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OBSTINATE INDIGESTION,
AGONIZING HEADACHES,
CONSITPATION, BACKAIICE,
NERVOUSNESS, INSOMNIA
seminary only gave rise to larger
needs.
Dr. Wbitsitt followed in a short
address, making an appeal for help
on the Students fund. A collection
was taken for that object.
SATURDAY —AFKERNOON SESSION.
The reports of the various com
mittees to whom had been referred
the different sections of the report
of the Foreign Board occupied the
Convention through the afternoon
session. What of the report on the
finances of the Board? Has there
been waste or extravagance ? The
committee warmly commended the
management of the money affairs,
and expressed congratulations at the
economy shown. Os all the funds
coming into the control of the Board,
the total expenses amounted to but
a fraction over nine per cent. Mark
it! Nine cents is the cost of sending
one dollar to the Foreign Mission
field. Mark further. The commen
dation expressed by the committee
was unanimously endorsed by the
whole Convention.
The report on Pagan fields con
tained two special recommendations.
One looked to the training of native
workers on mission fields. The other
was in favor of medical missionaries.
In advocacy of these two points a
most admirable and sensible address
was made by Rev. C. A. Fulton, of
Baltimore. (Some there have been
who insist so strongly on spending
money only for the direct preaching
of the Gospel that they loan a little
too far over. Os course physicians
are not to bo supported who live
only for their gain, but when medi
cal skill can be made one of the very
best means to give entrance to the
Gospel, why not employ it? Bro.
Fulton’s speech showed clear, dis
criminating thought, careful study of
the whole subject, and a disposition
to reach and set forth the truth.
His speech was truly admirable.
Bro. C. C. Newton, one of our
missionaries in Africa, now at home
on a furlough, made an interesting
address on his work, setting forth
'tiic possibility and the
dangers and aitliculties of that vast
and almost untouched field. Africa
contributed many and valuable com
mercial products to England ami
America. Bro. Newton came over on
a vessel loaded with mahogany, ami
calculated that it cost as much to
send a log of mahogany from Africa
to England, as to send a missionary
to Africa.
The report on Woman’s work was
submitted by Dr. F. M. Ellis. The
report expressed high commendation
and large, earnest hope for the
future. Rev. L. L. Henson, of Balti
more, and others, spoke of the value
of the work done by and through
the Maryland Baptist Mission Rooms.
Dr. Eaton would have it understood
that not all the women do is shown
in the reports of Woman’s work.
Many of the most liberal givers
among our women direct all their
offerings through the regular chan
nels of the churches.
Dr. J. .1. Hall, ot North Carolina,
read the report on “Conclusions of
the Board.” 'The lateness of the
hour forbade any discussion of this
report. All the reports were of the
most gratifying character, and were
most heartily adopted.
SATURDAY NIGHT.
Few religious meetings have sur
passed in power the mass meeting
held to-night in the interest of For
eign Missions. 'The vast tabernacle
was crowded, and the occasion was
a deeply solemn one. There was an
oppressiveness about the speech of
Dr. Bell positively painful. He
speaks not to fancy or for mere en
tertainment. He makes fervent ap
peals to mind and heart. He bases
his appeals on Scripture command
on love to Christ, on the actual con
dition of the perishing millions.
That dozens of our very best mon do
not surrender themselves under such
appeals, and go to preach among the
distant nations is a matter distress
ingly strange,
Dr. B. H. Carrolb spoke on work
in papal fields. He seemed a migh
ty giant as ho stood forth to make
war upon the mighty bulwarks of
Boman Catholicism. ‘Tis truly
amazing how at his bidding, whole
systems of philosophy, whole epochs
and cycles of history go forth in or
derly array to do service against the
fallacies and sins of this mightiest
foe of protestant Christianity. While
many weak and unbelieving ones.
and
the
whole
list
of ills
endured
by
look upon dangers all about, and
grow pale with fear, he, by diligent
and discriminating search,by faith in
God’s promises, is able to see mighty
walls beginning to totter, and hope
and courage grow bold and earnest.
The two addresses of this night’s
meeting would be abundant compen
sation for any one’s attendance upon
the convention if he should hoar
nothing more.
