The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-04-04
, CHRISTIE EFT HUMANITATI.
The Fifth Annual Meeting Of the
Woman's Presbyterian Board
of Missions of the
Southwest.
First DaV.

city presented a beautiful picture, this
morning, "a 4 BAZoO reporter entered the
handsome auditorium. The soft purple
and golden light which shimmered
through the stained windows fell upon the
room with bewitching beauty and pleasure
"a the eve.
There was bank of rare and lovely
aowers AT the pulpit. and their fragrance
filled the room. Upon The walls were two
finely executed maps of foreign countries,
indicative OF the field oi christian work.
Growing all this delightful scene. there
were Il large number of elegantly dressed
ladies, from the dignilied. calm-iaced mat
ron {" the maiden just ia the purple light
OF youth and beauty. They were Pre>by-
terrain women, devout and earnest.
faithful sisters OF those of whom
it has been said that they were
the last at the Cross and the
first at the grave oil the Divine Master.
{ Over this assemblage presided, with
quiet grace, Mrs. j. \. Allen, of ST. Louis,
IN the absence of the president. Mrs. J. III.
Brooks. The first hour was given to de-
votional exercises, which consisted of
songs and prayers and scripture readings.
AT the organ presided Mrs. I. ID. Wallace,
oi Hannibal, with that grace which marks
the true musician, and which she has long
worn. The choir consisted of several
ladies and the singing was touching. At
the close of the honr the minutes of the
last meeting were read. After this there
followed the address of welcome by Miss
Lille Bruner, of this city, and its chaste
language, delicacy of expression and
earnestness of purpose conspire to win
hearty congratulations for the author.
Ii Is here presented:
ADDRESS OF WELCOME.
Sister Delegates oil the Home and Foreign Mission
ary Society al the Southwest
Ii has fallen 10 my lot, as the agent oi
the Womans Home and Foreign Missionary
Society of Sedalia, to extend To YOU i'm
their behalf a cordial welcome Ia tell
Won that We esteem it a high honor and "A
precious privilege TO have the women
workers in this part of our Lords VINEYARD
fo meet here in consultation i'm regard 10
the advancement of the great missionary
work that is now SO actively engaging the
attention of all evangelical christians
True, We We do not welcome Won al the
world does those whom it would honor
with gllttering weapons of war and the
triumphant clang Of martial music. NJ.
tor the kingdom of heaven comeih without
observation. and its children would hy
that mighty but silent force. Love, known
by the beaming eve and smiling face. as the
right hand extends its greetings. that ii is
one Of welcome; because eve speaketh TO
eve and heart to heart. thai We are loving
children OF the same Heavenly Father A
few remarks further I'm regard to our work.
once read an account OF little book that
was a treatise on the plan of salvation. and
yet not single word was in il. Ii WAS a
book of only four leaves. The first Was
totally black. Need ! tell YOU how it told
in an epitomized fern the story of our sim
ruined world? OF the darkness and degra-
dalton, OF the corruption and crime, of the
misery, horror and Woe, that bound our
fallen race In the blackneS> of an eternal
niSht-in so far as being able of them
selves 10 arise ont of it
The second leaf was scarlet, telling the
story of Bethlehem plains and Cavalry's
Cross. Behold bring Won good tidings
of great JOY. For God SO loved the world
that he gave His only begotten Son that
whosoever believeth on him shall not per
ish, but have everlasting life" He, the in
carnate son of God, by the crimson tide
that flowed on Calvary, paid the penalty
for mans redemption, and from thence
flows that cleansing fountain that washes
from all. pollution, sin and misery.
The third leaf snowy white, told of those
of every nation. kindred and tongue, who
by faith had been cieansed and were walk
ing i'm the light of ChriSi'S redeeming love
and grace.
The fourth leaf, gilded with gold. Was
the emblem of that glory that Eve hath
not seen, nor ear heard neither have entered
into the heart of man the things which
God had prepared for them that love Him.
Did not the frs; three leaves of that little
book symbolic the history of orr past
lives, If We are not now In Christ? And
was not the fourth Ia I>. who have the like
precious faith. the hope that We have A.
an anchor 10 the soul, both sure and stead
fast, which entereth into that within the
vail, whittier the forerunner Tor us entered
even Jesus" As We look back and see
what We were without Christ and realize
what We are now by His grace. does il not
lead Us To- lift mp our hearts
in grateful thanksgiving for His redeeising
love? And as We look over world
lying in sin and darkness. are not our
hearts stirred within lis. as we so plainly
see that this same Jesus il the great want
OF the world; and that it requires oil Us
and of the whole church of God a greater
work than has ever yet been given. The
magnitude and urgency OF this work can
not be over-rated. To say that this world
is under the domination of Satau-that
men by nature are moral demoniae>. l.
not poetic imagery, bat the solemn
truth of inspiration. The moral foes tina;
possess It's soul, inspire its energies and
direct Its movements, lead only TO woe
and bleak dispair. Seltishness. >ensualism,
skepticism and superstition are the most
potent OF the evil spirits that possess and
rule the race, and the great work of Gods
church l. Ia cast out the spirits. For until
these are expelled, until selfi>nness gives
way to benevoience, sensualiSm to spir-
ituality. skepticlsm to faith. and supersIi-
tion to religion, humanity from the ever
lasting laws of It's nature is doomed to
ruin Now Christ conSfit tinted His church I