The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-03-24

MISS TT. HECK PRESIDENT
Her Annual Address Was an Excel
lent and Optimistic Welcome
Addresses Delivered By Mcsdamcs
Foster and Martin--Response by
Mrs. John Webb, Of oxford.

Wilmington, March 23.-Ths
Women's Missionary union of inc
Baptist churches Of the state OF
North Carolina, met yesterday morn
Ing in annual session at the First
Baptist church IN this city, Miss
Fannie Il. s. Heck. Of Raleigh presi-
dent of the union, calling the conven.
tion to order. About $50 delegates
we're in attendance and this number
was considerably augmented during
the day.
Mrs. J. H. Foster. wife OF the pas
tor OF the First Baptist church. and
Mrs. @. A. Martin. wife of the pastor
\ OF southside church. made short
talks welcoming the visitors These
talks were responded TO by Mrs. John
Webb. OF Oxford.
The annual address was then de-
lisered by Miss Heck. II was an ex-
ceIIent paper and set forth the causes
that led up to the present status OF
the work and emphasized the encour.
aging outlook for the future. Many
practical and helpful suggestions as
to how 70 reach the best results were
given.
Tho report OF Miss Elizabeth
Briggs, of Raleigh, corresponding
secretary. was received. This report
showed that during the past year 147
new societies we're added.
Report OF Mrs. Wesley n. Jones. OF
Raleigh, treasurer. showed that dur
ing the past year s3.2oo.ss was rails
ed and distributed. the amount given
10 foreign missions and 70 state and
home missions being about equally
divided.
Mrs. J. Yates Killian submitted 9
report on the work of the Young
Woman's Auxiliary. Reports OF mis-
sionsry Institutes were read by Mrs
William Archer, Of Shelby; Mrs. Jus.
tus Everett. Of GreenyIlie, and Mrs
r. 8. Nsnn, OF Lexington.
One OF the most impressive fea-
lures OF the meeting was devotional
service at the noon hour. led by Mrs
fG. A. Martin, OF southside church
Wilmington. Dr. Ray, of Richmond
Is conducting a mission study class
each morning.
The first regular order for the af.
ternoon was the training school al
Louisville. and the report was pre-
sented BY Mrs. II. G. Moore, OF Raj
elEh. Miss Heck spoke upon this re
port. setting forth some Of the needl
OF the school. Among these she men
toned the need OF more room. There
are now about 40 young women n
the school. being trained for hom'
and foreign mission work. and tbs
present equipment Is adequate fol
only about half that number. Sh,
spoke OF the need Of an endowment
10 enable the denomination 70 ear'
Tor and train not 40. but i4o or Is,
young women for this great work o
cvangclizing the world.
Rev. n. w. spillman. field secre
tary OF the Sunday school board
spoke on -Flow to Teach Missions n
the Sunday school," making an in
structiye address. He will speal
again today and tomorrow on Sun
day school work and missions.
Conference on Missions.
The last order for the afternoon
vas conference on ..woman's Mis
sion Work. led By Miss peele
Moore. Of Gaslonia. she said tina
the meeting should send out wav
OF enthusiasm over the state. Tn
first query In this conference was
"iiow TO Enlist All the Women Of Oh
Church IN the Work OF the Society:
the second. "iow TO Insure Good Al
! tendance" and the third, How I
Increase the Offering TO Missions.
Many helpful suggestions we're mad
upon all these queries. The confei
.uea waa Interesting and inspirfug.