The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1897-10-28
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society.

The Warrnnton District Meeting OF tn"
Woman-s Foreign Missionary Society OF
the North Carolina Conference was h"id
in the Methodist church at Macon, =. I,
oct. ID, 1897.
4 preliminary meeting was called on
Friday afternoon. Selections from IN"
many promises in Isaiah to the liant
hearted aud GOrrOWlng were read bN
Miss pr-cud after which the members
iOined in an impressive AMI strength.
irving PRAYER service. III" names o.
about thirty Delegates and visitors were
enrolled.
On Friday evening after the DEVOTION
al exercises. conducted bv Rev. \. Met NJ
len, the address OF welcome was delIV+F"n
bv Miss Aurelia Bramc and was hearty
and cordial. The response by Mrs H. I.
~pirr- WAS beautiful in Thought and "X-
prr--ion our District Secretary, Mrs.
Kate f. Black made her report showing
that there are III the District: Adult AnN-
iiiarie- ! >, number % members, ~
Subscribers to W. NJ. \, %; Amount
raised, $1GO 20; Bright Jewel Bands, IA;
Number OF members. 1876; Subscribers to
the Luhe Worker, G3: Amount Raised,
S12G4i Total raised since March,
81, S2ST.11.
=
business meeting was opened with "HArk
the Voice Of Jesus BY the choir, and
Drawer bv Rev. T. L. Herman. Mrs. II.
/ . piers presided and Mrs. J. NJ. Rhodes
WAS elected Recording Secretary. Rev.
J SANFORD, ID. H., Of the Warren circuit,
was introduced and expressed himself as
being in sympathy with woman : work.
reports FROM the AuXiiiarleI We're read
a. follows: Warrenton by Miss Kitty
herman. henderson by Mrs \ Met Cullen,
tabernacle by Miss Mary BurweIl, Lat
Teton toy Mrs :. q. Daniel, Weldon by
Mrs II. :; Spi"rE, Jackson by Mrs. Brrk-
lev. Macon by Miss Annie Perry, Hender-
son Young Ladies' 10y Miss Lucy Davis
and LittlrtOn Female College 10y Miss
Florence Rux The reports OF AuXilIari"1
not r. presented by delegates were read
by the District Secretary, or Conference
Treasurer Some interesting questions
were brought up by the reports, on" of
which was, " hat means may b" used
to Increase he spirituality OF the AuNII-
iarv ncrtings? Miss Pcscud was called
on to answer and mad" valuable sugges-
tiOnS under the following divisions: lSt.
The study OF Gods own word. 2nd. The
us" OF the Missionary Alphabet Plan.
:1rd Sentence prayers (orlginaI and III
Bib" worlds. The following resolutions
were read by Mrs. Spi"rS and adopted in
SORROW and submission by the Society:
WHEREAS, God, in His wise providence
| has removed our beloved Presiding Ell
der, Rev. W. 5. Black, ID. d.. from the
| church militant to tn" church trium-
! phnnt, and
| WHEREAS, for the past three and n hall
years our ". F. VI. and Bright Jewel So
! cicties hay" been intimately associated
with him as our beloved chief pastor,
| and
! WHEREAS, During all these years he
| proved himself ii warm, loving friend to
! our ,SOcIctirS, and Il wise and safe
| counselor of those who were engaged in
! this work, therefore, be it
R,snived, That while we bow with meek
| submission to the will OF lin who doeth
| all things well, at the same time we real
! IL" most sensibly and profoundly the
| great loss we have sustained.
| RcSolted, That we shall ever hold sacred
! in memory his words OF sympathy, acts
oI kindness. and gOdly lie while he lived
and IabOred among us.
| Hcsoircci, That a copy OF these rcsolu-
| tions be sent to the " e. 4dvocnte and
| hat n copy be spread upon the minutes
| OF this meeting
Mrs. II. E. SPIERS
w. II. HARRISON,
A. J. ELLIS,
Tuos J. VAUGHN,
J. BARLEY,
J. l.. RoDwELL,
\. MCCrLLEN,