The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-28
Mission Convention Decides
on $4,000 Increase
Officers Chosen
INVITATION FROM
NEW HAVEN ACCEPTED

Foreign Baptist Mission Society
Rev DR. j. H. Franklin of Boston
! Gives Address.
/ The annual sessions of the New
/ England District of the Woman S
| American Baptist Foreign Missionary
society, which began in the First Bap-
tist church Tuesday afternoon, came
/ to a conclusion with highly satisfac
/ tory meetings yesterday afternoon and
last evening. In the afternoon the
annual election Of officers took place
/ and the budget for the year was pre-
Esented and adopted. In the evening
Rev. J. II. Franklin, d. D., of Boston
delivered a very interesting address.
The afternoon session yesterday was
the briefest of the series, being devoted
solely to the election Of officers and the
transaction Of other business and the
presentation, welcoming and adoption
of the new missionaries. The election
of officers was the first business and
the election was unanimous for the
recommendations of the nominating
committee. which We're as follows:
The officers elected are: President,
? Mrs F. E. Crawford, Newton Center,
: Mass; foreign vice president, Miss
, \.
vice president, Miss Grace 7. Colburn,
! Newton Center; recording secretary,
, Mrs. J. d. Phillips, Topsfeld, Mass;
y treasurer, Mrs. F. l.. Anderson, Newton
Center, Mass; assistant treasurer,
Miss Anna NJ Young, Newton Center;
executive board, Mrs. T. f. Burnham,
= Concord, n H.. Mrs. E. R. Champlin,
Boston. Mrs w. D. Gooch Watertown,
Mass, Mrs, J. H. Mason, Beverly,
Mass, Mrs. F. w. Payne, Hartford
Conn, Mrs. II. H. Pepper, Providence,
4 K. l., Mrs. y. R. Wood, Arlington,
t Mass; representatives on the national
=, board Of directors, Miss Ada A. Brig
ham, Miss Grace T. Colburn; foreign
correspondent, Mrs. H. A. Pike, Bos
ton; home correspondent, Miss Elisa
beth Arlington, Newton Center, Mass.
Three minor changes were made in
y the bylaws, by which the two vice
\ presidents became the representatives
on the national board of directors, an
assistant treasurer is added and pro
} vision is made to have six young wo-
men as associate members on the board.
1t was recommended that $60.0 600 be
the budget of the New England district
for the coming year and the recon-
e mendation was adopted. An invitation
Il from Calvary Baptist church of New
II Haven, Conn, to hold the next annual
- meeting there was accepted.
The committee on resolutions pre-
sented resolutions in which apprecia-
II tion of and thanks for eourtesies and
u favors extended in Brattleboro were
II generally bestowed aud specifically
IL noted.
10 Mrs II. c. Stafford presented to the
H. meeting the new missionaries who were
ne presented at the evening meeting Wed
nesdav, and each spoke briefly. Miss
s. Ethel Boggs of India III her talk, said
Id that she was born in India and lived
ly there until II years of age, when she
G. came to America for her education. She
k told her mother, who is there now as {
rs missionary, that she should return K
take up the work as soon as she haC
completed her education. She has TIVE
married brothers who are missionarie
there and younger brother who j
r. studying to be a physician and who vii
Il go to India as soon as he obtains hi
degree.
Miss Munroe, the retiring foreigl
s vice president, who has been active j
missionary work at home il years an
who is to go to Japan, was presented
large bouquet when she was introduce
and said that enough had been sal
:" about her III the last two days to spoi
- two perfectly good missionaries.
nc The mother of Dr. Clara C. Leacl
er one of the other missionaries, wa
OF asked to stand and did so. She sal
lse that she had given all three of Inc
daughters to God before they saw tn
light of day and that this one was th
last. More than one eve was wet 9
the elderly mother resumed her seat
Mrs II. A. Henderson, a Burma mi
orc sionary at present in charge of Hasse
tine house, welcomed the new recruii
~ to her field and Mrs. H. A Pike
.bo Worcester, Mass, in adopting the
gave each motto and congratulate
or. them and the society upon their dec
s; sion The meeting closed with pray
- - by Mrs Fl. r. Chamberlin of Boston
rs 1t was voted to send telegrams
~ ~ three women who had been prominel
anY in mission work of the society ri
of who were prevented BY advaneil
the years from being present. They a
Ia Miss Adelaide Pierce of Maiden, Mas
Va Mrs. Alvah Hovey Of Newton Cents
nv Mass. both former members of t
ant board. and Mrs Edmsands, form
hat president, now In Pasadena, Cal.
1 4 Rev. George Il. Tomkinson presid
sth- at the evening meeting in place
No Miss Grace T. Colhurn, the home Vi
To- president for the New England q
aits triet, who had been called away. t
oe- address was by Rev j. H. Frankl
liam b. d., of Boston, secretary of the 81
eral missionary society of the Bapt
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