The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-17
laws Tampa Tribune says:

WV WV Kilgore Of Brooksville, op-
,se second day of the Florida
Convention yesterday morn
$50 o'clock in the Tampa Bay
.ri0e the religious exercises
K. Reaves, president Of the
Univ. opened the business ses-
md presented Mrs, II. 9. Peel
,,,te secretary Of 1.-The w. M. u,
.,ote for half an hour on the
rs work in the Baptist church
cations
peelman then read her report |
,,rces which was as follows:
4FinaneiaI Growth
h financial aim for the year was
M Total receipts were SILL
Our apportionment to state
hans was $500. Our receipts
hm Above expenses including
minutes, publishing state mis-
orograms and leaflets, our gift
hate missions was approximately
n Although expense of print
postage and travelling greatly in.
spd. the total w. M. U. expense
only $124.17 above that of last
and $500 less than estimated for
work by the state board.
70 rejoice to report five new me-
Ba,s to the home building fund.
h addition to gifts to missions
. amounts have been reported for
Ional service, fifty-five societies
ne given $7,626.64, much of this
| war work.
Not only have our women grown
bcially, but educationally. The
bite mission study course as out
4 BY the w. M. U. of the Southern
hist convention has been a potent
|or in the increase of mission
BY classes.
I'VE have listed SCI organizations.
Use have devotional and mission
programs based on those given
|Royal Service or The Home and
|eign Fields hence there are many
|scribers to these magazines and
to the Witness" As women
kely direct the thought and read
in the home we plead for them
privilege of subscribing to all the
bling missionary magazines and our
(e paper.
There is no more potent education
factor outside of our colleges and
versities than the Graded Won
) Missionary Union, standing as |,
S for prayer, study, giving and
'sonal service, dealing with world
lditions and world problems. There
nothing our union would like to i'm
IS more than the imperative neec
the paramount Importance Of
ming the young people in oul
riches in mission through and &C
ity. 1t is the most fruitful field o
vice that is before us today whel
demand is so far reaching ant
istent. A graded w. M. U. in ev
church will mean much for thu
ure of our UNCONVENTIONAL life.
As women we deplore the CLOSING
our college and stand ready to d.
part in the carrying out of an!
Rational program that may b.
'pted by this convention.
Only one young woman from Flor
is in the training school at Louis
le KY. Fathers and mothers, ar
praying the Lord of the harves
send others daughters to labor Il
His field or is the prayer of you
Il for God to call your own? AT
girls less willing to sacrifice thal
Armenian student, Tarwanda Gal
'lan, who gave up mother, hom
all that earth held dear or Chris
His cause, or than their brother
0 left all in response to their cout
s call? Two scholarships are o
ed, only one of which is being uset
pray, for the time to come whe
ny young women from Florida
N though they do not desire
We as missionaries, shall ava
'mselves of the privilege afforded p
splendid school to train for NOR
Gent service in the home churci
was the w. M. U. secretary atten'
the dedication of the tralnln
TOOL and was much impressed wit
splendid equipment, the beautif'
mt that prevailed and the oppo
llties afforded for study and tran
in service by the training scno'
'per, seminary and good will Gel
Home Life
while as a union we recogma
mans Y,n;.csor sr national an