The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-10-31
woMAN's BOARD OF MISSIONS
LaGrange-Reports Show a Good
Work Done for the Year.
Especial TO The Messenger

Aoo1 ny AZ ~ OSNc1Sh @AS
annual session of the Christian Won
ans Board Of Missions met in me
Christian church here today with a
large attendance
The meeting was opened with praise
service by Mrs. H. H. Moore, of Green
Vile. after which Mrs. 7. r. Rouse.
most cordially welcomed the many Gel
egates and visitors to the beautiful
and hospitalble town Of LAGRANGE. TO
which Miss Sallie Bishop, Of Pantego.
most happily responded.
The president, Mrs. J. B.. Jones. or
Wilson, then delivered her annual adj
dress. a strong paper on the work aid
It's progress, with recommendations
and encouragements for the future.
The meeting then settled down to
business.
The corresponding secretary's report
saoryed a good yedr. Though small in
numner and in membership a work OF
which II may well be proud was re-
oo"ttj.
One life membrt: hip certificate was
purchased and presented to Miss Alice
IAllICOJ Xix OIllSlCSlL IL "OIIHJ oopOL
iIteud@nt of the young peoples WORK
Two valuable papers read were, The
Universal Christ" by Mrs. P. B. Hall,
of Kins:on, and Mission Work Am ing
Women" by Mrs. II. H. Moore, OF
Greenville, was a feature of the morn
ing session. Announcements, appoint
nIert CT committees, song and Dene-
dicsioT, closed the morning session.
The afternoon session was opeded
wirh praise service by Mrs. R.. w.
Hines, of LaGraLge. After the repor,
CT ;ne superintendent Of the young
peoples department, which was read,
the superintendent, Miss Alice Hines.
of Idrboro, being unavoidably absent
the banner, so long held by the VIII
SCH land, was presented tcAshev1i;a
Ii having been won by that band. A
solo by Mary Moye. Of Farmville, and
a reading by Miss Li.Ilan Mason were
entertaining feat res CT the session.
symposium, Mission Fields of the
G.. ". B. M consisting Of sevccal
par,rs, viz: Home Land, by Miss re-
"a I;ftin, of Etnst.:i: Jamaica, ~
Ms H d. MUIR II, Of Catharine Lake.
Mexico, by Mrs. j. r. Tingle, of Bel
haven; Porto Rico, by Mrs. A. B. Cum
AAu6udIuJ VI NdSuIuStOu. tNlISs SUt~
nigham was not present and her pa
per was read by Mrs. Eva Latham.)
The remainder of the session was de-
voted to committee work.
The evening service was held in the
Baptist church, which being larger
than the Christian, had been kindly
rendered for the use of the convention
Praise service was conducted by Mrs.
G. A. D. Granger, OF KinstOn.
After the report of the committees
had been received, the large audience
which filled the church was treated to
an excellent address by Mrs. Ida Har.
rison, of Kentucky. Mrs. Harrison's
address was a masterpiece Of it's kind,
and was replete with usefulness, in
kstruction and interesting facts. Among
the facts stated were that the G.. w. B.
M. was working in thirty-four states
and territories, was supporting 1877
evangelists, teachers and workers in
the United States, and 165 in foreign
fields, making a total Of 1872. The
amount raised last year for all pur-
poses, ending October LIST, was S175,-
40S.9 SO. The mark for this coming year
is 5000, 900, and it will be raised, for
the women always succeed. They are
NOlhS q SIOHJ ChutdIlOboI Ms, NJ
porting many schools and o~rphanages
in different lands and Bible chairs in
four of our state universities.
A feature Of the session was the
singing by Mrs. T. E. Hooker, of Green
vile, and by Miss Mabel Kennedy, OF
LAGRANGE. An offering was taken and
a nice amount realized.
The meeting has been a very good
one in every respect, and showed a
great work being done. 1t was full OF
enthusiasm and interest. What The
women do, they do well. The atten-
dance has been large and LAGRANGE
is royalty entertaining.
Tomorrow begins the sessions OF
the North Carolina Christian Mission
airy Convention. There is a large
number Of delegates and visitors pres
ent and it promises to be one Of the
best ever held. Aich TIE Kas.
IxTSrI, DI~U1ODr rorr MARI