The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-12
Figures by Miss Patrick
Show Work of Women
By CAROLYN u. ELLIOTT

IL doesn't make so much difference
ABOUT the rain outside when one is, snug
indoors chatting with Miss Laura Lee
Patrick, who is in Birmingham to at
tend the w. NJ. u. convention.
She seemed to step from some rare por-
trait as she greeted me; this gracious
lady, "divinely tall" whose smile just
matched the CLINT of sunlight in her hair.
Miss Patrick is interested in number
or things and a great many people, es-
pecially Baptists Worth while people to
be interested in? l thought so as she
told me about 10000 women and girls of
Alabama who are taking definite mission
airy training and are actively engaged
in definite missionary work through the
70 associations that comprise the Wom-
ans Missionary Union of Alabama.
You see. Miss Patrick is secretary
treasurer of the w. M. u. and she has
every woman of this organization
listed in plain round figures. So that
II she doesn't happen to know the
name of nearly every Baptist woman
in the state, at least "she has her
number"
In factfi a secretary treasurer book
always contains a great many figures,
some Of them offering fool for
thought.
For example ire are 4s young
EEPHfC dSHeCllIlpnS% Lne w. ~. -
vita rs many leaders for them .sn .ne
BAPTIST women. Isn't that suggestion
of great future for this great church
in Alabama?
The young peoples associations"
Miss Patrick told me, ARE graded, so
that our boys and girls are promoted
step by step, from the Sunbeam band
for babies, to the girls auxiliaries;
then to the young peoples associations,
and finally they just grow up into the
work of the Woman's Missionary
union"
Miss Clyde Metcalfe is leader for
young peoples work in the state. To-
gether with Miss Patrick, she has ac-
compliShed a splendid work in the
schools of Alabama having visited
Newton, Judson, the State Normals at
Jacksonville and Florence; also the
school at Livingston and the state
university.
Judson college," said Miss Patrick,
was visited by Miss Metcalfe on the
day we set apart for Calling Out the
life service more than a dozen Judson
girls responded as volunteers for defi-
mite missionary work.
Still other interesting figures in Miss
Patrick's book show that the Baptist
women of Alabama subscribed in cash
and pledges last year $39, AT for Christian
education; and round total of $67, 181.19
for all missionary and educational pur-
poses at home and abroad, she reported
yesterday.
Her report contained nice round mission
study figures, too, showing that 267 GER
tif1cates and seals had been taken for
the course of six mission study books.
Il consider mission study vital to the
life of our work., Miss Patrick assured
while explaining the great results that
spring from knowledge of missionary
work.
"One other vital feature of oul
work." she said, sis the time that we
set apart for our seasons of special
prayer. In January, a week is set
apart in behalf of foreign missions, at
which time Christmas offering is
made. In March, there is a week of
prayer service for home missions and
a thank offering is given. And in
June and October we have days for
these services, when offerings are made
for state missions. Lats year 100 or
CARNATIONS observed the state mission
days, 172 the home mission, and Ill the
foreign. xs R
Like the president MRS. Stakely,
Miss Patrick emphasized that the con-
vention this year is concentratingaail
its forces on the SIS, 100000 campaign
of which she is director for Baptist
women in Alabama. Working with her
are the vice presidents of the five dis
tricts of the state who are organizing