The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-07-18
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Attendance UpoQ lnytiia
Increase in - ,iisl ss!' lss
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Weston, .F, ~ fhe. Filfs So
annual sessX s s. Sunday
1usCtsute, q So. -...sso - M M.SE. Church s6G
lIWest virg sc Sl itvsped here JusY q
eoodiy @ Hp@ 5i 'alshs.a a1ilsi.ssas 4 .nsS
delegat9 SS dfferent sectipnx I p1
the %stN g 8 resent y .sS s:sssl
Amf attending tW4r8 u.
W: =. ~. and delegate B ~ 4rys.y
Mamie eHander,. ZOE | Chatf sllii 81
Rey.E Il. Qbrient & and 4deisssiaS p it.l
Mrs = Carrie Hatcher and M fSyy2ei
Bartlett Of PaEkersburg; Rev. %F g. 81
ID. Henderson and delegate, Miss Eisss
gle Taylor, OF Buckhannon:~Ra
f., Pretlow, Of Eikins; delegate, MSS.
Iva Ross, of Cfarksburg; delegates.
EEilsha Newman and VIM. Maspis pis. zoSe 2oSe
meridian, and Rev. J. T.. GrdHfith and
/ delegates, Misses Jessie Brown and,
Grace Arnold, of the local CHI nfcf ff.fs \ u
Promptly at %. M, 4 REV. a8s ", !;
West, presiding elder Of the. WHEEL
ing district, .Pittsburg >ConfeTsnce.. ..
called the. convention to- order, add
after appropriate opening exeEntseS,
the Institute was taken up %>s S55
Mrs. Mamie Alexander was elected
secretary; Miss Ida Bartlett. :. asss 81
anti secretary; Miss Engle Taylor.
chortster, and Rev J.. Il: Griffith 81
treasurer. The Presiding Older 3
ing president, by virtue Of his once
The following committees were also
appointed: Credentials, Rev. Hendar-
son and Miss Grace Arnold !; Finance.
Revs. w. e. Walker and - H. Grit:
nth Resolutions, Rev, r. PretfoW,,
MRS. Carrie Hatcher ana H. tsl{
son. ... - g & "a 8 5t1s sE@ Ei
The preliminary work of oFEETlzAi
alton having been completed y9 tina
t'reports OF delegates were received. 81
Each contained full account OF the
work Accomplished the past year. !,
and allpbreathed forth that sptrIE DE-
ehopefulne so characteristic! M atfi Y
cere believers. All reports being Te-
ceived, the convention adjourned nm
til 8 p, m. = ~ ~ -, ;iss IS ffgFF.
This session was devoted ehstnaiyss
to delivering welcome Id ddF Fesasff and
responses. After a, song sbS
/ and prayer by Bro3 sltshas &
jtAa,a ktens 81 E* f. a a EI an
I.te' welcome add TeaseSi 1T mas ,beSlF
pleasure to listen to- 5,Ias 4 or gJitS0n.
also ~ made a welcoming address,
Revs. Walker and Griffith, Mr1%faWs
| man, Mrs. Carrie Hatcher and Massess
Iva Ross and Jessie Brown also.
spoke, after which the meeting ad-,
journed and the remaindeg OF the
evening was spent in a social. way. VI
Wednesday, July Sd. s2 &s3GS /.
The morning and afternoon ses-J
sions Of the day were devoted j;to$p the
reading Of some very excellent pa
pers the discussion of several timely
topics, and the conducting of q regd~
lar Sunday school by theT Rev. pr,
Walker. Those reading ~ papers.
were Mrs. Carrie Hatcher, MEg. Ma
mic Alexander, Misses Jessie Brown
and Iva Ross, and Rev. Pretlow The
convention at its afternoon session
was also favored with splendid adj
dress by Prof. Stark White, prest-
dent Of Lewis County Sunday School
Union, after which the meeting adj:
journed until s p. M. ~. ..lF.S @s;;E
Promptly at this hour the conven-54
| tion was opened in the usual way. by
Mrs. Carrie Hatcher, after which 81
praise service, lasting twenty mfmn-5j
tes, was conducted by Rev, p. 'R.
Obrient. A very interesting paper
| on what makes an Efficient Sunday
| School Superintendent" was them
| read by Miss Grace Arnold, At this
juncture Rev. DR.. Walker, OF Char
lesion, was introduced aud preached
very able sermon. This closes the
services for the day. ,,.H Ia&E%s /"
Thure11av .Is11W ATh. ~
This, the third and last day, Waa
| spent In reading the minutes OF the
previous session, hearing reports OF
committees, election Of officer g, rBe~
lection of meeting place for 1908s q
visit by the convention in a body to
| the hospital for the insane, at night
grand social and literary entertain
| ment which with informal addresses
by visiting delegates and Local tal7.
ent. Hr'.>,,s,
The officers elected forsthe ensuing
year, are Rev. S.. P. West, president;
Rv. w. e. Walker, vice prestd lent;
Mrs. Mamie Alexander, sacretarys
Rev. j. l. Griffith, treasurer. Par
kersburg was selected 8s the next
place Of meeting. %<ttt.. = Nv
The session throughout was o.
most interesting and harrnoniousy
one, and the ministers and delegates
have returned to their respective;
full share of work IN the vineyard Ofs
the Master. .la.1h hs5%E 81
During their stay at Weston the
visitors were entertained by local
representatives OF the race who open
ed their homes and graclously shared
their bounty.) 'a.: i x ..>d,.$