Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-28
s VIRGINIA BAPT|sTs
TAKE UP MISSION WORK
Mrs. Elizabeth Ellyson Wiley,
of Richmond, Among Those
Leaving,

io 'he rorelSn Mission Bonrd
OF tho Southern baptist Convention.
located In Richmond. is always glad
10 avail Itself OF the services OF
capable and consccratcd young men
an" women. equipped In every way
LOT representing II on the foreign
"cr"S' ~ Is particularly rejoiccd that
numbered among the more than sixty
new missionaries sent out this
season six .of the number were con-
tributcd by Virginia. the home state
of the board
Ihrce OF the Virginians. destined
ior stations in tho Orient. sailed yes
rrhay afternoon from Seattle on the
Hawkcye State OF tho Admiral Line.
these being Mrs. Elizabeth ElIyaon
Whey. or Richmond. and her young
husband j. liundlcy Wiley. or Cor
louisville. who Will do educational
WORK In Shanghai. China, being
identified with the Shanghai Baptis,
college, maintained Jointly b. the
northern and the Southern Foreign
Miseion boards. and Miss Carrie r.
owen. or Roanoke. who VIII do secrc-
tariai work In the Yates Academy ut
Soochow. China
Others SnIi From New York.
The other representatives. from
this state sailed from New York
on the Acolus. along with about
twenty-five other Southern Baptist
missionaries. destined for various
points IN Africa, Brazil. Argentina
ana Chile. The Nlrginiana on this
vessel were Mr. and Mrs \. II. Crab
tree. OF Du,nbarton. who Will do
eVhngelistic work at Rio. Brazil, and
L. B HAWKING OF Bedford. who will
DO cvanGcllstlc work at BucnOs Aires
Argentina
The name OF Mrs Wiley Is most
familiar TO Virginia Baptists by the
reason of the long and prominent
Identification Of her family with the
baptist history of the State She !a
INC daughter OF the late william
f.iiyson. for many years secretary
or The Baptist state Mission Bonrd
oil virginia. and also "a member for
'"enty-ciGht years. ana for four
years presiden; OF the Foreign Mis-
SION Eoard. under who's" appointment
inc daughter now gals. The daugh-
Ter was married a fcw weeks ago 10
hr Wiley. Mr. Hawkins Is also a
new y-wcd, having recently married
MISS Lou Ellen Combs. of Red
Level. Ma. who Will be associated
WITH MIN IN his work
Send out 100 In Two Years.
The board has sent out i7o new
a.
the - million campaign two wear.
ago, the large. proceeds for missions
making this possible. 1t ~ announced.
but Secretary j. +. Love advises ina,
~ least 100 more workers are ac-
tuh'I! hHccdch IN manning the work
eiHcc us great enhancement For
many years the board has been con-
Quoting missionary operations on
such fields as china, japan. Africa.
!tnly. Mexico. Brazil. Argentina.
uruguay, chile and CZcchO- SlOvait!a.
hut the work has been handicapped
considerably by lack OF adequate
equipment II rs here that the earn
Ra!En has rendered one OF the most
useful service. officials of the board
declare IN making possible the pro-
vision OF many new church buildings.
mission residences. academies. COL
legcs, scminarica. hospitals. dlspen-
sar!cs. publ!shing houses, and the
like.
After the board had strengthened
The work on the older neids IL
ttached out to enter many new
heids, conspicuous among them being
! Spain. Jugo-SIavia. Hungary. Ru-
mania. the, Ukraine and that norton
OF Southern Russia lying east Of the
Ukraine. VITA the established work
In Italy the boRrd now has an almost
unbrokcn hcld stretching across tho
southern end OF Europe. TO serve
as the European representatives of
tho board in tho carrying forward OF
this enlarged program Or. ana Mrs.
Everett Gin. Of Kansas Guy, for
many years missionaries in Italy, and
thoroughly familiar with Euro
rcnn languages. peoples and prob
lens. have been named They will
sail for their new post early In Sen
TENDER aud VIII probably maintain
their headquarters In Switzerland
one OF the campaign accomplish
mcnts In Rome is the provision OF an
CrphanaEc 10 care for war orphans
and the purchase OF block or ground
in the heart OF Rome. the buildings
on which are being converted into n