On July 26, 1893, a day memorable in the history of the work, the local societies were united in a “Women’s Missionary Association.” Mrs. Cordelia Taylor was chosen as its president.
The local societies number about twenty-five. We meet twice a year, for a one day’s meeting. These meetings are largely attended, well conducted and of real profit to the work.
The study of the uniform subjects which have been prepared for the use of the local societies have greatly helped the mothers in their great work in the home, in the Church work, and given a more intelligent knowledge of missions in ours and other lands. The public missionary meetings are being held on Sunday afternoons or nights in the different churches and are proving the same blessing as the first one.
Miss Moore’s paper, Hope, is being taken and read by scores of the sisters, and is an untold blessing to all.
The “Mother’s Pledge” has been signed by quite a company and is rich in results to both mother and child.
Several of the earnest, Christian women are having fireside schools for the children in their neighborhoods, and the books are being purchased by many, thus affording good and helpful reading in many homes.
Our hearts go up to God in gratitude as we call to mind the co-operation of pastors and people in the plans suggested by the former as well as the present missionaries, and the bountiful way in which God has blessed the efforts which we have together put forth, and we would say in the words of the Psalmist: “Many, O Lord, my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which to usward, they cannot be reckoned up in order to Thee; if I would declare and speak of them they are more than can be numbered.”
Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, Montgomery, Ala., Rev. R. D. Pollard, Pastor.