The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-21

the singers waved their handkerchiefs;
at least q thousand of them.
On behalf Of the Southern Baptist
Convention, the president most cor
daily welcomed the visitors. Rev. Dr.
Woods, of New Jersey. responded to
the greeting. He said the Northern
men gathered In Washington heard Of
the wonderful things done here Fri
day night for foreign missions, and.
his people rcjoiced; for" said he, we
arc one, one In faith. and have but
one object-that Of sending the gospel
TO all the world and in carrying out
our aims: our hearts are one; we grasp
hands with you in this great work.
President Stephens made few re-
marks, and while the convention sang
"Blest Be the Tie That Binds the en-
! tire audience arose and the air above
| the heads OF the standing people was
| again made white with waving hand
kerchiefs. The scene was inspiring,
and it was several minutes before the
convention could get itself back to
| business.
When 1t did resame. DR.. w. L. Pink
hard. of Savannah. Ga, offered a short
resolution expressing the delight Of
the convention to learn that the South
ern Baptist Seminary had inaugurated
/ a plan to add million dollars to
i rs endowment fund, and heartily in
dorsing the movement. DR.. Pinkhard
declared he only had to say: LET US
4 give it sympathy, cooperation. pray
] ers and money" That was all the
/ speech he had to make.
Work Of Women.
The following report on the work
of the Woman's Missionary Union was
read and unanimously adopted:
1t could so without the saying
that our noble women are a con-
slant source Of nsnirnation t9 our
country.
i .The Woman's Missionary Union
i has wrought wonderfully during the \
past year. Under the wise and In
Miss Fannie Z. s. Heck. its work
4 has advanced along every line.
The union is marked by harmony.
compactness and enthusiasm which
cannot but lead to even stronger
and larger things in the future.
The good women are perfectly
at one with the brethren in all the
4 purposes Of the Southern Baptist
in every good word and work.
According to the treasurer's re-
port the moneys yielded by the
union during the year aggregated
IN round numbers the sum Of
sl25,0oO, being an advance of about
$4,000 over tho preceding year.
$4,000 going to the home board
WIile liz FlOIcl6u DodIu was Id
than $4,000 The Tichenor memo
rial fund Of $4,000. a fund for
, church-building and loans, was
exception of about s1,100. which
was raised at the convention this
year .M;,, =.
satisfactory basis and In such or
others, the ladies 1oxnd themselves
mare 5ain @nE ai sh sch me
} at Louisville, as the property of the
union, the union itself having been
Incorporated during the year.
tested during the present sessions
. of the union over the raising of
about $4,000 for this school.
Undertake Large Task.
"In addition to tho support of
these two institutions, which the
good basis, the union will en-
deavor to handle next year an ap-
portionment from the foreign
home board $4,000. in nv which he every Dry
friend OF the convention viii not
only wish the women success, but
aid them in securing 1t.
1.-The Maryland Association has
'3 mantenanee Of pq
literature department. which the
union will continue and enlarge.
The possible usefulness Of such a
Il department, we'll equipped and sup
ported, can scarcely be calculated.
"The union has with enthusiasm
recommended to tho homo and for
# eign boards the creation In tho
territory of each of public me-.
mortal In honor of Miss Annie W.
Armstrong In grateful recognition
Of hor long and eminent services.
to be paid for ($5,00O for each Of
the boards) out OF the funds raised
by the missionary union.
"The new corresponding sccro-
tary of tho union is Miss Edith