The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-20

lac 4HlN prkers to begin work not
iASerI asIANAI2nnary. They will also
andertAkRsto get out literature con-
slstinSs 4 calendars, pamphlets and
suoAH ot6&Ematter as will aid the sp-
eietiee 8lA heir work, This matter
WIN ha prepared at once by the exec
cuttseS hoard. ...> Il.
The s16id workers for the ensuing
year @RfaSAfs Mary Stratton, of st.
|AlDanS.sandSMrs Pearl Smith Woods,
or taukhStOn. both of whom are wo-
men 0tSAhility and wide experience.
MRS Sttatton is a pioneer in mission
work fnSWest Virginia and Is. there
lore, her large acquaintance and
wide EexpAftence especially fitted for
work on the field. Mrs. Woods was
Tor = number Of year field secretary
for taeSRaptist woman's convention
IN Vir&inta. and on her removal to
this state ahe identified Aerself with
the work here and has rendered val
liable seryice, 49,.
The convention honored itself by
sending Mrs. NJ. A. Parker, OF Char
| lesion. to the national convention at
lexington. Ky, Sept. 1920. Mre
Parker is president of the society,
holding the state conventions first
banner, having sent to the annual
meeting at Fayetteville $3.50 for con-
Vention purposes. Hinton took the
second banner. a. P. Straughter,
of Hinton - conducted the song SER
vice throughout the sessions.
.. tEASsonp Service. .,
The music was especially attrac-
tive and added much to the interest.
Sentiment was sung into the hearts
OF the visitors and delegates that
otherwise might not have been touch
ed. With MIR. Strengthen as must
car director old songs, like work
for the Night is Coming" Il Love
Thy Kingdom, Lord" praise God
| from Whom All Blessings Flow"
Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus" and
Father; /, Stretch my Hands to
Thee" wers sung with an enthusiasm
and zest that was inspiring. One
of the new songs which was an es-
pecial favOrite was Think of His
| Goodness
Mrs. Lula jackson representative
Of the wOman's auxiliary of the nat
lonal Baptist convention, conducted
model missionary society to give
the delegates a clearer idea of how
to successfully conduct missionary
meeting In their various localities.
| Much interest," was manifested in this
| meeting because it appealed immedi-
ately to their needs, as district work
ers and organizers. The lesson was
| taken from the second week of the
third quarter of the topic card.
Subject: ..'The folly of pleasing
man rather than obeying God" The
beauty OF obedience was brought out
| by the delegates. -The-faf- reaching
| results OF the missionary meeting
cannot now be estimated.
Speakers Attending the Convention
President y. McHenry Jones, of
West Virginia institute, made most
eloquent MIA for education. The
annual addreSs of the president was
| one of the interesting features of the
program. Rev. r. d. w. Meadows
delivered sermon from John 4
subject: "Kindness." Rev. Meadows
| was in the spirit and lifted the souls
of his hearers to higher grounds
Rev. S. r. Bullocks preached two
sermons and won for himself many
friends and put the Woman's Baptist
state convention, under obligations
to him for the interest he manifest
ed in them and the work they are
striving to do for God and the de.
, nomination.
| Rev. Daniel Stratton delivered
the memorial sermon Some of the
most impressive points we're, Christ
ians should keep busy for the Master
Christians should be known by their
walk, SO that when the end comes
they can say: 1T is we'll with my
Soul" He made it understood thai
death is not to be feared but made
plain How blest are the dead who
die in the Lord"
Mrs. Lula Jackson, OF Louisville
made strong plea for Africa's needs
and our home mission work, the
| training school In Washington.
Mrs. Josephine Straughn, agent o.
| the foreign mission board of the nat
ional Baptist convention spoke o.
her work. Both of these workers
were well received. !
Mrs. Simmons, of Fayetteville, was
present and presented the work o.
the w. C. T. u. =, Mrs. Simmons IL
president Of the state work and hopes
to organize the work among colored
women. .f.J..,'
Judge Bennett gave plain practical
talk on the eyi1s OF intemperance
and the cigarette habit. He urged
that the Christian women through.
out the state arise in their strength
and sweep from this fair land the
terrible evil that is destroying our
homes. He pied. that parents take
more care in. the training Of their