Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-23
HELP The HEATHER. !.
FINE WORK or yoMAN's MISSION
AIRY SOCIETY OF VIRGINIA.
ANNUAL SERMON YESTERDAY
Earnest Appca, for Greater consc-
crntion n. n Condition of Service
Handsome sum Raised During the
year = The Committee Assign
ricntx Announced.
rncntx Announced.

The woran's Foreign Missionary So
cictv Of the Virginia conference, Metho-
7ist Episcopal church South, Yesterday
hecan its annual meeting at the Broad
Street church. holding business sessions
morning and afternoon. and in the evening
listening to tho annual sermon preached
nv the Rev. w. 3. Beauchamp. pastor Oh
The church Al the first session addresses
# welcome and response We're mace ny
| members OF the society and reports from
four or five districts were made by rep
-esentatives of the societies comprises
therein.
Last night Rev w. 3. Beauchamp
preached an earnest sermon on the Ten.
| Lowest thou Me?" the question asked OF
Peter by Christ. with its context III
GLIDING the apostles answer. ne
| speaker after reviewing the circu,'-
stances and conditions under winch me
question was asked and answered and the
| full meaning. Impressed upon the hearers
| the necessity of Il heart fun OF love. uh-
! selfish, personal .ove for Christ. as
| condition of great service. The essence OF
! love is unselfiGhness; its text opedlehSe.
| He pictured Peter. a fisherman with the
| love of the sea resulting from d NE
| largely spent upon it, thus required 70
| choose between the old life and the SER
vice OF Him, who had called him to follow
| Him The question asked was an inquiry
whether his love for Christ was great,
| enduring unsc!fist love. The answer was
| chara cterstic of the man. How truly he
| meant il was attested by his life. his suf-
| ferDGs for the Master, whose service he
| had chosen, and finally by his death upon
! the cross. The preacher recalled the
| with; ,n t,a
when the fearless apostle came to die
| he asked that he be crucitied head down.
ward, urging as a reason for his request
that he was unworthy to die like his
Master The love OF Mary Of Maguala.
who. from the time she cspoused the cause
of Christ chung to Him to the end, was
cited as an example OF the type of love
required to fit one for the greatest SER
vice. The case of Livingston. the eN-
Dlorer and the experience of other
Christian missionaries in Africa, who gave
their lives to the service in obscure lands,
though endowed with powers to shine in
civilized society among their own people.
but who. through love Of their Master,
preferred to die in the wilds Of the dark
continent. were held up for the emulation
of the conference. The sermon closed with
an earnest appeal for greater consecra-
ton as a condition of greater service.
After the sermon, and the singing of
the hymn, More Love to Thee there
was a communion service, at which Rev.
w. V. Tudor. D. D, and Rev. Mr.. Beau
champ presided.
= Welcome and Response.
The conference convened at 10 A. NJ,
Mrs. ". c. Ivey presiding. and was OPEN
el with devotional exercises. conducted by
Mrs. Richard Basby. of Petersburg.
Mrs. Minitree Folkes Of this city on
If of no .J.,1
a cordial welcome to the delegates.
Mr. Folkes. in her address. said
that it was the desire to do away with
al formally in the welcome extended
these Christian women and expressed the
pride and pleasure of all Richmond
homes in entertaining such a body of de-
voted workers.
She paid high tribute to the work
done by the Women's Missionary Society.
y reply to the address Of welcome was
made by Miss HOrtenSe Eellan. OF the
Eastern Shore district. After paying a
tribute to Richmond and especially tc
the recent work done by the police board
she spoke of the motives which should |
prompt missionary work, and thanked all
the ladies for their weicomo.
During the days exercises it was
brought out in the reports that the or
ganiZaton had raised 100000 for the mis-
sionary cause during the conference.
For Reduction OF Expenses.
The Monumental Society, of Ports.
mouth presented petition asking tina,
the representation OF the various societies !,
III the State Conference be so reduced |
as to come within the amount of the con-
tingerlt fund set aside to meet sucn |
expenses-about s5o0-whereas the ex-
penses are about 500. Here is the text OF
the petition. which has not yet been acted |
upon:
I'VE, the ladies of the Monumental Wo
mans Foreign Missionary Society DO
hereby petition the body o. the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society of the Vir
gina Conference. to reduce the amount Of
money now used for delegates expenses.
noting first the use OF the contingent /
fee for the same. the Easter Offering
and Christmas Offering and agar.
amounts civen to be used where mosi
needed. The amount expended in 1900 was
S7205O That lie representation be rcduc-
cd to come within the contingent fee.
The treasurer asked that in reducing
the expenses of the conference the
amount Of the contingent fund be not re-
duccd.
TWO missionaries Presented.
Mrs. Colve:, wife of a missionary to
Korea. and Miss Coffey. missionary SUP
ported by the society and who has labor
cd for seven Years or more in the China
field, were presented and the delegates
rose to greet them.
The hours of the sessions were fixed sc
as to provide for work from until l; an
hours intermission for lunch. and a ses
sion from ? until p. NJ, after which
the committees Will meet.
Nearly all the seventy-Odd delegates are
present, and there are a number Of visj-
tors.
Reports were received from the Norfolk
Portsmouth. and Lynchbu:g districts. at
the forenoon sessi N and III the afternoon
others We're heard from. Nearly all these
reports We're gratifying in their state
ments of the wor!. done during the year.
Committee Assignments.
Mrs. ". c. Ivey, the president. an
noUnced for the interest OF the delegates
that Catalina Lopez. a Mexican MISSION
airy, who is supported by a legacy and
who has been very i'll is improved in
health.
The following committee assignments
We're announced:
Resolutions-Mrs. Z. H Martin, Mrs.
Georgia Maynard. Mrs. H. L. Anderson
Mrs. R: w. Peatross. Mrs D. T. Elan,
Mrs. Reynolds. Mrs. r. r. Beville
+ Finance-Mrs. "A. W.. Nowln, Mrs. w.
F. Richardson. Miss Hortense kellan.
Mrs. Lucy Trealsie, Miss Mamie L. Roy