The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-12-10
THE YOUNG WOMEN.
The First Annual Convention of
Their Christian Association.
What Was Done Friday Night.
and All Day Yesterday.

Inc SESSIONS O1 the Dung w Om6U
Christian Association of Missouri were
formally begun yesterday morning
and continued throughout the day ano
last night, and much business o.
special interest to religious people and
all in sympathy with the young wo
mems aims and purposes for the up
building of Christ's Kingdom, was dis
patched.
FRIDAY NIGHTS MEETING.
At Friday nights meeting, which
begun at 7:30 o'clock, the Congrega
tional Church was comfortably filled,
for the most part with ladies, and the
exercises were particularly pleasant,
the addresses being interspersed with
excellent singing. The proceedings
were opened by the gospel hymn,
"Showers of Blessings" sung by the
assembly, led by Mr.. F. III. Jacobs,
State Secretary Y. M. G. A., of St.
Louis. Miss Corabel Tarr, Interna.
tional Secretary, of Chicago, presided,
and read extracts from the third
chapter of St. John, during the
course of which she called special at
tention to the 34th verse:
For He whom God hath sent, speaketh the
words of God for God giveth not the Spirit
by measure unto him."
Prayer was offered by the pastor of
the church, Rev. Mr.. Boiler, after
which another gospel hymn was sung
by all. Miss Tarr then announced
that Miss Nettie Dunn, her associate
international secretary, could not be
present, on account of illness, but
sent words of greeting to the young
women assembled.
Rev. b. F. Boiler next made the
address of welcome to the delegates,
in which he paid eloquent tribute to
woman and her work, her capabilities
and braininess. The world had been
slow to admit that women had brains,
and the churches had been slower than
the world to accord woman her proper
place, and admit that she was leading
the vanguard in the army of Christ.
Miss Caddie Spencer, of Warrensburg,
made neat and greceful response.
An address was then given by Mr..
Jacobs, of Sedalia, on the value of
the State Association, in which he
gave the reasons for having such an
association and filled his remarks with
facts and figures as to the benefits
arising from it.
This was followed by fine address
from Rev. Frank Lewig, ofthe Goode
Avenue M. E. Church, St. Louis, his
subject being "Young Women as Fac
tors in Evangelization." At its con-
clusion, Miss Tarr announced Misses
Spencer, Keiser and Sewell as COM
mittee to nominate officers of the con-
vention, and the meeting dissolved.
YESTERDAY MORNINGS WORK.
the proceedings yesterday morning
began with singing various pieces from
Towner's Gospel Hymns, Miss Dyer,
OF Fort Scott, Kansas, leading. The
attendance during the earlier hours of
the meeting was rather meager, but as
the work of the association progressed
the church was comfortably filled. A
prayer service, conducted by Mrs. E.
B. Kumler, of Avalon, was next en-
gagged in. She read appropriate ex-i
tracts from the Old and the New les
lament, and commented thereon at
some length. amnlifying for the hene.
lit and encouragement of her listeners
the two thoughts that The work for the
kingdom should be guided by His
spirit, and with an eye single to His
glory.
More singing of favorite hymns was
engaged in, after which the regular
work of the first annual convention of |
the association in Missouri was opened
by prayer by Miss Annie l.. Adams,
state secretary of Kansas.
Miss Tarr, at 9:45 O'Clock, called the |
delegates to order and at suggestion, |
the young women occupied The seats
near the pulpit. In her remarks,
Miss Tarr recommended that the
members present take notes of every
thing that was done for the benefit of |
their absent friends. She trusted and
believed Gods blessings would be
upon their work, and she impressed
upon all delegates the necessity of
punctuality. And fact that should |
not be forgotten, every delegate
should not only be a witness for
Christ in the convention, but also ON
the street, in the house, ami every
where.
Miss Spencer, from the nominat-
ing committee, reported a. the choice
for officers of the convention: Mrs.
E. L. Kumler, Avalon, president;
Mrs. B, L. Sewell, Marshall, vice |
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