SUNDAY.
In the list of appointments for
preaching Sunday as read out in the
convention there were the names of
Lansing Burrows, J. B. Hawthorne,
Henry McDonald, S. Y. Jameson
F. C. McConnel, J. B> Headden’
J. G. Gibson, J. Wm. Jones, G. S #
Tumljn, Wm. Shelton Jr. T. J.
Shipman, G. 11. Carter and Alvan
D. Freeman. Dr. Broadus was
hoarse and unable to preach. Most
of the brethren from the North who
came to attend the meeting of the
Education Society returned home
before Sunday. Dr. C. E* W. Dobbs
preached at the East End Methodist
church, though it was not announced
among the convention appoint
ments.
At the Tabernacle in the after
noon a mass meeting was addressed
by Dr. C. Durham of North Coroli
na, Dr. Ellis and Dr. Powell. The
interest of the meeting suffered
somewhat from the effort to crowd
three such speakers into a
single hour’s service. Yet under
the circumstances the speeches were
fine, and the exercises upon the
whole quite enjoyable.
A large mass meeting for the
colored people was arranged at the
Tabernacle for the night, addressed
by Dr. Bell, Dr. J. Wm. Jones, and
Dr. Ellis.
MONDAY MORNING SESSION.
'Hie report of the committee on
Papal Fields which was to have been
presented Saturday, was the first
thing this morning. An address was
made upon the same by our Brazilian
Missionary, W. B. Bagby.
A «'port special interest was
that p I by Dr. J. B. Gambrell
on ths “lin»3rtance of Homo Mis
sion Work!'’ The report declared
that nevrir has there been such
urgent need for largo plans and
liberal support in this department of
our labors.
After reading the report, Dr. Gam
brell made one of his characteristic
speeches. Ho finds some tendency
to too much brag. “We tako pride
that our people think so much alike
in Theology. The truth is they
don’t think at all. We boast of
order and quiet. ’Die graveyard is
a most orderly place—there is no
thinking there. Wo need to think*
If wo think, we might, disagree
somewhat, and maybe get up a fight.
It is all right to tight for higher and
better things.”
Ho emphasizes the fact that the
South is in a transition period, “This
transition period is like that between
youth and manhood when a boy
doesn’t know what to call himself.
It is usually attended by the ‘big
head,’ but the ‘bighead’ is only a
consciousness of power without the
wisdom to regulate it. There is much
evil in these times, (’rimes among
the negroes multiply. 'They almost
catch up with the whites.
“Wo are moving on to a day of
larger and better things. There was
much that was good in the old
Southern times, but people who al
ways talk about the ‘good old times’
don’t know much.” A vivid picture
of things “as they used to bo” was
drawn, and shown to be not the
things wo are wanting now.
Ho strongly presented the need of
a Home Board in the work of de
velopment among our people. “We
have a great many Bapt’sts, but we
are not an army—only a drove.
When I was in Minneapolis 1 boast
ed of the ‘200,000 Baptists in Missis
sippi, for Minnesota had only 11,500.
But when one of their preachers
said they were to raise 115,000 for
state Missions and asked mo what
Mississippi had done 1 couldn’t re
member the figures to save my life.”
His plea in closing, for the putting
away of suspicion, and fear, and dis
trust, for a better confidence and co
operation among all our people with
our Boards, for more fraternal rela
tions between the different sections
of our great and common country,
was eloquent and mighty.
The report on
WORK AMONG COLORED PEOPLE
was submitted by J. M. MoManaway.
THE CHRISTIAN INDEX: THURSDAY MAY 18, 1893.
WEAK WOMEN
In the line of this work Bro. McAl
pine, of Alabama, a colored man,
made one of the most sensible
speeches of the Convention. It was
a cheering note of hope and encour
agement to us in this great and diffi
cult work. With leaders in each of
our States showing such practical
judgment and executive ability, as
well as piety, as Bro. McAlpine
seems to possess, the prospects for
giving real help to our colored breth
ren would greatly brighten.
Bro. Penick, of Louisiana, pointed
out certain difficulties likely to arise
from having so many colored schools
among us under foreign control.
