Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-20
THE W0MAN'S BOARD.
Gesths Of This Branch Of The Disciples
Contention Yesterday.
REPORTS OF THE OFFICERS
A Good Financial Exhibit-Thc Presidents
Words Of Exhortation-The Children.
sunday Appointments.

Words Of Exhortation-The Children.
sunday Appointments.
Delegates 10 the annual National Mis-
sionary Conventions OF the Disciples OF
Christ continued TO come In by every
train yesterday. and from early morning
until late at night the local committees
on Assignment and Entertainment were
kept busy.
The first Of the series Of conventions
that of the Christian Woman's Board OF
Missions-commcnccd its session at tho
Seventh-Street Christian church at 0
O'Clock yesterday morning.
After religious understanding Of tho
Scriptures and praycr-conducted by Mrs.
NJ. a Atkinson. messages Of greeting
from the several State societies not repre-
scented we're read. The basis OF reprcscn-
ta;ion In the convention is one delegate
from each state socicty-thc board being
in point OF fact. the national convention
OF "a socleties-bp; al members Of aux
Mary societies visiting the convention
have a right TO vote.
THU REGULAR DELEGATES.
The regular delegates. who. upon roll
call. reported. were. Arkansas. Mrs. Per
sis l.. Christian. South California ana
Colorado. Mrs. Nj l.. Sircator: District
OF Columbia, Mrs. Harriet y. Whltcomo'
Georgia. Mrs &. l. . iiliamSon, Illinois
Miss Harriet J. Dickinson; Indiana. MIS-
A. VI. Atkinson. Iowa, MIS-. Etta NJ
HUFFMAN: Kansas. Mrs. Helen =. Moses
al
lard. Miss Eta Ainslic. Massachusetts,.
Mrs. j. A Heney. Michigan Mrs. Pau
line H. barrow: Minnesota, Mrs. {. T..
Morgan: Missouri Mrs. j. H. Garrison;
Montana. Mrs. NJ l. Streator; Nebraska
Niss Helen l., Moses New York. Mrs. II.
Il. Tyler. North Carolina, hfs. Johh
Tull: Ohio. Mrs. = l.. Young: ohiahond'
Mrs s. y. Kennedy: pennsylvania MIS-
a. h. Tnurgood. Texas. Mrs. a 4. john
son: Washington. Mrs. NJ L. Streator;
West Virginia. Mrs. Il. IL Wynne; WIS
consln. Miss Laura V. Thompson.
The members OF auxiiaIies present
numbered about $50.
SOME STATISTICS GIVEN.
Mrs. J. II. Ford. OF Indianapolis. was
elected secretary pro tenn, and the presi-
Dent Mrs. O. a. Burgess, announced
the Enrolment Committee as follOWs:
Miss laura " Thompson. OF Illinois;
Mrs. J. G.. Il. Stevenson. Of PonnsyiYania'
ana Miss Louisa Wish,msn' OF washing
ton. ID. c.
The repor, OF the corresponding secre-
tsry. Miss Lois A. White. was submitted.
II sets forth that there are l,404 auxih-
aries with an aggregate meUbcrship OF
1914 and which during the year CON
fributed SIS CiS. 11se new auxHiaries OF
Sanizsd were rs. statistics or 'hch
State are given IN detail. together win
interesting general notes on the Work oI
Che auXiliaries.
A .Iudson. was also submitted. II
shows: Balance on hand October l. lS9@'
Elgl0! Il: receipts during the year, %i'-
tS21s: Disbursements. S59 6f3.25: balance in
bank September Co. 1894. Cdo4Oc4
THE PRESIDENTS REPORT.
Mrs @. 4. Burgess. the president. read
her report which presented compren'h-
si,e review ~ the Work or the year.
Among other points upon when sP"'4dl
,tress was laid WAS that the auAlIlAiIcS
nught not to divide their contributors
Tor any purpose, but ought 10 BE- stIic'y
Iovsl n The national organization
ESfnr4,ca was made to the fact that Mrs.
tvU,ov 80 New York had LETT the board
rn.1 and that MIR. and Mrs. john j.
