The farmer and mechanic., 1915-03-23
FOUR HUNDRED DELEGATES
Other Denominations VIII Join
Baptists and Give Royal
Welcome; The First Session
tuesday Afternoon With In
uoductoy Sermon tuesday
Night By Rev ], c. Turner

The ~ nty-ffth annual session OF
the Baptist Womans Missionary Union
Of North Carolina Will be held in New
Bern March 23-26. The present indi-
cations are for one OF the largest and
mos Interesting meetings ever held.
The latest news from the entertain
ing city reports 364 names Of dele
gates already received. with others
coming IN every mail. So that the dele
eation will probably reach four hun
dred. Mrs. ]. r. Blades and Mrs II.
w Thiot are chairmen OF the enter
tanning committee, and working with
them are not only the Baptist women
of New Bern. but many Of other de
nOnlnatlOnS who are prepared to give
the visitors royal welcome.
Close Successful Year.
This meeting will mark the close
OF successful years work for the
Baptist women OF North Carolina
They have nov a membe ership Of ovar
25,00o omen and children, in /, 10.
societies actively engaged in work toc
home. STATE and foreign missions,
Since the organization, twenty-eight
years ago, the total contributions have
been $3T9,56 not including the gifts
for the present year. which viii be-
published later.
The first session will toe held Tues.
| day afternoon, and will be 8 confer
! ence OF the associational vice-presi-
| dents, to make plans for the comm (
year. on Tuesday evening Rev. J.
| Clyde Turner, OF Greensboro, viii
| preach the annual sermon. Wednes-
| day morning viii begin the first "egu-
| lar w. NJ Z. session. There Will -.
| an address by Mrs. d. w 1erring, Of
| China, and reports Of the years WO' K
! by the Union officers, Mrs. w n
Jones, treasurer; Miss Blanche Bar
rus. corresponding secretary; Mis-
~ hot n (J,iD he m log .
and Mrs. j. Wilbur Bum. Z. ", A
| secretary. Wednesday afternoon viii
| be given to Young woman's work, ana
Wednesday evening to home aud state
| missions.
Missionary Leaders 10 Speak.
AT the evening session there T3iI rt
| addresses by DIT. Victor l. Masters, At
| lanta Educational Secretary OF the
| Home Mission Board of the Southern
Convention, and Dr. Livingston John
son, Of Raleigh, corresponding secre.
tary of the State Convention.
On Thursday morning there will b'
an address b. Miss Sophie Lcnnea u
formerly of North Carolina, now o
Soochow, China; and a general confer
ence on plans Of work, under the di
rection Of Mrs. w. II. Reddish. o
| Wadesboro. Thursday afternoon vii
be given to the children's work, unde
the supervision OF their State leader
| MISS EIllZdpotn bIlSSS, OI INdleiSH IL
| There will also be addresses ty Rev
l.. 3. Padgett. OF New Bern ana Rev
; H. c. Moore, of Raleigh. Foreign mis-
sions will be the subject for Thurs
day evening, and the speakers will b
Rev. R. NJ. Logan, Of Argentina, an
! DR.. J. F. Love secretary or the For
5 eign Mission Board, Richmond, Va
The meeting will close with a busine5
| session Friday morning.
, RelOyad Leader Seriously III,
Despite the many encoHragin
features Of the years work, there Wi
be an undercurrent Gf s2dnes
throughout the session, ccasi"ned .
the serious illness Of the Union pr"Si
| dent. Miss Fannie =. S. Heck, who 70
twenty eight years since the very be
ginning of the Unicn, fas been IN
, wise and successful! leader OF m
: j work IT her absence the meeting
will be p:ceided ever by the first vice
PRESIDENT Gys. Frank ID. -rethco, c
. Charlotte.