The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-15

cided upon. and that a number of par
 ties may be forthcoming who desire to
 name a room in the building--$200 will
 do this. and $500 will pay for the op-
 erating room. The good will with
 which the children have entered into
 this work Is an object lesson to us who
 have been longer time in the Masters
 service. and the training they are re- eeiving in this work will tell upon the future generations.
 Through the brotherly courtesy and good comradeship of the Secretary, pr. Du Bose, lessons on the work of the Woman's Home Mission Society have been given in the Epworth Leagues. A lively interest has been manifested sn the subjects studied and large orders from the Leagues for leaflets have operation between these two branches of church work Is helpful to each and is destined to strengthen the hold of
 the church upon Its young life.
 Tn the month of March, under the able management of the First Vice.
 President, Mrs. L.. P. Smith, three
 Home Mission Institutes were held in
 Texas. The results of these meetings
 that they are more far~aS iching than
 was even hoped for by the promoters.
 We trust that this Is but beginning
 of number of such institutes to be
 held all over our South"
 Interesting Statistics.
 The statistics complied by the secre-
 tary show that there are zoos adult
 auxiliaries. S9.S01 adult members. 166
 of S.4s9. making total membership of
 43, ,30O During the year 34f auxilia-
 ries were organized. and thirty three
 members were added to the list of life
 members. On the baby roll are 1.764
 and there are 2.942 members of the
 Florence McEachern Mite Box Brigade
 The Society supports eight day schools and five night schools, whose ,rfl aI.n- terh fxy- nf erh teachers and missionaries are sustain- ed by the Board and during the year. the different conference societies and
 the Board aided 162 parsonages. Col lections for connectional work amount
 ed to s74.574.31. while s160.115.56 was collected for local work.
 The value of the supplies sent
 through the sgPgy s and | to the official organ "our Homes" num- Der 10.016.
 A much more systematic effort to
 carry out the laws governing the on loeal Sad visits to sick and strangers were re- ported. over 1000 cottage prayer meet | ings were held, nearly 100000 gar tributed to the poor. while over 20.0o0 needy souls were aided. carrying with | 1t an expenditure of over S160.000. In addition Bible Study has been carried
 paring Ha sys'eiSa tne past year lss parsonages s
 s4.o75 to 4S, while the Conference
 Societies gave over $10.ooo to IA. Educational Instttutf0ns. The supply department carried cheer and comfort to many. During the year 14S boxes were sent to preachers. 4S3 to orphanages, and 136 to mission total of ITS boxes valued at $22.33S. 66. The purpose of the Home Mission
 Society in its educational institutions was reported to have come more nearly
 being realized this year than ever be-
 The Wolff Mission School, at Ybor City, Fla, supported by the Board has enrolled ninety children. One nota- ble feature of this school is the mum Der of children gathered into the | Juvenile Home Mission Society. They | learned at school the beauty of min- | istry. and through the organized methods of the auxiliary not only con- l tributed of their funds to connectional work, but ministered to the suffering | in their own community.
 The one hundred and thirty children at the school in. West Tampa have en- | joyed the privilege of instruction under Miss Emelina Valdes and her colabor- | CTS. The school buildings were nov
 ed in September to the. the tnickiy settlea ,r a the school in closer touch with larger number of children.
 The West Tampa Day Nursery is | located on the same lot ana IS now Il factor in the work at West Tampa Under the direction of Miss Mary | Bruce. the Italian night school has | grown in usefulness. Forty-seven result of this effort for the uplifting of the five thousand Italians In this community, an Italian preacher has
 been added to the working force at Italian congregation gathers at the church next door to the building. The same church is used at different hours for the Cuban congregations.
 West, has enrolled two hundred and sixty-three children.
 Sue Bennett Memorial School, at
 London, Ky. had a student body last
 year of three hundred and forty eight. From seventy to one hundred of these were convertde during the year. The new dormitory for boys was finished and, through the generosity of num- The total cost of this new building of white brick was $7,257.34. This pro vides for thirty bedrooms and an ample library.
 The Brevard Industrial School, at Brevard, N. C., enrolled one hundred
 and twenty-seven students thls year
 Twenty young women make the board ing department. The housework is of whom are working their way through the school by their services The Industrial Home and School, at Greeneville. Tenn, for the orphan chil- dren of the Holston Conference, con tinues to enjoy prosperity. The in- creased income which has come from the fifth Sabbath collections through out the Conference has added to the comfort of the Home.
 The work done among the Chinese and Japanese on the Pacihc coast mas deepened and broadened during the year. At San Francisco Home con ducted on a cooperative basis has been instituted Here these foreigners find a welcome on landing and Chris tian influences are thrown about them before they drift into the temptations which surround such strangers. Class rooms and church services are held in the double parlors of the home. Nine new members have been added to the membership of the Japanese church at San Francisco. At Alameda changes were made during the year in the teachers and interpreter.
 At Oakland the work Is more perma- nent than it was a year ago, and they earnestly plead for a home to be run on A co-operative basis as those In Alameda and San Francisco have been carried on. The Japanese women have been reached and an enrollment or several of these women in the schooIs is reported. Three converts have en- tered Eastern colleges and are pre- pairing themselves to go back to their people as missionaries. ,,.. Al Los Angeles Miss Maria Elliott. the deaconess sent out by the Board last year, had charge of the Chinese night school, and the interest evidenced
 Work Among Girls.
 The Industrial Department at Paine
 College, Augusta, Ga. has given proof