The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-09-08
MEET IN THIRTY SECOND AN
NUAL STATE CONVENTION 4,
TO REVIEW LABORS. ,"t.,
All Parts of State
Represented by Delegates and Mes
sengers, Largest Proportion Com
Ing from Kanawha and New River
Valleys, az<,4 -. - 80 - ...

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Virginia Baptist State Convention,
which has under It's supervision all
of the Baptist interests OF the State,
held It's thirty-second annual session
here Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day Of last week, with the Scott
Street Baptist Church, which is
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There were delegates and messeng-
ers from all. parts, of the State, but
the section traversed by the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railroad was repre-
sented by the largest delegation,
which came over the tVirgisia and
the Norfolk and Western railroad In
special cars.
More than hundred arrived Tues
day afternoon and found Rev. S. r.
Bullock, and his good people ready,
to entertain them in the most salts
factory manner. ~,
The Trustee Board OF the Hill Top
, School held "a lengthy meeting
Thursday night to prepare it's an
nual report for the convention.
There were some changes made in
the faculty, however Prof j. M.
Arter was retained. Prof. Thomas
Jefferson will take the chair Of Ian
guage and history, and Mrs. M. A.
w. thompson, who stands in the
front rank of the pedagogical pro-.
fession will be installed as matron.s
Early Wednesday morning the
pews of the Scott Street Baptist
Church were filled with representat-
i've men and women greeting each
other With words of cheer At nine
o'clock, president Rev. c.. n Harris,
appointed Revs. H. G. Gregory, and
H. NJ. c., Reed to conduct the devo-
tional exercises. They opened the
session by singing I Love Thy King
dom lord and reading the eighty
fifth Psalm, which was followed by
invocation. The president in a few
advisory remarks declared the thirty
second annual meeting of the West
Virginia Baptist State Convention
open. and appointed the usual work
ing committees; on finance, Revs,
Dabny, J. J. Turner, D. c. Hunter
and j. H. Robinson; New bodies,
Revs. r. S. Gordon, S. r: Bullock
and~>W.-C. Clements: registration,
hevs. w. w. Hicks; D. Stratton and
Mrs. Julia Williams =.
E6ifnr M q Molono Uoo ipfro
,duced and delivered an address on
Our Newspapers" Mr.. Malone
mentioned the leading newspapers
throughout the country and en-
deavored to show what they are do
- ing toward the general uplift Of the
race. Rev. J.J. Turner, Superinten-
dent Of missions Of the West Vir-
ginia Baptist Sunday School Conven@
ton spoke of that department of
. work and said that race papers
should be read in all homes and that
they should also be supplied with
well selected books. such as are be-
ing published by the Culporter De-
partment of the Sunday School con-
yention work.
At eleven o'clock q very helpful
Introductory sermon was preached
by Rev. G.. N. Harris, who used as
text Psalm, 1911, "God is my Refuge
and Strength, very present help in
TROUBLE. The speaker impressed
his hearers with the fact that God
always comes to the rescue Of those
who trust Him when the worldly sup
port is with held.
Presidents Address,
After the usual opening devotion
ais in the afternoon by Revs. r. S.
Gordon and VIM. Jackson, some
time was spent in routine work in
which Prof. B. Prillerman, Revs, D.
Stratton, J. w. Robinson and r. D.
w. Meadows, took an active part
The president delivered his annual
address in which he pleaded for clos
er organization of the woman's de-
partments of work and that the
whole State try" to follow the same
plan Of operating missionary and
educational work. This address was
reported to committee composed
Of Revs. 1. V. Bryant, G, II. Carter
and J. W. Arter who, in their re-
port, advised that the churches en-
deavor to follow such plans as are
laid down by the president.
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