The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-13
MORE THAN 1000 AT DAYS SESSION OF
 BAPTIST WOMEN
Stirring Addresses and En- thusiastic Reports Mark Meeting of WOman's
 Missionary Union

Woman's Missionary union convention,
 which opened with a devotional service i conducted by Mrs R, V. Taylor.
 A report on foreign missions was giv- /, en by Mrs. E. P. Gaines, and an sad- dress made on foreign mission work. pr. L. l.. Gwaltney, editor of the
 Alabama Baptist, presented the claims
 of this organ of the church. He re-
 ported that where there were only $500 subscribers in January, the circulation had increased more than 1000 every | month, the total numbering 15.o00 at | present He expressed gratitude to the Woman's Missionary union for it's CO., operation, and stated that the promise | for the report at next convention ! looked toward circulation of 25,O0O In an inspirational talk of four min utes on the S75,000.000 campaign, Mrs l A. H. Mellen stated that 5000 Baptist young people had volunteered for spe- cial life work in the foreign and home fields
 She stressed the results of victory in the campaign that will be shown in more and better equipped schools, hos pitals and missionaries on the foreign fields; more churches, colleges and or phanages in the homeland and in Ala bama.
 The report on home mission work was made by Mrs J. F. Conner, who spoke of Liberty church as the product of all Protestant churches, in which Baptists had large part. She gave statistics showing that pastors salaries had been increased and home mission finances doubled. A special plea was made by her for more workers in rural churches, and for mountain schotls. In speaking of work among the In dians Mrs Conner said: southern Baptists have taken the lead in Chris
 thanking more than 50 per cent of the | Indians.
 we don't have to go to foreign fields to see the needy" she continued. There I is not a Baptist hospital in Alabama and there is one county of this state in which there are only two preachers. ' "Send the light, send the light" she pleaded "but let us begin at Jerusalem. 1 In the absence of Dr. B. D. Gray. Dr, | Hobbs of the First Baptist church of | this city addressed the audience on the need of home mission enlargement lie referred to the rebuilding of walls al Jerusalem, when each family was set
  accumulated force of Southern Bap- lists in work of the home mission board Out of a population of 36,000,00 peo- ple in the south, he stated that 12,- 0O0. 00O belonged to Protestant denom- nations 2,000, 900 to Catholic, leaving 22.O00,0O0 or 60 per cent or southern states whose population bore no rela- tion to any church. Of this number he estimated there was 40 per cent, not counting children. He considered this vast population must be reached Dy some kind of missionary effort, as the state mission boards cannot cope with the situation, especially in cities Dr. Hobbs coveted the enlistment of Southern Baptists as the only agency to whom the home mission board could look for assistance. In stressing the fact that the principal need Of the Baptist church was enlistment Of the constituency, he stated that II, 900 Bap- tist churches in the south do not con tribute to anything connected with the Southern Baptist convention, and that the majority of Baptist members do not contribute to work of this organiza- tion.
 sIf we could only enlist the unenlisted, we could take the world in 10 years" pr. Hobbs declared, because if the Southern Baptist constituency gave one-tenth or their income it would result in 34O million dollars in five years instead of 70 mil Hon. He states that 75 millions only meant one-half Of one per cent of total income of Bartists of the south. From Eldridge academy, Miss Tanner reported 100 pupils, most or whom were actively engaged in Christian work. Thirty-five of this number are tithing. and are organized in mission study classes. In behalf of the mountain school, Miss Tanner thanked the women of the Birmingham Baptist association for ln- terest SC practically manifested during the past year.
 Miss Hannah Crook of Jacksonville ren- dered q solo, "Alone With God"
 Miss Clifforde Hunter, missionary from Southern Baptist convention to Hwang TIien. brought a stirring appeal from the women of China. In contrasting the Christian and heather homes, she made a lossiacl and earnest plea for Chris tianity in China The afternoon session Wednesday was given over to mission study, with a report from Mrs G. D. Crowell; a report from Secretary of per- sonal service, Mrs. w. L. Rosamond. fol- lowing.
 Mrs T. w. Hammon and Mrs. T. G. Bush. trustees respectively of the Mar garet fund and the Training school, ad- dressed the body on the work in which they are enthusiastically engaged.
 An address was also made by Mrs. Maud Reynolds Mcclure. principal of the Southern Baptist Training school at Louisville. ky.
 After the morning session today, which will be concluded by the address of Dr.. Charles Stakeley, the W. M, U. conven- ton will go in body to the First Bap- tist church. where an inspirational meet ing will be held relative to the s75.0oo,0oo campaign. Entire programme of the last session follows:
 Nine o'clock, convention.
 Hymn, Jesus Calls Us Der the 1u- mutt
 Devotional service, stewardship, Mrs T. c. Herren.
 OUR RENEvOLENCEs
 Orphanage, Mrs. Wood S. Herren.
 Aged ministers. Mrs Roy D. Clarke.
 Report of press correspondent. Mrs. w. F. Yarbrough.
 COMMITTEE REPORTS.
 Credentials, Mrs. c. F. Manly.
 Resolutions, Mrs. H. J. Willingham.
 Memorials, Mrs. NJ. F.. Lipscomb.
 Place Mrs Fl. c. Stephenson.
 Nominations. Mrs. John A. Davison.
 Election of officers.
 Reading of minutes.
 Address, the raptists of Alabama. Rev. Charles A. Stakeiey, D. D.
 Adjournment to join in celebration, commemorating Alabamas s admission 10 the Union, at First Baptist church.
 Closing exercises Baptist state conver- ton Woman's Missionary union. Small Docket Quickly