Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-06-16
CALLED TO THE APP
PREACHING ANNUAL MEETING
OF THE WOMAN'S BAPTIST
STATE EDUCATIONAL CON-
NENTION OF VIRGINIA.
a Large Gathering, Happy Greet
lngS. a Harmonious Session and
Grand Results Anticipated.

ingS. A Harmonious Session and
Grand Results Anticipated.
Dear Sisters and Friends of the Wo-
mans Baptist State Educational
Convention OF Virginia:
IT is my privilege and very pleas
ant duty 10 greet you once more in
the way OF calling your attention to
the approaching annual meeting OF
our Convention.
In less than one month from now.
Cor Thursday, June 21st, 19O6) we
are 10 convene with the Educational
Circle Of the grand old historical
Court Street Baptist Church. OF
Lynchburg, Va, Mrs. Laura s. Will
liams, president; Rev. J. c. Jackson.
pastor.
We anticipate a large gathering
OF the SisterhOOd and friends of the
Convention on this occasion, because
Lynchburg IS the place where we. as
convention OF Christian workers,
were organized and we are always
too anxious TO visit the place OF our
olrth not 10 avail ourselves of the
opportunity of doing so.
we anticipate happy greetings OF
vention on this occasion. because
many are looking forward to the
coming OF this meeting, as a place
and time. where ana when they ex-
pect to meet their comrades and
friends. after the work OF another
year in the Masters Vineyard.
Such meetings OF co-workers cause
much happiness. which they never
fail TO express in their greetings TO
one another
We anticipate a harmonious ses-
sion. because the prevailing spirit.
that has characterized all OF our
proceedings, as a Convention I'm the
past. has been that OF love, peace
and harmony and we see no reason
why we should not expect this spirit
70 prevail in our coming meeting at
Lynchburg
we anticipate grand results on
TINS occasion, because there are so
many things TO contribute 10 tne|
greatness OF the results OF such
meeting A company Of consecratei
earnest working. christian women
from all parts OF the State, assem-
bled in annual meeting with their
reports OF work accomplished dur
ing the Conventional year: their
contributions Of money collected OF
the Circles, Societies and friends
they represent; their suggestions
or plans for more work IN the fu-
ture, their prayers that God NAV
still bless their efforts 70 accom-
plish work in his name: the new
zeal with which each may return
home from the meeting. etc. Thus
IL can easily be seen. that the re-
suits OF such a meeting must be
grand.
If the sisters and friends OF our
convention Will do their duty IN
the different ways. they can contri-
bute 10 the success OF our lynch
burg meeting we shall have n real
ilation OF an our above mentioned
anucipatons. All Of the objects to
which / would call your special at
tention and which YOU should re-
member In your contributions sent
20 our annual meeting. are men
TONED In the letter form OF our
minutes, except one and that Is the
Lallia Bowling Monument Fund q"
which is an object very dear 10 am |
or as. Sister Bowling (you know
was the first President Of our Con-
vention
The Convention voted az our last
meeting, 90 erect q monument to |
ner memory within the next few
years and that q place should be
given IN our letter form for contri- |
buttons TO this object. This. in |
some way, seems 90 have been over
looked SO that 10 is not mentioned
In our letter form, but we should
contribute 70 IL this year Just the
same
Each letter sent to our annual
meeting with money for the work
tostered by the Convention. SHOULD
nave the following words written in |
II; For the L. b. NJ. Fund" fol |
lowed by donation TO that object.
our contributions TO Virginia Theo- |
logical Seminary and College should
be as large as possible this year. for |
IL needs just now. all the aid that |
we can give TO it. OF course. we
must not fail TO do our duty toward
meeting our Conventional expenses, |
our Foreign Mission work and the
National Publishing Board. wei
ought 10 raise $1,000 at our meet |
ing this year for the above mention
ed OBJECTS. We can do so. IL wei
try. Let us try.
- AN toSIolS anu bIelufcQ OF the
churches in sympathy with curl
work viii help us. think, II we ap-
peal 10 them. VIII you not breth-
rem? I appeal to you. We would
like 10 see you at our LynchburgI
meeting, but II you do not attend,
please send contribution and thus
help us raise $1,000 at that meeting.
Your sister In the Lord,
ELIZA p. FOX, Pres. of Con
Salem, Va, May Gath, 1906.