The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-08
Woman's Home Missionary Society

The first decade of the twentieth CEN
fury has seen wonderful strides in the
work OF the Woman's Home Mission
society
This society stands for Gods faith
erhood and human brotherhood: for
giving the children a chance; for wiser
parents and better homes; for indus
trial justice ard sacs,i rightsousness;
for bringing the kingdom OF God on
the earth to help the helpless until they
can help themselves; TO i've daily III the
spirit of Christ and doing his work az
his representatives, 10 help win Amer
lea for him."
The Home Mission Society is educat-
ing more than six hundred mountain
girls in Christian schools, more than
six hundred Cubans. more than ATTY
fallen girls and more than fifty unpro-
teoted girls, Ii carries on city mission
work In twenty~eiRht different cities
The Executive Committee Of the Wo-
mans Missionary: coHncit decided 70 Ss~
tabitsh a. Bureau of Social Service. IL
will systematize the local work of the
church. 1t viii take up such questions
as abolition OF child labor, public sani-
tauon, reasonable hours of labor. etc.
Il will supply literature on questions of
social AM. industrial Importance.
The Womans Missionary Council Will
hold the first meeting April 10, 1911.
Twenty 5eaaonesses win be- consecra ted
the Missionary nxposition--"The
World IN Boston with he held April
"a to May 30.
The very handsome addition to the
Ruth Hargrove Institute will soon be
completed. The Sue Bennett school,
Lonuon. KY, also has a new building
cost $2s.0o0--whici win accommodate
fifty girls
ing forward with great enterprises for
the uplift of humanity. The Juvenile
Protective Society, which has already
done such good wcrk tn our midst. ~
taking active steps toward the estab-
lishment OF a Juvenile Court. The first
one was organized IN Chicago In 1899.
W. W. Ptnson says: The child is the
father to the man and what IL reaped
from a generation OF men, be 1t good or
evil, war first sown In a generation
of boys"
The money power OF Professionals OF
the United states is $4,000. coo. 900.
What should these figures mean for the
evanBeiization of the millions OF aliens
that are coming to our country? What
should they mean for the heather In
foreign lands. And yet. In the face OF
all the urgent needs of the day, In the
sound OF the Macedonian cry, so many
women whose names are enrolled as
church mem bers are fritterfnE away
their precious moments In frivolitics
in which they try to see no harm"
But they are coming home'--many
work for the Master.
Thine alone will reveal what 1t meant
fer Chrtst'a Kingdom when five thous-
and women gathered nj the City Audi,
torium. to hear the inspiring appeals
OF the Foreign Missionary Jubilee
speakers, What win 1t mean for our
city
The Park Place, Auxiliary OF. Rich
ynord District IL, entering the new fiscal
year with new plans and bright pros
poets for d SUCCESSFUL campaign for
greater numbers and Tor greater results
In the battle against the sins Of the
day. With the organization OF mission
study classes interest In the work Will
grow.
AT the last social meeting OF the as
;ai year ID large. enthusiastic crowd OF
nome missioners enjoyed the hosritail
IS Mrs. Waverly Smoot, % Floyd ave.
aue. After the business and very in !
Lercsting and edifying talk on mission
studies by AIRS. ID. r. Anderson, the
finale consisted OF delightful social
iour with dainty Entertainments.
The Methodist year hook OF 1911
gives the number of members $500, 16e !.
What would these figures mean II every