Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-05-17
Fosters 22,326 Local Organ
izations in South = Mrs.,
James Address Features
Business Session at Tab
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The Woman's Missionary union
of the Southern Baptist convention
fosters %, 1926 local organiza lions of
Baptist churches in the SOUTH 0,615
of this number being regular wom
ems societies and Hill being or
CARNATIONS among the young people,
it was stated Wednesday morning by
Mrs. w. c.. James, president of the
AWomans Missionary union, at the
first general business session of the
annual convention of that organiza
ton at the Baptist Tabernacle.
Mrs. James report, and the presi-
dents address, came at 10 o'clock
Wednesday morning after the con-
vention had been opened by a high
ly inspirational meeting Tuesday
evening.
The meeting Wednesday began
with the singing by the assemblage
of the fine old gospel hymn, Come
Women, Wide Proclaim" and a
short devotional service led by Mrs.
jamie Cree Bose, of Kentucky.
Presidents Address
Mrs. James, in her annual ad
dress, detailed the splendid work ac-
complshed by the w. NJ. u. during
the last year, declaring that 1909
mission study classes were conduct.
ed by women during that period,
and 97,7SS seals We're issued, each
seal representing a completion of
number of books on missions.
Mrs. James declared that steward
ship had been stressed along with
the work of mission study and that
during the year PASTA women sign
ed covenants to give at least
tenth of their income to religious
work.
Following Mrs. James address,
Miss Ethyl Winfield made an add.
tional report on w. M. U. during
1928, and Miss Kathleen Mallory,
corresponding secretary of the or
ganizatiOn, presented a number of w.
NJ. u. loving cups and banners. Miss
Juliette Mather, secretary of the w.
M. u. young peoples work, told of
the activitio~ Of her department and
awarded young peoples banners.
At the beginning of Wednesday
mornings session, at which Mrs.
James presided, the convention unan~
imously adopted a rule providing
that all discussions be limited to
two minutes per delegate and Mrs,
F. S. Davis, vice president from Tex
as, was appointed timekeeper.
Greetings From Foreign E.Ylds
A unique feature Of the session
was the presentation in pamphlet
form of inspirational greetings from
Al, IL
vision of the convention, the greet
ing in each case being sent by a mis-
sionary or worker as follows: Clara
u. Keith, Nigeria, Africa; S. Hon
Lau, South China; Faith NJ. Snuggs,
Pakhoi, China; Mrs. w. w. Lawton,
Chinese interior; Mrs. Chi Chun Tsai,
of central China; Julieta V. DeVa-
retto, Argentina; Ruth M. Randall,
of south Brazil; Pauline White, north
Brazil; Mrs. j. w. McGavock, Chile;
ennie Saunders Quarles, Uruguay;
Mrs. George II. Lacy, Mexico; Emma
Williams Gill, European fields, and
Edelmira Robinson, Cuba.
1t was stated at noon Wednesday
that approximately 500 out of a pos
sibe $50 accredited delegates from
the IS southern states in the conVen
ton had registered. Exactly SSS
visitors had registered al that time
bringing the total number Of visiting
women to about !, 800
The registration committee, head |
ed by Miss Cora Anne Brown, of At
la lta, has worked early and late to
accomplish the work Of registration
with all possible dispatch.
All delegates who arrive during
a. convention session are required to
sit in the visitors section until that
session adjourns, when they will DO
expected to register and take their
places with their state delegations.
Reports Received
Additional features Of Wednes- !
day mornings session included the /.
tire asurer's report, by Mrs. w. c.
Lowndes, and the report of the W.
NJ. u. field worker, Miss Blanche /.
Sydnor White. At noon, Mrs. George /
3. Eager, of Kentucky, discussed [
the W. NJ. L. training school and I
it's work, after which number of
were appointed.
Wednesday afternoons session /
was occupied with the report of the /
w. NJ. L. advisory committee, sub !
mitted by Mrs. A. J. Aven, OF Missis- |
sippi, chairman; the report Of the |
Margaret fund committee, submitted /
by Mrs. Frank Burney, and the re- /
port of the personal service depart /
ment, Mrs. Fl. NJ. Wharton, director, |
Mrs. Wharton's report took the |
form Of beautiful pantomime, |
Fourteen Years of Personal Serv-
ice" in which participated fourteen .
attractive girls.
Mrs. Harvey Clarke, missionary
70 Japan and Mrs. L. NJ. Bratcher,
a missionary to Brazil, who are .
honor guests at the convention, also .
spoke on Echoes From Our Mission
Fields"
An inspirationaI program was
for Wednesday evening, be-
? lining at 1880 o'clock. Following
he singing of several Gospel hymns
and a devotional service led by Mrs.
lanes G. Smith, of Alabama. A pan