The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-22
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eliminating expense.
Mrs. Roscoe Jones read q paper on
How Shall We Provoke Our Women
TO Greater Zeal and Devotion ," First
get the pastor to work and talk for
missions. then couple it with the work
OF the women. Have interesting mis-
sionary programs In your society in
order to get a large attendance and
get as many to subscribe to the Voice
as possible. We need more earnest
consecrated prayers. Few can go to
foreign fields. some can give but little,
but ALL can pray.
Mrs Rue introduced Rev Messrs.
Harry, Garner and DR.. Butt.
Brother Butts made short talk on
the Virginia Beach Methodist assem-
bly,. He especially stressed the point
OF selling tickets and electing delo-
gates for the assembly
Brother Campbell presented our dis
trict paper. Rural Methodist He gave
out sample copies and solicited SUBJ
scriptions,
Miss Mary Wise read a paper on our
Virginia school in China.
Mrs Britt enlarged on the subject.
She stated the need of a much larger
building IT is impossible for the pupils
and general congregation to attend re-
ligious services at the same time on
HNtpuilL VI liN r WI Spdhers my uiC
now trying TO build a large plain room
for Il social hall, especially TO help
the social life Of those shut-in women
in China This building will cost
$4,000 They also want to give Vir-
ginia school electric lights
Mrs. Britt made a few remarks on
"Honk Kong and Seven Day School"
Hong Kong has sent out from twelve
TO fourteen stations. Miss webb says
she thinks the work done in this
school is the greatest in the foreign
field, They touch SO many private
homes.
Reports were again taken up.
Painter did not report, but Mrs. Rue
said they we're doing a good work and
taking on new life.
Travis Chapel Adult use the pro-
grams furnished by the Voice. They
have raised $54 and gave March Sun
day eggs.
Travis Chapel Ups are at work
Broadwater Ups sent no report
Broadwaters Juniors sent no report
Their leader has been sick and they
have fallen back In the work.
woodbury. sent no report.
Assawoman Adult is up in it's dues
: Nut IS STOW about sneciais. Their sie-
gan is Each One Win One"
Nassawadox Adult is small only
eleven in number. but are working
faithfully.
Nassawadox Juniors are very ener-
Retic. Their goal for this year is 3
10 per cent increase.
This finished the reports for the
morning session. After Brother Donk-
/ ley pronounced. the benediction the
conference adjourned for lunch.
Wednesday,.
y1rt4 ~,
exercise. The remaining reports were
called for as follows:
Punsoteague Ups have an aver
age attendance Of thirty and fftv-two
m embers. They have interesting meet
ings and the boys take an active part
in the work.
Drummondtown Up. Is young and
has only about eleven members, but
the prospects are good for an ener-
getic society.
No report from Fainter.
Louisville Adult is at work and
getting on well. They did not send in
a report.
Saxis sent no report.
Melfa Adult auxiliary is busy at
work. There are thirty-four on roll and
! in good condition financially.
/ Bethel no report.
! Broadwater mission, no report
st. Thomas. no report.
| St Andrews Y.-P. Is in fine condi-
ton. The average attendance is twenty
and a membership of thirty five.
1 Madison Up. sent no report but
! Mrs Carey said they were doing a
! good work.
| Pittsville Adult Ia growing and
working we'll The enrolment is TWEEN
| ty-four. They are planning mission
airy play for the purpose OF raising
! their specials.
/ Pittsville Junior society has a mem
! bership of twenty-seven. They meet
1 regularly and expect to have a. social
! to raise their specials.
/ Garrison's Adult auxiliary has a
membership Of twenty-six and finan-
+ cially is ahead OF the report this time
last year.
Ocean View Adult has forty-seven
| members and expect to come up with
! their specials.
| Drummondtown Adult has twenty
nine members and has collected
! $4,000 dues They expect to raise
/ some specials as usual and are helping
OH ensively to build their church.
| Mrs. Britt explained the four light
| houses The dark lighthouse was the
charge without q missionary society.
| The dim lighthouse was the charge
/ with one society. The bright light
! ouse Is the charge with two mission
airy societies. The brightest one is
| the charge with a perfect organiza-
! ton.
! Meifa Y.-P. lost its leader the first
of the year by removal and the work
| fell back, but they have re-organized
and are now at work. They have
| raised s20.35.
The meeting was turned over to
Mrs. Carey for a young peoples mis-
sionary school OF methods. The school
! opened by singing Loyalty" The
| Hrst number was an interesting his
tory class conducted by Miss Helen
Phillips.
Miss Helen Guy gave a recitation
"In MY Fathers House" Mrs. II. w
Davis taught class explaining
thoroughly what mission study Is
and how it should he conducted. The
next was an impersonation of a mis-