The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-22

being manned by so-called doctors OF
China. who use hot needles on their
bodies and in their eyes instead of
beneficial medicine. Ten provinces
have offered their schools for Chris
ton supervision. but as yet We have
never been able to Ali openings. China
is asking daily for their empty shrines
TO be filled by Christian teachers. WI,
we answer the calls? Buddhism Is
gaining ground in korie and the
Japanese are trying TO push Chris
tiarity out OF their schools. Japan is
pushing Moha mmedansm In many
Oriental countries
We are asked to give our best TO
the Lord. In this way we are asked
to give our best men and women TO go
in the foreign felds.
| All OF US cannot go TO the foreign
fields In person, but we are urged to
so In earnest prayer. After Mrs.
Britt's address they received the even
| ing offering.
Brother Carey pronounced the ben.
! ediction, after which the conference
adjourned. ------------
wednesday Morning.
! Miss Helen Phillips conducted the
I devotional service. Her subject was
! Prayer"
! Opening hymn. Prayer Is the Souls
! soiHABiG DtSltt1 SAAlpluI6 EcduIH% Sc
! lected.
Miss Phillips gave a most touching
talk on "Prayerful Consecrated Life ="
The secretary read the minutes. Miss
Rue read a letter from Mrs p II.
Potts urging the ladies to help in some
way about the war and make the Boy
! Scouts mere comfortable while here
| harvesting the potato crop.
A plan was read by Mrs. Britt
showing the different methods the
church will follow to look after the
! comforts and spiritual life of our
soldiers. She also stated that a petit
ton would be sent around to ask that
all harmful environments be kept
away from camp life. Mrs. Rue asked
that each church place IA scroll on its
. walls bearing the name of the soldiers
who have gone from their member
ship. She also read a letter from
the Georgia Quimby scholarship say
Ing that her father would buy an
organ for the church at her home as
soon as she learned to play. as no
one else could play in the church
The following reports were read:
| Belle Haven reported a progressive
society In every branch OF the work
under the leadership OF our district
secretary, Mrs. Bette A. Rue, for
whom they are very grateful They
| suffered the loss OF an honorary men,
Der who was the husband of our be-
loved district secretary. She has our
heartfelt sympathy.
Cambridge Adults reported thirty
four members and $3.50 in cash
Cambridge Ups is very young
society They have taken up mission
study work and have raised s12
Sunnyslde Adults observed week OF
| oauS6 s1rrecS T-hav gave
March Sunday eggs and expect to meet
all obligations.
sunnyside Ups are working
faithfully on a ~.
sunnyside juniors are little slow.
but they expect to come up with their
work before the end Of the year.
Pungoteague Adults Is smaller In
number than they were. but are ac-
complishing the same work as in
former years.
Mrs. Britt told us how we should
keep the ladies' church membership
constantly before US. and try to add
at least one new member each meet
ing.
Salisbury Y,-P's have an average
attendance OF twenty and have gained
twenty new members. They are on
the roll Of honor and have a mission
study class,
Salisbury Juniors have four sub
scribers to the Young Christian work.
ers and a membership OF thirty
Mrs. Rue introduced Brothers
Carey, Donkey and Davis to the con-
ference
Ocean View Ups have an average
attendance OF thirty and sometimes
their young men lead. They observed
the week OF prayer by meeting with
the shut-!ns In town. having diff
fercnt leader each night.
Ocean View Juniors use a sentence
prayer in their meetings and raised
their specials by having a pie social.
They are very energetic.
Cape Charles Adults have forty
eight members. and use the Mission
airy Voice and Bulletin in their meet
ing They raised $3.50 and are
growing In the work,
| Allen auxiliary responds readily to
the work. They have a mite box to
receive birthday offerings They are
very loyal and expect to raise all spe-
cials
Allen Ups organized from a mis-
sion study and although they have lost
about twenty-five members they still
have a membership OF twenty five
strong and willing workers.
Allen Juniors are using a red and
blue membership contest. The have
! forty-two members and an average
of from thirty-five to forty at the
monthly.
Horustown auxiliary is a very weak
society. but is strong spiritually. They
always keep their dues paid up.
Milton sent no report
Temperancevllle auxiliary is paid up
in full to date and their pledge work
! is very liberal.
TemperanceriIle Ups have paid
their dues in full, but are back In
their specials. They mourn the alb
sence OF one Of their leading workers
whom they lost by death.
! Miss Eunice Mathews Guffford, OF
Adult auxiliary. has doubled Its spe-
Gals this year. One lady in their
auxiliary gave all her milk and but
ter money to specials. They are max
ing some progress.
No report from Downings
! Harborton Ups have increa sed
eleven in membership and doubled
! their finance this year. They also
have a mission study class and are
trying to raise $50 for special money
| by voluntary contributions They have