The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-28
CONVENTION
CAME TO CLOSE
LAST NIGHT
w as Interesting
Every Session.


The convention Of the woman's For.
clgn missionary Society of the clarks,
burg District NJ. 3. Conference, came
to close last evening with an ad.
dress BY Miss Mabel Seeds, return;
ed missionary from Japan, who gave
an excellent talk on the subject Jap
anese womanhood From Infancy to
Old Age" Miss Seeds address was
an excellent one and she held the
close attention Of her audience from
beginning to end. "A number Of ex-
cellent pictures as further Illustration
were shown to the audience, showing
with great clearness the surroundings
and circumstances influencing the life
Of the japanese women.
Solos were rendered during the ey-
ening by Mrs. c. o. Miller and Mrs.
Dyson, the latter of clarksburg, and
the choir OF the NJ. E. Church sang
an anthem. The convention Just come
to close is the lost convention to be
held by this district, as the different
societies in the district have been
assigned to other districts, for this
reason no officers were elected. The
Fairnont Circle Will hereafter be q
member of the Morgantown District
Conference.
Two excellent papers we're read,
yesterday, one by. Mrs. W. A. Fisher,
Of thle city and the other by Mrs. A.
@. Ross, also Of this city. Mrs. Ross
paper appears below in full:
Some Modern Mission ary Achievement
In bringing to the front some of the
modern missionary achievements,
would it not be well to keep before
our minds the fact that an work for
God, whether in an organization or out
Of it, is valuable only in proportion to
the zeal and faith and conservation
and wisdom put into It. true conse.
Grafton to the service of God, working,
praying and using the special gifts
which God has given us in the partlcu.
lar sphere Of usefulness to which he
has called rs? ALI over the world op.
en- doors invite US to missionary activ-
ity. In India the success Of Chris.
tlan missions stands out in high re-
lief against the dark background Of
heathenism, the awfulness OF which
has never been adequately described
by the lips Of the orator or by the
pen of the writer. And today comes
the cry of one hundred thousand peo.
pie asking for Christian baptism. The
Christian population in India is now
estimated at over two millions and the
spread of Christianity among this an
Client and strong people is steadily In
rrcasing. From China comes a most
urgent appeal for help. In Japan a
great religious awakening is in pro-
gress.
A few years ago there were not ten
converted Jews in Turkey; now there
are 5000 and a Hebrew prayer union
has several hundred members, Truly
the church OF Christ is called to
mighty efforts for the salvation of the
Immense opportunities are
opening on every hand, and Christian
nations are predominating because
they have discovered, loved, and lived
the truth, the eternal principle on
which God has created the world.
Each century has increased compre-]
hension of Christ's teachings, and to-
the power Of His life never we're the
signs of Christianity never SO mani.
festei as to-day.
A rapid decline Of prejudice, indif.
fererce and jealousy, caused by the
vast sums Of money given by Christian
nations to help the suffering in the
tin,e Of famine, inclines the people to1
believe IN the genuineness Of Chris
and in a great measure opens
tie way for the gospel
Another significance Of the growth
Of Christianity is evidenced by the
fact that it has a largeS hold than
ever upon young men in our colleges.
What is known as the Student Vol.
unteer Movement" is entitled to rank
among the great displays Of Gods
grace which in these later years prove
his presence In the world. The quest
now is not only for knowledge, but for
useful service.
The "open Door Emergency Plan" Is
another achievement which will prove
a power for much good. Its object IS
to increase the regular missionary con.
Of the church each year toI
millions, making the figure for each
year the basis Of a great financial and
advance thereafter.
The estaaon PIans Is another
achievement for the young people
they form group and as inaIyidaals
unite Ii the support Of 4 nlssiouaryI
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