The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-10
.WOMAN'S WORK IN
FAR AWAY !! ! LANDS /. | J
Auxiliary Meets at Temple Again
and Hears Talks BY
Missionaries.

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and Hears Talks BY
Missionaries.
LITTLE ALASKAN BOY THERE
For q half-hour yesterday forenoon
the time at the meeting of tho Wo-
mans Auxiliary In the Masonic Tenn
Pie was taken up by an introduce
tionaEof missionaries to members OF
the body.
Miss Emery was present and in her
usual graceful manner presented Miss
Packard. OF Brazil: Mrs. Lucian kin
solvins, wife OF the Bishop of BRAZIL:
Airs Jenkins and Mrs. Evans. OF Kel-
chikun, Alaska: Miss Smart and Dea-
conesses Borman and Laurence. OF vir-
ginia: Miss Towles and Miss Rayburn.
from the Virginia Mountain Mission
districts; Mrs. Funsten. wife of
the Bishop of Boise: Miss saund-
ers. OF Salt Lake: Miss Gibson. of
South Dakota: the Rev Mr.. Severance
ar,d Mr.. Brooks. OF Spokane; Miss
Frances. of st. AIary's School, South
Dakota: Miss Elizabeth Byerly of
Wuchang. China: Mrs. Arthur S. Lloyd.
Mrs. Chapman and Deaconess Drant,
OF San Franchises.
Alaskan hoy There.
Mrs. Evans OF Christ Church Mis-
sion. In Anvik Alaska, WAS present
accompanied by Il six-year-oid Alas
kan Indian lad. who held the centre
of attention for some minutes after
his appearance. AS the missionaries
came forward and were introduced
they Were greeted with hearty and
prolonged applause.
From 1880 A. M. to IL NJ. confer
cncc was held with the corresponding
secretary. Mr.. John w. Wood; Mrs.
presided. The subject was "rhe No-
mans Auxiliary and the Boards En-
terprise.''
Those taking part in the discussion.
were Misses Byerly and SturEis and
Taylor. of Southern Virginia.
Mrs Black. OF Georgia. spoke elo-
l,quently Of the needs and character OF
the poor peoplcsin the Southern noun
tain districts. and asked whether such,
schools We're under the control of the
Board of Missions.
Mr.. Wood said they were not in
tcluded In the appropriation made by
the board. Mr.. Claiborne. of Sewanee,
Tenn. declared the mountain people
ITO beSamong the noblest in the world.
| people who think and make Others
think.
I Mrs. Jenkins. of Alaska. referred to
1.-THE work and its progress In the South
eastern Alaskan district She described
lherself as hospitality committee, and
Preferred TO The time when She had TO
bc orEanist and worker in general for
tho church.. now well organized
Mrs. Arthur Lloyd told Of visit
made by DR.. Lloyd and herself to the
Rev. st. George Tucker, president of
the college in Toxic. and another to St.
N1ary's Hall in Shanghai, China, that
stands deserved'y high, even in tho
estimation of the Chinese. as an sedu-
cational centre for their women and
{ girls.
Enlarge SNomcn's Work.
A Mr.. Wood stated that $50. coo covered
the appropriation now made by6&tho
/ board of missions to support women
i workers in foreign fields. He hoped
that future offerings would render an
I enlargement OF the women's Work8 pc 81
i sible. 81
Miss Van Holt, OF Honolulu, followed
i 8np 3assthtementS made by Mrs. Alsop as
to the need of $4,000 for the repairing
\ and enlargement Of st Andrew linrli
4 lin IIonolulu. Miss Van Holt said that
a committee Of three she being one
4 of the members, had interviewed sd
A Hawaiian pupils educated at the priory,
and that $4,000 of the $4,000 nee ed
4 had been already raised, most ofSlt.4in
i the island. Mr., Wood said that heSdid
not doubt that 4 he ii balance needed
would be forthcoming.
Miss Hicks. of South Dakota, told
about the work OF the y dian women
and their offering of s2,7u0. When she
tself-supportinE but are able to heln
|sself-suporting but are able to help
Il Others. 5t tIi 81
Cnnn.ln's Method.
Miss Van Holt said that Honolulu
had8the only Chinese Xiliary8sin do
smestlcS fields, as wellsas a Chinese
4 choir and organist in tile church. 31Ad
i joining the cathedral building, she said
4 u boys school Had been erected on
lIthe site of the birthplace OF General
4 Armstrong, well known n y. y 5s54 I,
A through8hisa come tion With the Hamp-
Il s 45s 3
n Miss Stuart, Of Virginia, made an
A eloquent appeal for the western iuris-
!. 4diction. all Of which size l,ad visited
q up to a Alaska She SCI I'll, tst
4 Sitkn felt TINT he could scarcely carry
q on his work Without the special nelp
Il spf the auxiliary. rs ". 81
\ IS Hear y5wo nlc continued Miss
\ Stuart, i've nre,s many % ( us, bound
a by ties of blood to those wll oeare doing
y our work for us In foreign lands, Let
q us always support them With our sspe-
a gcial n gifts, our sympathS n and our
a Apray ers. z a
d Mrs. Cummings, of 7cnlaaa.8 came for,
a ward to say S''thails yoll,S;lnd good by
n She said that IN Canada they had a