The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-20
wOMiN,s MIssIONIRY CfRCLE.
Addresses by Rev. Dr. Ganbrell, oil "eor-
,,i.. and Rev. Mr.. Eager, OF itaiN'

and Rev. Mr.. Eager, OF itaiN'
The Womans Missionary Circle OF
Richmond. am organization among the
ladies' OF the various Baptist churches in
this city. held "A meeting yesterday after
noon at o'clock. in Calvary Baptist
church. ON west Grace street.
The attendance was good. and the ladies'
present manifested u deep interest IN
the proceedings Rev. JOHN H. Eager, Of
italy. opened the meeting with the read
liza. of a passage from the prophet isaiah,
altcr winch he Oner,d Il ItNeht prayer
.a behalf ol ,nc mission work.
mn. conservation then sang two verses
of the hymn Jesus. Lover of Ny Soul
lneu Rev. Dr. GamDrel OF Atlanta. Ga.
addressed the gathering. He was miro
duc,d 10 the ladies by Sir. Eager.
The greatest -in OF the Southern Bap-
lists. said Dr. Gamnrcl, Is tine waste OF
tnelr strength. cod docs not lose any
thing in nature. lie IS the great economist
ami holds our people responsible Tor
tuinss we might DO and do not uo. ly
lHr the greatest number OF our people are
l0t actively engaged in the preaching OK
the gospel Many of Our churches are
only preaching PAGES, as they have been
ID
ago a. movement was begun 10 remedy the
otH. jp tn this time no way had ever
lc.u made by which women could become
potential factors OF our Church. ~ WAS
understood. OF course. that women must
behave. and III they did not dance aud
d.I not tails too outagcOusly about other
people. they could stay in the churches
as long as they pleased.
Abiding to his own state Or. Cam
hreu said that in Georgia his church nda
been d0in- nothing before the women
Organized for work, and only then the
brethren began Goo work. llis association
with women had led him to believe that
whenever women Do house were IN
earnest about "a thing. something was
going 10 happen. Some one had said tndt
there was nothing 90 Doe found I'D the
Scriptures about m. slOn work. Thi, WAS
true and Furthermore, nothing was Nil
in the Scriptures about sunday school
work. and set the Bible recommended the
doing OF good. when eXorcssi0n certainly
embraced these two branches OF work.
When We start "a W0fk. continued Or.
GamDrei. We have 30 discuts it and every
good thing has grown in discussion -
this mission work OK tie ladies' has grown
in the South. but / do rot think b. has
attained tue fun measure of the cOnn-
dence wh.oh ~ justly deserve ! DO not
believe that the women should 20 Ia any
general body OF The Dr. thr1n ~ obtain
permission % spend some ~ The money
which they have raised themselves. 10
advance their cause and assist in the
execution OF their own work. as was
shown during the recent Baptist General
convention. when the Central Committee
ON Woman Woif bad go ASK for an app
preparation 90 secure proper quar-
D.. d
about $1,000 for the work 0r their church.
Women should receive more confidence
on the part ~ the brethren. Women
should work hand in hand with the men
90 advance the cause o, the Lord. \ vast
amount n wogk is done by the women
~ our church without any compensation
600 ail, but I believe the time Is coming
vher men viii believe that women are
just a, worthy NJ pay for The work done
hy them for the Lord Jesus Christ.
T have come here this evening TO talk
about the great work 10 be- done IN the
line Of missions. This work has Just
been started and n e 10 20 on for many
years TO come. Some features Of the
work are especially significant. do
rot refer 10 the amount OF money raised
for missions. which Is quite large. one
Of the features Of the work is how tho
ladies' hy their activity induce the men 20
give. \ great benefit 10 tho work comes
back into the homes and into the hearts
Of the children. and after a while We VIII
have n new order OF Raptists. who viii
have broader views Of the responsibility
OF the Church.
II has been thought by some that wo-
men should stay at home and around
their frcsies but this would he two
monOtOnous. for there would he no new
spirit no new thinking infused into home
life. I met "a woman once who for ffiv
years had washed the same set OF dishes
three times every day. 7 told her had I
been I'm her place I would have broken
some ~ the dishes. just 10 bring about
some change in the daily life. This
TonotOny Of home ne accounts for the
startling fact that seventy per cent. OF
insane women I'm the United States arc
farmers wives. There Is something 10
Dee said in favor Of attending womcn's
clubs FOR the benefit Of the intellectual
side % lie. but 70 is infinitely better 10 be
engaged In missionary meetings.
IN conclusion. | Ike to speak "a word or
two on behalf q the work among the ne
rrccs. and especially among the negro
women. Ike 10 ask you sisters II YOU
think II Is right that there should he no
effort made by IN. intelligent
part OF the population 10 up
he no better work FOR Southern womtn
than 10 establish mothers meetings
among the colored people We may send
our people 10 colleges. but the home lie
must frat hs improved. II We expect 10