The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-23
BRILLIANT CHANT WAS
 PRESENTED LAST NIGHT
pv FRANK WILLIS BARNETT

LIS BARNETT ering nearly all of the eastern and
 southern states in trying to stir up
 missionary and educational enthusiasm.
 He came to Alabama and there are yet tales afioat of his stay in certain homes in Tuscaloosa county about the numer- ous cups of coffee he drank over night. The Judsons spent several years in India preaching and teaching the gos- pei Of Jesus Christ. Their task was not easy and their path was not strewn l with roses. Many times they became discouraged with so much to do and so l little done
 From Judson's labors directly or in- directly, there sprang: In 1891 the Baptist mission to Af- rica
 In 1893 the Baptist mission to Siam. Tn 1885 the Baptist mission to China Tn lS36 the mission to southern India In 1887 the mission to Assam.
 In 1873 the mission to Japan Mrs. Ann Hasseltine Judson was the
 Inspiration for the organization of the Womans Baptist Foreign Mission so-
 ciety in 1871. Under Luther Royces powerful stimulus the national organ
 ization for Baptist missions was ef- fected in 1874. In 1924 Rice was in
 strumental in founding the Baptist General Tract society, now the Puo- lication society of Philadelphia In 1915 Eli Peck, after hearing a stirring talk about missions by Luther Rice, awoke to his responsibility as a Baptist minister and with the help of Rice secured the consent of the Bap- tist convention to go to the west to preach the gospel. He located in St. Louis where he worked faithfully, though the hardships were many Isaac Mccoy also went west. He established a mission among the Miami i Indians near Chicago. Eli Peck and l Isaac Mccoy started our home mis- l sions.
 l In 1S45 the southern Baptist conven- {, ton was organized and mission fields l established:
 1 In 1S45 the mission to China. | In 1S46 the mission to Africa ! Tn 1870 the mission to Italy 1 In 1879 the mission to Brazil. In 1880 the mission to Mexico
 In 1889 the mission to Japan i In 1903 the mission to Argentina The home mission board was or ganized in 1S45 and for years had it's l home at Marion, Ala. Judson college
 takes it's name from Ann Hasseltine
 Judson, and each year celebrates her
 birthday in fitting manner. Every <, Judson girl strives to catch and to | woman who gave her alma mater it's 1 name.
 l The Womans Missionary union of the southern Baptist convention was
 organized in 1888, and last night here
 in Birmingham as fitting close to
 the sessions of the state convention 1 of women workers the missionary pa
 geant with the following cast was 1 given:
 Spirit of Love, missionary purpose; 1 faith, womanhood in missions village l folk, volunteers: first, Adonsram Jud- son, second, Luther Rice; third Ann
 Hasseltine; fourth, Harriet Atwood. CHORUS.
 Knocking, Knocking! Who is there? 1 Waiting, waiting, oh, how fair Iris pilgrim, strange and kingly,
 Never such was seen before l An, my soul. for such a wonder i Wilt thou not undo the door? | Knockingi Knocking What, still then
 Waiting, waiting, grand and fair,
 Yes the pierced hand still knock eth ] And beneath the crowned hair l Beam the patient eyes, so tender, ], Of thy Savior waiting there
 COLLOQUY.
 ,, Spirit of Love-Spirit of Evil 1 Hymn, "The Son of God Goes Forth 1 to War" W. M U., Birmingham as l sociation.
 Scene I-Pastor's study in congrega l tional westinghouse, Bradford, Mass. ] Thursday morning. June 2S, 1S10. l Scene II-Living room in Deacon
 John Hasseltines home, Bradford l Mass. Three hours later. 1 Scene ITI--In front of the congrega
 tional westinghouse, Salem. Mass 1 Dusk of a September evening, 1913. l Scene IV-Street in Ava capital of 1 Burma, June. 1924
 Scene V-Same as Scene III. One
 year later,
 1 Scene vI-street in Amherst, octo- 1 Der 20, 1926
 Characters-"S Spirit of Love-" mission
 ary purpose: Spirit of Evil" woman 1 hood in missions; Faith" l Heather Nations-America chorus and
 audience
 l Cast of Characters-"Spirit of Love, T
 Miss Marguerite Todd Spirit of Evil.''
 Mrs. W. H. Quinn; Faith Miss Lucie
 Buchanan; Missionary Purpose" MT J Forsythe Gordy; ''Womanhood in Mis- { sions.' Mrs. John B. Reid l Village FolS-First, Clarence Cox; sec
 ond, Albert Wynn; third. George Con- inors: fourth. Ralph C.; fifth, George Ma son: sixth, George Pollock; seventh, W. U. Thornton.
 l Heather Natlons-China. Cuba, Y w. , a. AfAioS Sii0iNiit Ahold, ldihcyy w 1 A. Southside church; Japan. Italy, Y w. ] A, West End church; Indians, royal am- l bassadors
 l Clergymen-Dr. Worcester, Mr. D. A.
 Clements; Dr. Spring. MT. H. L. Bum.
 stead.
 [ Mr Bartlett, delegate to convention, i MT. Hubbard Stamps 1 Candidates for Missionary Work
 Adoniram Judson, MT B. H. Hartsheld;
 Luther Rice MT. l.. D. Hutchins. I pr. Bolles pastor of First Baptist
 church in Salem, MT. T. J. Wingfield. l Moung Ing, Burmese convert. Ralph ! Webb.
 1 Jailer. Mir Thornton. ! Ann HasseItine-Mrs. A. Judson, Miss i Dixie Jackson.
 1 Miss Fairley, organist of church in Salem. Miss Willie Jean Stuart. 1 Chorus in charge of Dr. R. E. Kettles. ] Ushers-Mrs s. B. Slater, Mrs. Beattie Ingls, Mrs. George w. Connors. Mrs. Dan F. Smith. Mrs. Lige Loy, Mrs. Allen l J. Durham, Mrs. Arthur Barton, Mrs. George Johnston. Decorator, MT. C. I. Baker. The music, dialogue and costumes of
 the beautifully decorated church and the l moment of the unfurling of the flag and the Red Cross, and the singing of America" will never oe forgotten It was a great night in the history of the i Alabama Baptist women.