The log cabin Democrat., 1915-04-07
MISSIONARY union
IN annual SESSION
MANY DELEGATES HERE
MUCH IMPORTANT WORK DONE
ON FIRST OF THREE
DAYS MEETING.

pef Oh delegates In the history OF the
organization, the Women's Mission
ary Union of the Arkansas Baptist
| State Convention convened at the
First Baptist church here today. Six
officers, 125 delegates and several vis-
itors were present when the session
was called to order at o'clock this
morning, and number of additional
visitors and delegates are expected to
arrive
The first as minutes of the session
were devoted to a mission study con-
Quoted by Miss Pearl Harrison, a re-
turned missionary from China, who
used as textbook "The Child in the
| Midst"
Mrs. John R. Wright, on behalf of
the local society, gave the following
greeting to the Union:
Ladies of the Convention-It is
fallen to my lot, in behalf of our
local w. M. IT,, to speak to you a few
words of greeting.
I'VE are delighted to have you as
our guests and hope we shall be able
to make your stay in our city a pleas
ant time for all.
I'VE welcome you for the sake of
the great work you are doing through
out the state. The marvellous pro-
gress of the w. M. U. work in this
state has certainly been attended by
the blessings and favors of our heav-
emily Father. We are glad to well
come to our church and to our homes
| those whose work is SO evidently well
pleasing to God.
Then we welcome you for that for
which you stand. There is not one
cause fostered by our churches, but
for it your voice has been heard and
your helping hand has been felt in its
support. With no uncertainty you
nave stood for the upbuilding of our
churches, for the establishment and
maintenance of our educational insti-
tutions, for broadening and deepen
ing of all the work in our homeland
and for giving the gospel of salvation
to the foreigners who are in darkness
without hope and without God
"Then we greet you in the con-
quering spirit that will enable US to
meet and attempt to supply the many
and great needs of our different fields
of labor. The demands on us are
great and the calls are many. There
never was a greater call or greater
opportunity presented to any people
than is coming to us from every nook
and corner of our state. But we are
serving God with great plans and
purposes and our vision should be as
broad as His grace.
1--WE welcome you at the dawn of
new day in w. M. U. work. The
outlook could not be brighter. Let
us turn our faces toward the rising
of the sun and grid ourselves for the
greatest work we have ever done.
best and speed the coming of the
kingdom in all the world.
Again, l say, you are thrice well
come"
In the absence of DR.. and Mrs. J.
w. Conger, Mrs. E. R. Bailey spoke
for Central College, extending a cor
dial welcome and an invitation to
visit and inspect the college.
Mayor j. Frank Jones spoke for the
church and the city, rendering free
acess to its hearts and homes.
To these cordial words of greetings,
Mrs. H. C. Fox of Pine Bluff, first
vice president of the Union, respond
ed. LET me say we thank you, dear
friends, for the Christlike spirit
which prompted you to invite US to
your beautiful little city, and for the
most cordial greeting which we have
received" said Mrs. Fox. "It was
given for the Masters sake and in
the Masters name and we accept it,"
The annual address of Mrs. w. T.
McCurry of Little Rock, president of
the organization, followed the well
come and response. Mrs. McCurry's
paper was an eloquent and forceful
discussion of the mission problems
now confronting the world, which are
rendered more acute by the great Eu-
ropean war. She referred feelingly
to the work of the Baptist women of
Arkansas in behalf of Ouachita and
Central colleges, and of the latter she
said:
81 am glad that we may have a
part in removing the burden of debt
from Central, which was made neces-
sary by the erection of the splendid
new addition. How our hearts beat
with joy and pride as We see the
splendidly trained girls going forth
from her classrooms and music halls
to take their places in the various
walks of life! Central College is in
truth our daughter; let us put our
arms lovingly about her and support