Bro. M. D. Jeffries, of Knoxville,
showed deep anxiety concerning the
social relations between the races as
they may be affected by our labors
for them and with them.
Dr. Broadus thought that social
relations enter not into the plan of
our work. They will take care of
themselves. The least said about
this might be the better. He in
sisted that there are no reasons for
being low-spirited in this work, and
gave the two points he made before
a Boston audience some years ago.
(1) The negroes of the South, con
sidering all the conditions, have
made far better progress since the
war than anybody had a right to ex
pect they would. (2) The white
people of the South, considering
everything, have done a far better
part by the negroes among them
than anybody had a right to expect
they would.
Dr. Hawthorne saw in the impor
tance of this one department of work,
reasons abundantly sufficient for the
existance of a Home Board.
MONDAY AFTERNOON
matters became slightly agitated as
the time approached for Joshua
Levering to present for the com
mittee the report on Methods of Our
Work. Some few anticipated a
mighty revolution of things, and
were a little disappointed as the re
port was read. The first recommen
dation was for abolishing the office of
ASSISTANT SECRETARY.
No sooner was it read than the
battle was on. Dr. Hawthorne with
his sharpened blade went forth at the
head of the column, followed by Dr.
S. 11. Ford, Dr. J. Wm. Jones, Dr.
Eaton, Dr. B. H. Carroll, Dr. Lofton
and others. 'The only resistance
offered was in the way of brief ex
planation upon the part of one or
two members of the committee. The
amendment to leave the matter to
the judgment of the Board whether
there be more than one secretary
easily prevailed. The vote did not
test the real opinion of the Conven
tion as to the necessity of this officer,
but expressed the conviction that the
Board’s judgment should be respect
edjin matters for which it is held re
sponsible. The turn given to the
matter, for there was a considerable
shifting about, was due mainly to
the forcible speech of Dr. B. 11. Car
rol.
'The second recommendation was
to have the salaried officers of the
Boards elected by the Boards rather
than by the Convention. This in
volved a constitutional point. Nearly
all were agreed to this, but not
enough members of Jthe Convention
were found in the house to pass a
constitutional amendment. During
the consideration of this matter, con
fusion reigned supremo. The wits
of all the wise heads seemed to
wander, and ’twas ever so long be
fore an amendment could be given
a proper shape. When not enough
were found to pass an amendment,
the object desired was secured bv
evading the constitution, that is, by
ordering the committee on nomina
tions to leave blank the places for
officers of the Board. The Board
then has constitutional authority to
fill its vacancies.
The further recommendations of
the committee were in emphasis of
certain resolutions of 1890, concern
ing the form of Treasurer’s report,
and the kind of matter to be pub.
lished in the magazines published by
the Boards.
A very important matter was the
report of the committee on
REDUCING THE REPRESENTATION*
Not enough were present to con
sider it, as it required the amending
of the constitution. Shame upon
us ! A matter proposed a year ago,
one of the highest importance, comes
up on the third day, and of the 800
or more enrolled delegates, scarcely
300 are present to vote.
The next Convention was ordered
to go to Dallas, Texas, ami Dr. F.
IL Kerfoot was appointed to preach
the Convention sermon.
MONDAY NIGHT- HOME MISSION MASS
MEETING.
The report on Cuba was presented
by Gov. Northen: The interest in
our work is unabated. A special
point of the report and of the speech
es was the urgent need of a school
for girls. Gov. Northen gave quite
an interesting account of his recent
vieit to Cuba and of his very favor
able impressions of the work being
done. Dr. R. B. Montgomery of
Brooklyn, who was the man that bap
tized Diaz, made a very pleasing
..d Iress, Ho was ono of the party
going to Cuba as Gov. Northen did.
He was rather lavish in expressing
the delight that had been afforded
him by his acquaintance with our
Southern people. He is thoroughly
enlisted in the cause of Cuba, and
will use his energies to enlist his
own people and others in the enter
prise.
