The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-13
MISSIONARY UNION.
Miss Armstrong, as Secretary,
Submits Annual Report.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch,

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| NASHVILLE TENN. May 12.-Tale
| Woman's Missionary Union. auxiliary to
| the Southern Baptist Convention. COM
| rnenced its sixteenth annual meeting at
NoKendree Methodist Church this morn
/ ing. The meeting was called TO order
| by the president. Mrs john a. Barker
! of Virginia. After devotional exercises
| the usual committees were appointed and
the union then listened to a hearty well
come to Tennessee and to Nashville by
Miss Gertrude Hill. of this city.
The welcome address was responded
to by Mrs. J. B. Gambrill. OF Texas Tho
annual report on address by the presi-
dent was read by Mrs Barker. 1t was
faithful resource of the work of the
union In the past and a hopeful, even
eloquent. prediction of greater things in
tho future.
"A number OF lady missionaries, among
them Miss Hansen, of Indian Territory;
Mrs. r. HI. Graves, of China; Miss Nc
Kenzie, of China: and Miss Julia Mead
.ows Of Tennessee who has recently
been assigned to the China field. We're
introduced to the union. All made short
talks.
Secretary,s Report.
The feature Of the morning session was
the elaborate report of Miss Annie w.
Armstrong, the secretary of the union,
which created intense enthusiasm in the
large gathering.
Summed up briefly. the report shows
that the Woman's Missionary Union
since its organization sixteen years
ago has raised for mission purposes
Il the sum of s995.19S.45. or this amount
there was raised last year in cash
s73o9s.79. and In box contributions,
that Is to say, for supplies for mission
aries on the frontier, $3s,95202g Miss Arn-
strong's report shows that there arc
rp,, %. feefor
ties now working In the Bnptists
churches of the South and about COO Sun
beam Bands; that is to say chldren's
societies, or these. Virginia has about
$50 societies and 12o bands. The treas
urers report. which is submitted along
with that of the secretary. shows that
the Virginia women lead In contributions.
They have contributed last year to For
eign Missions S9,422,60 and to Home Mis-
sions s3,s2l,53. The North Carolina wo-
men gave to Foreign Missions s4,7G3.l1
and to Home Missions s2,04907 In box
contributions the women of Virginia
gave SCOPES. and the North Carolina
women s27S1.ss. The secretary's report
further shows that the expenses Of the
union were kept down to s3,6746s The
secretary was kept busy all the year.
A summary of her work shows that she
visited 70 societies, Travelled in III days
19.75s miles. She made 142 addresses. and
from her office In Baltimore there went
out 22,os0 letters and MANUSCRIPTS, sIos7
leaflets, pamphlets, ETC., 24,l29 mission
topic cards, 20S,S96 collection envelopes,
60l9 mite barrels, 2,s00 papers and ~
postal cards, Speaking of the work %
the women for the past sixteen, years,
Miss Armstrong In her report says!
"Our own organized endeavor TO help
carry out Chrst's last commisson-what
Of that In sixteen years? Have we
helped or hindered tho cause we love?
Tn contributions, as the easiest form ct
computation, we have advanced from re-
ported gifts Of $1,000 before the organs
cation, to sl12.o42 for this year; or
total in, the sixteen years of s995,1os Has
this been taken from the gifts Of the
churches, as such? II so, It were only
a transfer and not gain The statistics
Of the boards do not so indicate From
1855. the date of w. M. U. organization,
There has been n steady advance In gem
eral receipts. apart from the gifts OF ".