The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-16
SUBSCRIBED $4,000 TO BUILD
HOME FOR MEXICAN MISSIONS
Suggestion Made at Morning SEES SION Of National Convention of
Women's Board Met With R eady Response Officers Elected
Reports of Committees so wed Marked Advancement in All
Departments.

AT the morning session Of the National
| Convention of the Women's Board of Mis-
s,ons. in the west nave of the Coliseum,
yesterday, more than $500 was raised foT
the benefit Of the Mexican missionaries by
an impromptu suggestion made ty G. C.
Hoffman. a member OF the audience.
Mrs. ]. E. Mcdaniel of Monterey. Mex
| leo. made a short address and presented
Mrs. A. G. Alderman. who, with her hus-
band. has carried on the work in that
field for a number OF years. Mrs. Alder
man recently lost her husband. She ap-
peared before the convention with her four
small children. but she was unable to
speak. Mrs. Mcdaniel told Of the needs
Of the missionaries In Mexico End said
that $4,000 was needed to purchase a GER
tain piece OF land on which to build q
home.
At this request, MI. Hoffman announced
that 1t would be a good plan to take up a
collection right then. and said he would
give 500 to start it Within ten minutes
there were twenty-thrse 800 subscriptions
received. ard at the close OF tho session
yesterday afternoon s256.0 in cash had
been given and subscriptions. 10 be paid
within six months, amounting to more
than 5000.
The meeting was opened by Mrs g L
Wilson Of Kansas. who led the devo-
tional exercises. Mrs. n. e. Atkinson.
president of the Women's Board. presided.
Mrs T. ". Grafton OF Indiana. in her
report OF evangeiization In the United
States, recommended that special attention
be given to the larger cities. especially
Chicago. and the work among the Chinese
on the Western coast.
TIL report OF the children's department.
that the work in this branch was excel
lent; The young people of the C. W. B.
NJ. last year gave Sl,OO toward mission
airy work. In the United States there are
at present 5000 organizations, and Miss
Davidson recommended that the efficiency
or this work be increased curing the com
SEND THREE MISSIONARIES.
Mrs. Hattie Z. Jennings Of Michigan, in
her report on the work In India, showed
that the c. W. B. NJ. had sent three mis-
We're soon to depart to help in the work
The educational report by Mrs. Persts
l. Christian of Arkansas was read by
Miss Matte L. Burgess Of Indianapolis
work accomplished in the Chinese schools
in Portland, ore. the mountain mission
schools in kentucky n the negro
the principle underlying the training Of
the negro. said: THE underlying prin-
ciple which governs the training of the No
gro OF the South finds Its embodiment In
the words of the golden rule"
He said: "Th, STAKEHOLDER OF the last
generation was born and educated as a
trained as a slave. The superior greatly
advanced the inferior during slavery and
the representative Christian master not
only owned the slave, but loved and guild
ed him. -
The representative Southerner is glad
is 10 more and is loyal TO the
flag. He is in favor Of the negrois proper |
education and training. The sensitiveness
considering the past, the kindly feeling of
Mr.. Smith said that the purer the negro |
blood Is kept the better 1t will be for all
concerned. and that all social barriers
the races are blessings to the
in his teaching Is the word OF God.
Then followed the presentation OF the
missionaries from India, Porto Rico and ,
the United States; 1t was during this
request. which met with immediate re-
Spouse.
The opening service at the afternoon
was conducted by Mrs N. NJ.
.oode Of Missouri
REPORT ON ISLAND WORK.
Mrs. A. NJ. Hagsard of Iowa made the
eport of the Committee on Island Work
md Mrs. l. G. Bantz of Missouri made |
he report OF the work lone in Mexico.
After an address. the subject of which
The Lord Teach Us to Pray" by
Mrs. ]. E. Lyon OF Ohio. the roll call of
IVES heard. There were several alb
.entees among the State presidents.
The report of the Nominating Commit
hartman. was accepted and the following
Ulcers were elected: Mrs. n. z. Atkinson,
Indianapolis. Ind, president; Mrs. Anna
I. Atwater. Ieram. o.. vice president:
,frs. Anna B. Gray. indianapolis. Ind. re-
secretary; Mrs. Helen E. Moses,
ndianapoiis; Ind. corresponding secre-
nd. treasurer: Miss Matte e. Pounds
Ind, superintendent Of young
work.
The afternoon session was closed after
IN address entitled The Love of Christ
constraineth Us" by Mrs. Ida w. Har-
OF Kentucky.
It the great convention and the reports
how the extensive work accomplished by
ihese boards. The work Is being main
aimed In thirty-two States and Territories,
md the foreign work Is large In its scope.
The expenditures OF the board annually
SIS. CO.,.
The establishment of Bible chairs in
'ur universities Is being earnestly aGvo-
by the board. and already four have
,een established. Ten years ago the first
hair was established at Ann Arbor,
later at Lawrence, Kas.: Char
Universities
At Columbia. NO.. a ss.o 90 edifce is now