Brethren Cova and Diaz of Cuba
were present and made brief address
es. There were such fervid bursts
of eloquence or such great waves of
enthusiasm, but the meeting was one
of the most gracious and tender yet
held. The interests of the work in
Cuba were carried home to many
hearts. The need, of a girls school
was presented very strongly. Such
schools as the Catholics sustain in
Cuba are very inefficient, and if they
were good and worthy, Baptist chil
dren are shut out from them. Dr.
Montgomery has discussed the need
of this school before the New York
Ministers, Conference and aroused a
lively sympathy among them. He
gives assurance of substantial help
from that quarter.
TUESDAY —MORNING SESSION.
The Sunday-school Report was a
special order for consideration to
day. The growth of the work of
this Board and the constant increase
of favor bestowed upon it by the
people surprise those who most
earnestly advocated it in the begin
ning. Dr. Kerfoot would have our
Literature made equal to the very
best, and that it then be made to
stand first of all upon its merits.
We cannot hope to build up for our
Board or its literature any support
upon mere sympathy. Dr. Ellis,
whose judgment opposed the estab,
lishing of this Board, made an un
usually forcible speech to set forth
its importance.
All the discussions the newspapers
have had on
METHODS OF MISSIONS
has not yet settled the question.
This was made clearly manifest
when the subject had an opportunity
to show itself. The brethren were
full of talk, talk, too, some of it at
least, none too well seasoned with
grace and not very edifying. Mat
ters for a while became worse con
fused. But a crowning glory of
our convention is that there are all
ways sitting around enough brethren
of cool clear heads and warm hearts
to arrest any evil spirit or counsel
that may threaten, and turn matters
into the way of peace and wisdom.
The whole discussion on Methods
’ resisted *-iA-’'‘; be most appropriate
resolution p<F>sible, and that was to
confide the matter wholly to the
Board, since they are in a position
to judge wisely and are men of high
est integrity and faithfulness.
One thing should have resulted
from the discussion on Methods.
Every one who heard it ought cer
tainly to have been impressed with
the great difficulty ami delicacy of
the work entrusted to the Board,
ami of the strong claim they have
upon us for our sympathy, our pray
ers, our cordial co-operation.
OUR YOUNG PEOPLE.
Early in the session a resolution
introduced by Dr. McDonald author
ized the appointment of a committee
to recommend some plan of organi
zation and work for our young peo
ple. Either the subject was un
worthy the attention of the Conven
tion, or the discussion of it when it
came up was unworthy the subject.
For a really serious matter there was
too little of mutual respect, too little
spirit of concession to effect an
agreement between those who dif
fered so widely. But there is this
reflection. Any plan the Conven
tion might propose would be only a
recommendation. The failure of the
Convention to recommend any plan
nt all would in nowise hinder any
church or pastpr undertaking the
work along lines approved by their
own judgment. The agitation of the
subject will serve the good purpose
of bringing the work prominently
into view, and out of the various
suggestions, something will be
matured that will be of real value.
The resolutions adopted were as
mild as well could be.
The Convention finished up all its
work and adjourned at 5 o’clock
Tuesday afternoon. With the excep
tion of the last day, and a part of
the day before, the Convention may
be characterized as an unusually in
teresting and profitable one. Re
ports, speeches, order, singing, at
tendance, spirituality, all wore of a
high ojder. The reason the last day
was a little dull and out of joint
may have been due largely to Weari
ness and to the fact of all being filled
to their utmost capacity. The Lord
be praised for so gracious a meeting,
for the rich blessings of the past
year, and may the coming year be
filled with more abundant labors and
crowned with more abundant mercy
and blessing, and all for the glory of
his own blessed name,
NOTES.
The Southern Theological Seminary
has now in attendance 378 brethren pre
paring to preach the gospel.
Dr. J. IL Kilpatrick was put on the
comittee to investigate the methods of
our mission work, as Georgia represent
ative.
Dr. Henry McDonald was honored by
President Haralson appointing him to
respond to the address of welcome. Os
course ha did so in a manner entertain
ing to the Convention.
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The Nashville American refering to the
members of the Convention said: “Dr.
Henry McDonald is the tenderest preach
er in the Southern Baptist Conven
tion. When his theme is on the line of
tenderness he brings tears every time.”
