Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-05-03
BAPTIST CONVENTION
MOURNS THE DEATH OF IT'S
PRESIDENT.

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2017 Rose Streets Lyncburg, Va
| The death of Mrs. Eliza p. Fox, in
Sa EN-, Va. comes as 4 distincc shock
| to the members and friends OF tho
Woman's Baptist State EDUCATIONAL
Convention of Virginia. She died
| February 81, 1919 at the ago Of II
years and was Il member of the Shi-
! loh Baptist Church, erected and pas
| torcd by her late lamcntcd husband,
| DR.. B. l.. Fox, who preceded her to
! the grave about ten years ago.
| For more than twenty one years
| she successfully led tho Woman's Ed
ucational Convention. Her funeral
| took place from her church February
E24. The State was we'll represented
either in person or by resolutions and
| kilograms Dovotionals were con-
| Quoted as follows:
Mu;,c, Servant of God Well Eono"
| lined by Rev. Nj. J.. Gordon, Staunton,
) Va: Scripture lesson, / Corinthians
| fifteenth chapter, by Rev. w. w.
! Hicks, Roanoke, Va; Ninctietn Psalm
| by Rev. S. Nj. Mason: prayer, Rev.
| Talbcrt, Methodist Church; mu
, sic, "Why Should We Start" by DR..
Johnson.
l MIS-. y. IL. 3ollcS lcitu tuc loilO"ilE
resolutions and kilograms: Mt. Zion
| Baptist Church, StauntOn, Va, Rev.
NJ. L. Gordon, pastor; Ladies' Work
ing Aid Society OF Hill Street BAPTIST
! Church, Roanoke, Va, Mrs. Annie
Bailey, president, Mrs. Lucy Slaugh-
ter, Mrs. Mamie Hewitt, secretary;
Educational Circle, Washington st.
! Baptist Church, Bedford City, Va,
! Mrs. Lucy Rcddicll, president; Miss
Mamie Harper, secretary; Star Of
| Bethlehem Circle, Vinton, Va, Mrs.
! Lucy Il. Bailey, president; WomalRs
! Home and Foreign Mission Society,
! Staunton, Va, Mrs. Kate c. Keys,
president: Miss w. NJ. Southall, Miss
! E. Mae ELLIS, secretary.
! Aiding Society, Bedford City, Va,
! committee, Mrs. Mary IL. Meads, Mrs.
! Tcxana Smith, Mrs. Caroline Brown.
Mrs. l.. G. A. Poguc; Mite Missionary
| Society. Mt. Zion A. NJ. e. Church,
Roanoke, Va, Miss Nora B. Taylor,
president, Miss Kate Boland, secro-
! tary, Rev. G.. c.. Taylor, pastor;
| Woman's Missionary Union, Tide
; water, Mrs. Cordoba Coleman, presi-
dent, Mrs. NJ. e. Gordon, secretary;
| Willing Workers Club, Salem, Va,
committee, Mrs. w, S. Campbell, Mrs
Laura Anderson, Mrs. Celinda A.
White. A resolution was read from
tho Church and ono from Virginia
Seminary, tho former by Il member
| and the latter by Mr.. Lee.
| kilograms from DR.. T. J. King,
! President Virginia Baptist State Con
yention; Sunshine Circle, Pine Street
Baptist Church, Suffolk, Va, Miss
| Maggie Ashburn. president; Mrs.
| Virginia Croker, secretary; Woman's
Auxiliary Convention, Tidewater. Va.
and the Educational Circle, First
| Baptist Church, East End. Newport
| News, Va, Mrs. S. A. Smith, presi
dent; Missionary Society, First Rap
] list Church, Lambert Point, Norfolk,
IVA, Mrs a. Monit, Mrs. p. Il Hudson
Mrs. Sarah Harris; Missionary So
ciety, Fifth Street Baptist Church,
Richmond, Va; Rosa e. Lovings,
president, Mrs. Emily Smith. secrc-
tary. .
Tho funeral sermon was preached
| by the pastor. Rev. James E. Reid.
His text was Matthew Is .23, "Well
done thou good and faithful servant"
BY requestSof the deceased, DR.. b.
Tyrrell, Lynchburg, Va. assisted,
giving brief account of his long
acquaintance with tho deceased and
hor husband. Music. GLOW Firm A
Foundation"
Mrs. M. r. Pannell, First Vice
President spoke on her as Conven-
ton Leader; DR.. G.. E. Miller, as n
member during his pastOrato; Prof.
r. G. Woods, rs a Builder for Vir
ginia Seminary and College; Rev. j.
j. Jcffress, for the Minister'S Confer
ence Of Roaltol1e, Va; Rev. Watts, for
the Valley Baptist Association; Mrs.
l.. w. Tyrrell. as n State and National
CLaracter; Mrs. M. Waller Richard
son, as to her relation to the Execu-
tive Board Of the Convention.
The funeral was largely attended.
The weather being ideal. many WISH
tors from far and near We're present.
The following State officers attended:
Mrs. NJ. l.. Panncll, First Vice-Presi
dent: Mrs. S. a. Smith, Newport
News, Second Vice-P President; Mrs.
L. w. Tyrrell, Lynchburg, Va, Chair
man OF Executive Board; Mrs. NJ.
r. II. Allen, Lynchburg, Va. Sec
rotary Of Board; Mrs. G.. e. Jones,
Newport News, Va, member of the
Board; Mrs. M. w. Richardson,
'Lynchburg, Va, Corresponding Sec
rotary.
Being the last OF her family, she
was followed to her last resting place
by her faithful nurse and Miss M. T.
Peasants, n devoted friend, accom-
panied by her Church and State
friends, with a host OF others. The
floral offerings were numerous and
costly.
MRS. NJ. WALLER RICHARDSON,
Corresponding Secretary.