the President a written excuse for 
 each absence from a religious or business meeting. 
 
 6. Courtesies shall be limited to the ten minutes before the 
 noon devotional service. 
 
 7. Business shall be conducted through committees, to whom 
 all memorials, resolutions, and other actions requiring legisla¬ 
 tion shall be referred. The reports of these committees shall be 
 acted upon in regular order. 
 
 8. All business to go before committees must be presented not 
 later than the close of the fourth business session, unless the 
 body shall order otherwise by a majority vote. 
 
 9. A motion to reconsider may be made only during the ses¬ 
 sion in which the vote is taken or immediately following the 
 reading of the minutes of that session. 
 
 CONSTITUTION FOR CONFERENCE SOCIETIES. 
 
 1. In each Annual Conference there shall be organized a Con¬ 
 ference Society auxiliary to the Woman’s Missionary Council. 
 
 2. The object of this society is to plan and direct the woman’s 
 missionary work of the Conference. 
 
 3. The Conference Society shall consist of one or more delegates 
 from each auxiliary, a District Secretary from each district, any 
 officer or manager of the Woman’s Missionary Council residing 
 within the bounds of the Conference, and the following officers: 
 
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 A President, two Vice Presidents, a Corresponding Secretary, a 
 Recording Secretary, a Treasurer, and Superintendents of Study 
 and Publicity, of Social Service, and of Supplies. These officers 
 shall be elected by ballot at the annual session and shall con¬ 
 stitute the Executive Committee. The President and the Corre¬ 
 sponding Secretary shall be members of the Woman’s Missionary 
 Council. 
 
 By-Laws for Conference Societies. 
 
 1. The Executive Committee shall transact business in the in¬ 
 terim of the annual sessions. Five shall constitute a. quorum. 
 
 2. Conference officers shall be nominated and elected by ballot. 
 
 3. The District Secretaries shall be nominated by a committee 
 composed of the President, the Vice Presidents, the Correspond¬ 
 ing Secretary, and the Treasurer and shall be elected by accla¬ 
 mation. 
 
 4. Two members of the Executive Committee of the Conference 
 shall be elected at each annual session as alternates to the 
 Woman’s Missionary Council. Alternates from Missionary Socie¬ 
 ties in foreign fields shall be elected from among missionaries at 
 home on furlough. 
 
 5. The President shall preside at all meetings of the Confer¬ 
 ence Society and of the Executive Committee and shall actively 
 advance the interests of the work. She shall sign all orders on 
 the treasury. 
 
 6. The Vice Presidents shall perform the duties of the Presi¬ 
 dent in her absence. 
 
 7. The First Vice President shall have charge of the young 
 people’s work and shall report quarterly to the Superintendent of 
 the Woman’s Missionary Council for Young People’s Work and to 
 the Corresponding Secretary of the Conference Society. 
 
 The Second Vice President shall have charge of the children’s 
 work and shall report quarterly to the Superintendent of the 
 Woman’s Missionary Council for Children’s Work and to the Cor¬ 
 responding Secretary of the Conference Society. 
 
 8. The Corresponding Secretary shall conduct the correspond¬ 
 ence of the society and supply the auxiliaries with information 
 and with literature if so ordered by the Conference. She shall 
 promote Christian stewardship and shall use all possible means 
 for the organization of Adult, Young People’s, and Children’s 
 Auxiliaries in every charge of the Conference and shall report 
 each new organization to the Secretary of the Home Base, to 
 
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 whom she shall also make quarterly reports of the work of the 
 Conference by the fifteenth day of April, July, October, and Jan¬ 
 uary. She shall make an annual report to the Conference 
 Society and report the preceding session of the Woman’s Mis¬ 
 sionary Council. She shall sign all orders on the treasury. 
 
 9. The Recording Secretary shall give notice of all meetings of 
 the Conference Society and of the Executive Committee and keep 
 the minutes of the same on record. 
 
 10. The Treasurer shall receive all funds of the society, keep¬ 
 ing an account with each auxiliary and submitting the same 
 annually to an auditor. She shall disburse the Conference ex¬ 
 pense funds on the written order of the President and the Corre¬ 
 sponding Secretary. She shall make an annual report to the 
 Conference Society and shall send itemized reports promptly on 
 the fifteenth day of April, July, October, and January to the 
 Treasurer of the Woman’s Missionary Council, therewith trans¬ 
 mitting such funds as are collected for the general treasury. 
 She shall also send an itemized statement to the Conference 
 Corresponding Secretary and to the President. 
 
 11. The District Secretaries shall organize Adult, Young Peo¬ 
 ple’s, and Children’s Auxiliaries and use every available means 
 to promote the work of the Woman’s Missionary Society in their 
 districts. They shall present a report of their work at the Dis¬ 
 trict Conference and shall hold annual meetings in the district 
 and all-day meetings whenever practicable. They shall conduct 
 the correspondence with auxiliaries and send a quarterly report 
 to the Conference Corresponding Secretary and a copy of the 
 same to the President of the Conference Society. 
 
 12. The Superintendent of Study and Publicity shall promote 
 mission study and Bible study and shall disseminate missionary 
 information through the Church and secular press. She shall 
 report quarterly to the Educational Secretary. 
 
 13. The Superintendent of Social Service shall stimulate and 
 direct the study and investigation of social questions and shall 
 seek to bring about social reform. She shall report quarterly to 
 the Council Secretary of Social Service. 
 
 14. The Superintendent of Supplies shall superintend the send¬ 
 ing of boxes and needed supplies to ministers of the Methodist 
 Episcopal Church, South and to institutions in the home and for¬ 
 eign fields under the direction of the Council. She shall report 
 quarterly to the Council Superintendent of Supplies. 
 
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 15. Conference Societies shall not project new work nor re¬ 
 spond to special calls for aid unless authorized by the Woman's 
 Missionary Council. 
 
 16. The membership funds of all auxiliary societies—Adult, 
 Young People’s, and Children’s—also funds contributed to make 
 life members, honorary life members, and honorary life patrons, 
 are a part of the general fund which cannot be directed by the 
 Conference. 
 
 17. A Conference Expense Fund shall be provided by Confer¬ 
 ence assessment, the basis to be determined by each Conference 
 according to the requirements. In no case shall membership 
 dues or pledge funds be used for Conference expenses. 
 
 18. The thank offering during the Week of Prayer shall be ap¬ 
 plied to some specific object, to be determined each year by the 
 Woman’s Missionary Council in annual session. 
 
 19. The Conference Society may make such by-laws as the 
 work demands, provided they do not conflict with those made by 
 the Council. 
 
 20. The last half hour of each forenoon during the annual ses¬ 
 sion of the Conference shall be devoted to Bible study. 
 
POSTAGE TO FOREIGN FIELDS 
 
 The letter rates to Mexico and Cuba and Shanghai, 
 China, are the same as in the United States. To Brazil, 
 Korea, and China (except Shanghai), five cents for each 
 ounce or fraction thereof and three cents for each addi¬ 
 tional ounce; newspapers, one cent for two ounces; post 
 cards, two cents. 
 
 For information regarding parcel post to foreign 
 countries, inquire at local post office. This is necessary 
 in view of present war conditions. 
 
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