The weekly true Democrat., 1909-10-29

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MONTICELLO, Oct. n, 1909.
Editor Democrat Annual Con-
ference Of the WOman's Home Mission
Society. Florida Conference, n. =.
Church, south, convened IN Monticello,
Pa, October 20d, 1909. We are unable
- give 3 detailed account Of program
erfrlsd out. a large attendance from
Various parts Of the State, and visitors
80 Ofieials from abroad, eOnsplred %
uresent en- array Of female ability and
dietinetiou. not often met together.
TIC nneekinRs are intensiVelY devotional,
~ We manifested IN the opening ser
Vies Saturday night, conducted BY that
eainfly woman, Mrs. Mary Bruce Alex
eddsr. whose management Of the work
h FLORIDA for 80 long has made her
known and loved ell over the State.
Thig opening service DartOok Of the
character Of q love feast and testimony
meeting.
The Sunday morning service was pre-
ceded By some Of the sweetest and nm
e9t music we have heard. Bot the choir
m Monticello n noted for musical abll-
~ and apiFituality. There singing is
SSod 20 the use OF edifying, and Mr..
Deans playing on the new pipe organ
a superb. Rev. Ira s. Patterson, OF
Tallahassee, preached the sermon, on
'fTho Who I The Why and The HOWI
Of MiesiOns." No comment need be
made on same, aa Tallahassee folks are
accustomed 10 his preaching. He bad
more than usual liberty In the presents
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The afternoon service was under the
leadership Of Mrs. ]. 3. Patterson. DO
ing A Young Peoples and Children .
Service. After q preliminary talk 20
the children BY the leader, hve little
girls OF Monticello sang q pretty and
touching motion song. Mrs. .: u.
Wothorell, Of Tampa, gave the children
4 brief talk, and Miss Mabel Head, AS
sOclate Secretary for the whole church,
gave en- interesting talk on the work Of
che children and young people In the
Home Mission Society. Miss Neal
Wicker, the Florida young lady who has
been recently cOnsecFatod as q Deacon
osa, cams forward and spoke pleasinRly
Of her work,
Rsv. smith Hardin conducted the de-
VOtlonal service at the evening hour In
hls foFvsnt and impressive way, at the
eeneiualon Of which Mrs. w. w, Car.
Foll and Mlss 9allle Partridge delivered
the address Of welcome. Hrs. CarrOlpB
edarogs vas q model Ina few minutes
abe said as much as some would In en-
hour. Sparkling, witty, compliment
Az. vet 4 deep undeecuFront OF thought
exiFoased IN most fitting language
Mlae partrldgs's address was impromp-
"a. and yet had oil the appearance Of
coinDetsnt preparation, In that it was
% bsautiiul In thought, and harmonious
10 Fsspond 20 such addresses was q
tanr indeed, bat one that our Tallahaa-
- dolegate, Nrs. Milton A. Smith,
net Wlth grace, ability and satisfaetiOn
10 those present, A more beauuful
tribute 70 Monticello people and their
hospltallty, their spiritually and liberal
Ity IN our Masters cause could not nave
been given, and the beat is that every
word was deserved By them.
The address Of the evening was BY
Miss Mabel Head, Of Nashville. And
what shall say Of her address J
When l heard Mrs. Curtis speak on
Che great temperance work was moved
% Wish that my life work might be the
driving out Of the saloons from our
lard when Miss Davies came 10 Tai.
Iahanseo and delivered her great ad-
dress on the work Of the Foreign Mis-
sionary Society. my eyes turned low
ingIy across the ocean, 20 whore the
hsalhen sit Ia the shadow OF death,
wanted 20 be q foreign missionary.
When Miss Head had finished her ad
draas at Monticello, ] felt the burden
and misery OF the Chrstlesa millions al
home upon my heart and long 20 con
tribute my eiiorta 70 save ''the ineOm
lng millions and those who have al
ready como.
NE naht thrown upon social cOndl
lions m our home land by the various
abeakern must stir the aluggiah pulse 0I
the church, must awaken the sleeping
energios Of our people, must quicker
consclencies that are dead through th'
druqQlnRs OF selnshneaa and ease.
Iheee women are doing aaroat work
and Am certain that u was Of then
the Apostle Paul wrote, Help thos,
women who helped me In the Gospel.
The reports IN papers OF the Sayan
nab meeting IN reference 20 Mks Ben
nett'a altitude toward woman sutrag'
wns false. The only reference mad
Wna % suffrage In the church. tn
Home Mission Society 10 not IN politics
"A lafFo, rich program remains % b
carried out Monday p. N.
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