Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-04-18
MISSIONARY union.
1t is a Great Power in The
Baptist DenOmina-
ton.
The Features of Yesterdays SEES
sions and Last Nights Service
Most Interesting and
Encourag-
From Thursdays Daily.

session here. The representation in
cludes the very flower of the Baptist
churches, and the ITO delegates repre-
denomination as we'll as vast inf1u-
.ence in the mission fields.
The features of the Wednesday ses-
ssions was the address of welcome by
Mrs. Flora Kendall on behalf of all the
other evangelical denominations and
associations of the city, and the annual
address by the President, the accom-
plished Miss Heck, a mastery leader
among
Mrs. Kendall spoke as follows:
MADAM President, members of the
Missionary Union, Friends: In behalf
of your sister societies, and the chris
ian womanhood of Goldsbo 70, 1 bid
you a hearty welcome.
"We are glad to have you with US.
It is an ill wind, indeed, that blows no.
body any good. We symphathize with
Hickory, but congratulate ourselves.
81 esteem it an honor, and take it as
a great privilege, that [ have been ask
ed to extend to you the hospitality of
our homes. We hope that you will in
deed feel at home among US.
"As a city we have no special archi-
fural features or points OF historic
Interest to which we can refer you, but
we do not consider that the value Of a
community consists solely or even
chiefly in these, and we are sure that
you do not. We women, however, take
a great deal of pride in our Woman's
Club, and especially are we proud of
our free circulating library. If you
have the time we would be glad to
have you visit our club room.
"But you have come among a peo-
pie noted for their christian hospitality.
May I express the wish, that when you
deave US each one Of you may be able
ito say, Sim glad I camel"
"And so again, let me say that [ am
thankful for the sweet privilege of
meeting and greeting our co-workers
in this great missionary movement.
SIT is an inspiration to look into
your faces, all aglow with the love of
God. Our homes cannot but feel your
Influence. You have met 10 review
your years work and to plan for great
-er achievements. We have heard of
your zeal. Your success has only been
another proof, that when we attempt
great things for God and expect great
things of Him, there cannot be failure
"May you find as we did in our Con-
ference Society, that this has been your
most successful year. I think we are
awakening more fully to the fact that
ITO us is committed a distinctive work
sthat can be accomplished through no
other agency.
"As our ears become more attentive
our hearts are more deeply stirred by
the cry of those 500 million christian
women who are looking to us chris
titan women alone for the tidings of
salvation.
IT spoke of the past year as being
the most prosperous in our society. 1t
proves that our women are being
aroused to the great Importance of the
work and are making sacrifices for it,
as never before, and L trust we all have
realized more of the blessedness of Civ
ing to Him who gave Himself for us.
Some of you have perhaps made sacri-
fees, and I am sure we would all like
to do as a good woman at the great
Nashville Convention said she was do
ing, keeping a substitute in the foreign
field so that her work never ceases
when she ~retires at night ove here,
her substitute is just going to work
over there. AS we cannot all do that,
we are glad to enter this blessed fell
Iowship of service with those of like
minds.
1.-THE motto of the Students Volunteer
Convention at Nashville was, The
evangelization of the world for Christ
in this generation Hudso Taylor
once said, I used to ask God to come
and hepl me, then I asked God if I
might come and help Him, then I end
ed by asking God to come and do His
own work through me- Can we not,
my dear friends, all join in that petit
ton Again I bring you greetings and
q welcome"
The subject of Miss Heck's address
was the Dignity of Missions. We re-
gret that we cannot publish the address
IN 1U1l, Dub Dis IhISS IlOCh SpOhC VIZ
out manuscript, we are unable to do SO.
The missions have been addressed
by some OF the foremost men of the
Baptist denomination, DR.. r. J.. Will
ingham, Rev. Livingston Johnston and
Mr.. J.. F.. Love, these representing the
several missionary departments.