Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1914-05-07


the Missionaries OF Serampore
Bengal. Two years later Mary
Webb organized a Baptist Wo-
mans missionary Society, and
also .organized 0 children's cent
society. which in 1871 contribu,
ted 27.0O to the Baptist Mission
Society. Then in1811 under the
leadership OF Mrs. Townsend, the
women of Wadmalaw and Edisto
formed amite society. Their ear
nestness and liberahty is shown
by the fact that in 1912 they re-
ported to the association 1922.
so for work among the Catawba
Indians. The Edisto members at
that time held their membership
in the church Of Charleston, 8. c.
ny the extra ordinary energy OF
Mrs. Townsend, q neat little
church was put up and complete
ly furnished with everything de.
desirable for the house Of God,
and was dedicated in 1918. Thus
again was verified the promise
"that he that watareth shall him.
self be watered." Gradually the
work increased We and that Jud.
son's call to American Baptists
for foreign, missions In the year
1872, found Southern Baptist
women ready to respond. Wefol-
low with interestthe rapid spring.
ing up OF female mite societies in
Richmond, Charleston, Federicks.
burg, and Others; Gods spirit
was moving upon the hearts oi
the women. Hence the seed was
sown, and the result is that our
Womans Missionary Union now
comprises 1912 socities, includ.
ing Royal Ambassadors, Sun.
beams and Young Women'sA Aux.
iliaries. The report of the Treas
urer showed that a total OF $40,.
255.13 had been contributed
during the year. But with all
this the w; NJ. U. would be count.
ed a failure in q measure if they
should stop with the. attempt to
merely improve their system o.
finance. They must look deeper
and farther and higher for the Sc
cret Of success. Surely it cannot
be too strongly emphasized that
a minister of the Gospelshould bt
the outcome of careful thought
and of agonizing prayer. HI
. should be the product of tn I
spiritual forces of the churches O
Christ.
Throughout the history of tn
Christian Church the men whom
, God has used most effectivel.
, have been the direct outcome o
faith and prayer, and as O rul
r this faith and prayer have EN-
bodiment in the heart and life Q
some good woman or mother. l
was q woman's faith and courag
o that saved Moses alive agains
the command OF the King. Itwa
, in answer to a womap's earnes
q prayer that God sent Samuel +
, drive back the darkness OF the tim
? Of the Judges and to prepare tn
K way for the glorious day of Kin
b David. Back of Charles Spurgeo
: was a mother of whom he sal
e Gin later life, I cannot tell ho
r much owe to the solemn WORD
q of my good mother" He the
h speaks of his er'sprayersft fl
7 him and adds, ''Some ofthe wore
OF that prayer we shall never TO
n got, even when our hair is gray
q Is this notenough to show that
q. is Gods purpose that woman
!, faith and prayer shall have
= large place in producing the mt
D. who are to lay the world d,
re Jesus feet? 1t is with t h o 6
D. thoughts in our mind that '
9 wonld call upon the women OF OF
- Ss churches, that when they q
=, , planning their work in and fortl
ID propagation of the Kingdom
ne God in the earth, they arrange
n. give some time, thought, pray
no and sacrifice to the matter