The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-11
NOTABLE WORK OF
METHODIST WOMEN
Reports Show aging Ad-
vanccmcnt and Hold Out
Bright Prospects.
MEETINGS HELD YESTERDAY
MEETINGS HELD YESTERDAY
Conference OF Workers Held III
misunderstanding About
the Officers.

After the delightful Introductory
services of Thursday evening, the Wo-
mans Board of Missions got down to
genuine hard work yesterday morn
| ing.
Miss Gibson, the president, conduct
ed devotional exercises, and the annual
reports of the officers were read anu
filed. These reports allowed encourag-
ing advancement in the extension of
the work and in the amount OF money
/ contributed, setting forth that there
are seventy-two missionaries in for
elgn fields and $50 native helpers sup
ported by the board.
Committee Meetings.
Mrs. Hargrove, Of Kansas City, took
charge at 1880 o'clock, nd gave a
very strong, helpful Bible reading on
The Surrendered Life II was a low
ing appeal for surrendered will
obedience to the Masters call and not
| a question as to whether '.i want to
rr not"
Upon the conclusion Of this address,
lev. George II. Spooner announced
mat lunch was ready. ana tho entire
congregation was invited TO the base
mcht OF the church, where representa-
tvcs or Centenary, Union Station and
Highland Park Churches acted as host
esses and gave Charming entertain
ment to the delegates ana visitors
The following important committees
have been named:
Extension of the N0r;t-Mrs. s.
Truehart Mrs. J. N Humbert, Mics
Mary Wikle, Mrs. ]. Z. Green, Miss
Laura Bradford, Mrs. p. s. Mason, Mrs.
3 +. Emmons, Mrs. M. f. Bullock
Mrs M. A Neil, Mrs. 30. Holman, Mrs,
Edward Avis, Mrs N. Hanesworth.
Finance-Mrs w. t. Ennnon. Miss
Belle Bennett, Mrs. ]. E. Musick, Mrs.
T. B. Clifford. Mrs. ]. T. Giles, Mrs.
A. r. Forsythe
at 2:3O in the afternoon the various
committees met. and at o'clock a
conference of workers was held and an
exchange of views given upon thu
problems that are bcing continually
laced This meeting proved most in
structive and helpful
Al o'clock In the evening a large
congregation assembled and hoard Wifi
great IN tercst number of fine addresses
~ missionaries who have returned from
s .he foreign ers !, field Among those who
Miss Wright and Miss Stewart.
Officers of Board.
A'AiSo S4OSoll, Tie pTcSluent or the
board, is ut the head Of the Scarritt
Bible Training School or Kansas civ.
She Is q woman Of gentle manners and
fine executive ability. Nothing in the
way Of confusion marks the proceed
1ngs under her management. Calmly
and quietly she rules. and everything
goes TO Its proper place without delay,
shc has been member OF the board
since It's organization, twenty nine
years ago. holding the place of record
ing secretary first then first vice pres
idcnt, and now president
1t Is evident to the visitor that she
knows the work
Mrs. S. c. Truehart is one of the
veteran workers. For thirteen years
she has been tho corresponding sccre-
tary, and when sho speaks. she speaks
wHereot shc knows, ana licr words arc
aiwhys given serious consideration
she says what she thinks, and saws 4
plainly, and then quits.
Mrs. Hargrove, the recording socro
tary. would attract attention in onv
gather1ng. Sho has been secretary for
lnlrteen years. and knows the worle
one IS Bible teacher In the Scarrlit
school, and her address ycstcrdavI
morning evidenced her fitness for Tho
pace Not once, but score of tImes
she mas been asked If she Is tho wife
OF Bishop l1argrove. She Is not. She
IS me wife Of ROY. 7. %. Hargrove,
OF the Mississippi Conference, cousin
OF the bishop.
Other Meetings.
rms afternoon md on Monday after
noon the returned missionaries will
speak The hour has been changed
from 4 o'clock to 3.
tomorrow morning DIR. w. v. Tudor
VIII preach ut Centenary Church tic
annual sermon before tho board
Az Broad Street. MISS Daisy Davies
INC secretary of tho Young Peoples
Work, Will speak.
Io-mol'row night at Centenary
number of members OF The board willl
hive Flashlights on lIouthen Lands"
AT Broad street tomorrow n.ght
airs, G. w. Mathews. of Georgia. wul
speak.
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