The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-22
AN IMPRESSIVE SCENE.
Three Hundred Missionary Women Partake
Of the Holy Communion,
THIRD DAYS SESSION OF CONFERENCE
CORPORATE Celebration of tho LORDS
supper ut Centenary church
Eight Thousand Dollars Raised for
MissLons-:An Able missionary Al
dress Delivered.

| The Woman's Methodist Foreign Mis-.
| slohary society, convened in third DAYS
session yesterday ut Centenary NJ. E
church, with Mis-. Ivey In the chair
ana large attendance present
| ne business session WAS preceded
by oeFotlonai exercises, conducted by
| Mrs. Rue, of Eastern Shore District
Encouraging reports were received
from several districts and auxiliary So
cieties. That FROM the Gary auxiliary,
i'll Prince George county, was read hv =
native Bohemian lady.
Inc special order for the morning
was the reading OF the annual report OF
the corresponding Secretary Nr.
cneatham, of Suffolk. 1t was Il rhighly
t,,'erss'ihs document read by Mrs
Cheatham herself, and showed the nro
;Sress OF the foreign missionary ,yorl,
during the Year. She gave wise counsel
20 lhe parent society and to the auyiI-
| laries, urging continued earnest wort,
III nome that the laborers in the foreign
heit may be encouraged and sustained
Upon the conclusion OF the reading of
the report, the Rev J. II. Amiss, nrc-
SUING elder of the Portsmouth district.
SPOKE briefly, endorsing the counsel
Whlch Mrs. Cheatham had given. and
pespeaking the cooperation OF the min
listers OIL the Virginia Conference In
pushing forward the work of the Wo-
man Foreign Missionary <ocicity.
al the conclusion Of the ,norninp SOC
SION luncheon was served in tho lectura
room OF the church.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Inc most important feature Of the
| entire conference was witnessed mt the
AFTERNOON session. when more ;han 400
persons, including all of the delegates
received the sacrament of the Lords
supper. Rev. DR.. j. Powell Garland.
pltS'uihg elder of Norfolk district, ad-
ihinls'erea the communion and he was
assisted by Rev. DR. Amiss, presiding
elder of the Portsmouth district, and
tevs Bennett, Moore and Dr. Edwards.
me scene In the church during this
corporate communion WAS one of the
most Impressive that has ever taken
| place i'll Norfolk church. Three hum
drca women united in working for che
spread OF Christ's kingdom on earth.
partaklng OF the mystic sacrament of
Ills Body and blood in she same place
and ut the Eamc hour; earnestness, true
piety and zeal, the key note of the SOL
"mn occasion; the sight was one to
move even an unbelever.
Alter the devotional services the bus
lneES OF the conference was again
taken up and the trelsurer's report was
read. Ii showed that between $1,000
| and $4,000 had been raised by the society
for mission work during the past year.
| The call ofrhc districts was then gone
| into again, and each reported through
| It's sccrG airy. In u majority Of cases
the reports were highly encouraging
NIGHT SESSION.
The night session Of the conference
was opened win n devotional service.
| conducted by Rev. DR.. w II. Edwards,
pastor Of Centenary Church.
The president. Mrs. Ivcy, then read n
communication, outlining the work be-
Ing done in the mission field, after which
Mas. IL. G. Chcatham read an able pa
per on missionary work, dealing large
~ with the achievements of women in
that field, ana the possibilities opened
to the Christian women Of this day and
generation. She defined the spirit OF
giving, and closed with an appeal to her
hearers 20 always be true to the work,
jealous and untiring, that they might
do their duty.
Mrs. Ivcy then called for contrlbu-
tons 10 the cause AMI there were some
Responses. The conference then adj
journed. y short session will be held
| this morning, at which the business will
bc finished.