Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-05-20
Great Forward Movement.
baptist Home.)

but was turned into called meeting
of the entire Board to consider es-
pecially the plans for the new build
ing. Members began arriving Sun
day night, and kept on coming till the
noon train Tuesday. Dinner was
served in the house on the farm.
When we purchased the place, we
bought also quite bit Of furnitur @,
especially dinning room and kitchen
furniture, 80 that it was not difficult to
serve dinner there, even though the
house is unoccupied. The farmer
lives in another house on the place.
After dinner there was short inter-
mission during which those members
whS were visiting the farm for the
first time had the opportunity of in
specting the property. To those who
had not seen it before, this beautiful
and valuable acquisition to the Home
was revelation that greatly delight
ed them. They had heard of the
place, but declared that half had
never beeu told them. Promptly at
two o'clock the. entire company of
Board members and visitors assem-
bled and engaged in brief devotion
al exercise before taking up the bus
mess. There were present fifteen of
the twenty one members. Good and
sufficient excuses were sent by those
who could not attend. There were
present the following: Mrs. D. o.
McClung, Jefferson City; Mrs. w. B.
Townsend, Kahoka; E. l.. Cook, Flat
River; Rev. Geo. Steel, Hillsboro;
Mrs. Jno. A. Hope, st. Louis; Rev.
E. W. Chewing, Odessa; Mr.. 81. G.
Craft, st. Louis; Rev. A. B. Bush,
Ironton; s. P. Ringo, Milford Riggs,
Miss Celia Martin, Mrs. Milford Riggs,
]. W. Tins, Rev. J. Fl. Calvert.
There were present also, Mrs.. H. g..
Graft, and Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Pendle-
ton, of St. Louis; Mrs. E. l.. Cook, of
Flat River, Mrs. Mabel Reed, advisory
member from Bear Greek Association,
and Rev. X. E. McQuie, of Mont
gomery City.
The first business taken up was
consideration of the plans presented
by the architect, Mr.. L. Baylor Pendle-
ton. After full discussion of the
plans, they were adopted. Then came
the question of when we should be-
gin the building. After some survey
of the financial condition and pros
poets of the Home, motion was
made by Mr.. Craft and unanimously
adopted, that the architect be in
structed to prepare specifications for
the Executive Committee, and that
the Committee proceed to get bids on
the work with a. view to beginning
the erection of the building at the
earliest possible date. In the next
issue of the paper, we hope to show
our readers picture of the proposed
building, and give them full descrip-
tion of its interior. At present we
will content ourselves with saying
that the plans call for fire proof
building, 175 ft. front and 40 TT. wide,
with an ell 30x36 TT. After transact
ing several routine and minor mat
ters of business, the Board adjourned
in time for those who had to leave to
catch their trains. 1t was indeed a
splendid meeting in which every
member was enthusiastic, and all felt
that they had never been in such a
board meeting. AS we looked back
over the brief seven years since the
Home began it's work, we were con-
strained to- say, "What hath God
Wrought?" for we all feel that the
Home truly is the work of God.
One enjoyable feature of the meet
ing was the opportunity the Manage
ment had of having some of the mem
bers of the Board as guests in the
Home for day or two. Mrs. Town
send, Mrs. McClung, Mrs. Clemson,
and Mrs. Reed honored us with q
short visit. They are good and in
telligent women, and certainly have
the Lords cause upon their hearts,
and take strong hand in the work
of the Home. They mingled freely
with the old people and saw every
phase of the home life in detail. They
studied the Home in its daily life, not
from a sentimental viewpoint, but
from the viewpoint Of efficiency, with
the eyes of women to whom had been
committed the responsibility of serv-
ing on the Board OF great denomina-
tional enterprise. Their individual
reports to the Board were very gratify-
ing to the Management. We wish
every Baptist in the state could
spend few days in the Home. II
such thing could be, the Home
would no longer lack for anything,
for to see it's work would be to sup
port itA A few days. ago nearby
pastor brought car load of people
for few hours' visit. He made the
remark that if every Baptist church
in the state would send just one mem
ber to visit the Home, the Manage
ment need never have another NOM
ent's anxiety about it's support.
Speaking of women on the Board
reminds us that the Home was the
first Baptist institution in the state to
have both men and women on its
managing board. Others have more
recently followed our example. 1t is
our observation that women board
members pretty generally take their
places on a board seriously, more
seriously than the men, if there is
any difference.
In view of the action of the Board
authorizing work to be begun upon
the new building as soon as the con.
tract can be let, We appeal to our
brethren to send US their contribu-
tions. Make the payments on your
Victory Pledges as large as possible.
Send us your annuity gift and let us