Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-02-23
BAPTIST NEWS NOTES


Monday nom. February 9th. Mrs.
w. ]. Neel, Gainesville. Mrs. H. n.
Massey, Jonesboro, and Mrs. d. B.
hamilton of Rome were the only out
of town members present. Mrs K. B.
Adalr led the devotional service. The
reports were good, every department
OF the work throughout the state
shows steady growth The week OF
PRAYER for foreign missions in Janu-
ary was one of the most blessed sea-
ons of PRAYER ever observed by our
women and young people. Mrs Ham
iton told OF the glorious termination
to their week OF prayer when deacon
volunteered TO support a missionary
in the name OF his wife.
The Divisional Institutes begin in
'hc Northwest Division OF which Mrs.
Hamilton is Vice President March q.
Seven will lie held ondr hhc lstabe.
Mrs. w ]. Ncel, Miss Powell Miss
Barnard and Mrs Jacob Gartcnhaus
are the speakers. These institutes
have proven to be not only wonderful
ly instructive but a great spiritual up
lift to the community as we'll as the
individual Every woman should avail
herself OF the privilege OF attending
the one nearest her.
In Miss Barnards report she men
toned the continual JOY she found in
correspondence with those who had
given themselves for definite Chris
tan service. These have come as an
Swer to praycr-prayer made largely
by Training School girls who are new
leaders Of young people in the various
states and who pledged themselves to
pray that in their first year OF service
many consecrated leaders would offer
themselves. 1t will bring JOY to the
hearts of those who contributed to the
Library Fund to know of the gladness
put into the lives of orr women mis-
sionaries by the gift OF books and mag
azincs. This Library Fund was start
ed at the Southern Baptist Convcn-
ton and is permanent being carried
on by free will offering made each
year at the State convention. Georgia
has s women on the foreign field
and to these the gifts are made. In
letter expressing her thanks for the
magazine one OF our missionaries said
no other magazine was coming into
their home-another instance of the
great sacrifice some OF our missionar-
les have TO make.
The program for the Georgia Baptist
Assembly is well in hand. DR.. A. r.
Robertson OF Louisville, Ky, is one of
the splendid speakers secured. 1t is
not too early to plan vacation at
Blue Ridge, Aug. l-lS. The president
urged the hearty and sympathetic CO.
operation on the part OF the women
throughout the state in the drive for
10000 subscribers to the Christian in
dex in March.
Two new books, one a mission book
gotten out by the Home Board and
written by DR.. W. w. Hamilton, Obi
bic Evangelism, and The Ministry
OF Women by Ella Broadus Robert
son are now on sale al the Baptist
Book Department 317 Palmer Bldg.
Mrs. Neel, our loved President left
Monday for Birmingham. where
She represents the B. w. NJ. U. OF Ga.
at the midwinter Executive Board
OF the w. NJ. L., Feb. 7. 8, 9 Miss
Powell leaves February 10 for New
Orleans, where she will teach the w
NJ. L. Manual in the w. NJ. u school
of Louisiana.
At the January meeting of the Ex-
eeutive Board Miss Powell announced |
here engagement to Mr.. A. M. Her
man, prominent baptist laymen of
st. Louis. Mo-, the wedding to take !
place early in June at the home of |
her parents in Concordia. Mo. She |
also rendered her resignation az Cor
secretary Treas, OF the B. w NJ. L. |
OF Georgia, the resignation to take
effect May lst.
Miss Powell came to Georgia as
Young Peoples Leader in which ca I
pacity she served until Aril 1921, when
she was elected to her present posi-
ton. Miss Powell is a graduate of !
our Training school at Louisville, KY. /
and is one of the brightest young
women to graduate from that institu-
ton' She is grealy beloved by the
baptists of Georgia. She has endear-
ed herself to them not only bv her
charming personality, but her wise and
and consecrated service.
Miss Laura Lee Patrick of Miss
ouri has been elected Cor See.-Treas.
OF the Union and will be in Georgia
during April visiting some of the Di-
visional Institutes and acquaintinp
herself with the work. Miss Patrick
has had much experience in this work
haVing succeeding Miss Mallory in
Alabama. as corresponding secretary
treasurer She comes to us from the
Deimar Baptist Church in StLous
where she has been Eds ,ational Sec
rotary
Mrs, J. S, McLemore