The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-09
BAPTIST
WOMEN
Their Missionary Union
Auxiliary to Convention
Delegates Welcomed 10 S0V0I1ll
Mrs. Eager of Baltimore
Presiding.
MISSIONARIES TELL OF THEIR WORK
Collection to Bold Home
In China.
MISSIONARIES TELL OF THEIR WORK
MISS ARMSTRONG; REPORT

The fifteenth annual meeting of the
Woman's Missionary Union, auxiliary
to the Southern Baptist Convention
was begun yesterday morning at 8
o'clock, when the first session was held
in the Independent Presbyterian
Church's Sunday-school room. The at
tendance of members was so great that
the Sunday-school room was found in
adequate, and hereafter these meet
ings will probably be held in the indie
pendent Presbyterian Church.
In the absence of the president, Mrs.
Charles A. Stakely of Alabama, Mrs.
j. H. Eager of Baltimore, one of the
vice presidents, took her place. This
is in accordance with the provisions of
the bylaws which state that in the
absence of the president, her place
shall be filed by the vice president
from the state where the committee
may be located.
The meeting was opened with a de-
votional service conducted by Mrs.
John Moss of Georgia, and which con-
cluded with the Lords Prayer recited
in unison. The business part of the
meeting was commenced with the APP
pointment of the Committee on Creden-
tials, of which Mrs. A. c. Johnson of
Maryland was made chairman.
The delegates were then welcomed to
Savannah in an address delivered by
Mrs. William Royal Powell of Savan-
nah. To this the response was made
by Mrs. Wheeler of Nashville, which
concluded with the recitation of the
CXXII Psalm. in which the delegates
Joined. A letter was read from Mrs.
Stakely in which that lady expressed
her sincere regret that she was unable
to be present, and concluded by wish
ing the convention Gods speed in its
work
The Committees.
Reports of the Committee on Gre
dentials of the corresponding secretary
and the treasurer followed, and then
the various standing committees were
appointed as follows:
Apportionment-Mrs w. r. Woods of
Mississippi, chairman; Mrs N. A.
Barrett, Mrs Massey, Mrs, j. l.. Spald-
ing, Miss NJ. T.. Wright, Mrs. ]. N.
Pestige, Mrs. J. l., Love, Mrs. J. II.
Eager, Mrs. NJ. j. Breaker, Mrs. w. NJ.
Vines. Mrs. j. Stout. Mrs. A Wheeler,
Mrs. w. L. Williams, Mrs. William
Ellyson.
Literature-Mrs. ]. A Barker of Vir-
ginia, chairman: Mrs O. NJ. Reynolds
Mrs. Z. Fl. Chollar, Mrs. L. Richards
Mrs. B. A Dawes, Mrs H. N. Quisen-
berry, Mrs. j. L. johnson, Miss r. NJ
Tribbey, Mrs. T. Rich, Miss E. Y
Hyde Miss E. Brown, Mrs. F. L. Davis
Plan of Work-Mrs. J. d. Chapman
of South Carolina, chairman: Mrs. j.
c. Stratford. Miss e. Letter, Mrs. c. f.
Winbigler. Mrs. B. NJ. Bean, Mrs E.
G Willingham, Miss X. Perry, Mrs. w.
j. McGlothlin. Mrs. J. L. Love, Mrs.
C. l.. Laws, Mrs. w. e. Ellis, Mrs. H.
c. Cremer, Mrs. A. l.. Belts, Mrs. NJ.
d. Early. Mrs. w. l.. Williams. Mrs.
J. W. Wildman.
Nominations-Mrs. C. Ammen of
Louisiana, chairman: Mrs d. M. Ma
lone, Mrs. c. f. Witt, Mrs. j. L. Spald-
ing. Mrs. j. d. Easterlin, Mrs. j. NJ.
Prestridge. Mrs. j. D. Cranberry Mrs.
j. L. Burnham, Mrs. w. M. Vines,
Miss NJ. l.. Cocker, Mrs. A. j. Wheeler,
Mrs. j. B. Gambrell Mrs. w. S.
Leake.
Obituaries-Mrs. o. +. Gregory of
Alabama, chairman; Mrs. Byrd, Mrs.
S. c. Mullins, Mrs. j. d. Moss, Mrs.
Bond, Miss A. Griffith, Mrs. A.
j. Schimp. Miss Guina Minis, Miss e.
w. stephens. Mrs. r. C. Hoyt. Mrs.
Il. A. Winters, Mrs. L. Little Mrs.
Resolutions-Mrs. G. w. Truett of
Texas, chairman; Mrs. T. A. Hamilton
Mrs. Anis, Mrs. l.. D. Geiger, Mrs.
w. A. Pope, Mrs. c. H. Jones. Miss G.
Barnett, Mrs. j. e. l.. Holmes, Mrs.
w. A. McCoombs. Mrs. ]. c. Arm
strong, Mrs G. E. Watson. Mrs. A.
H. Fly. Mrs. F. H. Martin.
Demand for Mission workers.
Mrs. w. T. Lumley of Abbeokuta.
Africa, Miss Kate Perry of Indian
Territory, Miss Buhlmaier of Baltimore
and Miss Barnett of New Orleans were
then introduced, and each gave a short
talk on her work. This was followed
by a ten minutes social session. and
then business resumed with a discus
sion of 1.-The demand for trained wom-
en- workers; how TO meet it," which
was begun by Mrs. G. w. Truett of
Texas.
It was finally decided to appoint a
committee consisting of the secretaries
of the three Baptist bodies and four
others; also a committee of seven from
the Womans Missionary Union, this
joint committee to consider the ques-
ton of establishing a training school
in the South for women workers, and
to make a report to the Southern Bap-
fist Convention and the Woman's Mis-
sionary Union in 1904.
To build a home for the missionary
10 the A1dhhdS, d people Oh OOuInern
China, a collection was made, and re-
suited in the receipt of 1916 in pledges
and $19.17 in cash. 1t was felt that
such home as it is proposed to build
is very necessary. as it is thought that
the last missionary to the Hakkas died
of a disease contracted through living
in one of the native homes. The mo-
ton for the home was made by Mrs.
w. S. Leake of Virginia.
A resolution was also introduced to
provide a salary for the office of cor
responding secretary. 1t was adopted,
and the amount left to be fixed by the
Home Mission, the Foreign Mission
and the Sunday-school boards.
THE UNIONS WORK IN A YEAR.