The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-12-01
some CHAN GES MADE.
BY WOMAN'S MISSIONARY COUN-
GIL OF METHODIST CHURCH.
Home and Foreign Departments of
Society Have Been Done Away
With. Other Changes.

E1OluO duu EOTO1Sn departments "a
Society Have Been Done Away
With. Other Changes.
The following article, which will
be of interest to the local Woman S
Missionary Society of the Methodist
church is from a recent issue Of the
Wesleyan Christian Advocate:
One of the chief sources of graft
tude for our women lies in the fact
that organic union" is now a law.
Our women have long desired this,
and the fact that it was passed with
only one dissenting vote proves that
this desire was general. Organic un-
ion means the doing away of home
and foreign departments and having
a single budget. The dues for the
membership to the Woman's Mission
airy Society is now 20 cents. Under
the new regime the list of officers
will comprise president, first vice.
president, second vice-president, SUI
perintendent of study and publicity,
treasurer, assistant treasurer, record
ing secretary and corresponding sec
rotary and superintendent of sup
plies. The duties of the president
remain unchanged.
The first vice-president shall have
charge of the Young Peoples Auxil
larry instead of the Children's Auxil
larry as heretofore.
The third vice-president is now
called the superintendent of study
and publicity. This change was made
because the work of the first and sec
ond vice-presidents deals with aux
iliaries, that is, definite organiza
lions, and should be under a vice
president, while the third and fourth
departments deal with lines of work,
and for every new department added
it would be necessary to add a new
vice-president, which would weaken
the dignity and strength of the or
ganization. The superintendent of
study and publicity shall have charge
of mission study, Bible study, the or
ganizing of prayer circles and the
work Of publicity.
The work of the fourth depart
ment will be under the superintend-
ent of social service; her duties are
the same as formerly.
The duties of treasurer are not
radically changed. We no more have
home and foreign departments, and
her work will be lightened from the
fact that it will not be necessary to
divide the funds, but the money may
be sent in bulk, making, however,
these divisions, dues, pledge spe-
Gals and local work.
The corresponding secretary shall
have charge Of reporting as formerly
and shall also have charge Of christ
ian stewardship. The duties of su-
perintendent of supplies remains as
formerly.
1t is the purpose of the Woman's
Missionary Council to perfect the or
ganization of the Womans Mission
airy Society in every possible way, so
that it may accomplish in the most
speedy and efficient way possible the
great work that has been committed
to its care. Therefore, we of "the
rank and file" may feel assured that
these changes that have come to us
are, the result of careful study and
much prayer. 1t is our duty to cheer
fully accept these changes and to in
them into our work. They
will not go into effect until January,
1915, but we should be studying
them and so planning the work as to
be ready to incorporate them in the
election of officers to be held on the
last meeting in December.