The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-02


eisn Missionary Society in the United
States of America. The missionary
society, as has been RICH thy said, is the
church organized for work. Its pur.
pose is to enlist every baptized person
in the service of carrying the Gospel
into the next towns" and Into the ut.
termost parts of the earth" The pre-
slang bishop is president ex-otficio. A
ce-presldent. a general Ind assistant
secretary, corresponding and an edu-
cational secretary, a treasurer and an
assistant constitute the officers OF the
General Society. Its chief publication
is the Spirit of Missions" The Gen
| eral Convention elects as It's executive
| committee missionary board, con-
sisting of fifteen bishops, fifteen pres
! byters and fifteen laymen. The board
annually apportions the amount to be
raised for domestic and foreign mis-
sions among the different dioceses and
missionary districts More than 1000
men and women at home and abroad.
| bishops. clergymen. physicians dea-
conesscs, teachers and nurses--are sup
ported by the society's contributions.
WOmnn's Auxiliary.
The Woman's Auxiliary to the Board
| of Missions i $ q most efficient aid in
| dlsse minating information al. in con
| tributing TO the General Society's In
| come. The younger members OF the
Junior Auxiliary are instructed in mis-
/ sionary subjects and in the art of Civ
/ ing. The auxiliary's regular contribu-
tons for the year ending August 81.
4 1901 approximate sl3S.0o0. Their first
i triennial united offering was taken in
1889. amounting to s2ISSG4. At the
i General Convention of 1904 in Bostut4
4 the Offering was $4,000. 1t is ex-
pected that 1t will surpass even this
+ amount at Richmond this year.
1T Is a matter of history" writes
Miss Tmcry in her thirty-third report,
that the Board of Miasisions. at its
meeting in 1871 created the auxiliary
! in order to help forward It's own work.
LAS the years went by and the mum
!, Der of auxiliary branches increased anc
! SO their ability to. help. one natural re
suit followed; their missionary zeal be
n came increasingly alive to parish ol
diocesan needs, and often contributed
81 to objects entirely outside either th
al diocesan or general board, and so lie
the needs of near necessity dim th'
clear judgment that Christian woman
is free TO minister to any righiepn
: call. but that as q member of the Wo
! mans Auxiliary to the Board of Nils
sions. her auxiliary gifts are claime'
which that board stands. that 1t is no
an Independent, self-constituted body
9 but one organization formed to be
q cheerful helper TO the board.
J other Branches.
y In the years since the formation o
: the auxiliary, various agencies hay
$ sprung into being TO increase its powe
D THE united Offering stands for til
# complete organization Of the who'll
: body and binds the auxiliary togethe
$ by helping 1T to realize its dut
Z. through a triennial life.
IS 'In fact the WOman's Auxiliary seem
eI to have the power of multiplying itsel
t. indefinitely along every line OF &C, ch1 nn.
: torment OF the world and the uplift
e ing Of womankind, till we see Girl
n Friendly Societies. Daughters OF tn
a King, mission study classes, the Churc
J. Periodical Club. growing out of, or Int
" animation with the auxiliary, ana 5
!. increasing its efficiency and power ter
"a fold"
"a The Babies Branch organized
q. 1891, consists of more than 12,0t
n young children. whose parents ar
rs sponsors see that weekly offerings al
To set aside in their name for the sprea
as of the gospel of Him who said "Suff'
Ne the little ones to come unto Me-
in 1878 the Sunday-school Lenten offe
We ing was inaugurated. In that year Il
81 total amount thus contributed WE
stl S7,07O.50. This year 1t totaled mo
than $4,000. The Diocese of Virgin
pc enjoys the unique distinction of foun
ed ing a missionary organization distinc
srsI ly for boys-the Brotherhood Of
~ Paul organized in Holy Trinity Churt
re Richmond in November. 1904, now nur
he bering more than sixteen chapter
with membership of about l75.
will undoubtedly continue to grow
!, numbers and influence because 1t NEE
- the long-felt need OF definite mi
!, stonary organization among the DO
ha of the church. Its contributions tt
an year were more than $500.
- The total contributions for missio
- in the church during the year endii
nn August 81, 1907, exceed s1,2oOooo,
nd Mem. Thank Offering.
,y Great interest is centred in t
Mems Missionary Thank Offering {
a. three hundred years OF English Chri
"A tianity' be taken during the Gener
M Convention at the celebration of t
a.. Holy Communion in + Holy Trini
Church on the morning of Octob
va 9th. From present indications 1t W
ch probably exceed $1,0ooo0o.