The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-20
CLOSING SERVICE IF '. W.C. 4. MEETING Miss Condo Delivers an Inter-
 esting Address DR. WHARTON PREACHED An Additional Conference Will Be Held This Morning by Some
 of the Leaders in the
 Movement.
BY ANNIE kE.ipRIcK WALKER.

BY ANNIE kE. .iDRICk WALKER. The convention of the gulf states divis- ion of the Young Women's Christian as- sociation, which has been in session III Birmingham since Friday, closed last evening with most impressive farewell service at the Cumberland Presbyterian church. Yesterday morning the delegates heard an eloquent sermon from the Rev. Dr. H. M. Wharton of Baltimore Pre- ceding the Il o'clock sermon there were short talks by association workers.
 In the afternoon there was mass meeting for women held at the Cumbe- land Presbyterian church. Mss Condo of the American committee addressed sev- eral hundred women and the exercises were most interesting Following q song service Miss Helen Barnes offered prayer. There were scripture readings and the entire congregation joined in the singing of several hymns.
 Miss Condo has spoken at the several meetings of the week and she has made so deep an impression on every one that the announcement that she would address a mass meeting was sufficient to fill the edifce in which she spoke. Chairs hao to be placed in the rear of the church and the meeting to which only women 1 were admitted was one of the largest ever held in the city.
 Miss Condos proceeding talks have been of her work in Europe and from them has been gained some knowledge of the growth of the association in foreign coun- tries. One of her talks was on the work l of Asia. At the mass meeting yesterday | the services were purely of a gospel na- | ture, Miss Condo confining her remarks | to an interpretation of the scriptures
 Personal Savior. | She brought out forcibly the true mean- ing of a personal Savior and, through H. lustrations from her own life and from experiences in the lives of others, sympa- thIically related, gave a beautiful and closer idea of oneness with God. l After dwelling upon this relation which the Savior bears to every life, Miss Condo spoke of the importance of obedience. 1ne third relationship with Christ, she said, was that of friendship.
 In closing Miss Condo made an earnest plea to the young women before her to consecrate their lives to God. A prayer circle was held afterwards.
 The meeting last evening was addressed by Miss Barnes, one of the most i'm portant association workers. As one of the members of the gulf states commit tee she is one of the best known workers in the association and is an earnest and interesting speaker.
 Following her address was the farewell service. All the delegations, through their leaders, expressed words of Chris tan farewell. The exercises were deeply impressive.
 Conference Today.
 While the convention is over and most of the representatives from the colleges and schools will return home today, many of the association workers and delegates from the city associations will remair for a conference of city workers which will be held this morning at 10 o'clock in the rooms of the Birmingham association in the Watts building. An invitation is extended to all those interested in the work.
 The officers of the Gulf States commit tee remain the same, with the exception of Mrs. Charles Cox and Mrs. Lyman Amsden. of Atlanta, who were elected tc fill vacancies.
 | Mrs. A. McD. Wilson, chairman of the Gulf States committee. has presided al all the meetings. She Is one of the most prominent women of Georgia, noted fol her patriotic work in the Georgia D. A R.. and was at one time regent of the | Atlanta chapter. She Is charming social ly, a woman of large wealth. and she possesses to a marked degree the many qualities of leadership. She has presided with grace and charm. and the convention just closed has emphasized her peculiar fitness as chairman of 50 large and rep | resentative an organization.
 One of the busiest young women of thu convention has been Miss Stafford. travel cling secretary of the Gulf States divi sion. Possessing personal charm, tact executive ability and an unusual amoun of energy, she is one of the most noted young workers in the association of tn, Gulf States.
 The annual report of the Gulf States officers and the future policy of the Gull States division shows the progress made in the Southern towns and cities the past year, and from the policy outlined the work for the coming year will be on an even broader scale. The entire con- vention proceedings have been charac. terized with the utmost harmony, and what is considered one of the most sue cessful conventions of the Gulf States | division yet held in the Southern states is the one just closed.