The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-10-19
Is LARGELY TAKEN Up WITH Re-
PORTS By VARIOUS FIELD
AND orHER WORKERS.
FINE ANNUAL SERMON
Is Delivered By the Rev. Dir. Kelley
Of sistersville. and Good
Program Observed

Reports Of the various depart
ments were the features of the an
Snual meeting of the West Virginia
Baptist General Association Thurs
day. in the presence Of a larger at
tendance than the first day, a num-
Der of delegates and ministers hav-
ing arrived on the night and early
morning trains.
Devotional services led by D. L.
Shulz. Of Lazearville. prefaced
THURSDAY mornings session of the
association.
After the reading and approving
cf the minutes Of the preceding
session the following visitors re-
ported:
Mrs. Stone, Woman's Homo Mis-
son Society; ]. II. Couch, Baptist
Are5.s A. B. Withers, Journal and
Messenger: Rev. 7. ". Mitchell,
Religious Herald Rev. ". E,
.sIrenry. Service; Miss Lula Niece.
fN omans Work; Rev. NJ A. Sum
mers, State missions: Rev. J. 5,
st-mp, Home missions.
IT. 4 resolution recommending the
tlb,ishment Of ministerial insti-
ltates for ministers, deacons. teach-
IL ind church workers BY the var
| ious district associations was passed
Esv ifhe association. adi
e tTl.e fortrafrst annual report Of
the o-cchtitiiFe board. Of The sssocia-
II 4 Il printed form was presented
I. IL &c Rev. N. q. Summers. super
Iintendent of Stale Missions. Of
Parkersburg. Tie report consist
cd of 1G pages and reviewed the
missionary field work of the past
wear. the district missionary work.
city mission work. foreign popula-
ton, evangelism. tent work, build
ings on mission fields, the various
needs, conditions and problems CON
fronting the work in The state, with
recommendations for their better
ment and furtherance.
The financial report showed the
total receipts for the year to be
S7.25s.G3 or SI.3I9.S9 in advance
Of last year. which added 10 the
surplus Of $610.42 from the year
before gave 81, s69.15 for the years
work. The total expenditure Of
the year vas S6.50l.s3. leaving a
remainder of s1.367.ss in the
treasury.
Rev. Summers introduced the
state missionaries Of the associa-
ton from tie rostrum. They are
Miss Lulu McGee. field worker:
W. Fl. Adams. of Meadow Grove;
z. r. Billups. of Ceredo:: the Rev.
George 2. Dever. Kingwood: the
ner 7 H,ycouch. West Union: the
prv i A Gram loan the Rev.
" Hanl. 5ir. Hope: tire Re-.
Y Z. I4cnrv. Westen: TIE Rev. q.
" iipdeleSton. Paint creel1: lie
pcv r PrtAerfor1. 81 5srrs:
iies. 2. c. .Ta,nes. Norfolk end
Western Py.: tire Rev. " Legg.
lover Lem Creek: re Rev. II. ].
IcSHl;s. I3lliRs: tise Re- g. T. 0y-
le~. cifvsnlo.3e ,aliev.. The Fey
e II. Pack. Treiser couasv:: Tie
ns~ Il. G.. Fsi~rsae NIcundsxille:
lie Rev. III. Hu@man. Redwood
IRE Rcr. y. r. Schulz i.szesryille;I
lie Rer. Jonathan Wood. Middle
bsurpe: J. v. Wolford. Hemnshire
counfv: TIE Few. Geowe a. Wool
fer. Gypsy: the Rev. I. +. Jones.
=. & o. Rv.. in Preston comfy:
tire Rev. Amos Robinson. Randolph
COUNTY: the Rev. ". " West. Flat
Top: the Rev. r. d. W. Meadows,
among the, colorc people.
Rev. Summers made an impas-
stoned appeal to the association for
! furthersncc Of TIE state mission
erv work II t~te Tic word Of the3
Lord Jesus to those who are living
wifhnut il in IGNORANCE and spirit
nal pnhepriness.
Miss Isrlu " cSeo field ,sorker efi
ne N-c:nsns baptist alissianarvd
Society. gsyep twenty minutes talk
shout laer work and experiences in
Tie field which wigs very in teresting
mi threw Hucl, light ppon womenE
End their needs IA religions work
The RevssM Wood Of Huntsi
iaet1n. then talked for twenty