The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-05-26
WOMAN'S HOME MISSION
SOCIETY.
Organization OF Virginia Conference
The Work of tbs Session Here
Those Present.

It The Womans Home Mission Societ
l. Of the Virginia Conference met in it
G ninth annual session in the Farmvil
=. NJ. f. Church, South, May BIRD, 1896
l. at s p. NJ.
T. The Society was called to order b.,
e the president, Mrs w. J. Young, anC
= after the regular devotional exercises
. addresses Of welcome were made 10y
T. Miss Fannie y. Littleton on behalf O
t the Farmville Auxiliary Home Mis-
. sionary Societies, and Rev. r. Men
2 Simpson, the pastor, on behalf of the
Farmville church, and an appropriate
, response was delivered by Mrs l.. b.
Betty, Of the Monumental Auxiliary.
J Portsmouth, Va. Badges Of silk taste
fully cotton up were then distributed
to the delegates and an informal social
meeting was held, during which the
members freely exchanged greetings,
renewed acquaintance, and sought in
PRODUCTION TO those i'm attendance for
the first time.
On Wednesday morning at 10 O'Clock,
the Society met according to announce
ment, with the president in the chair.
Devotional services were conducted by
Rev. A. b. Sharpe, Of Charlotte circuit.
Then roll was called by Mrs. II. +.
Wall, the Conference Secretary, and "A
fairly good per cent Of members an
swered to their names. The hours Of
meeting and adjournment we've fixed at
10 A. VI. and $3.50 p. NJ. for meeting,
and 1890 p. NJ. and ) p. NJ. for adj
journment. The president then de-
liyered her annual address, which she
preferred should be called a "talk,n
and which briefly named the work,
and earnestly called the organization
to its best endeavOrs in the undertake
ings begun, and urged a larger atten-
ton to missionary work among our
servants, and to some specific object in
Virginia as amonument of the Socletys
zeal and intelligence.
Reports were then read by the con-
ference corresponding secretary and the
conference treasurer, showing the re-
ceipts during the year, the number of
auxiliaries, members, papers taken, etc.
The exercises at this point were varied
by solo, most touchingly rendered by
Mrs. h. +. Michaels, Of Richmond.
The call for reports from auXilaries
was then made, and the following re-
sponded:
Mrs. +. 5. MISUNDERSTANDING
District Secretary; Mrs. J. l.. Arm
strong, Court ST. church; Mrs. Robert
Winfree, Memorial church; Mrs. r. b.
Norman, Whites church; Mrs. E. 5.
Norman. Mt. Zion.
Mrs. Cheins in place Of Mrs. J. d.
Misunderstanding District Secre-
tary; Mrs. Cheins, Washington Street.
Mrs. w. J. Young in place Of Mrs.
J. c. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS District !
Secretary; Mrs. Spruill, Epworth |
church; Mrs. n. b. johnson by letter,
Cumberland st. church; Mrs. Il. II.
Cross, Trinity church; Mrs. l.. b. Bet
ty, Monumental church, Portsmouth. !
Miss Hardwicke-Ri Richmond District |
Secretary; Mrs. Davis, Trinity church.
Mrs. Mchaels-W West Richmond Dis
trict Secretary; Mrs Schatzell, Cente-
nary church; Mrs. Tyree, Park Place
church; Miss ---, Park Place, |
young LADIES'.
Officers and delegates present We're:
President-Mrs. w. J. Young, Nor
folk; Vice President--Mrs T. Men.
Simpson, Farmvile; Treasurer-Mrs.
c. V. Winfree, Lynchburg; Core
spending Secretary-Mrs. NJ. n. Moor
man, Lyncburg; Recording Secretary
Mrs. II. +. Wall, Farmville.
District Secretaries--Miss Hardwicke,
Richmond; Mrs. Michaels, West Rich
mond; Mrs. r. ). Norman, Lynch
burg; Mrs. J. r. Martin, Farmville.
Deegates-Mrs. w. j. Davis, Mrs.
Anton Schatzell, Mrs. A. w. Tyree,
Miss Maggie Curley, Richmond.
Mrs. j. l.. Armstrong, Mrs. Robert
Winfree, Mrs. T. b. Norman, Lynch
burg.
Mrs. NJ. f. Spruill, Mrs. T. II. Cross,
Mrs. L. b. Betty, Norfolk.
Mrs. H. G. Paulett, Miss Blanche
Baldwin, Miss Ella Burger, Farmvilie.
Tabernacle Church, Petersburg-Mrs.
T. b. Rodgers, Mrs. Shelton Cheaves
Among others the following were Wis
itors to the meetings:
Mrs Favill, Norfolk; Mrs. Adams,
Blackstone; Mrs. Crawley, Prospect
Mrs. Leftwitch, Lyncbburg; Mrs.
Reed, Richmond Rev. a. i. Sharpe,
Rev. Jas Cannon, Rev. Mr.. Baughan.
The meeting adjourned sine die yes
terday evening
The students Of Lincoln University |
have Leen informed by the Chester !
Presbytery that hereafter no trial
sermon preached from manuscript !
will be accepted.