The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-08-25
Baptist Women
CONTINUED FROM PACE ONr.

ioSlS among Negroes cause and Dre-
vention. DR.. Harerove Is one among
the many able and useful graduates
or the West Virginia Colored Insti-
tute and has built up a good prac-
tice In Raleigh county.
Friday was, as usual, the busiest
and most interesting day Of all the
session. After the opening exercis-
es by Mrs. Maria Alexander and Mrs
NJ. A. Parker, communications were
received from A. P. Stranghter,
president of the State Sunday School
convention and Prof. b. Prillerman
president Of the West Virginia Col
ored Institute, expressing regrets
for being absent.
| The committee on resolutions was
appointed, viz: Rev. j. ]. Turner,
Georgia Lewis, Laura Dalton, e. Nj.
cambridge, Rev. B. r. Reed, Rev.
s. E. Williams and Prof. ]. M. After.
Miss Edith Thompson read the
report on temperance.
Rev. d. Stratton discussed the re-
port, relating his experiences in
coming in contact with persons un-
der the influence Of intoxicants.
He said that our good colored
women should join hands with the
good white women in advocating the
temperance cause. In speaking OF
the temperance move in Kanawha
county, he said that while white
women were holding temperance
meeting at the court house the col
ored people in ST. Adams were sing
ing II am glad salvation is free"
and in Charleston they were attend
ing dance. The report was fur
Their discussed by w. H. Marshall,
NJ. E. Green, C. C. Booth, d. C. Hun
ter. Mary Stratton and Prof. J. M.
AFTER.
There was an exchange of greeting
from other bodies in the state:
Rev c. c. Booth brought greet
lnss from the Lewisburg meeting OF
the New River Valley Baptist Asso-
citation; Mrs. j. c. Cooper from the
Mt. Zion Woman's District conyen-
ton: Mrs. NJ. E. Green spoke of the
work that is being done by the
district convention Of the Flat TOP
Woman's Convention; Rev. r. D.
w. Meadows spoke of the work of
the organization throughout the
state.
Prof. J. M. After, president of the
West Virginia Seminary and College
delivered an able address on the
work that is being done at Hill
Top.
Mrs. Mary S. Reed, returned dele
gate from the Womans National
convention made her report which
showed that she discharged her
duty of delegate with the greatest
Of care.
In the afternoon mothers
meeting was held, which was open
ed with paper by Mrs. Martha
Booth, under the title, Don't Call
Her Old Woman" Following were
remarks on the care Of children by
Mrs. L. P. Scott and Mrs. NJ. J..
banks. The meeting was closed
| with an able address by Mrs. Mamie
H. Burroughs.
Delegates and corresponding mes.
sengers were chosen to bear greet
Ings to the following bodies: the
West Virginia Baptist State Conven-
ton, Mrs. M. A. w. Thompson and
Mrs. S. l.. Tillman; the Sunday
ochool Convention, Mrs. Mary STRAIT
ton; the New River Valley Baptist
association; Mrs. Mary Willis; the
| VT. Oiivet Association, Mrs. M A.
Parker; the Fiat Top Association.
mrs. Pearl Woods and Rev. r. D. w.
meadows; the Mt. Zion Ba ptist Asso-
cation and it's auxiliaries, Mrs. Pearl
woods, Rev. r. D. W. Meadows and
rev. }. }. Turner; the Tyagart Val
ley Association, Rev. R. D. w
meadows and Mrs. A. K. cambridge
| Inc last session on Friday even,
ing exceeded all others in attendance
and interest which was due to the
TACT that 1T had been announced that
MISS Mamie H. Burroughs would
oellVer q lecture. The gathering
was so large that perhaps more thar
hundred were turned away 70,
want Of standing room.
After reading the report Of for
elgn missions, Miss Burroughs SPOKE
Ihe audience was held spellbount
for two hours, at times thew were
laughing, at other times were shed
dlng tears. She spoke to their head
and aroused their hearts. The peo
pie went away saying that they hat
never heard such wonderful ad
dress. After concluding her address
she called Robert Sisusa, .nativ,
OF Transkie, South Africa, who is =;
. student at the West Virginia Colorec
! institute and will graduate from tn,
/ Normal department next year. Mr.
, olsusa told a very interesting stor,
, or his coming to this country.
This concluded the seventeenth
annual meeting Of the Woman's Bap
list convention, the success Of which
lsurpassed the most sanguine expec
= tatjOnS The finance roDor+ e1,au.n.