The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-16
THE MORNING SESSION.
Addresses of Welcome and Appoint
ment of Committees.


ment of Committees.
Mrs. o. A Burgess called the convention
together at o'clock and the one thousand
workers of the c. w. B. M. who were pres
ent united in singing the missionary hymn
"Send the Light" Rev. Simpson Ely, of
Kirksville, Mo, stood on the platform and
directed the music. A Bible lesson and pray
er were given by Miss Helen E. Moses after
which Mrs. c. n. Pearre, of Irvington,
made the address of welcome. Mrs. Pearre
was one of the organizers of the c. w. b.
NJ. and her address was cordially received
by the convention. She said in part:
I'VE are glad to meet you. and to greet
you, dear friends" she said. This delight
full gathering Of brothers and sisters real
ICES. our year-long, happy anticipations and
we hasten to say that all our doors are set
wide open to your coming. For the brief
time that we can have you we welcome you
TO our hearts, our homes, and our hospital
ity. We are instructed that "a bed and
breakfast with cheer is all that is left to
us now of the gracious hospitality which
gladdened our conventions when we were
as yet but g feeble folk. This seems but
to be one of the necessary concessions to
growing greatness, but we who entertain
miss pleasant something that is gone
since:
Things provided come without
Our sweet sense of providing
But such as we can we gladly tender.
Mrs. Pearre then bid the delegates well
come in the name of the Woman's Board
and asked them to visit the headquarters
at 306 North Delaware street, where they
would find very beehive of business and
industry.
She continued: 1--WE welcome you to this
convention city Ga place in which are held.
perhaps. more conventions than in any
other OF its size in the country To a re-
liglous convention 1t offers no inducements
of sightseeing, for what the secular press
well calls religious dissipation. Our males
tic Capitol and stately monument will pro-
mote little dissipation. But it is a place
where the idea of the convention-goer is of
something to be done and of a purposeful
doing of it,. The speaker then told of the
purpose of the convention and predicted
that 1t would be a success. She closed with ::
ton as Vet assembled in the interest of the
church, and may the spirit of the highest
move all hearts to rise to the height of this
great opportunity.
MRS. STAIRS RESPONSE.
Mrs. S. p. Stair, of Dallas, Tex, re-
sponded to the welcome extended by Mrs
Pearre. She said: ION behalf of this c. w.
B. NJ. convention assembled, 1 return
thanks for this heartfelt welcome From
my own heart there wells up an emotion
of inexpressible love and gratitude for the
privilege of being here: first to our all
wise heavenly Father for His kindly watch
care in bringing us so safely together as
brothers and sisters in His work, then to
you who have received us so cordially into
your beautiful city, into your homes and |
trust, when we have parted, we can say
into your hearts
From my native and loved Lone Star
State separated as We are by the stretch
of many miles. yet made one in purpose
by the blood of Christ and Joined hand
and heart as a band of G. w. B. NJ work
ers. l come with joy and pride rejoicing
that / am in your midst and praisng God
that Texas is no longer a land of savages
but one Of noble. Intelligent, high-mnded
people, willing to join the ranks of those
engaged in rescuing souls. With hearts
akin in magnitude to our great State, we
hope to increase in knowledge and good
works. having for our example the spirit of
our Master, the growth of other States
and not forgetting that in the hearts of
residents of your own grand city. was born