The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-12-10
TO DURHAM CD
BAPTIST WOMEN
Missionary Workers Go
There in April.
GREAT WORK AHEAD
Will Raise $4,000 for Missionary
Work in 1906 and Hereafter Ses-
sions Will be Held at Different
Time and Place Than the
State Convention.

The next Convention of the Baptist
Woman's Union will be held at a diff
ferent time and place than the Baptist
State Convention.
This was agreed on yesterday at the
session of the Convention and Dur
ham was selected as the place for the
next meeting, to be in April. 1906,
in the First Baptist Church of that
city.
There was a large attendance at the
meeting yesterday, which was in
charge of Miss Fannie E. S. Heck, the
president, and at the meeting the
Baptist women comprising the con-
vention voted TO raise $21, 900 for Mis-
sions in 1906, this being an advance
over any previous year. In 1906 1t is
also proposed to add largely to the
$50 local unions of the organization.
The opening devotional exercises
yesterday were conducted by Miss
Marie Buhlmaier, and after prayer and
praise the business of the last day S
session was taken up.
The first business was action on
report made by Mrs. Montague, OF
Winston Salem, chairman of the Com
mittee on State Missions, it being re-
solved by this committee that $4,000
be given in 1905 for the work of mis-
sions in North Carolina. The resolu,
ton to do this was adopted by the
convention.
The Committee on Foreign Mission
repU1ueu. through us chairman. Mrs.
Chapel and suggested that $1,000
be given this year for Foreign Mis-
sions. Mrs. w. G. Tyree. of Raleigh,
spoke favoring the resolution and after
discussion it was adopted. This raises
the total aim for 1906 to $2l,O0O to be
raised for missions.
Mrs. Morton, of Durham presented
the report of the Committee on Time
and Place OF Meeting of the Womans
Missionary Convention, this that the
convention meet at different place
from the Baptist State Convention OF
the Baptist Churches. holding the
meetings on the Wednesday after the
first Sunday in April. A discussion of
some length followed as this meant
important change. Mrs. Thompson. oil
Durham, and Mrs. Wildman, of Chapel
Hill, were called on. as they are from
Virginia where the two conventions
are held separately, and they" ex-
pressed themselves as strongly In
favor of the change, having found II
to bring about better work in Virginia,
Votes were taken on the separate
clauses of the report, the discussion
being that the Woman's Societies shall
meet at a separate place from the
church convention, that these meetings
shall be held in April and the invita-
ton from the Durham First Baptist
Church accepted by reclamation and
a unanimous vote to make the change
was the result.
Miss Mary K Applewhite. of
Greensboro, offered the report on
Young Women's Societies The COM
mi;tee suggested the organization of
Mission Study Glasses and the appoint :
ment of a State leader for this work.
Inc Committee on the Margaret Home
for Missionaries Children reported
through the chairman. Mrs. T-umken.
of Scotland Neck.
Mrs Chambers. of New York, has
given a large house and lot in Green's
wife. s. c., for the use of the r1lsslo l.
aries children sent to this country TO-
education, and the committee recon-
mended that the Womens Societies OF
North Carolina heartily support ih;s
Home.
other committees reporting were on
APPOINTMENT, Mission Band, and the
Homo for the Louisville Training
School. on Obituaries, and all OF the
reports were adopted.
The session adjourned until this
afternoon at three o'clock. when a
Missionary Mass Meeting will be held,
to which all the ladies of Raleigh are
invited. The meeting will be addressed
by DR.. b. D. Grav. Secretary Home
Mission Board: Miss Marie Bul1lmaier'
Home Missionary in Baltimore; MISS
Sullinger, Home Missionary. Hender-
son county; Miss Maude Burke, 2
volunteer missionary, and DR.. n. j.
Willingham Secretary Foreign MIS-
sion Board
The convention here has been