The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-07-29
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Il ClarksbYrg, W. Va, July 26.-
Friday marked the opening of. the
4Aarst .Womens Mite Missionary as
zsembly :of the, West Virginia Confer
hence Branch A. M. e. church. The
meeting was called to order by Mrs:l
| Grayce Biglow after a splendid pray
Der and praise service conducted by,
Mrs., Ruth Childs, OF, <Wellsburg,, as,
sisted by several others. After adj
lustment Of roll the same was called
and, members present responded with
4acrtptural quotations. Appointments
of. Committees fntroductions,: reports
pr, delegates from the various socie-
ties and q paper ENTITLED "The Cause
1 OF Missions" by Mrs. r.. r. Downs,
1 Of WI ceiling, followed by a general
aiscussion was the. work OF :, the
morning and afternoon sessions. The
evening services were. as follows.
Devotional services. =
y Welcome addresses: In behalf of
1.-THE District: Rev.. H. >Accooe, P.
E.;1tn behalf .of,sthe City churches:
Rev. J. w. Colbert; in, behalf of the
local society: Mrs. Stella Weat.
r. Response 4 Z MRS : Bell Ellis, Nor
Il gantown. T.. ...> ".I.
4 Music by Choir. 81, .'s.'. g.:
i Reading: "Intemperance," Miss
I Ruth Fiddler ~, .!
7, Presidents Address: Mrs. Grayce
lBiglow. .. 80. I,,' !,
I "QnaMng:> Benediction. .. s:,,.,.= !
! The work of the morning and af-
fternoon sessions of the second day
iincluded .rspogts, Of omcers, reports
OF societies. 50eompleted, reports Of
committees, the reading and discus
slons ;of tha' following papers:
~ The PASTORS cooperation with
the Missionary Societies." Mrs. Car
rie Hatcher. -, - -
r 80. The evaporation of the Mission
FRY Society. with the pastors work, ;"
mrs: Iona Parker.
I ;FIollow3ng' are the officers that
j We're ::elected:;.,:. .
President, Mrs. Belle Ellis, Nor;
] gantown' arst vice president, Miss
| Villa Lee, >lClarksburg; second vice,
president, Mrs. Margaret r Downs
IWheeiihg; Recording SECRETARY, MIS-
| Carrie Hatcher, Pdrkersburg; cor
Responding >secretary, Mrs. Dora
| West, Clarksburg; treasurer, Mrs,
| Lulu L. Davis, Buckhannon. <..
| Executive Board: Mrs, Minnie,
Samuels, Charleston; Mrs. Ruth
g tlds, ,WeHsburg, and Mrs. Virginia
lEr1flth, Weston. ...' u =. : "a
The place chosen for the next
meeting was .,Wellsburg. Papers by
Miss Childs and Miss Fiddler.
After the conducting OF, the Sum
day morning devotion by Mrs. Min.
ME Samnels,, tMra. Lulu L, Davis and
Miss. G. johnson, the missionary SER
mon was preached by Rev.. H.,Acy4
fce9e,, presiding elder of Clarksburg
district, from Matt. 1877, and it'd
proved to be most excellent one
Reception" Of members, Offering
and benediction closed the. services.
The afternoon was given over to
fehtdTen's hour and platform meet
Ing, The children responded with
songs and Rotations suitable to, the
occasion. The platform meeting con-
sisted of paper; Women Of the A.
M. b. Church" Mrs. Belle Ellis. -
Music by Choir. - '''
Paper, What Can We as Women
Dol to Aid Christian Missions" Mrs.
Emma L. Norris, Of Monongahela,
Pa
t. Reading, Miss Ruth Fiddler, of
Keyser.
/ Remarks, Rev. S. p. West and
Rev. G. A. MCGEE and Mrs. Minnie
Samuels.
Ofering and bendiction.
The evening devotional services
were conducted by Mrs. s. p West.
After the, regular opening services,
Rev. G. A. MCGEE, Yormer presiding
| elder Of the Wheeling district, now
pastor OF the Cannonsburg (Pa.C A.
M. p. church, preached an excellent
sermon: The installation of officers
followed Reurpaanfafiuoa mara 1,zoo