Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-04-03
BAT CAVE DRAWS BIG CROWD.
TO COMPLETE A.-C. HIGHWAY
BAPTIsT NOMEN N RALEIeH.

BAPTIST WOMEN IN RALEIGH.
A Record of Progress is Shown BY
Report of Work Accomplished Hen.
dersOnYiIIe Next Year.
Raleigh, Especial. with $50 wo-
men registered as delegates, the days
session Of the Baptist Women,s Mis-
sionary convention was featured by in
spring addresses magnificent reports
and an eloquent sermon, Opportunity
and Vision" was the subject of the
address by DR.. r. T. Bryan of Shang-
hal, China, who graphically pictured
/ the field of opportunity offered in the
great orient.
The morning and afternoon sessions
are devoted to the work of the con-
Vention while the evening sessions
are given over to sermons and adj
dresses by the men The greatest In
terest is being taken in the sessions
and 1t is expected that at least SOC
women, including delegates, were in
attendance.
! The annual address of Miss Fannie
E. s.. Heck, of Raleigh, for twenty
three years president of the convent
ton, and for nearly Is years president
of the Women's Missionary Union OF
the Southern Baptist convention, was
the feature of the morning session
Miss Heck referred in her brilliant ad-
dress to the five sessions that have
been held in Raleigh as epochs, the
T first of these, in 1891, being describ-
ton; the second, in 1892, as the epoch
of realization; the third, in 1910, as the
fourth, in 1905 as the epoch of expan-
sion. She wanted the session of 1913
to be known as the, epoch of herioc
achievement, especially in view OF
the Judson centennial fund.
Treasures Report.
The report OF MRS. N. II. Jones
Etreasnrer Of the union, showed that
the sum of $39, ,68S. 96 had been raised
and expended during the last fiscal
year, an increase of more than $4,000
over the preceding year. OF the
amounts raised the Women's Mission
ary society contributed $30, 0,425.15, the
Young Woman's Auxiliary $4,662.77,
the Sunbeams $4,111.5S and the Royal
Ambassadors $468.46. The money was
apportioned 'as follows: Foreign, $16,-
892.74; home missions, $10.204.59; state
missions, SIG, ,566. 65, and various other
items to boards, homes and funds.
A message of love and sympathy was
sent Miss Elizabeth Briggs, president
OF the Sunbeams, who was unable to
be present at the meeting, and the con-
vention adopted rising vote of regret
at her absence.
: The report of Miss Blanche Burrus,
corresponding secretary, showed a
great amount of work done in her de-
partment no less than 4,588, personal
letters and postals having been writ
ten during the past year. This does
not represent the great amount of 9TH
er work done, however.
Miss Joe Lane of HendersOnTilIe.
+ DR.. O'Kelley announced the death
OF two prominent women since the
last meeting of the union; Mrs. H. L.
Grant, Vice-president of Goldsboro,
Miss Josephine Lane, of Henderson,
Vile.
A memorial hymn was announced
and sung at this time, For All the
Saints Who From heir Labors Rest =
Officers For Next Year.
Mrs. w. C. Barrett, chairman,
presented the report of the nomln-
mating committee. This report was
as follows:
President, Miss Fanny Heck; vice.
president, Mrs Ernest Edwin, Nor
canton; Mrs. D. Rich, Winston; Mrs.
H. T. Page, Lumberton; Mrs. G. B.
Waller, Asheville; Mrs. r. T. Vim
ten, Elizabeth City Corresponding sec
retary, Miss Blanche Burrus, Treas
urer, Mrs. w. N. Jones Recording
secretary, Mrs. j. 8. Farmer,
Secretary Y. w. G.. A., Miss Ellen
Graham, (Miss Graham, however,
found it necessary to decline re-elec-
ton and this place will be filled by
the committee)
Superintendent Sunbeam Band and
Royal Ambassadors, Miss Elizabeth
Briggs.
Editor of Column in Biblical Re
corder, Mrs. Hight G. Moore.
HendersOnviI1e Next
At the close after. one of the pleas
ATTEST and most important sessions
in the history of the body, the union
adjourned to meet next year at Hem
dersonville, this city having been sell
ecSed as the next place of meeting