Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-24

- Il nave ndu III NcA NCAoNAAAS
N.Y. for the past few days a
wv woman's convention, not a
convention in favor of Wo-
mans Rights or Womanis Suffrage,
but a convention of good women who
are opposed to women suffrage. There
was about a hundred delegates COM
posing the Home Mission society of the
North Georgia conference of the
Methodist church assembled in our
town. Wife entertained eight of these
delegates at home, all Of them most
charming, consecrated, Christian wo-
men. We had five from Atlanta: Mrs.
Fannie Clark. Mrs. Alonzo Monk. Mrs.
E. P. Chamberlin, Mrs. John A MIL
Ter. and Mrs. r. P. Milan, with Mrs.
Rufus Brown and Mrs. L. S. AIRING
ton of Augusta, and Mrs. John D..
Hammond and Mrs. r. w. Mcdonald
of Nashville.
Perhaps fifty Of the homes in Car
tersville entertained the delegates of
the convention. It being my week at
home, had nothing to do but to at
tend their sessions and help wife en-
terrain her guests, and they were the
most charming guests that ever graced
an American home. Ins attendance
upon their sessions morning. afternoon
and night, the convention room or
church auditorium where their sessions
were held, II was a beehive and they
were making honey, too. No drones
and no idlers. was charmed with the
spirit of their meetings 1 marveled
a. the intelligence and speaking ability
of the body. Mrs. S. K. Belk, of Mari
eta, IS not only a charming woman
H,rRN -frr1 Ire
Hammond, of Nashville, held the audi
ence completely as she stood in her
womanly way and talked of the work
that God would have her and her sis
tiers in Christ to do. Mrs. R. w. Nc
Donald, also of Nashville, is a splendid
talker. Mrs. FELTON,, Of our own COM
munity, read a paper on motherhood
that would have done credit to the
heart and brain of any person, male or
female, on this continent.
/ was chosen to preach their sermon
last Sunday morning. I was over
whelmed with the gentle, all-persua-
sive spirit of the audience. and was
swept along In my discourse with a
tide that seemed to move heavenward.
BY request Bill Arp read a paper to
the audience on Methodism. IT was
one of the most unique, interesting.
humorous papers ever heard read to
an audience Nobody but Bill Arp
could have written such a paper. 1t
was just like him-good and old-and
yet 1t was fresh and vigorous.
The president of the convention,
Mrs. w. B. Higginbotham, is strong,
intellectual, splendid, womanly woman.
She presided over the deliberations of
the body with ease and efficiency.
Mrs. Luke Johnson, OF Atlanta, was
secretary, and no sprightlier woman
graced the convention. Mrs. Clarence
johnson, of Atlanta, was also lead
ing spirit and a. vigorous talker. In
spite of bad weather the crowds gath
cred and the work went on. and these
good women have left benediction up
on our town and blessing into every
home into which they entered. 1t was
a real luxury to me to sit IN their meet
ings and hear them talk of what they
had done. of what they were doing.
and of what they hoped to do. Mrs
Judge Jackson gave us a fine paper on
Wasted Energies" in which she re-
viewed the work. Mrs. r. P. Milan,
district secretary of the Atlanta dis
trict, also gave a paper modestly tell
ing of the wonderful work they are do
ing there among the poor and the des-
titute, which work is in the hands Of
Mrs. Evans, one Of the most consecrat-
ed Christian women of modern. times.
I have been in attendance upon Meth
odist conferences and Baptist conven-
tions and Presbyterian synods, but
never in my life have listened to such
sprightly talks, such clear-headed
presentations of work and truth. and
surely never have seen such conse-
Grated pdety manifested anywhere on
earth. They had a wonderful mixture
of philosophy, facts and fun. They
reasoned like philosophers. they full
minated facts, and their fun was as
innocent as 1t was rare.
They may not be familiar with par
liamentary usage, but they stuck to