The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-29
THEIR SESSION ENDS.
Splendid Sermon by Rev. H.
NJ. Blair to Women.
The woman's Home Missionary Society Elects
Officers and Close Meeting Marked by
Deep Consecra'ion.
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work and conservation the noble women
who make up the Womans Home Mis-
sionary Society of the Methodist church
of the North Carolina Conference has
adjourned.
1t was a meeting full of interest and
the reports of the mission work done
and that in prospective showed that the
cause was dear to the hearts of these
ccnsecrated women who met here in an
nual session.
Sunday was field day in the session
of the society. There were two SER
vices held in Edenton Street Methodist
church and despite the Indictment wealth
er there was an excellent attendance at
both the services.
The first of these was the annual SER
mon of Rev. II. NJ. Blair, editor of the
North Carolina Christian Advocate, of
Greensboro. His discourse was most
able one and was listened to with keen
interest it being replete with evidences
of earnest thought and preparation.
Mr.. Blair took for his text the account
given in Matthew 26, of the incident at
the house of Simon, the Leper, concern
ing Mary and the alabaster box, his text
being from the thirteenth verse, reading
Verify | say unto you Wheresovere this
gospel shall be preached in all the world,
there shall also this that this woman
hath done, be told for a memorial of
her."
For his theme he had the idea of the
unperishable monument and reward of
generosity. He attempted no deep anal
UCi nf hn hn frI
crs that he would take the surface of the
incident of Mary's generosity. Love, he
declared. delights in making costly ex-
preston of itself and sacrifice is it's
rational expression. In contrast with
this he told of the indignation of selfish
ness at sight or thought of generous
act, illustrating this by the treatment of
Mary by the Disciples who rebuked her
for her waste of the ointment. This, he
said, suggested the value of a sentiment.
Is everything wasted that has been ex-
pended in cherishing a sentiment? he
asked, and then taking the Confederate
monument In the capitol grounds as an
illustration he said that though compare
lively insignificant in its intrinsic value,
this was as nothing to the sentiment it
commentaries. Yet the same spirit that
would rebuke Mary for her use of the
ointment for her loved Master would lay
a ruthless hand on the monument. 1--WE
want to learn that material things are
not the only things of value" he said.
Sacrifice" he continued, brings own
reward and loves memorial is unperish
able A man dies and makes hard and
fast in his will that a monument be
placed at his grave. Despite this the
world forgets him. Another dies with
out an estate sufficient to justify his
drawing a will, yet having lived to such
noble purpose, one so unselfsh, that
without the monument the world will
not forget him. He lives in memory be-
cause he ought to live.
At the evening service Mrs. T. r. Ken
dali, of Owensburg, Ky, addressed the
conference on Home Mission Work, Civ
ing account of tho different branches in
the interest of which the board was la
boring, building parsonages for needy
charges, furnishing supplies in the from
tier circuits for needy pastors who have
given their lives to preach the gospel
III the Home Mission field. The School
III London, KY, for the education of the
mountain boys and girls, the orphanage
in Tennessee, the homes in Dallas, and
Atlanta and the schools for the Chinese
and Japanese who have come among us.
Mrs Kendall with her sweet voice, earn
est manner and eloquent appeals won
many to the Home Mission cause.
THE CLOSING SESSION.
Monday morning the society held its
closing session, and it was one of bust
ness Devotional exercises were con
Quoted by Mrs. Harrell, of Durham, af-
ter which the president called the meet
ing to order.
The election of officers for the year
resulted as follows:
Mrs. J. E. Underwood, of Elizabeth
City, president; Mrs. V. Register, of Raj
eigh, first vice president Mrs. X. p.
Black, of Littleton. second vice prcsi-
dent; Mrs. J. A. Spiers, of Smithfield,
third vice-president; Mrs S. H. Scott of
New Bern, Corresponding Secretary; Mrs.
Spcight, of Fremont, treasurer; Mrs. c.
p. Jerome, of Durham, recording secre-
tary.
The following were elected as District
Secretaries:
Raleigh, Mrs. B. f. Dixon; Durham,
Mrs. j. j. Harrell Fayetteville, Mrs.
Simpson; Rockingham, y. be supplied:
Wilmington, Mrs. Prince; New Bern,
Mrs, Miller; Washington, Mrs Exum;
Warrenton. Mrs. Williams, Elizabeth
City, Mrs. Harrell;.
AS Superintendent of Literature Mrs.
X. o. Burton was ELECTED, and as Super
intendent of Supplies. Mrs. 1. NJ Proc
tor
Following these elections the reports
of the Committees on Literature and
Press Work were read and approved Inc
Committee on Resolutions presented a
number OF these expressing thanks for
courtesies shown.
The place for the next annual meet
ing was left to the selection of the exec
utive committee.
Then came the beautiful closing scene
when the noble women with Joined hands
and on Bonded knee committed the work
and the workers to their Heavenly Faith
er's care, the end came TO the twelfth
annual meeting of the Home Mission
Society session that was filled with
love. duty and conservation.
Statue of Lee for Statuary Hall.