The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-01-20

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straigh from Gods own Laboratory
] Our circle contributes to gosps
tent, one to the Bogg's educationa
4 fund, one to the Harris fund, and iva
to the support of the Y. w. G. A. Ma
tron at the Memphis station.
Two circles have childrens bed
in union stations, one In NSshvill.
and one in Columbia.
The circles of Memphis and Nash,
vile celebrate tag day each year Tod
the benefit of the home for incurs
bles, which is our adopted and recog1&
nized State work. The Memphis tad
day on May last netted $5,060.0O and
Nashville $1,7S6.00. Five tag days
have been observed in Memphis Id
all, yielding $2O.361.79, and three Id
Nashville bringing $4,273.61. Ths
home is supported entirely by the re-
ceipts of tag day, the circle pledges
and voluntary gifts of individuals.
Five years ago it existed only in the \
hearts of a few earnest consecratedH
women, chiefest of whom is Miss Cary
Watkins, of Memphis-today 1t repre-
sents an outlay of $50,O00.00. free Of
debt, with a running expense Of Il
$5,O26.73 annually. A home for that
most pitiable of all shut-in, the incur
able, with every comfort and atten.
ton that loving thought and science
can bestow, including physician and
trained nurses. Thirty suffering ones
have been cared for three years ago,
The history of governments, cor
porations, organizations, are after all \
but the history of individuals-the \
whole world is at last resolved into 4
atoms-and as in no career however
successful, the path is wholly flower
strewn, the way an even one, SO there
are barren spots, rugged places Ia the 4
life Of every organization, and we can
boast no exception In our orders
work in the State.
The year of 1900 found US with thir-
ty-oIe circles and membership of
1877; in the two years following this n
decreased to rs circles with an ap
proximate membership of 700.
In 1902 Mrs. Frederick Hardy was
elected State Secretary and largely
through her leadership emphasizing
the cooperative principal that should
abound and find expression in organic
ed work, the order pressed forward on
the ascending plane that since has
known no retrogression.
| ask your especial attention TO the
remarkable growth made in the last
five years in our State, commensurate
with Mrs. Norvell's term of office as
State Secretary.
Our vision has broadened, our faith
deepened, and we feel that we are Z
dynamic force, for we have struck \
down while we have spread out, are
well rooted, and we trust, are bearing
fruit.
To sum up briefly in round mum
bers the life and progress of the WORK
In the last five years:
In 1905, ~ circles, with member
ship Of 800, $4,000 spent in circle
work, with no State work.
In 1906, 20 circles, 100000 spent
In circle work and $1,700 subscribed
for State work.
In 1907, 81 circles, $9,411.39 spent \
in circle work, $2,927.S6 subscribed
to the State work.
In 1908, $7,889.51 circle expenditure
$1,820.O0 for the State work.
In 1909.37 circles, $9,711.O2 spent in
circle work, $2.003.07 State work.
In 1910, AZ circles, membership OF
LAO, $19,S75 circle and State work.
The above is the outward visible
of the inward spiritual grace; the
first could give you, the other is not
to be reckoned in facts and figures;
it is beyond estimate, for it is craven
on the tablets of our hearts
The look of sympathy, the gentle
word
Spoken SO low that only angels heard,
The secret act of pure self-sacrifce
Unseen by men but marked by angels
eys,
These are not lost.
The kindly plans, devised for others
good.
So seldom guessed, SO little under
The quiet quiet .'..s'..s low. that ro,.
to win
Some Wanderer from the woeful ways