The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-02
FOREIGN
MISSION
WORK
Woman's Baptist Society Holds
18Th Annual Meeting In Fourth
Baptist Church.

mans Baptist Foreign Missionary 80
Getty OF Rhode Island was held In the
Fourth Baptist church on Howell street
today with morning and afternoon ses-
sions.
The morning session opened at lO:oo
o'clock with service OF prayer. led oy
Mrs. Robert Cameron. wife OF the pastor
of the church. after which Miss Mary A.
Greene the president OF tho society. as
sumed charge of the meeting, conducting
a devotional service which was Followed
by singing by the audience; a.. o,-
The regular annual reports or the OF
ficers OF the society were then presenteu'
that OF the corresponding secretary, MIS-
Frank /. Angel, being especially inter
prehensive survey OF the work of the
past year, with Its outlook for the tu-
ture.
The report of the treasurer, Mrs. C. II.
Wilcox followed that OF the correspond
ing secretary and showed the following
financial condition OF the organization
during the past year Balance 9dr year ON 1 from
all sources, S7s.17; expenses, SSi.lS; Dali
anco, s5i.Sl; receipts from Baby band Tor
past year, $1,000
which were approved and ordered printed
in the annual report, Mrs. Cameron gave
"a graceful welcome TO the delegates pres
ent, in behalf OF the church, and the re-
sponse was given by Miss Greene.
The address of the morning was then
given by Mrs. NJ. l.. Bishop of Worces-
Interest in Missions" Mrs. Bishops ad-
dress was distinctly original, instructive
and helpful To mission workers:
IL was. moreover, admirably illustrated
by a collection OF pictures on missionary
themes which the speaker had. herself,
collected and arranged
In beginning she said that she had ar
ranged the heads OF her address In such
manner as TO form an acrostic.
She then presented the same, In brief,
as follows:
First III. Hold on to God In prayer
for missionary success Mission circles
may be born IN prayer. carried on in
prayer and every missionary meeting
should begin and end with prayer"
z. Every member given something TO
do" as far as possible give every mem
ber something to do In the circle. Have a
calling committee. a program committee
to prepare programs, etc: see that mis-
sionary giving is carried into the Sunday
schools in the form OF mite boxes, etc,
and work up the cradle roll and system
attic giving In this department
l.. Literature well used" we do not
half appreciate our missionary literature,
az Dr. Ashmore says. II ought to be null
tlplied a hundred times. start a mission
airy library and introduce regular mission
study I'm the Sunday schools"
p. "Pictures and their use. This Is an
age Of pictures and their value cannot be
overestimated"
s. SCRAP books and envelopes and their
use in mission work"
#. Time; we are willing TO work, for
society for many things, but we are un-
willing 70 give time TO missions"
O. Occasionally have social and here
the missionary pictures will be valuable.
using them as a game OF authors, etc.
Have n current events. social on mission
ary questions"
c. CLUBS for the magazines Helping
| Hand and Around the World.
| I-"Individual responsibility and erort
| let every individual member OF the mis-
sionary society have a personal respon-
sibility in missions
R-"Reach out a helping hand to other
| smaller and weaker circles.
| C-"Courageous; be strong and very
| courageous in the work.
LET there be several regular ways
| OF collecting the gifts OF the year, by
thank offerings mite boxes etc.
E-"Enlarge the yearly giving by some
| special method.
s-"stand shoulder 10 shoulder working
together for the master
At the close OF Mrs. Bishops Inspiring
address the morning session adjourned
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The session this afternoon was very
! largely attended and was occupied with
| election OF officers and addresses by
Miss Charlotte Huntoon. missionary
candidate, and Miss Julia G.. Craft from
the Karen Girls school. Bassin. Burma
Excellent music was also furnished By
the choir OF the church.
Election OF officers resulted as follows
President-Mlss Mare, A. Greene.
Vice Presidents-Mrs.T T. S. Snow, Mrs
A. r. Barton, Mrs. J. v Osterhout
Recording Secretary-Miss Ellzabetl
Rowland.
Corresponding Secretary-Mrs. Frank J
Angel.
Treasurer and State Secretary OF Bah.
Bands-Mrs. G. +. Wilcox.
Directors to Serve Until 1scs-Mrs. T.
Gleason. Mrs. $. r. Allen, Mrs. FRAN
Rector, Mrs. Fred l.. Smith.
Nominating Committee 19oS-1e04-Mrs. c
r. Stark. Mrs. Clarence II. Guild. Mrs
Myron u. Fuller from the society. Mis-
NJ r. Hobson, Mrs. A. E. Briggs, Mr'
/. L. uoliand from the hoard