The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-03-29
ENLARGEMENT OF
TRAINING SCHOOL
OF Baptist Woman's Missionary
Union Built as a Fitting Trib-
ute in Honor Of Miss Fannie
E. Heck, Deceased.
HOW SCHOOL WAS BUILT,

ment are one or more dominant per-
sonalties. Things in this world dou't
happen, they are brought about. Thus
it was that Louisville women wrought
better than they ever dreamed when
the Training School was started, by the
discovery that four young women feel
ing the need of a course in the Baptist
Seminary to better prepare them for
their work on the mission field, had
come to Louisville unknown and IN
hidden to live in one small room aud
endure many discomforts, and making
great sacrifices for this privilege of
study. When this was brought to the
knowledge of the women of Louisville
they held mass meeting and elected
Mrs. $ E. Woody, chairman of a com.
mttee to provide home and protec-
tion for these. and others who might
come. Generous responses were made,
each Missionary Society contributing
money, and many individuals gave and
loaned furniture and household goods.
A house was rented on Fourth Avenue
and the first dinner was served in this
home on Thanksgiving Day, 1904. The
meal was sweetened by heartfelt
gratitude, not only of these tired,
homesick girls, but the women who had
toiled and labored rejoiced in this op-
portunity to serve their Master.
The societies gave pound parties"
and donations began to come in from
out in the state. For three years
Kentucky women we're the sole support
of this rapidly growing work. In 1905
larger house was secured and TWEEN
ty-fve young women came in October
of that year.
The Kentucky women brought the
child Of their care and offered it to the
Union. The gift was accepted in
Richmond, Va, in 1907. Without one
cert of money behind it, it was ven
ture of faith. Before the meeting
adjourned $4,000 was pledged for
building. The states pledged them.
selves to meet the running expenses
The present site was selected for
which was paid $2O,5OO However, at
the formal opening of the Baptist
Woman's Missionary Union Training
School and the Sunday School Board
most generously gave the $50, 500 as a
free gift. $1,000 is given annually by
the Womans Missionary Union pro-
portoned among the eighteen states
Of the Southern Baptist Convention
for current expenses.
Thus far we have been giving, but
there is also another side to the pic
ture. The students have been busy
giving their time and talent to the
needy of Louisville. During the last
eight years they have taught Sunday
school classes in sewing. classes in
cooking, and have done house to house
visiting in Louisville. Organized w.
NJ. 5 w. Y. A., and led Royal EN-
bassador and Sunbeam Bands. Be-
sides work done for the City Hospital,
Almshouse, and many more too neumer-
GUS to mention. Twenty-one Of these
women have gone across the seas The
Training School owns anG operates a
Goodwill center. In these eight years
the enrolment has been 432.
With wise forethought the Woman's
Missionary Union began fund for en-
largement IN 1ql0 In April, l9l4, the
valuable corner lot adjoining the
school was bought for 800, 900 cash, the
small gifts of Southern Baptist wo.
men. At the Nashville meeting it was
decided to raise S75,O00 in the next
three years for this purpose. We
must recognize the crying need of en-
larging our capacity that the numbers
who are knocking at our door may not
be turned away, and that we may be
able to send many more to work in the
Masters vineyard.
Since the Lord In His wisdom has
taken our beloved president, Miss
Fannie e. S. Heck, to dwell with Him,
what more fitting tribute could we pay
to her, who was So beloved by the |
Union, than to build this enlargement
to her honor. Remember that this is
cause for which we Southern Baptist
women are wholly responsible We
may liken this to the tapestry weavers.
Who work on the wrong side evermore.
But works for the right side ever
1t is only when the weaving stops,
And the web Is loosed aud turned,
That he sees his real handiwork.
That his marvellous skilled is learned.
But, looking above for the pattern,
No weaver hath need to fear,
Only let him look clear into heaven,
The Perfect Pattern is there
If he keeps the face of the Savior,
Forever and always in sight
His toll shall be sweeter than honey,
His weaving Is sure to be right.
And when the work is ended,
And the web is turned and shown,