Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-14

A. E. Wells. Mrs. ]. J. Nichols. Miss F,
Sherman, Mrs. c. O. Tower. Mrs. O. c.
Wentworth, Mrs. 8. ]. Vinegar, Mrs. M.
2; Holton. Mrs: e. J. Goodspeed. Mrs; NJ.
w. Buck, Mrs. Nathaniel Butler. Mrs. 8. T.
Ford. Mrs Franklin johnson, Miss Martha
Harris, Mrs. F. A. Westover, Mrs. Calvin
E. Brown, Mrs. Ella Wangeman, Mrs.
Washington Laycock, Mrs. H. B. Gear Mrs.
Johnston Myer and Mrs. L. P. Davis.
Advisory committee-Mrs. A. B. Meeker.
Mrs. William Pickett, Miss Carrie Shays.
Mrs. ]. ". Hasbrook, all Of Chicago; Mrs.
w. H. Alexander, Ohio; Mrs. NJ M Whaley
and Mrs. d. J. Harris. Illinois: Mrs. H.
Thane Miller, Ohio; Mrs c. c. Bishop and
Mrs. H. F. Smith, New Jersey; Mrs. VIM.
NJ. Isaacs. New York: Mrs. j. @. A. Henry.
New Jersey; Mrs M. A. Ehlers Indiana;
Mrs c. Swift, Wisconsin; Mrs James s.
Dickerson. Massachusetts, Mrs. N. T. Cas-
settle, Illinois; Mrs. M. A Colman Michi-
gan.
Among the Colored People.
The work that is being done by the So
ciety among colored people was discussed
by Mrs. Rosetta Lawson, colored. She said
that the progress made by the negro race
during the forty years following emancipa-
ton was remarkable. She depicted the
negro child of forty years ago leaving the
old plantation home for the crowded quar-
tiers Of the. city, there to be guided by the
mother, who as far as directing its con-
duct in the new estate, was cropping in the
darkness" The subsequent efforts to keep
hunger from the household and contact
speaker. Work among the mill people was
discussed by Miss Henrietta Wright and
Miss Gertrude Brumfield. both Of South
Carolina. Miss Wright said that in her
work there were many causes for thank
fulness because of the fact that there were
many who took interest in the work, which
showed she e Giving q summary 81 her Section
Of the state. she said she had made 1.217
schools, attended 1873 meetings and helped
to work up A Sunday schools. and distrib-
uted more than 900 pieces Of literature.
Miss Brumfield said: Our children s
meetings have been satisfying part of the
work. I only wish that the grown people
were as easily Influenced and as beautifully
responsive. My Sunday school class of
boys carry their Bibles every Sunday, al
though some cannot read at all. One con-
verified in October Is growing in grace and
exerts a good influence upon the class"
:. In the Mining Regions.
Miss Elizabeth Carr of West Virginia
spoke of the work in the mining regions Of
her state. She declared that at Scarbro
the Sunday school work Is progressing and
that thu work in the Industrial schools and
Junior Christian Endeayor and the mis-
sonary work are moving forward.
The meeting was adjourned at noon for
luncheon. and at o'clock the third ses-
sion of the society began. The general
topic was ''The Baptist Missionary Train
ing School," Mrs. r. r. Donnelley, chair
man of the board. of directors. gave a re-
view of the work at the school. after which
number of the graduates gave one-mi1-
ute responses. Present Need and Out
look was discussed by Mrs. A. G. Lester,
chairman of the building committee fol-
lowed by an address by Rev. DR.. Gilmore
Harris. president of the Bible Training
School of Toronto, Canada. At the close of
the address an open discussion was held.
The fourth session, to be held this even
ing at 7:30 o'clock, will begin with service
of song Of twenty minutes duration. After
Scripture reading and prayer 1.-THE Incom-
ing Millions will be the subject of short
talks to be made by representatives of the
German, Italian. Scandinavian, Hungarian
and Slovak nationalittes
Miss Helen Waring, missionary in Mex
leo will. take as the subject for an address
What About Mexico?" Many CONVERSE
lions were in order today relative to the
ninety-third annual meeting of the Amer-
can BAPTIST Missionary Union in Calvary
Church tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock,
shortly after the close of the meeting of
the Women's Baptist Foreign Missionary
Society, which is to start AT $50 O'Clock.