The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-04

Women's Christian Association Of the United States of America. and to elect a new national board.
 ..As all the Associations in the Cult States are affiliated with he American Committee, they can hardly .~nceive what a strengthening of the whole work this union implies "The principles of the new move ment, simply stated, are these:
 'First-To utilize that which Is strong and satisfactory in both bodies and to add all that is adaptable from other organizations.
 "Second-To guard against central'- 'Third-To leave only an advisory relationship to the local Associatlon' CT opportunities for service among young women both at home and abroad, and increased interest and support. on the part of the Christian
 Convention Adopts Policy.
 Directly. after the excellent address which had been prepared by the Exec utive Committee for the consideration Gf a the he iaws es nS aha or The policy was presented in twelve articles and while each article vas voted on separately the entire policy
 The oplicy as adopted Is as follows:
 First-That the publication of
 secondGThat the money raised for foreign association work be included in our budget and sent to state nead quarters monthly.
 Third-TlAt parlot conferences be held for the dissemination aoof of knG~!s ,n6"r. there are no associations, to. prepare the way for future organizations
 Fourth-That time and effort be gwen to securing .asrgsrs large a1a5sa anmnsa and other Christian women Fifth-That we endeavor 10 1nGreasi the ejaculation or i,.d,rrs the nVahee' ahu
 Sixth--That every association in the Gulf States increase so far as possible their support of State work ossid, and thar ar not later than, the State convention;
 Seventh--1 nat every association ob- serve the Week of Prayer. and at the same time pledge five cents per mem-
 Eighth-That we continue to wo:k for the entire support of foreign sec retary and endeavor by the 1st of June. 1907. to raise Miss Gurtner's salary in India.
 Ninth-That we raise $2.Ooo for State work, which, with $500 for India, will make our budget for 1907 $2,5OO Tenth-That each delegate to the State convention pay a convention fee of 50 cents to defray convention eX- pense.
 Eleventh-That the State commit tee cooperate with the Christian Young Women or with any affiliated members in our smaller towns in organizing as sociation circles.
 Twelve-rhat the State committee, desiring closer fellowship between State Committee and individual asso- citations and circles ask for an ex- change of letter between the State nf thA sociations; these letters to be sent at the time the payments or state pieoges are made.
 Missionary to Brazil Speaks Miss Maidee Smith. a returned mis- sionary from Brazil, spoke of the mis- | sion field and the werK done there by the Young Woman's Christian Associa- tion. She said that the four most i'm great work of the association Is, Pray, pay, know and go." These four words ..e took as the basis for very inter- esting and instructive talk. Of the four words. she dealt with Know" She said that the first and most essential thing in the work is to know the needs and to know how to meet the needs. To know what Is go- ing on in the world is essential today if one is to be educated and up to date.
 One must know how to discuss the great questions of the day, among which the most vital are those of mis- sions and religion. She made a direct appeal to girls to do missionary work at home-if there was nothing else, they can pray, adding You little know | how much is wrought by prayer" She stressed the value of learning how to give and to give systematically. At the close of the afternoon meet l ing the convention voted to send tele- grams of greeting tD Miss Stafford. | the general secretary Of the Gulf States Committee. who is at Seattle, l Wash, and to Mrs. Grace Dodge the | chairman of the joint committee of l the American and International Asso- | citations. in New York
 Miss Blodgett took charge of the | meeting at i o'clock and gave another | of her Bible lectures, continuing the ] subject of Friday afternoon. These lcc-
 lures of Miss Blodg-rt are considered ! a special privilege to the college girls, and arc being thoroughly enjoyed by l every member of the convention.