Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-17
WORK UF THE LADIES
An INTERESTING MEETING IN
CONNECTION WITH ASSOCIATION.
EFFORTS ALONG MISSIONARY LINES.
Rest Plans for Promoting the Cause
observation-disclosures by Drs. Whit
Otbcrs-Thoxc Present.

Othcrs-Thoxc Present.
The baptist women who had assembled
IN Richmond TO attend their annual con
ference of workers and many others oil
the city were seen early yesterday morn
ing vending their way 10 Calvary church
II was the last day. and much was to be
done. Mrs. J.. S. Barker. formerly mis-
sIonary TO Brazil. opened the meeting
with religious exercises, after which Mrs
A. NJ. Gwathmey. president OF the central
Committee. took the chair: Miss Daisy
Hutson was the recording secretary, and
Mrs. w. Il. Hatcher corresponding Sec
rotary pro tenn.
The first business was the calling Of the
roll OF delegates present. The following
responded TO their names. the names oil
the association represented by them being
given: Accomac. Mrs. Reams; Albemarle
Mrs. Snead Miss Snead: Appomattox
Miss Terry. Mrs. +. stokes; Augusta, mrs
w. T. Jones. Blue Ridge. Mrs. T. W.
simmons; Clinch Valley. Miss Kilgore'
Concord, Mrs. w. b. Haislip. Mrs. Car
ter williams: Dan River. Mrs W. D.
Shipman. Miss Sallie Dickens. Mrs. Banks
dale. Dover. MIS. NJ -. INiR+hs 49,
Thomas Bagby. Mrs. Guthrie; Goshen
Mrs. ID. NJ Fralser; James River Mrs.
H. c. Bogert Mrs. ID. A. Christian; MID
die District Miss r. Il. Rudd Mrs
Brooks. Miss Bradley; West Lebanon
Mrs. Lockhart. Miss Mamie largest
Miss Gill. Mrs. Lunum; Portsmouth. MIS-
J. s. Barker. Mrs. Camp. Mrs. George T..
Burt. Mrs. Norfeet, Mrs. r. W. conner
Roanoke, Mrs. +. S. Woodson. Mrs. T.. r.
Yk -
Mrs Vernon Jennings; Shenandoah, MIS-
Herndon: Strawberry. Mrs. c. X. Smith,
Mrs Fisher. Miss h. Talley. Mrs F. c.
Mcconnell Valley. Miss George Barnett
Mrs Turner. Mrs. Camp, Mrs. ID. w.
Rainey; Rappahannock. Mrs Stevens,
Mrs. Fleet.
WORK IN COUNTRY SOCIETIES.
A paper written by Miss Sallie Hart
Harris was read Her subject was
missionary Work in Country Socie-
ties" She wrote Of the difficulties en-
countered. and suggested various me
thods for overcoming them, as working
for portico- boxes. missionary letters, and
the coming OF missionaries. Five-min-
ute talks followed by the following Ia
dies: Mrs. Turpin, Miss Talley, ana
Mrs Wood on motion, 1t was resolved
that at L o'clock each day prayer
for mission work be offered by every
member present. One lady told how
society had overcome the indifference
OF its members by having special prayer
for them. Its growth In members
steadily increased afterwards.
Next followed the reading of letters
from foreign missionaries. Miss Sale,
OF China, sent a CHEEKY letter 10 the
meeting. embodying her trials, diifcul-
ties and joys in her work. one was
also read from Miss Green and Solomon
Ginsburg Of Brazil. Then followed
a discussion as TO the name of the or
gan.zation Some thought that. as IT
was organized as auxiliary to the Wo-
mans Missionary Union. located in Bal
.imore. il ought to be called the State
Union. Ii was decided to call it the
annual meeting of the Central Commit
zee Auxiliary TO the General Baptist
Association Afterwards followed re-
ports from the vice-presidents. MIS-.
Bogart read the report of James-Rlver
Association. Miss Estill Rudd. of Mid
lie District: Mrs. j. S. Barker OF
Portsmouth: Miss Aldridge, of the Poto-
mac and Miss Headen Of Powell River;
Mrs. Robert y. Pollard, OF Rappahan-
,ock: Mrs. Woodson. of Roanoke; Mrs.
l.. II. Willis. of Shiloh; Miss Ida Laws
If Shenandoah; Mrs. Fisher, of Straw
berry. and Mrs. y. +. Peasants. OF the
Valley Association. letter was read
also from Miss Armstrong, regretting her
inability to be present.
DIR. WHITSITT SPEAKS
At this point the announcement was
made that DR.. Whitsitt, president or the
Theological Seminary at Louisville, was
at the door and wished to make hve-
minute talk 10 the ladies. He was IN
PRODUCED. and delighted the membership
present by telling them he was training
p n 10
helpers Of the womans work He asked
.or their help in seeking out students for
the seminary.
Or. Wulingham made a talk on the
three Ts-"Thinking Toiling, and Talk
ny" He said he didn't value talk WITH
nut thought But, if one would think ana
work. then the talking was OF some
yalue. ~,
Rev. DR.. Eager. missionary to Italy,
also asked for a few minutes, and an
.wered some questions often put to him
He said YES. native Christians were often
prosecuted. Hand-to-hand work had to
be done. Mr. Holiday, president OF the
)rphanage, also put In some telilng "oIus
Tor the work of caring for orphan chill
iren.
DIR Teft. of the Hartshorn Female
college. announced that the cars were
IN waiting TO take all who wished TO go
% the institution, and the meeting au-
lourned.
VISIT HARTsHoRN COLLEGE
Two coaches were filed 10 their utmost
with those who went out TO see for the
srst time some of the admirable WORK
done for coored girls in the State.
After assembling in the lecture hall
hrief explanation OF the kind OF WORK
dome was made by the principal, and the
audience was highly entertained by reel
tations. pantomime and rousing songs
md anthems, such as can only come IRON
the threats OF the colored people. The
rooms were all thrown open for inspec-
uon-museum, dining-rooun. the industrial
department. dormitories, &c, and the new
gymnasium. now nearly completed. All
seemed pleased with an institution that
was doing so much to uplift and ennoble
the colored women Of the land, and rem
aered many thanks TO DR.. Teft for the
entertainment afforded them.