The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-20
RAISE $10,327 FOR
TRAINING SCHOOL
Women Hold Mass-Mccting and
With Great Enthusiasm
Pledge Large Sums.
SIX MISSIONARIES SPEAK
SIX MISSIONARIES SPEAK
Lone Man Put Behind Piano.
Where 1IcrCould Not Sc
Seen.

On tho calendar OF tho Woman's Mis-
sionnry Union. auxiliary to the South>
crn Baptist Convention, yesterday waA
put down rs missionary Day" and
the members held ut tho Second Baptist
Schurch what was declared ny the OIL
GERS to be the greatest ana most cn-
thuslastlc meeting in the nineteen
years OF tho unions active lifo
The large main auditorium of tho
church was crowded from the rostrum
to the front doors. More than two hum
drcd ladies stood In the nisles and
about the outer doors, and at least
three hundred late corners failed to
ind even standing room. and left the
church to attend other meetings
Men were not admitted 10 this as
semblagc. Even tho representative OF
The Times-Dis pntch was politely In
formed by one OF the charming ush-
ers that the law against "ntare man"
was cnst-iron and Interchangeable An
appeal to President Heck secured for
him seat behind the upright piano.
where he could not be seen, and where
1t was presumed the eye OF the preside
Ing officer could not detect him. From
this hiding place he was permitted to
take notes In peace.
The women heard stirrlnE addresses
from women missionaries who are ut
home from far away China and JapeA
on furlough, and who told OF the
work for Christianity that Is being
done In those lands. The Imperative
demand OF the hour, they declared. Is
for more trained workers IN this great
field, which is white unto the harvest.
This fact was so forcihly, even elo-
quently, impressed that the women
raised something over $4,000 TO pur-
chase building for the training school
in Louisville, wherein women are to
be trained for missionary work. The
convention raised nearly $4,000 satur-
day. The women moro than doubled
the mems Offering for this purpose.
SIX Mlsslonnr1cs There.
Tho meeting was opened at o'clock
with devotional exercises. conducted by
Mrs. J. A. Barker. OF Virginia. Mrs.
Whitfield, OF this city, who Is one OF
the charter members OF the union. made
q abort address. blinking the past with
the present" She told OF the organ
izatIon OF the union In this city In 1858,
and It's wonderful growth In numbers
and in influence since that time. and
rchearsed some OF the great work 1t
has accomplished in nineteen years.
This address was followed by solo,
beautifully rendered by little Miss Mar
tina covington Evans. Of Richmond.
Seated with the president on the
llAt1O TW were SIX VISITING
from China. Japan and Oklahoma. i
These were introduced to the audi
ence. an each addressed the body
briefly. Miss Carrie Bostick. who Ia
bors under the foreign mission board
in South China. was the first speaker.
Miss Katherine Hansen. who Is n
missionary in Oklahoma under the
home mission board, said that the pop
ulatlon of Oklahoma is growing faster
tutc In
In that State the boards Of the North
ern and Southern Baptist churches are
working in Christian harmony Miss
Hansen's address was closed with an
appeal for means to build suitable
houses Of worship.
Native Mexicanx.
REV. Mr.. Daniel one OF the hona
boards missionaries working among
the Mexican population OF South Texas,
was invited to the church and to the
platform. Accompanying him were two
native Mexlcans, who have become
Baptist ministers, and who are labor!n1
lin the South Texas field. where they
have ten thousand MeNcnna among
whom to work. These ministers wero
simply introduced 20 the audience. but
made no addresses, in fact, they do not
speak the English language
Mrs. e. f. Tatum. of Shanghai China,
was enthusiastic over the work in
China, and declared that IT Is grow
ing by strides.
The others speaking were Miss Alice
Parker, OF China; Mrs w. T. Crocker,
OF China Miss Ida Pruitt, Of the same
field. and Mrs. VIII. Clark. OF Japan.
Miss Belle Willngham sang a solo.
after which q letter Of greeting from
Mrs. Julia *. Mckinley, of the Chinese
mission. was read, ~ -
Money for Training School.
The collection for the training school
was then taken up amidst wonderful
enthusiasm. This school was estab-
lished several years ago in small
way by several ladies OF Louisville, as
q part of the Southern Baptist Theo- Y
logical Seminary.
AT this meeting 1t has been turned
over to the care OF tho union, and from
now on it viii be supported and cared
for by the organization. The urgent
neod, as Miss Heck the president Of the
union. explained, is Il home--a build
ing of their own. The convention on
Saturday raised 's4,7oo for the building.
and now" said she, two want to do bet
tor than the mon, want you here
and now to subscribe $4,000"
Mrs. J. II. Eager then took the plat
form and engineered tho collection.
| she nlnue 4 STRONG una WILLY toPo"iN5
address. and called for $1,000 subscrip-
litlons. Mrs Tiff OF Georgia, was tho
first to respond. and gave $1,000 There
were number OF $500 subscrlptions.
followed by pledges of $3.50. 5000 and
other amounts down to s25. and the
money raising was completed with =
basket collection OF cash on the spot.
When tho secretary footed UP the long
list of subscribers and amounts they
had promised, she. announced that the
sum OF $1O,327 had been pledged Many
Of tho subscriptions were persona but
some were by missionary societies and
bands throughout the South.
The presid ent. Miss Heck. announced
that on Thursday noxt at II o'clock.
in the Auditorium Of the Jamestown
Exposition, there will be hold nm In
formal meeting. arranged by the Wo-
mans Missionary Union, of the officers
and members OF the woman's mission
airy societies of the North South and
West, who will be in attendance on the
General Baptist Convention.
Willis this meeting was going on at
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