The report of the Secretary of the
American Baptist Education Society
shows that eight educational institutions
secured the past year three hundred and
forty-three thousand dollars. This is
something less than was secured the pre
vious year.
The report of Joshua Levering, Treas
urer of the American Baptist Education
Society showed the receipts of the Socie
ty the past year to have been $75,319.76.
Over forty-thousand of this sum came
from John D. Rockefeller. The Educa
tion Society is doing a magnificent work.
Dr. Curry thought one of the needs of
our colleges was better teaching quali
ties. Getting closer to the needs of those
who are taught. He had very little sym
pathy with that study and teaching of
things that have no possible connection
with the realities of life.
Dr. J, L. M. Curry, endorsing the po
sition of Dr. Judson, said the church is
the best instition that had been devised,
or ever would be devised for the spread
of the gospel. Then let the young men
of our churches—the laymen, through
the church, work to glorify God and
bring men to Christ.
The presence of Georgia’s Christian
Governor, W. J. Northern and wife, du
ring the session of tne Convention, and
the active interest they take in all re
ligious movements was a matter of most
favorable comment. Georgia neither
suffers at home from his administration,
nor has ever been better illustrated
abroad, than when he speaks.
Dr. Edward Judson advocating the
work of the American Baptist Education
Society in developing and training men
for the ministry said that greatness was
always simple. The fool is muddy.
Some take him to be deep, but it is sim
ply mud. The educated man expresses
himself clearly and simply. We need
educated men trained men to think right
and straight.
Secretary Gates of the Educational
Society, in his report said there were In
the South, not including colored schools,
sixty-seven Baptist educatsonal insti
tutions. Elevon of these have some
endowment. The present purpose of
the society is to take up the more prom
ising institutions or those most likely to
be sustained and as far as possible pro
ceed to secure for them a permanent en
dowment.
Prof. H. H. Harris gave as his plan
for examination a written recitation of
one hour on review of every natural di
vision of the subject say about once a
month. A fuller written examination of
three hours’ length at the close of each
term of three months. And at the end
of the the annual session a general ex
amination, oral or written on both avoid
ing details but covering most of the
principles developed in the year’s work.
The committee of four appointed by
the Convention in Atlanta a year ago to
consider the matter of changing repre
sentation in the Convention, had reach
ed no definite conclusion. A committee
of one from each state was appointed to
further consider the matter. We sug
gest to this committee they can solve
the question by recommendieg that the
basis of representation remain as it is,
but let tlie practice of entertainment be
dropped.
Rev. C. S. Gardner, of Edgefield very
appropriately and beautifully welcomed
the Convention to Nashville. In his re
marks he said at the basis of all our de
nominational enterprises is our educa
tional institutions. He said Nashville
had about seventeen colleges doing a
grand work. And they were drawing
about three thousand students annually
from the lower Mississippi basin. Nash
ville can proudly boast of her education
al work.
Dr. J, L. M. Curry said the South has
not been able, if she so much desired, to
sustain her colleges. Many Northern
states draw from the national treasury
two, three and ten times as much as they
pay by taxes into the government treasu
ry. He did not say this discourteously but
simply to show the injustice which pre
vents the Southern states from being
able to sustain and endow their Colleges.
Perhaps no enterprise of modern times
has made such progress as the Chicago
University. Its material interests now
reach Seven million dollars. It has
drawn from many of the foremost col
lege their most competent and effective
teachers. As yet thepurpose and work
ot the University looks solely to turning
out teachers for the Baptist colleges and
higher grade schools. The departments
of law and medicine have been taken
up.
Dr. Edward Judson in a strong and
beautiful reference to the social nature
of ( hrist and his work while upon earth,
made a decided hit in refering to the
work being done outside the eh urches.
He said the work done by Y. M. C. A.,
could be done by the Christian churches if
they would do it. The Work done in the
slums by the Salvation Army could be
done by the Christian churches if they
would do it. Laymen in our churches,
wake up and go to work for the Master.
