The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-19
President Hunt,iof Denison Univer-
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Reports and discussion IN the
work Of the Woman;s Missionary.
Educational and American Baptist
Publication Societies occupied most
of the time of the West Virginia
Baptist General Association Friday.
from a ladder at, the residence of
Devotional service led BY w. S.
Neil opened Friday mornings ses-
sion Of the association
The report of the church edifice
board was presented BY T. G. John
son, of Parkcrsburg, who appealed
to the association for money to help
dedicate free of debt from one to
FIVE or more churches in the state
by card subscription pledges. Cards
were distributed to the delegates for
that purpose
The report showed that the
board had made appropriations for
three churches in the past year, the
Mt. Hobart church. Marshall coun-
ty: the Big Greek church, Logan
county, and the Parsons church, In
Tucker county, the whole amount
being $4,000. A previous appro-
priation of $500 for the Rich
wood church. of Nicholas county,
has not been paid yet. The only
appropriation paid in the year was
that of The att. Hobart church. The
receipts Of the board for the year
amounted 10 $135.09. Inasrnuch as
the board is so closely related to
Fiat Of the State Mission board, the
board recommended a closer COOP
GRAFTON between the two. The re-
port was adopted by the associat ton.
w. y Henry submitted the
seventY-fourth annual report of the,
American Baptist Home Mission
Society which was adopted. The,
report showed advancement in each
department Of the societv's work.
Receipts for the year were $S05. Il
4o3.57. gain, of S121.351.46 over
the previous year. The total num-
Der of missionaries and teachers
wholly and in part was 1852. 43
more than the proceeding year.
During the year la churches were
aided through the society The So
ciety contributed to the support of
80 schools 80 for colored people
and 2 Indians, enrolling 1881
pupils under 366 INSTRUCTORS. The
West Virginia churches have shoEn1
a pleasing increase of interest in
the work of the society. The re-
ceipts for. the wear from the state to
this society amounted to $G.757. 80 /
the increase over the yelr before
being 561.4 per cent.
The association next listened to
the Rev. Arthur St James, of
Massachusetts,, general evangelist
among the French. who talked most
on the eyangelistic
work he had done and is doing.
among The French in the New Eng,
land states. He depicted as tyran-l
meal and idolatrous the worship Of
the Roman Catholic church and
showed beads, images and idols used
in the religious worship of that de-
nomination and of the Mohammed-
ans. Indians and henthens, which he
had gathered in his work. drawing
from the comparison
that the Roman Catholics should be
converted, He urged greater en-
couragement and support At tine
work among the for I
aigners Of our country.
In the address Of Mrs William
Morgan. president Of the Woman $ I
Baptist Missionary Society Of Vest
who reported the progress
IF the work OF the society. She aitde !.
! plea for contributions for lie es-
of a Baptist missionary
raining school in West Virginia
md the building of suitable bmild-l
ngs for it, which has been planned
~ the society. Young women could I
,e trained in the school. she said, for
noIne missionary work IN the state
o great advantage The report
vas adopted.
NJ. IA. Summers on behHlfof Mrs
VI. Il. Wood, state secretary OF the
'oreign department and Mrs. a. ,
stone. state vice-president oil the
lome department of the Woman
Baptist Missionary Society. ex-
,Iained the organization and report
"A the work and progress of those
for the past year
Theodore y AIvord, president ri
he Anti-Saloon Society Of West
Virginia, made an address in which
le explained the work his soc;letR
Ma been doing he ycrusadei