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December i, 1909. TH
THE WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION
OF THE SYNOD OF VIRGINIA.
The fifth annual meeting of the Woman's
Missionary Union of the Synod
of Virginia was held in the Second Presbyterian
Church, Staunton, November 2-4,
1909.
The meeting was opened by the pastor,
Rev. W. N. Scott, D.D., assisted by
Rev. A. M. Fraser, D.D., a large number
of delegates and others being present.
The Communion of the Lord's Supper
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sermon from the text, "For as often as
ye eat this bread and drink this cup, ye
do shew the Lord's death till he come."
A cordial welcome was extended by
Dr. Scott, also by Mrs. Howison, who
presented the union with a "gavel" which
she had brought from Jerusalem, made
of olive wood, from Mount Zion.
Every union in the Synod was represented,
there being forty officers and
delegates, with nine presidents, who responded
to the roll call.
The president's report showed much
interest and growth in the work. She
had attended three annual meetings?
Chesapeake, Lexington and East Hanover?also
the International Union of
Women's Foreign Mission Societies in
New York, June 16.
Recognizing the valuable work being
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General Assembly has appointed three
women as delegates to the Ecumenical
Conference In Edinburgh next June.
The report of the corresponding secretary
also brought words of encouragement
from all of the unions. Thirty
two new adult societies and many Y. P.
Societies have been added during the
year. Over $33,000 has been collected
and distributed, a gain of nearly $8,000
over last year. Four thousand two hundred
and thirty-five dollars of the amount
contributed was from the Young People's
Societies, who had a prominent place
on the program.
A message from the Executive Committee
at Nashville was read, congratulating
the unions on the work of the
year, which had heen a ennntant FV*r
"ward Movement. The special work that
was urged by the Executive Committee
of Home Missions was the building of
the Presbyterian College of Oklahoma
at Durant. To promote this cause Mrs.
Stewart waa instructed to write an appeal
to the women of the South asking
their co-operation and assistance by giving
one dollar each, as they had done
toward the Debt Fund.
Interesting addresses were made by
workers in both home and foreign
fields?Mrs. Staples and Miss Mattrom
irom me nome neid, Mr. and Mrs. Tate
and Mrs. Daniel from Korea, and Mrs.
Malcolm from China.
Conferences held an 'mportant place
on the program, the discussion developing
new ideas, suggesting progress
among many lines.
The special feature of the union was
the address by ex-Gov. R. B. Glenn of
North Carolina, whose words of burning
zeal and ardor enchained the attention
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ureathiess, they waited on his words.
He afterwards said, in an apologetic
tone: "The people would not let me go."
How could they, when he spoke of the
great dangers threatening the nation,
the growing disregard of the Sabbath,
intemperance amongst the high as well
as low, and the conditions as existing in
the mountain and rural districts?
The report from the Committee on
"The Home for Returned Missionaries"
showed that interest had been awakened
and funds were being collected for
that worthy enterprise.
The next meeting of the union will be
held in Central Church, Washington,
D. C., November, 1910.
Officers for the ensuing year are:
President, Mrs. J. C. Stewart, Richmond;
vice president, presidents of unions; recording
secretary, Mrs. T. Cary Johnson,
U. T. Seminary; corresponding
ing secretary, Home Missions, Mrs. W.
B. Mcllwaine, Petersburg; corresponding
secretary, Foreign Missions, Miss J.
M. Rutherford, Richmond; secretary literature,
Mrs. J. L. Beat!, Chevy Chase,
Md.; Y. P. Society, Mrs. S H McCormlck,
Steeles Tavern; treasurer, Mrs. A.
M. Howlson, Staunton.
J. M. Rutherford, Cor. Secy.
ONE HEART MAKES GLAD.
It was an uncomfortable, windless
day. The sun shone through a mist of
haze and heat, the road and roadside
grass and bushes were gray with dust,
and the car was nearly filled with wearyfaced
people. The previous car had
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anxious and cross, fearing the delay
meant missing the train at the junction.
Another stop, this time to take up two
passengers at a cross road, one of whom
was a stout old lady, who said:
"Thanky, dear!" to the conductor who
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helped her on. Her hair was silverwhite,
and her (ace was wrinkled, but, oh,
the sweet beauty of it! She beamed on
us, one and all, as if we were welcoming
friends, and then settled happily in
her seat.
"La, now! ain't this 'ere car nice, Lizzie?
The last time we went from your
house to visit Carrie we rode in a wagon!
It's truly wonderful how things is improving
I wisht we had cars up our way!
But, land sakes! one can't hev everything!
Soon we halted at a switch and some
one said:
"Oh, dear, another wait! And Isn't it
hot?"
"Prime weather for corn!" answered
the dear old grandma. "We've got a
patch nigh onto an acre, with three planting
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up to frost! This sun an' heat Is wonderful
sweetenin' to the ears! An' we've
got melons, too."
Every one of us smiled, and wished
that she was our very own grandma and
that we could visit her in her up-country
home, have a feat of that sweet corn,
and better still, forget our world-frets and
hurts in the presence of simplicity and
overflowing loving-kindness!?The Delineator.
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of corpuscles that defend you
against disease.
To make and keep these little soldiers
healthy and strong, is simply to make
and keep the blood of the right quality
and quantity.
This is just what Hood's Sarsaparilla
does ? it helps the little soldiers in_your
blood to fight disease for yon.
It cares scrofula, eczema, eruptions,
catarrh, rheumatism, anemia, nervousness,
dyspepsia, general debility, and
builds up the whole system.