The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-19


 came to happy termination at the First Methodist church last night. After the addresses a collection was taken up which added $l62 to the funds of the society The feature of the service was the address of Mrs. B. R. Harrison, the beloved presi- dent of the society Mrs. Harrison was too indisposed to attend herself but her address was read by Mrs. z. A. West. the corresponding secretary.
 Mrs. Harrison's Address.
 The church was filled to its utmost capacity and the document was listened to with real marked interest.
 Of the work of the society she said in part:
 May 23, 1903 was a notable day in southern Methodism, for just 25 years had elapsed since the organization in Atlanta, Ga, of the Womans Board of Foreign Missions. Up to that time, comparatively speaking, but little had been done in Mis- sionary work by the women in our church. Sporadic giving where the heart was touched and the feelings enlisted per- haps only an expression of sympathy for the poor benighted heather in their de- gradation and sin, this onls had been &C., complished. In organizing the woman's board the objects were to systematize the work, be of valiant assistance to the par ent board enter homes that it could not gain admittance to and help in every way the spread of the gospel, all this to be done with view to the ultimate evan gelization of the world.
 Consecrateu Women.
 '"rhese consecrated women met with discouragements. lack of numbers, lack of means to carry out their noble purposes, but with devoted love, untiring energy and fervid enthusiasm they have per- severed until their ranks have increased many hundred fold, their coffers, while never overfowing, have disbursed large amounts countless difficulties, that seem- ed almost insurmountable at the time, by patience and persistency have been overcome. For 25 years they have held an- nual meetings to note the progress of lIe work, to correct any mistakes that might have been made, to perfect and methodize their plans of procedure, to strengthen and encourage their faith by Christian fellowship, communing one with another, and resolving anew to go forth | and accomplish larger and better things than the past had held.
 "They have entered six foreign coun- tries, employed 66 missionaries, estab- lished boarding schools 23 and day schools 52 The enrolment in boarding and day schools numbers PESO pupils They have two hospitals, three Bible schools. 1O4 Bible women and own property, includ- ing the Scarritt Bible and Training School at Kansas City amounting to S104,000 The number of conference societies or | ganized is 34, auxiliaries 2225, young people and juvenile societies 1197 The Mission ary Advocate enjoys increasing prosperity 1 and the Little Worker numbers S1i2 sub scribers.
 l "The twenty-fifth annual report of tre | womans board in speaking, of the silver anniversary of the Womans Board of Foreign Missions says as follows: This occasion will ever be memorable q meeting in which tender memories and heartfelt devotion found expI ession m renewed vows of allegiance to tie coming bridegroom, and increased libesality and
  care. Not for a moment was thIs silver anniversary lost sight of, 1t was the key note of every meeting and Christ the cen tral figure of every devotional hour'
 The address dwelt for some length on the peculiar conditions which exist among the heathen women.
 Heather Women. Recent statistics show that there are | 500,000,000 heather women. Let tkese | figures burn themselves into our minds and hearts until the cause of missions shall receive a powerful and wonderful | impetus.
 "Our responsibility in regard 70 heather women Is peculiar. The tigh.,y shut doors of their homes will be opsncl ,nly to woman's knock. They are secluded from the outside world where they go but occasionally, heavily yelled and in tightly closed Chairs or at night on foot accompanied by attendants that watch every movement and on streets not fre- quented by men. Thus they are difficult of access. In their homes trey lead a montonous and weary existence or more frequently endure severe hardships at the hands of their cruel husbands and tyrannical or fiendish mothers-in-law The peroration was taken by the au- dience to be significant, if not prophetic
 The Silver Jubilee. "The 18th anniversary of the woman's board has been celebrated. The silver jubilee is thing of the past. The pion- eer workers. many of them who helped by prayers, by faith, by works, have passed into the great beyond-have en- tered into their reward-and it remains with us to carry on the work that they projected and crowned with success Gan we not, will we not at the end of twenty-five more years be able to celebrate a golden anniyersary-golde in every sense of the word? Never was