The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-08-25

DSChlSy, august GS.--1no seven
teenth annual convention Of the
West Virginia Baptist Woman's con
vontion was held here Wednesday
Thursday and Friday Of last week
with the st. John Baptist church
of Sylvia, which is under the safe
PASTORAL charge Of Rev. D. G. Hunter
who has entertained more Baptist
minister in the state.
More than a hundred delegates
arrived on Tuesday and were as
signed to comfortable homes by the
local committee.
Prelude to the opening of the
convention, Rev. VIM. Jackson, of
LewisbGrg preached an excellent SER
mon on Tuesday morning from the
subject THE enlargement Of the
heart leads to obedience. The
speaker showed the necessity of
obedience to God in all things and
It's reward. He pleaded with his
hearers to exercise kindness, one to-
wards another as the best means OF
heart culture. g.,
Early Wednesday morning before
the hour Of opening, the seating ca
pacity Of the meeting house was
taken up. At nine o'clock, the pres
1dent. Mrs. M. A. w. Thompson,
sounded the gavel- and appointed
Mrs. G. A. Lewis and Mrs. Maggie
Perkins to conduct the opening de-
Votionals. They opened by singing
Father, | stretch my hands to Thee"
and reading the fourth psalm in
which the psalmist pleads for sacri-
fices, righteous and absolute trust
In Cod The president in few re-
marks declared the meeting open,
after which an hour was spent-in
an expression meeting in which ma
ny helpful things were said that will
dlspel the darkness that frequently
oVershadOWs' ones life while con-
tending for those principles which
lead toward the heavenly home.
The most touching testimony was
made by Mrs. Harriet Williams. q
woman of. more than ninety years
OF age. She said that she was un-
sreakably thankful in that she had
lived to see the favorable condition
for which she prayed in the oppres-
sive days Of slavery. Before she
concluded the house broke down in
tears.
At eleven o'clock DR.. Stratton
was introduced and preached the in
troductory, taking as his subject,
"A call for workers in Christ's
vineyard" Father Stratton perhaps
has contributed more to the success
Of the church work than any minis
ter In the state. In this discourse
he spoke Of the broadness Of the
field and showed how anxious Christ
is to enlist everybody into His SER
vice He said he was proud Of the
Woman's convention because it
gives all the women Of the church
an opportunity to wark. ...-
At the conclusion OF the sermon
= the president appointed on the
finance committee Mrs. Pearl S.
Woods, Mrs. Maria Alexander, and
Rev. d. Stratton; on reading creden-
tials, Mrs. Anna Hunter and Mrs.
M. e. Clemens; on membership, Mrs
A. K. cambridge and Miss Annie
French.
The afternoon session was con-
Quoted, by Miss Bette Shepherd and
Miss Maria Waldon. Editor M. q
Malone was introduced and made a
strong plea FOR the Sentinel Mrs.
{. N. Harris read a paper on the
pressing need for the spread Of mis-
Sionary work in West Virginia. -
She showed that the building Of
the state depends more on actual
missionary operation than anything
else.
After the opening devotiona1s by
Mrs. Mollie Anderson and Mrs. Bet
tie Shepherd, Wednesday evening,
Miss Annie French was introduced
She delivered q good welcome hSSd
dress on behalf Of the St. John Bap-
tst church Of Sylvia which was res
ponded to on behalf Of the conven-
t1on by Mrs. Anna Hunter.
Rev. B. r. Reed preached a SER
mon which stirred the hearts of his
hearers 80 deeply that they could
not hold their peace. His subject
was "Go Farward." Rev. Reed has
recently taken pastoral charge OF
the First Baptist church Of Charles
ton and IS manifesting great inter
est in all Of the interests Of the
BaDtists throughout the state.
The devotional exercise on
Thursday morning we're conducted
ny Mrs. NJ. Z. Green, president Of
the Woman's District Convention Of
the southern part Of the state, and
Mrs. !. G. Cooper, tho travelling di
roctress Of the Woman's District con
vention Of the northern part of the
state.
A brief sessiot@R}f the district
workers was held which Mrs. Mary