Prof 11. H. Harris of Richmond Col
lege in an admirable paper on Examina
tions and Degree said written examina
tions are not only necessary but are of
post ive and great advantage. They incite
to better study by requiring from the
very beglning some reference to future
application of what is learned. They give
occassion fordlligent and careful review.
M hatever may lie said of the evils of
cramming, it remains true that in prepar
ing for examination many a student, for
the first time.effectively connects and co
ordinates what he has learned.
Dr.A.J.Emerson.of Texas,read a paper
before the educational meeting on. Thur
sday in which ho assumed from the vast
ness of territory in Texas, there should
be established one central University
and around it six colleges. Neither of
these colleges would be nearer than two
hundred miles of each other and no one
of them nearer than one hundred and
fifty miles of the University. Texas meas
ures seven hundred miles one way and
eight hundred miles the other and is an
empire in itself.
Secretary Gates of the Education So
ciety was asked the question whether
the Chicago University was a Baptist In
stitution. He said the charter required
that two-thirds of the Board of Trustees
of the Chicago University be members
of the general Baptist denomination. It
also required that the President must also
be a Baptist. Provisions are made also
that their shall be no change in the
charter in these particulars. The campus
was deeded on conditions that the Uni
versity shall be a Baptist institution. In
the opinion of Secretary Gates it is more
of a Baptist institution than Colgate Un
iversity, Rochester or Brown Universi
ty or any other institution of our coun
try.
Among the many good things said by
Prof. H. H. Harris in an admirable paper
read before the Education Society was
the following: “So far as my information
goes and I have searched diligently, the
standard required for entering college is
generally much higher in Northern than
in Southern institutions. But for grad
uation the figures are reversed. The
former put high bars accross the gate of
entrance and open wide the door into
the penetralia of the Alumni, on the far
ther side of the vestibule; the latter put
few obstructions and easy to summount
at the gateway, but fence high and
strong the doors to their degrees. The
reason for this difference is not far to
seek. The one draws students from a
territory fairly well supplied with high
schools and academies. They can de
mand preparation and may then presume
upon the good effects of four years resi
dence in a literary atmosphere. The
others are dependent largely on tuition
fees for support and must gpt students
from communities in which good prepar
atory schools are unknown. They must
arrange their courses to do the most good
they can to the material they have to
work on, and at the same time must sed
ulously preserve a high standard of
graduation as of vital importance, for
without it college graduates would soon
fall into disrepute, and public opinion
even among students would turn against
us.
WOMAN'S MIBBIONARN UNION*
Nashville, Tenn. May 12th, 1893.
On Friday morning May 12th
1893 the Woman’s Missionary Union
met in the First Baptist church of
Nashville Tenn. Those who have
never attended these annual gather,
ings cannot know the joy of seeing
again, friends with whom we have
been working all the year though
far apart, and ’reeling those whom
we feel we have long known through
the medium of the pen and a com.
mon interest in the coming of His
Kingdom. The Union was called to
order by the President Miss Fannie
E. Hick who introduced Mrs. Anson
Nelson of Tennessee to conduct the
devotional exercises.
Mrs. Nelson chose for her third con
secration, after singing Miss Haver
gal’s beautiful hymn,Take my life and
let it be consecrated Lord to thee,
She read the first verse of the 12,th
of Romans and gave us an earn
est talk emphasizing the three points
of entire consecration, living sacrifice
and the reasonableness of the ser
vice.
Mrs. G. A. Lofton of Nashville
delivered the address of welcome
greeting us in behalf of the Baptists
of Nashville, and the various civil
and commercial organizations of the
city. This was gracefully responded
to by Miss Broadus of Kentucky
who voiced the sentiments of our
body.
After appointment of committees
we listened to our President’s very
earnest address. In reviewing the
year there were many grounds for
encouragement but also deep regret
that we could only write failure over
the great things attempted in that
the Centennial fund of *250.000 was
not raised and the total receipts of
both boards only amounted to 1255,-
000. Miss Hick drew some forceful
lessons from the year, saying it was
not the first time women had been
taught by failure. In the days of
our Lord, they drank deeply of fail
ure and disappointment but lived to
see the empty tomb and the risen
Lord. So from this year of success
and failure we will I hope learn just
the lessons our Lord meant to teach
us and go on undaunted to work an
other year for Him.
