Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-11-08
MISS sTUART's ADDRESS.

MISS sTUART's ADDRESS.
The Churchmap, of New York, gives
the following account of the address de-
liyered by Miss Sallie Stuart, of this
city, before the Woman's Auxiliary at
the recent meeting in Boston during the
session of the Episcopal convention:
Tuesday morning was given to "Last
Things" Archdeacon Weber, general
missioner, we'll known and beloved in
the West and South, opened the meeting
with prayers and an address. He was
followed by Miss Sallie Stuart, Of Vir-
ginia, who gathered up the last things
and reviewed the opportunities and priv
ileges of the convention in spirit that
left nothing to be desired. Miss Sluart's
beautiful address will be remembered as
one Of the chief events in the meetings
of the Woman's Auxiliary at this con-
vention; it combined rare spirituality
with a genius for the practical, not often
found in one woman. In speaking OF
the united Offering, Miss Stuart remind
ed her audience of the Bishop of Ripon' :
sermon on the preceding Sunday, and
urged them to remember that greater
than the gift is the altar that
sauctifeth the gift. Of the meet
ings, Miss Stuart said that never, at
any convention which she had attended,
had the meetings been 50 we'll and wisely
planned, the programme so successfully
carried out the Auxiliary can never for
get what it owes 10 its, first organizer,
Mary A. E. living, who by the simple
ity and elasticity OF her method, pro-
duce1 an organization which suits The
needs not Of one section Of theCountry
only, but of all parts of the United
States, North, South, East and West.
Referring TO the clergy aud what they
had given to the Woman's Auxiliary at
these daily meetings and what they had
received, Miss Stuart observed that they
must have realized that the women of
the church have passed their childhood
and cut their eye teeth, and they don't
want any more sugar plums. II
number of the bishops aud other clergy
who have somewhat too nonchalantly
addressed the Woman's Auxiliary
during these past weeks could have
heard the emphatic applause which
greeted these words OF Miss Stuart, they
would have appreciated that this body of
women, while listening courteously to all
corners, had Disseminated keenly, and
knew the difference between carelessly
prepared or unprepared addresses, eked
out by pleasautries, and the thoughtful
shall we say respectful?-discourses
which few of the speakers have taken
the pains to deliver Turning again to
the spiritual side of the work, Miss
Stuart, recalling how Michelangelo
worked with lighted candle on his
forehead lest some shadow of himself
should tall upon his work and mar it,
babe US bear the cross On our foreheads,
shining on our work and casting behind
us all shadows of self. A rising vote OF
thanks to Massachusetts, for hospitality
and all courtesies was moved by Vir-
ginia, seconded by California, and en-
Enthusiastically carried. In conclusion
Miss Stuart gave the Woman's Auxiliary
hearty invitation to Richmond in 1907.
Miss Stuart was followed by Hrs.
Thayer, who made a charmingly gra-
cious little speech of thanks and farewell
to the delegates. A rising vote of
thanks to Miss Emery was then moved by
Georgia, secOnded'iiby Massachusetts,,
and joyously carried. Miss Emery, re-
lerring to Miss Stuart's tribute to
parochial officers and their work in the
Auxiliary, informed the Auxiliary that
Miss Stuart had started Woman's
Auxiliary as a parish organization in
Christ church parish, Alexandria, Va,
before there was diocesan Auxiliary,
thirty-three years ago, in 1871 And
Miss Stuart had been doing Auxiliary
work ever since.