The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-04
RECORDS BROKEN
BY over $4,000.
Announcement Caused Sensation
at Great Meeting Held Yes
terday Afternoon.
DELEGATES COME LONG WAY
Money Wrapped in Fabric Rep.
resentative of Country from
Which 1t Came.

of more note or caused q profounder
sensation than the announcement thatl
the Woman's Auxiliary to the board Of
missions had, during the past threc|
years. raised the magnificent sum Of
S222,353.35, a figure exceeding by morcl
than $4,000 the best previous record.
1t was indeed great day for the
auxiliary. The triennial offering from
all over the world was collected at III
a. NJ in tho Church OF the Holy Trim
ity where Bishop Gibson, of Virginia
preached fine sermon.
Upon an aims basin OF gold. pre-
scented by the Church of England In
the year 1871 to the Church of America
was placed the offering from each
branch OF the auxiliary by It's presi.
dent.
The coin was wrapped in some
fabric or manufacture representative
Of its country.
The English minister's wife. of Ores
den. Germany. came AL this distance
to deposit the thank offering from her
sent hers In flags significant of It's
annexation. Alaska used sealskin.
Japan bamboo, South Carolina palmet-
TO. and each other offering was similar
~ borne in something descriptive.
The ministers Of the different city
churches took up the united Offering. |
The amounts given in each instance |
by the Woman's Auxiliary. the Juniors
and the Babies Brunch. was stated |
separately. and the aggregate was also
made out for every diocese.
The Right Rev. L. II. Root-. Bishop
OF Hankow. made an eloquent address
in which he set forth some OF the II
evils OF Confusanism. witch. he said.
is carrying the Chinese backward,
rather than forward. The effect OF
these teachings. the church. by its de-
voted work in Asia, is fast overcoming
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to the Chinese women who have been
converted to the Christian faith. "All
the Chinese women need" said DR..
Roots. = Is fair chance" He said that
though he could not say these women
were equal to those OF any other
country, they are very susceptible to
the teachings OF the missionaries and
when converted make the best OF
teachers. and should 1t become neces-
sa-y, none are more willing to lay
down their lives for the cause of
Christianity.
manner OF the teachers. trained
nurses and other self-sacrificing wo-
men who had come to work among
the Chinese throug.. the instru-
mentality of the Woman's Auxiliary.
The Great West.
The address of the Right Rev. f..
S. Spalding. Bishop Of Salt Lake,
elected great deal of applause and
caused no little amusement He spoke
of the needs and opportunities of the
Great West" in straightforward
and direct manner. The dioe ,ses, he
says, are much too large. and one Of
the greatest needs Of the country Is
more bishops
zone man. said he, Cannot cover
all out doors, no matter how hard he
tries"
The bulk OF the missionary work OF
the church in the West is being done
among the miners. who are rough and
ignorant, and among the Ute Indians,
who are the most uncivilized and vi
cious in that section of the country.
Bishop Spalding thanked the Wo-
mans Auxiliary in the name Of the
Western church for the many gifts
Of money. provisions and clothes which
have materially ai-ed In Christianizina
and ciViliZing the people of the West
and asks that portion OF the thaAR
offering be donated for the purpose Of
building hospitals, schools enc
churches.
Announcement Made.
The appearance. at s..is point OF Mr.
George c. Thomas. treasurer Of the so
ciety, was greeted with storm Of ap
plause. Mr.. Thomas said that re wish
cd to thank the contributors to TIN
triennial thank offering for their self
denial and liberality in making tn
Offering the largest ever given, tn
exact amount being $222,353.35. MI
Thomas took his seat amid secon
and louder round OF applause, afte
which the choir sang hymn o
thanksgiving.
Dr. AZ S. Lloyd, general secretar
of the Boar dof Missions, received
great ovation, people standing in thei
seats cheering and waving handker
chiefs. His address was mainly tri
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sphere of influence the world over. ]
is useless to say that the applause we
loud and continued.
A strong address was made by tn
Right Rev. H. D. AYES, D. d.. Bisho
of Mexico.
larry in Canada were presented to ii
meeting, and one Of them made
short address, thanking her sisters
the United States for their co-opers
ton which has greatly assisted II
work OF the society in Canada.
Miss Stuart Speaks.
Addresses OF greeting were made I
Miss Julia G. Emery, secretary OF IL
society, and Miss Stuart, president 4
the Virginia branch. Miss Stuart ga
In part:
TN the name OF the women OF Il
virginia Branch. 1t is my pleasal
duty and privilege. and count 1t
H. II
vous cordial welcome to this
Diocese OF Virginia. Three hundr,
years of welcome ring out to-day fro
al our hearts ais we greet this repr
sentative body of devout women fro
North, South. East and West. from
vond the seas as well as from Canad
n You are come to unite your thank
giving with ours on this great anr
e. versary, and to lnAke this day, so 10,
anticipated, day to be remember,
and make us OF old Virginia glad I
years to come So, with our 'Welcom
We thank you for your presence. I
the bringing to US that which y
canslot take away-the sweet inn
4 ences and happy memories that W
finger long after you leave rs.
eve must cherish our past for I
sake Of the future, lest we fori
20 remember all the way the Lord 9
God hath led u.s. these 800 years,