The report of our Corresponding
Secretary Miss Armstrong was full
of interest emphasizing each point
of our work, the distribution of leaf
lets of which 210.000 had been sent
out the past year, the Christinas
offering, which amounted to $5,068
boxes to frontier missionaries $8,224,
the girl’s school in Cuba, missions
among our foreign population and
mission work among the colored
people at our doors. This last point
we were especially glad to have
brought out so clearly and strongly.
Miss Armstrong said that unless we
undertook this work and endeavored
"ATMOSPHERIC OXYCEN"
BY ABSORPTION
to make these people upright God
fearing citizens, the Roman Catholic
church was ready and would use
them as tools for the advancement
of Roman Catholicism. This point
cannot be too strongly enforced.
Our Secretary then presented the
recommendations of the Foreign
Mission Board which are as follows.
1. That Woman’s Mission Socie
ties aim to raise the sum required to
support our women missionaries in
foreign lands.
2. Th at the object of next Christ
mas Offering be the work in Japan*
3. That Woman’s Missionar
Union (seeking from the Sunday
School Board in Nashville their co
operation, which, we understand
will be cheerfully given) aim to
introduce the observance of “Mis.
sionary Day” in all our Sunday
schools, prepare programs, attend to
the distribution and do all else thaA
is possible to make the occasion a
success.
Dr. Harris, president of our
F. M. B. took up these recommen
dations and enforced them, especial
ly the support of the 53 women mis
sionaries on the field, not only mon.
etary support, but the support of
otir sympathy and our prayers.
Said he, “the women are doing more
potential work, going as they do
into the homes among the women
and children, and a woman makes a
greater sacrifice in going to a for
eign land, and especially an Eastern
land, and exhibits greater heroism
than a man and they lay down their
lives more frequently. Dr. Harris
also emphasized the importance of
the work among children as in them
lies the hope for the future and is
therefore the grandest in which we
are engaged. Miss Moon followed
Dr. Harris and his remarks called ta
her the young women who had gone
out to China full of hope and enthu.
siasm, and who she had seen begin
successful work, and then the Mas
ter had called, and they had laid the
work down and gone up higher; ye
their lives and their death speak to
us, and callous to come over and hob*
in China. When a standard bearfei
falls, let another take up the stan
dard and so let it be borne onward
until the fight is over and the field
is won.
Mrs. Bronson took up the second
recommendation and in a masterly
manner presented the needs of Ja,
pan. We have rarely listened to
an address so full of interest and of
force. Would that every Baptist
woman in the South might have
heard it, our Christmas Offering
would be doubled.
Reports from several States show
ed activity along every line of tvork
and increased contributions, the out.
ook hopeful.
The session closed with a prayer
by Mrs. T. D. Johnson.
On Saturday morning after devo
tional exercises, and conducted by
Miss M. Wright, of Georgia, and the
reading of the minutes, the unfinish
ed business of the day previous was
taken up. Miss Martha Mclntosh
read the report for Sotith Carolina
and Miss M. E. Mclntosh, State Vice
President, followed her with a few
remarks in which she said that in
this Centennial movement she had
not thought of failure, and measur
ed our success by the interest
aroused and the growth manifest.
In the increased contributions was
manifested much of self-sacrifice.
During the year Miss Mclntosh had
travelled all over the State and said
while often the homes of the people
were very bad they were eager to
know about missions and eager to
help.
Nirs. Burnham gave an interesting
verbal report from Missouri.
Mrs. Gregory read the report of
the Home Mission Society of Mary
land and Mrs. Pollard the report of
the Foreign Mission Society. The
contributions wore nearly equal.
Mrs. Pollard emphasized the obser
vance of the week of prayer and the
consequences of the observance. Mrs.
A. M. Hillman, of Mississippi, intro
duced the discussion of Phases of
Work by an excellent paper, the
strong point of which was that there
was something more needed to
arouse a State than writing letters,
sending out literature and using a
a column in the State paper, that
was to have a sister go among them,
visiting societies and organizing
them where there are none.
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