The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-15
STIRRING WORDSB BY
 MISSION WORKERS
Woman's Auxiliary at St.
 Andrews Church
WORK DONE IN JAPAN
Miss Neely Makes Plea for Mission Workers of Highest Type-Miss Emery Heard With
 Great Interest
By MYRTLE MILES

The meeting of the woman auXlHary to the board of Episcopal missions con vened yesterday morning at St. Andrews s church. There were a number of visiting women in attendance, besides representa- tives from the various local churches. Mrs. Frank Stollenwerck of Montgomery. president of the auxiliary. was In the chair and ably conducted the meeting. disposing of routine matters in syste- matic and business-like manner that pre- vented a semblance of dullness at any hour during the day. There were several distinguished women in attendance and addresses were made by Miss Julia C.. Emery of New York and Miss Clara J. Neely. who is doing mission work in Japan.
 The morning session opened at 9;3o with the holy communion service. After the business session and a hymn the Rev. Willis G. Clark, rector of St. Andrew s parish, conducted prayer. The Rt. Rev. c. M. Beckwith, bishop of Alabama, opened the programme with a graceful address. It made up h strength and en- couragement what 1t lacked in length.
 Aho iOli NdiA OL liiC pdatA9iA p- s@ileAts made a fine showing Mrs. Frank Stolen werck at the conclusion of the call pre- sented the thoughtful paper which is re- produced elswhere in The Age Herald. and which was encouraging both in it's infor- nation as to work accomplished and it's general tenor.
 Miss Emery Speaks
 The concluding address of the morning was presented by Miss Julia C.. Emery, general secretary to the woman's auxil- iary to the board of missions. Miss Emery discussed the breadth of the Episcopalan womans work in missions. She spoke of the remote places of the earth in which this work is constantly going on; tho auxiliaries that have been formed in Bra zil in China, in the Philippines In tho far west and in Europe. She commented upon the size and strength of some or ganizations; mentioned that there were some worse off in the remote places, whose membership was small, but" she said. it is not needful that there be great numbers to form an auxiliary. Two are enough. and-yes I know of an auxiliary with but one member A woman who is living on a lonely farm in Maine, who dons her best gown goes into her best room and With her Bible and prayer book communes with her Savior in @ sacred service. Surely God is not going to forget His solitary child and this woman's work, though it may be alone, is effective and beautiful"
 Her tales of the growth of the mission field and of mission work were most in- spirational She spoke of the auxiliary as a great machine started in motion 30 years ago. and continuously revolving. If no good had been accomplished, she said, if the force of the big machine had not grown stronger and its results bigger and broader all the while there would be no use in telling of it. She further told of the gifts that are keeping it in motion, making 1t a great and broad endeavor- the gifts of sympathy, of duty of thank fitness, of inspiration, and lastly, the gift of spiritual life. The financial side of mission work was entered into by Miss Emery in detail. She reviewed the sources from which the annual offerings promised by parishes and diocese are gathered; dis cussed the dispensing of the sum and commented upon the small fund demanded and given by the denomination for mis- sions in comparison with the huge amounts gathered with apparently little difficulty for the support of other big in sttutlons-educational in character-in this country.