The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-11-28

4 Evidencing the larger sphere which
women have come to occupy in church
life, as well as other activities, when
the Baptist rs Million Campaign was
decided upon at the meeting Of the
Southern Baptist Convention in At
ianta last May, the women, through
their regular organization, the Wo
mans Missionary Union, at once
agreed to be responsible for one-fifth
OF the sum sought, or $4,000, 900 This
means that the Baptist women OF the
South will raise for missions OF all
kinds, Christian education and benev,
oiences, the sum OF $4,000, 900 a year
for the next five years, in addition to
their contributions to local enterprises
AID special work.
Through the channels OF the Wo.
mans Missionary, Union. with head.
auarters at Baltimore, Md, the Bap.
ttst women OF the South have since
their organization contributed more
than $5,000,000 in cash to various de.
.nominational proposes. With the ad.
dition of boxes Of food and clothing
sent to orphanages and other benevo-
lent institutions, the total OF their
contributions through this channel has
reached $5,710,4 33.71.
Miss Kathleen Mallory is the CORE.
spending secretary of the Woman's
Missionary Union, and in appreciation
of the service she has rendered in
that connection the Baptist women of
Alabama have established the Kath
Ileen Mallory Hospital for Women at
IIairhow-Fu, Shantung, China, Miss
Mallory being a native of Alabama.
Women OF many Of the other states
nave also undertaken special enter.
iprises Of their own. Those OF Georgia
for instance, established the Ayers
Hospital for Women at Hwanghien,
China, girls school at Tamamoto,
Japan, the Catherine Bryan Kinder
sarten School at Canton, China, and
the Mary P. Willingham School for
Girls at Blue Ridge, Ca, school de-
signed especially for the education Of
girls in the mountainous section OF
that state.
Many of the other state unions have
special projects such as Good VIII
Csnters in the tenement. factory and
mining districts. where effort is made
50 bring more sunshine and enlighten-
ment and love into the home and
lives OF needy families, especially
those Of foreign birth; church building
tnds. scholarships for young women
10 want TO obtain training for spe.
cial Christian service, and similar un-
dertakings.
/ The general W. NJ. u, representing
all the women of the Southern Baptist
Convention. owns and operates the
AVomen's Training School at Louis,
willie. KY, which has already sent out
ZOO trained womaa for special service
an ell parts Of the world; and has es.
tabnshed the Margaret Fund for the
education In the Baptist schools Of the
South the sons and daughters of mis-
sionaries on the foreign fields, and
che Fannie q. s. Heck Memorial, a
church building fund established in
honor OF one OF the greatest leaders
Southern Baptist women have known.
I But money for the support OF these
Institutions as well a. that for the pay.
ment Of the women's pledge Of $751;
0e0.0eo In the IS Million Campaign.
win be raised By the actual work OF
the women and through economy and
sacrifice. Church fairs, bazaars, sup
pers. ice cream socisls and the Hike,
ere frowned upon By the organized
Baptist women Of the South a. IN.
worthy means for raising funds for
carrying forward the work OF the king
dom OF God and their contributions
win not come from this source. It Il
announced.