The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-05
WERE CONSECRATED
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Chattanooga. Tenn. May t--At NE
CLOSING session Of the woman's Beard
OF Foreign Missions for the Methodist
Episcopal church. South. twelve young
women were consecrated for work In
foreign fields.
The ceremony was one Of the most
impressive ever witnessed hers. The
young ladies' who tonight gave UP
their home ties and friends TO 60 out
and work Ia strange lands are: Misses
Houser, Park, futile and Foster. who
win be sent TO China: Misses Buie.
Edwards and Lowe. for work In Ko-
rea; Misses warner. Butterick and
Novel;. who 60 TO Mexico. Misses
Warner and Hickman 70 be assigned
to Brazil.
After the conservation Of these
twelve young women the conferences
adjourned until tomorrow.
The first session OF the day opened
with short devotional services. which
were followed by the reading OF the
minutes OF the last meeting.
Mrs. A. Marshall OF Missouri, then
introduced o resolution calling on the
delegates TO remedy the constant COM
plants Of missionary bishops whose
preroEative In appointing missionaries
to different fields had been seriously
interferet with by the unauthorised
action OF the field secretaries.
Mrs. Marshall and Mrs. r.. 3. Swim
dell said that the bishops had urged
them 10 present this matter before the
conference and suggested that q severe
reprimand from the board might have,
the desired eject needed to stop the
unwarranted action OF the secretaries,
In interfering with their work.
Mrs. 3. B. Chapel. OF Nashville,
read lengthy report on the work
done In Boston by the dsnominatfonai
conference Of the woman's Board or
Frefgn Missions. explaining the dif-
ferent methods used by the different
denominations In carrying on their
Mrs. chappsii ana Miss Daisy Davies,
secretary % tho young peoples work.
we're Delegates TO that convention.
A resolution was passed authorizing
the board to hold q membership oam-
paiEn In the fall IN which an ! active
canvass OF the Methodist Episcopal
churches will be made by the mem-
bers OF the missionary society TO try
board.
The president. Miss Maria L. Gibson,
ana corresponding secretary. Mrs. s..
@. Trueheart. who are delegates to
the unifioation Of mission work, which
viii be held at NASHVILLE on May IL,
were empowered by the delegates with
full authority 20 represent them In
all matters Of importance, which on
behalf OF tha womsn's Board Of For-
eign Mission they would be called to
decide.
a nominating COMMITTEES OF ave dai-
egates was appointed to choose twelve
delegates out Of the society to repre-
sent the board at Edinburgh. Scotland,
In June 1910. when the eeumenIcal con-
ference OF foreign missions FOR the
world will be held.
Mrs. 8. w. Hitch offered q resoiu-
ton that old and superannuated nlis-
sionariss who had given their iives to
the work of foreign missions as MEM
bers Of the Woman'e Board OF Foreign
Missions OF the NJ. ID. Church, South,
be allowed q pension not 70 exceed $500
year. the amount TO be iixed by the
executive board. Also that the mem
bers OF the missionary society be re.
CURED to donate ave cents q year to-
ward the pension fund. In the mean
time the society 10 to pay the PEN
sions cut OF the general fund. This
was passed by a unanimous vote.
The ladies held committee meetings