The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-13
WORKING HlRD IN
CAUSE OF MISSIONS
Reports to Disciples Convention
Show Good Results in Foreign
and Home Fields.
HIGH AIM FOR NEW YEAR.
Women Will Endeavor to Raise
$25o,ooo Outside of the Cen
tennial Fund.
HIGH AIM FOR NEW YEAR
tspeciai to The Times D,spatch.)

NORFOLK, VA. October 12.-The gee
national Missionary Convention OF the
Disciples OF Christ was given over to
meetings of the National Foreign and
Home Mission Boards and to the con-
tinued work of the Christian Women's
Eoard of Missions.
The latter reported total OF $751;
637!54 raised for all work during the
year ending September Both. an in
crease Of S75,06i.42 over the previous
year.
These special appropriations for the
inauguration OF new work were made
through the recommendation of the
president, Mrs Helen e. Moses, of IN
danapolis: Chapel building. jamaica
$4,000; three new. workers In India,
100000; orphanage for girls, Porto
Rico, $1,000. Provision was also made
for the doubling Of the present work in
South America and for increased CT.
forts in Liberia. Africa.
This. Years wntchword.
The women adopted the following
watchword and aim for the new year.
Deeper spirituality. higher aspi-
rations and greater achievements
10000 members. circulation of
$4,000 tidlngs and s2500o0 to be
raised outside Of the centennial
fund for the mission work, home
and foreign"
AT the request OF the women of New
Zealand ii was decided to send an
evangelist and organized to those
islands. The work at Reno, New. was
ordered continued and enlarged. The
chiidren's department reported tolai
of s2sS52.20 raised during the year,
rf n
The following watchword for the
chiidren's department was adopted:
leach one bring ono. win one and
give one"
Board Of Missions.
TO. DAYS session of the board of mis-
sions was called to order by Mrs
Moses the president in the main audi
torium of the Epworth Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, with a large
attendance. Morning worship was con.
dtcted by Mrs Anna r. Atwater. OF
1naianapoiis, and the report OF the pres
.6rnt for the year was then heard.
.rhis was followed by the reports of the
centennial secretary. Mrs Ida w. Har-
rieon. OF Lexington. Ky; the treasurer,
Mrs. Mary j. Judson. OF indianapolis
and the chHdren's work. by Mrs. Mat
BE Pounds, OF Indianapolis.
a stirring address by Professor Z. 4.
Paul. OF ohio. on The Minor Prophets
OF Modern Missions" was preceded by
the singing by Miss Una Belle Berry,
for the first time. of the new song,
"india Waiting written by Miss Frost
one of the boards missionaries IN India
Reports From missionaries.
The address b. Professor Paul was
followed BY reports from Miss Ada
Boyd and Miss Ella Maddox, mission
cries to India: William Pcarn, mission
AIRY to Jamaica: Miss Bertha Mason. of
Dallas, Texas, for Mrs. j. T. Moses, mis-
sjonary to Mexico. and Mrs. 81 Il. Ford,
missionary to Porto Rico.
The board after dinner reconvened in
afternoon session at Epworth Church
for the transaction of much other BUSH
ness. including the election of officers,
The board viii have an hour of prayer
service at Epworth Church Sunday at
p. NJ conducted by Mrs. j. III. Hirsch,
of Tennessee.
The affiliated societies met in joint
session at Armory Hall at T:a5 o'clock
tonight. This was the big conventions.
Half OF the evening was given over TO-
Christian Endeavor work and half to-
Sunday-school work. Addresses We're
made by Allen r. Moore. of BrminG-f
ham, Ala, on the Christian Endeavor
work, and by Rev. p. III. Weishimer. of
Canton. o. on Sunday schools in rela-
ton to the evangelization.
Board. at yesterday afternoons session,
reelected all OF it's Old officers. headed
by Mrs Moses, of Indianapolis
The Foreign Missionary Branch of
the convention will meet Monday, and
the home mission work will he taken
up Tuesday.
Fill Pulpits To-day.
The pulpits in all the Protestant
evangelical churches hereabouts to-
morrow Will be occupied by visiting
clergymen Of the convention. The
services tomorrow at the convention
hall will be preaching at II A. NJ. COM
munion service at p. NJ. and preach
ing at 1880 r. NJ
The convention will continue through
"Wednesday of next week. with Thurs
day Disciples of Christ Day NJ the
Jamestown Exposition.
The Rev. DR.. =. L.. Powell announces
that the subject of his discourse at the
Sunday morning meeting at the con-
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