The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-19
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said the league was seeking the
actmenb of county local opti9le
liquor law. An anti-screen law and
state police supervision 70 enfOr
the LIQUOR laws as the internal fee
enue and other federal officers ems
force the laws of the general go7z
eminent.
The afternoon session Thursday
was opened with devotional services
led, by the Rev. $. g. Neil.
The annual report OF the
American Baptist Publication Sos
ciety and Sunday Schools was pre-
sented BY the Rev. Lewis r. Peters
the state representative The re-
port showed the past year Of the
society to have been an eyentful one.
the business departments having
increased until its present situation
is more satisfactory and hopeful
than for wears and the work IN the
missionary department having iIl'5
creased In both depth and power
Great progress has been made IN tlle
Sunday school work. he society
is endeavoring to reach the many
million of Baptist Sunday sclloolz
pupils by supplying distinctIysly
cienonlinational literature Ies
coIportage missionary work has re-
suited in the carrying OF the Nv
ING word into more than a hltndree
thousand homes. The chapel car
work and gospel boat work also 1aa
wrought great good. The
600 Baptists of the whole demon
ination gave So ,722 50 toward.
inc the Bible to the world dutIe
the year. falling of Of neal
SO 600 from the previous year llss
work in West Virginia is in
ing condition. The society spen n
the state in mission work and
during the year ',12S.f0,
tribntions to the society : work M
creased from ,7,27. II to So. 2;s33Sss
an increase Of $495,o3. The three
missionaries III the state have per
formed i .095 DAYS of labor. sol
z. 400 copies of scripture, given
away 1850 copies sold 1851 boolSs
distributed 10000. pages OF tracts
held 1872 prayer meetings, delivered 4
6SS sermons. made 2,l02 fan1iE
visits, baptized IA converts organ
i1edg % Sunday schools, visited 9
and. held 10 Institutes.
Before the approval and adoption
of tile report, an address on the or
ganization, work. possibilities and
needs of the association and sg
gest1ons for help Of the work. wps
made BY the Rev. S. G. Neil, district
secretary OF the associati9n after
which there was a ReneF lscusT
sion led by Rev. Peters. \ ss'a1si,
Report Of the West Virginia Edns
Society was then made and
an address given by the Rev
Moore, the corresponding secretary
The report showed that the mum
her of students assisted during the
last year was greater than ay yea Y
in the history OF the society, -
young men 1ruving been granted
loans amounting To 81 ,391 Sc Be-
sides this the society has been iu-
strumcntal in creating sentiment
favor Of the education Of the min-
istry. Young men have been en-
couragcd and induced to enter
schools and to look totia course Of
study ia fit themselves for their life +
work and some of the Young ladies
have been encouraged 40 fit them
selves for missionary work.
Thecommitte recommended that
men in the ministry lie iIrgg
ed to give Efcreasing diligence totIe
study Of tlle Word, That councils I'M
sist that Young men shall prepare
for the work before
hands be laid on them in ordinations.
HAT pastors and churches be urged
10 pray much for more laborers for
the Lords great harvest field. az
thee is an alarming shortage at
iuslitied pastors for tie work and 70
eek for and encourage Young men
# talent and ability to cons der rho
Iuty OF entering the ministry and
hat an earnest effort be made 70
Increase its interest bearing funds
" obtaining small or large yearly
till the invested funds
each $s5, 600.
The summary OF the annual re
,ort fthe treasurer Of the West
Tirginia Baptist Education Society
ras read as follows:
Invested fund at last
cash in bank at last
report 1857
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