The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-17

Second Baptist Church
Mrs A. NJ Gwathmcy, OF this city
conducted the devotional exercises.
Mrs. Charles S. Gardner OF this city
made the address of welcome to Tho
delegates, to which Mrs. #. c. Carlton
OF oklahoma. replied.
The address o: the president, Miss
Fannie L. S. Heck, of Raleigh, ~ c.
followed:
Presidents Address.
She said in part:
THE annual meeting of body
7. which claims to live but for the full
! filment of the will OF God must be a
solemn IL joyous occasion. Tile most
! sacred feast of the Jews was most joy
! Gus. So our gathering here.
"To-day we would be un2ratefll' in
/ deed II we did not return to God heart
! felt thanks for what he has enabled us
! to do In the past year. honoring the ia
Dor of our hands beyond our hopes.
The motto OF our union is Go for
/ ward! and we orc tempted to trace
4 the wonderful development since its
I beginning In q Presbyterian Sunday
| school room of this city nineteen
| years ago."
I Passing on the president took UP the
( problem Of meeting the tide OF i'm
\ migration that is pouring into the
South year by year.
/ She also spoke Of the enlisting OF the
fthldren and young people in the
I work
In nearly every State the WORT; has
J grown so that it has been found that
! at least ono paid officer who can give
her full time is necessary unless the
work suffer"
After q prayer the president again
! took the floor to give a detailed &C
4 count of llcr work done during the
past year, of her visits to the various
I States and committee meetings
The assistant corresponding sccre-
itary, Miss Elizabeth Poison. Of Mary
land, reported distribution of programs
and missionary literature among the
various societies of the Southern
churches.
Trcasurcr's Rcprt.
Mrs W. c. Lowndes. of Maryland.
treasurer of the union, made the fol-
lowing report in summarizing the
work: Total contributions for the year
for all purposes, s154,709.sS, an IN
crease of nearly $4,000 over last years
contributions.
Just at noon fifteen minutes was
spent in prayer by different ladies Tor
blessing on the work
Resuming the session. constitutional
amendments were discussed Mrs Ma
lone. of Alabama, was sponsor for the
amendment 10 the preamb,. of the con-
stitution which pledges the support
OF the union to the missionary train I
Ing school for women in connection
with the Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary at Louisville. Ky.
The amendment passed with only
Two opposing votes. Several minor
amendments were also passed. conduc- I
ing to clearness in Interpretation of I
The constitution.
Recommendations from the home and
foreign mission boards, asking for con-
tr3out.ons Of $4,000 and 100000. re-
Epectssiy. were read and adopted.
Pledges were then taken TO wipe I
out The remaining deficit OF Sl,loo in
stss -3tchenor Memorial Fund. which I
ads 81 providing houses o. worship for
:2or-sl@zs churches The entire amount
'srss aleas@d b. individuals and repre-
z:-z-sttTeE q societies In The few min
r'-tsz a-lossd for subscriptions.
szls ..ls' 'FzleStiag adjourned for
c----.:-=s:,. z1t,,;.z. ~..Issstg the d.xology.
Eep0rt ST Enrolment
EEz Ez-9z:E.e,. committee reported
Tx Offering cete2ates from the nine
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