The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-08
THE BAPTIST
CONVENTION.
Continued from First Page.)

tsH4tI continued from First FRHe.)
toe OF money nor does II allow Itself to be
even q channel through which money
passes to the boards. It does not handle
mission money ut all.
II does not undertake In any way to
direct the work OF the boards In the mat
ter OF agency work at home, mission
work on the 1elds or In the appointment
90 missionary workers All of these mat
lcrs are left to the Judgment Of the
boards. and the union does not even go
SO far as 10 recommend lady workers to
the boards
1t does not set In operation any agencies
for elicitng contributions. even from So
cieties except such as are suggested or
approved by the boards. The suggestions
az to objects to be worked for year by
year comes from the boards, and are pre-
scented to the union at It's annual meet
ings, which are always held at the same
time and place with the convention.
ITS OBJECT.
It's object is simply to Interest the wn-
men of the churches In the cause Of mis-
slons. and also the children. To this end
there are State organizations In each OF
the fourteen Stated, working under the
advice of the union. and In a great maJor
ity Of the churches there are now Wo-
mans Missionary Societies. These are
furnished with literature from the mission
rooms In Baltimore, and thus the work
Of education in missions Is carried on,
Another object Is to have the Baptist
women do missionary work by contribute
ing Of their own means TO the FUNDS 70
be used by the boards In carrying tho
gospel to thetuttermost parts Of the world.
THE RESULTS:
That the work OF the union has been
Sen,inently successful few figures VIII
show. The women composing the, union
and the State and local societies have
raised and paid over to the boards the
TO fr11 o.
1890 s31.2a7.76; in 1901, s9soso,s4: In 1872
sA4 2s2 80; In 1888 s625a6.75; In 1894. s45l
in 1906. &4s,ns5.a6; In 1896, s6242s 90: ~ 1887.
SO 4Q7 Ga; In 1893. SIS, 2a3Pl In 1892 SA ll23:
in 1900, ssa,266. 70; in 1901, 3ss2d2.al; In 1902,
$sa. 1907,
The total collections for the last year.
to be reported at the meeting this week.
Il Is believed will exceed the amount Tor
las, year BY two or three thousand dol
lars It may be q matter OF Interest 70
these fourteen years the Virginia women
have led in. the matter OF contributions,
their contributions last year being over,
$4,000. which was some g, 900 In excess Of
those of any other State.
TIE OFFICERS
The presidents of the union have been
Miss Mcintosh. Of South Carolina; Miss
Fannie f. 8. Heck of North Carolina;
Mrs. A, NJ. Gwathmcy, Of Virginia, and
Mrs. {. P. Stakely. of Montgomery. Ala.
Miss Annie w. Armstrong. Of Baltimore,
has been the corresponding secretary and
general manager since the organization
OF tho union. and probably will be as long
as she lives.
i, lis whispered that the report TO be
made this week will be the most favor-
able ever yet sent up.
ANNUAL BANQUET.
The alumni assoola tioniof the Southern
Baptist Theological Seminary held the r
annual meeting at the De Soto Hotel
In this city Tonight. They demon male 1t
an annual meeting but 1t is nothing more
than big supper and joyous time. The
officers OF the association are Junius W.
| Willard. OF Maryland. president, ], A.
| French. Of Texas, secretary; and Execu-
| tive Committee composed OF Rev. Weston
Bruner and w. r.. L. Smith, OF Vr-
| g1nia; H, W, Kemp OF Marylandi J. D..
Jordan. OF Georgia and g. II. Jones, OF
| Kentucky
There Is long list of vlce-presidents
ton numerous to mention The assnctr-
| ton and their invited guests to the 10 al
number OF six hundred sat down to-nis t
to an elegant supper as the Do Snto
I. could offer. n was 10 o'clock when the
| raid on the viands commenced AMI con-
The speakers were Dr. J, wli7m
Jones' OF Richmond who responded 10 the
toast "rhe Seminary as It VAST Or,
IT. c, Mcconnell, Of Atlanta. on "onr
Pastors who Have Never Attended the
Seminary; Rev. Luther Little, OF Tx
as, IN "The Seminary as It Isl pr. IS,
Il. Upper of Ph'ladelnhia, on "a snm-
mary Graduates Experience in tie
4 North''; Rev Manly j. Hreahln. OF
\ Missouri. on 1.-THE Seminary as II ls 20
4 BE-, and DR., p. Y, Mullens, president Of
4 the Seminary, ON "The Seminary and II +
a Alumni"
The speeches all sparlled with wilt. elo-
quence and true rel gion and II may be
remarked that tho speeches were the only
things at the banquet that did sparkle
not even water,
The Southern Baptist Convention proper