Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-05-20
W0MAN'S H0ME
MISSION SOCIETY
Twentieth Annual Session Assembled
at Taz0Xell on Last Saturday
EYelins-Larse Attendance

Addresses of welcome we made by
Mrs. Geo. Buston, Mrs. James Harris
son, Mrs. Mary O'Keeffe and Mrs. J.
W. Hicks.
Response to addresses of welcome
was made by Mrs. S. c. Williams, of
Johnson City, Tenn.
Miss Ella Bowen for the Presbyterian
church, Mrs. E. V. Spots for the Epis-
copal church and Mrs. w. B. F. White
for the Lutheran church, extended fra
ternal greetings.
Social hour after adjournment which
was much enjoyed by sll present.
On Sunday morning Rev. J. B. Ely
preached the annual sermon. He
preached from Matthew 20, 27-28, and
his sermon was greatly enjoyed by the
large audience present.
Sunday afternoon childrens' service
was conducted by Mrs. A. N. jackson.
A number of visiting children from over
Holston were present and took part in
the exercises.
Sunday evening Rev. P. L. Cobb de-
livered an address on ''The Call Of the
Home Field" Rev. ]. F. Barnett, of
Richlands, spoke on 1.-THE Foreigner in
Holston-" Mrs. Alice Chapman, presi-
dent Of Holston Home Missions made
an appeal to the young womanhood of
the church to answer the call.
The business of the conference began
Monday morning. Devotional services
were conducted by the president, Mrs.
Chapman.
Organization-Enrollm Of dele
gates and visitors, after which the pres
ident delivered her annual message to
the conference. The conference Off
GERS made their annual reports at this
session, and the noon Bible Reading was
conducted by Mrs. P. L. Cobb.
AT the afternoon session Devotional
Exercises were conducted by Mrs. Geo.
Peery.
Mrs. NJ. B. Price, of Bristol, Tenn,
gave talk on ''The Value of the Read
ing Course" giving practical demon
strations.
Mrs. w. C. Naff, of Knoxville, Tenn,
made the report of the Department of
Supplies, and Mrs. Cook, of Chattanoo-
ga, Tenn, who is in charge of the 9Th
Sunday collection Of Sunday Schools,
made her report for the year and i'm
pressed its Importance on the body.
Committees were announced and new
comers were introduced.
At the evening session Miss Hettie
Stewart, worker in the cotton mill dis
trict of Knoxville, conducted the Devo-
tional.
A splendid paper was read by Mrs.
w. B. Greear, THE Hope of the Ma
tion-The Child"
Rev. Ely spoke for short time on
the value of training the young. His
address was greatly enjoyed.
Mrs. ]. w. Perry, of Morristown,
Tenn, read an interesting paper on
'Our Schools as investments for Good
Citizenship"
Tuesday morning at $50 Devotional
was conducted by Miss Womack who
is the Deaconess in charge of the Wes-
ley Home of Bristol, Tenn.
After roll call and reading of the min
utes the reports of district secretaries
and standing committees were heard.
Noon Bible Reading was conducted
by Mrs. P. L. Cobb.
At the afternoon session Mrs. Mary
O'Keeffe conducted Devotional Exer-
cises.
At 4 p. m. the conference adjourned
to attend the reception given by Mrs.
c. r. Brown in honor of the delegates
and visitors. Every one left hoping
that they would again some time have
the pleasure of being entertained at
the hospitable home of Mrs. Brown.
On Tuesday evening Miss Womack,
Deaconess of the Wesley House, Bris-
tol, Tenn, delivered an interesting ad-
dress on ''The Deaconess and Her
Work, " which was greatly enjoyed by
the large audience present.
Mrs. N. B. Price gave a very instruc-
tive and highly appreciated address on
''The Holston Wesley House." Mrs.
Price told of the great work the Wesley
House was doing in the furnace dis
trict of Bristol.
Mrs. E. E. Wiley, Of the Orphanage
Home at Greenville, Tenn, gave a very
interesting address on young Woman
hood" Mrs. Wiley's address was lis
tened to with marked attention, as she is
one of the most beloved women in Hol-
ston Conference.
The Conference pledge was increased
from $500 to $3,0OO-$2, 900 to orphan
age and 81 ,00c to connectional work.
On Wednesday the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
President-Mrs. Alice Chapman, Of
Clinton, Tenn.
First Vice-President- M. B.
Price, of Bristol, Tenn.