EuckleY. Of Illinois. had le;i II properly
ri tho same value. A hopeful view was
,oLen of the finances u the board. ana
rroatpr gal ON thr part OF HdNiiidI'e9
and individuals during the ensuing year
NJ urged. The necessity for woman
't.stctans IN the Eastern fed was
tlweIt upon, ami emphasized - some
length. ,....
m report was referred to committee
win Instructions to report this morning
THE MISSIONARY FIELDS.
pev n G. Bowen. Of Winston. y. C.;
p " +. Richardson. OF Denver. COL
80 rev ". r. Motley, Of NeNpor;
News who are engaged IN mission work
az their respective stations, ana are as
sts,ea by the board. reported on th'Ir
rcl3s all three reports being very en-
ro,ragiug Mr.. Richardson urged mat
the next national convention DE "0i" 80
Denver. - r,1io-,
Il go. mort of the Leailet Commit
Tee As follows:
Balance from last year .......'..''''$ - %
Tecely,I last year .............''''.'' 90 ~
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .S4lo -
Disbursements ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -'> -
1,.lsncN September 20th ..-.........''Slf' =
The morning session closed WIN r.
ugio.s exercises conducted by MIS- >. IL
Dixon. of Norm Odr"I.t"' 49,,
rr,v-r being made by Miss LOIS NAi'e'
Of indianapolis. ,,..,. a,a Tom
Fellows, Norman Napier, and CLAUDE
Payne. e.,
Tho afternoon session Of the convention
WIS opened with religious exercises on
Quoted b. Mrs. a. II. HARRISON o. Lea
ihx,ol'; I s-reator. evangelist employed
bv the { ". Is. NJ: In Colorado anu .doii
taua. made an address upon 'ht W.
Ira His a.iiross embraced 2 suirlus
snnoal for western missions. When inc
board undertook work ia C"lorad0 UNI
years ago there was. ne sald' OnlS NJ
church of Disciples north OF Denver ~"
th-re are seven churches as a direct re-
suit OF the work Of the board; ne
churches IN Colorado raised curing tnr
mast wear 1885 for missions an average
81 Sii.a per member. lie stated that ="
great WORK hai been done III Montana
During the year. TWO eVapgclislS hp'
held meetings al the prlh.lPa' p,,,,e
tTiv' in tn Shortridge- Memorial churCh.
1OJ were aided TO the church anu AZ
Anaconda, Deer Lodge ana oth '.ier IIi'I tald
with an aggregate increase III HleiHu0'-
ship OF 40 members.
CHILDREN'S WORK.
The superintendent of chlldren's work;
Mrs J. {. Black, then made her annual
u.
wcrk was. she said. 10 win boys ana gliis
10 Christ: TO arouse "a missionary spirit
among them. and 10 train theH III ;: -
ternatic giving. The financial report was
encouragiug. For the hrst time IN theF
history they passed the 5000 line.
Among the states Indiana leads IN me
amount contributed. her Offering bsirs
g. 900 25 ohio leads in NUMBER OF panuS,
The total number Of hands reporteI
during the year was 500. The t0lai
amount contributed was S,OSl ~ me
fr fa
socratci women 10 lead the bands. MIS-:
hack made an appeal TO the women o!
,h- board 10 Tousr II the necessity on
TrJiuc sheuheris for these lambs OF the
lo.d. II was encouraging that more
women are willing 10 lay ASIDE sell diu
alrldcucc and take up the Work or state
superintendent. During the year sixteen
new iperIntcndcntS had taken UP the
work. Nrs Black then gave some touch-
mg Illustrations 90 the good that had been
sOne 81 The orphanage IN Biiaspur ln0ia.
and urged hat another Orphanage De
established in Blna. India, where the
board has iu.t established new mission.