The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-11-16
THE SEVENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION Oh
THE YOUNG W0MEN'S CHRISTIAN
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THE YOUNG WOMIN's CHRISTIAN
ASSOCIATION OF MISSOURI.
The Young Women's Christian Associa-
ton is the outgrowth of a little prayer
meeting held on Sunday afternoon, In
1872, by n group of homesick girls at the
State Normal University, Normal, Ill. So
great was the benefit realized at this
meeting that it was decided to come to-
gether more frequently, and before long
from other colleges was heard the cry for
the need Of n similar form OF meeting.
From this small beginning the %organiza-
ton grew and a travelling secretary was
soon employed to visit colleges and cities
and assist in forming new associations.
The work is for young women, by young
women, and while entirely spiritual at
the beginning has now become four-fold,
viz: Physical, social, intellectual and
spiritual, and aims TO be the inspiration
or all young women towards the highest
attainment of n symmetrical Christian
%womanhood by as~sociating them together
in a work OF useful helpfulness.
The associations of the United States
and Canada now number 341, with a CON-
ilt Y III VI VI WIZ uuhl
Der COCO alone are enrolled 10 the educa-
tional classes. Missouri has 81 associa-
tions, 9 city and 10 colleges.
The convention held in our city last
week brought together representatives
from each organization In the state, as
well as visiting secretaries from Kansas
aal lows and two of the International
s .cre,aries from Chicago. The number
OF delegates present WAS 81.
The opening session occurred in TIE
Methodist church Friday morning, Nov.
18th, at $50. Owing to seriouss ILL
ness in the family Of the state chairman,
Miss Martha l.. d ks, OF Kansas City,
state treasurer, opened the conveptiop.
After singing of the association hymn,
BLESSED Be the Tie That Binds" prayer
was offered by Rev. w. l.. Cole, OF Lexing-
ton. Appointing OF necessary commit
tees followed, and Miss Helen F. Barnes,
formerly state secretary, was elected
president OF the convention.
A cordial address Of welcome was de-
livered by MIR. Horace +. Blackwell, OF
Lexington, Mrs. +. A. z. Kumler, of
Trenton, responding.
After permanent organization and greet
ing to the delegates, the report OF the
State committee was read by Miss Hold
Ing aud referred to the committee for ap-
prevail. Treasurei's report for the years
work also read and referred TO committee.
Mas Holding, OF Kansas city, gave a
most interesting and instructive Bible
study, the subject under discussion being
Christ as the central idea VI the Bible
from Genesis to Revelations.
After singing another hymn Miss H. N.
TAYLOR. international city seeretary, gave
an interesting address on the Constitu-
ency OF our city associations Miss
Taylor urged college girls to learn more OF
citv associations aud their workings, and
emphasized particularly the Importance
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Business Committee: Miss Francis b
Smith, Lexington; Miss Blanche Hopkins,
Springfield; Miss Jean Mustard, Tsrkio;
Miss Sadie Spencer, Nevada; Miss Bogard,
Columbia.
Convention adjourned to meet at 2 p. N.
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