The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-31
WOMAN'S FOREIGN
MISSION SOCIETY
ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF RICH
MOND DISTRICT is HELD AT
BOWLING GREEN.

Especial to The Richmond Xirginian.
BOWLING GREEN, CAROLINE
Co, VA, May 30.--The annual con-
ference of the Woman's Foreign
Missionary society of the Richmond
district convened here in the Meth
odist church.
The conference was called to, order
by the district secretary, Mrs. w. e.
Newell, of Richmond.
The devotional exercises were con-
Quoted by Mrs. ]. l.. Wiltshire, the
keynote of her remarks being ser
Vice"
Mrs E. b. Travis extended a cor
dial welcome to the conference IN pc
half of the John G. Rowe auxiliary.
The response was made in a Few
we'll chosen words by Mrs. &. q. Tut
tie, of Highland Park. This was fol'
lowed by beautiful solo, There Ii
a Green Hill Far Away" sung by Miss
Florence Broaddus.
Reports were received from the
auxiliaries, and all showed progress
in the mission cause along all lines.
Miss Bertha Stubs. of Richmond
who Ia being educated at Blackstone
by the district. preparatory for hei
work in the mission field, was intro:
duced and spoke of her happiness in
the call of God to tho mission work
and expressed her appreciation of the
interest the district had taken in her
by adopting and educating her.
Mrs r. NJ. White, second vice-pres-
ident of Woman's Foreign Mission
airy Society of the Virginia conference,
gave an account of her work among
the young people throughout the con-
ference.
The Importance OF the mission
study class was very clearly brought
out by Mrs. j. L. Wiltshire. She said
that knowledge was the basis of SER
vice, and that knowledge would in
crease interest and love for the work.
Echoes and impressions from the
missionary council held recently In
Birmingham, Ala, were given by Mrs.
J. w. Dixon. These were interesting
and instructive.
The conference adjourned at I
o'clock for lunch. The Indies served
a bountiful dinner on the lawn under
the trees.
The afternoon session convened at
2:30 o'clock.
Devotional exercises were conduct
cd by Mrs. ]. T. Treviilian.
A short memorial service was held
in memory of those members who
have passed over the river to the life
eternal
A paper was read by Mrs. A. B.
Quarles on "China's New Woman"
Sketches from the missionaries,
Miss Minnie Bomar. Miss Sallie Smith,
and Miss Mary Lou White, were read
by Misses Newell, Evans and Johnson,
respectively.
An interesting letter from Miss Bo-
II was decided by vote of the con-
ference that the Richmond district
will furnish the chapel at the Bible
Womans home in Huchou, China.
A solo, entitled II Am Praying"
was then sung by Mrs. O. T. Gillian.
of Laurel-Street church
Mrs. r. III. Potts. fourth vice-pres-
ident of Missionary Society of Vir-
ginia conference. made a comprehen-
sive and profitable exposition of her
work as leader OF social service work
of the missionary society. closing with
a workers conference.
Resolutions were adopted express
ing thanks to the members of the
John G. Rowe Missionary society for
their kind and generous hospitality
in entertaining the conference. An in
yitation was accepted from the West
End Methodist Episcopal church OF
South Richmond as the place of meet
ing next year. The conference then
adjourned.