The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-28
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BY MISSIONARIES
HEAR Many ADDRESSES
Conference Adjourna With Prom
ise Meeting Lead BY Mrs.
Reginald Potts.

ASHLAND. VA. May 1Ss--The
Woman's Foreign Missionary Confer
snce Of the West Richmond District
held here Friday. II was well at
landed, over LIS earnest women, IN
lcluding seven missionary from foreign
fields were present.
The pre1iding ofacar Of the day wan
Mr.. w. b, Newell. of Richmond. Dis
tr1ct 6ecretAry. Mr.. II y. Dalton.
acted ~ Confsrsnce Gecrethry. The
address ~ welcOme was MAIDS w Mrs.
Mira =. 3. Toy, Of Asbury ffAces Hieh-
mond. s &
Rev. Frank l.. wslls. pastor 81 Dun
can Memorial preached : most appro-
pirate sermon, John 10.l8.
Mary MagdAlene came and told the
disciples that she bad ssen the Lord
and that he had spoken these things
unto her"
Mrs. D. r. Midystts. prssidsnt IL
the Ashland Missionary Society, in
introducing the missionaries. asked
that Mr.. and Mrs. II G, Tucker. and
their daughter. ElvirA Granbery
gether thereby introducing an entire
family OF Missionaries at once.
Mr.. Tucker delivered 4 very fine ad-
dress on work In Braxil emphasizing
the Importance Of the dsaconess work.
He told OF the faithful work OF Miss
May Dye, saying no missionary In
Brazil was doing better work than
this deaconess sent out from, Virginia,
who II working In the slums Of Rio
de Janstro.
Miss Ada Parker. whose work ID In
the heart OF the coffee district. In the
Interior. two days inland from Rio de
Jansiro. gave short talk concerning
her work.
Mrs. J. Rockwell Smith, who has
bean In Brazil Il years. told OF her
love for the land OF the Southern
Cross" and something of the work
20 dear to her heart.
Mrs. Cameron johnson made an I'M
usually Interesting speech on the ex-
perience Of missionaries In Japan.
Miss ERftic Saith. OF Richmond, who
has finished her work at the Scarritt
Training School, and 10 to 60 ~ a
missionary to Somehow. China. created
great enthusiasm when she came be-
fore the meeting. her sweet, strong.
giritsh face full OF happil.sss. at the
prospect Of going 80 soon &c her chosen
work: and told of her experience In
the school. when she has been pre-
pairing for her life work. She gave
the personnel OF many Of the sanity
women who had taught ner md influ-
enced her life. and referred with touch-
ing sweetness to the Browning mo-
ment of her lift" her conservation to
the missionary life.
Miss Gillian from Laurel Street,
Richmond. gave great pleasure and
assistance oy her sweet singing. The
last thing on the program was q prom
Use meeting led by Mrs. Reginald Potts.
Mrs Potts said that to Ter. Gods
covenant with Abraham. was the most
precious OF all
Through thy seed ali the earth
shall be blessed"
Many Of the sweet-votccd women
present arose and quoted the passages
OF scripture which to them meant
noet through uzoat prRctaas premise
The hymn. Leaning on the Promises
OF God" was then sung.
The meeting adjourned at b:a0 p.
NJ. to meet next May at q place ap-
pointed bv the District Secretary.
Rev. II. C. Tucker left last night
for New York. He will sail on Tues
day for Edenburg. Scotland. where he
goes to attend the Worlds Mission
airy Conference. His family win re-
main IN Ashland for the summer.
Mrs. John G. Granbery, of PhiIippi,
West Virginia. win be with Mrs.
Tucker until altar tina Randolph Ma
con finals.
DIR. W. s. Neighbors, president Of
Suilfn's College Will deliver the ad-
dress before the graduating class.