The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-23

they give and work as never before.
we find the silver lining to even the
clouds of war "all the horizon round
invested with bright rays"
The women of the South have as
sumed the task of raising $15.0o0,ooo
during the next five years. or one-fifth
the total sum sought in the campaign.
Parker Memorial has been apportioned
and has accepted half the allotment of
Calhoun county, which makes the quota
of this church, $4,000, one-fifth of
which the women of Parker Memorial
feel sure they can secure.
All over the south is being sounded
the nate of glad sacrificia1 giving by
women who realize that millions of
dollars given to the Master now, will
mean millions of souls won to the Mas
ter for eternity. Every missionary, ed
ucational and benevolent work carried
on by Sou thern Baptists is supported
literally by the women of the south
and in addition a number of tasks are
supported wholly by the women. For
instance, the Womens Training School
of Louisville, which has for its object
the training of young women in all
branches of Christian service is fos-
tered by the Baptist women of the
south as whole. This House Beau
tiful' holds warm place in the hearts
of Annistonians Mrs. Maud Reynolds
Mcclure, the principal of the training
school, who is making her life count
for so much in this wonderful work,
has spent many months with her broth
err. o. M. Reynolds, and Mrs. Reynolds.
and has scores of friends and admirers
here. Miss Lila Herren, an Admission
girl, whose fine work with the Ayers
Mission Band, the primary department
of the Sunday school. and the B. Y.
P. q. of Parker Memorial. is being so
greatly missed is spending tho winter
at the training school, where she Is
being trained for greater service in
His Kingdom. Much of the efficiency
of Miss Hannah Reynolds church work
is due to the training she received at
this valuable school during a season
of study there In a niche at the bot
tom of the marble stairway built as a,
memorial to DR.. Tichenor, in the House
Beautiful stands tall exquisite clock
given by the women of the Calhoun
County Women's Missionary Union as
tribute Of love to their president, Mrs.
Reynolds. AS its sweet chimes ring
out, the girls of the training school
are each hour reminded of Mrs. Rey-
nolds' ideal life, and inspired to follow
in her footsteps.
The women of Alabama have estab-
lished the Kathleen Mallory hospital
at Laichowfu, China, in appreciation
of the services of Miss Mallory of
Selma. who has won a national reputa-
ton as the general corresponding sec
rotary of organized work among South
ern Baptist women. One of the chief
reasons for the eagerness shown among
the Baptists for the success of the $15,-
900, 900 campaign is because victory in
this vital movement will make possible
the establishment of a great Baptist
l., al lob al ipp
which the Baptists have longed for
many years.
Victory in the s7s,ooo,ooo campaign
will mean a greater Howard and
greater Judson. Scores Of Judson grad
yates are giving their time. means and
talent in work for the campaign Mrs.
Stokely M. Caudle, president of the
Woman's Missionary Union of Parker
Memorial, whose sweet spirit and faith
full service has furnished inspiration
to her co-laborers in the campaign, is
a Judson graduate and her daughter,
Miss Hasseltine Caudle, is student
at Judson this year. The Margaret
fund, established for the purpose of
providing education in Baptist colleges
for the children of foreign missionaries
on fields where ample educational ia
cilities in English are not available
and the Fannie e. Heck memorial,
which is loan fund for aiding weak,
but worthy churches in building ade-
quate houses of worship, are two tasks
fostered by the Baptist women of the
south
Besides the wonderful work being ac-
complshed by southern women in the
churches, hundreds of noble women
have given themselves and are letting
their light shine on home and foreign
fields. Two of our southern heroines.
Miss Clifford Hunter and Mrs. Herndon
Harris received a cordial welcome at
the state convention held in Birming-
ham recently.
During the past month"; more than
5000 young men and women have vol
unteered for missions and the minis
try. DR.. T. b. Ray. associate secretary
of the foreign mission board of the
Southern Baptist convention, has sent
out the following message to Baptists
of the southland.
I'VE have chartered all the space on
great Pacific ocean steamship for
the purpose of sending missionaries to
China and Japan next August. We will
have aboard this boat about 100 South
ern Baptist missionaries. The sailing
of that vessel will mark one of the
most thrilling hours in the foreign mis-
sion history of Southern Baptists.
Think of it, a whole shipload of South
ern Baptist foreign missionaries! Be
sides these, many others will sail other
seas TO other lands and foreig mission
board will guarantee by the number
it sends out in the first detachment
that it will provide the full number of
500 missionaries needed within the
next five years This is venture of
faith, but we. feel impelled to make it
because the needs in our mission fields
can no longer be denied>and because we
feel assured in our hearts that the sue
cess OF the $4,000. 600 campaign--w
make it possible
The many friends of Mrs. Louise.
Hight Hubbard a former popular An
historian. who since living in New
York. has won fame throughout the
east by her wonderful singing. have
been interested in reading the exceed