Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-06-29
BAPTIST WO|NEN HOLD
SUCCESSFUL STATE:
CONVENTION
(}y Mrs. NJ. w. Richardson

NJ
The Twcnty-third Annual Session
Of tho Womans Baptist State Educa-
tlonal Convention OF Virginia held its
meetings with tho Educational Cir
Gle or the Thirty-iirst Street BAPTIST
Church, Richmond, Va, President,
Mrs. Julia cambridge; Pastor. Rev,
X. c. Williams. ID. ID.
Ihc Convention opened with the
President, Airs. Eliza =. Fox in the
chair Welcome addresses were de-
l.yorod as follows: FOR the Church.
Rev. Williams; the Circle, Mrs,
Carr'o Dennis; White Baptist Women
OF Richmond, Mrs. George w. Nc
Daniel. Response to the most cor
uial Welcomes was by Mrs. H. w.
Tyrrcll, LynChburg, Va.
Among the distinguished visitors
who were introduced and spoke to
INC Dody were, DIR. y. a. Calvin, cx-
irosident of tho Virginia BAPTIST
State Convention DR.. II. J. KIM,
President of the Virginia Baptist
state Convention; Prof. II. c. Woods,
President of Virginia Seminary and
college; Deacon Adolphus Humblcs.
Dr.. j. ii. Smith, Moderator of the
Ildewatcr Peninsula Association:
RcV. }. l1. Carter, Missionary for tho
baptist state Convention: Prof, Jas
5. Zee, President Of the Baptist State
Sunday School Convention of Virgin
ia; Mrs. w. II. Johnson, President OF
the Woman's Missionary Convention
OF Virginia; Mr.. II. C. Mitchell, Pres.
idcnt OF tho Baptist Young PEOPLES
Union Convention OF Virginia; Rov.
9: 10. Jones. Re-" n Al. Green, Rev.
G'shf 10. Das -, rav. IN Ed ward LeWis,a
Rev. e; d. Catfee, Mr.. Wilson Brown,
Rev. E. d. McCreary, Mrs. Luberta
Blackwell, Mrs. Ora b. Stokes, Mrs.
Maggie l.. Walker, President OF the
ST. Luke Penny Savings Bank Row
w. Il. Johnson, Rev. S. a. Moses anil
others whose names We cannot now
recall. w.
The evening Of the first day the
President made her annual address,
which was SO well received that the
rules OF order were suspended and
she was reelected by reclamation.
In the absence OF DR.. J. II. Smith,
tho annual sermon was preached by
Prof. G. A. Lindsey, taking for his
text, Matthew 16: is, upon this rock
I build my church." It was a pro-
| found and scholarly effort and was
| enthusiastically received by the large
audience
On Sunday the pastor preached
from John 3:2-4, subject, Christ
the Divine Teacher" He preached a
| short sermon at the evening session.
Rev. Williams is splendid preacher.
The Field Secretary and the Cor
responding Secretary made encourag-
ing reports, which were received and
adopted. The Voluntary Missionaries
made most excellent reports. Mrs.
| Mary Sheppard of Lynchurg, Va. pro-
| hn ph in hn 10
| $35.2a. On whole the financial
| reports were splendid. The Circle
| sending the largest amount per men,
Der being Durmid Hill Circle, eight
| members and $54.92. The next was
! the Diamond Hill Circle with twenty
members and $500, thus the banner
| was awarded the Durmid Hill Circle
| OF Lynchburg, Va.
Memorial services were held Sun
! day. y large number Of deceased
| were reported One was sister Mil
Arcd Bailey, 107 years old Of Suffolk
| Va. A letter of coincidence was sent
| Mrs. Bette Hull, a member Of the
Executive Board for Lynchburg, Va,
because Of the death Of her brother,
which prevented her attendance at
! the meeting. One was also sent to
Mrs. Mary e. Penn, of Roanoke, Va.
| WHOSE husband ulCu recently.
The following officers were elected,
| President. Mrs. Eliza =. Fox, Salem,
| Va; First Vice, Mrs. Maria l.. Pan
nell, Stanton; Second Vice, Mrs. s.
! a. Smith, Newport News; Third Vice,
! Mrs. Ella Austin, Evington; Fourth
| Vice, Mrs. Sarah Johnson, Big Is
| land; Fifth Vice, Mrs. Mamie e. Cor
den, Norfolk: Recording Secretary
Mr' Carrie c. Moses, Danville; Cor
&C aponiing Secretary, Mrs. NJ. Wal
Ter Richardson, Lynchburg; Treas
urcr, Mrs Mile j. Thompson, Dam
vile.
Executive Board: Mrs. l.. w. Tyr
rell, Lynchburg; Mrs. NJ. r. II. Allen,
Lynchburg; Mrs. Bette Hull, Lynch
burg. Mrs. Alice a. Jones, Newport
News; Mrs. Laura V. Fultz, Roanoke :.
Mrs Delilah IIigginbotham, Harrison
h1rg, Mrs. Lizzie c. Hail. associate
member Philadelphia Pa.
l. Amount OF money raised in the
Convention was 81 ,9S4.G3. The next
session will be in Roanoke, Va.