The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-12-17
The Prayer Meetings and Bible Study


The Prayer Meetings and Bible Study
That the prayer meeting and Bible
study classes should increase in at
| tedance, interest and spiritual upliit
during the busy preparation for
! THANKSGIVING and Christmas holidays
| is an excellent sign of healthy growth
and permanence. Such is the case
with Il number of the prayer meeting
districts which began at the Lockett
Adair meeting with somewhat feeble
and uncertain promise, but which
| have continued TO grow and strength
en- till they are at present in the
lead with the best of the districts en-
gagged in this great evangelical work
! That it is purely evangelical is at
tested by the growing interest mani
tested by many in church and SAD.
bath school work and in the prayer
meetings themselves. The reports
from the past weeks work are given
with much pleasure.
District NO. | net with Mrs. Gaines,
with Mrs. Norley leader. Twenty
were present, including two visitors
from another district. A number Of
songs. Bible reading, short prayers
and talks added to the instructive les
son taught by the leader, made this
a meeting of soul uplift and deeply
spiritual feast. \ number of school
children chimed in with their elders
in giving Bible ;eXts in response to
roll call To see their children thus
following in their mothers footsteps
was very impressive object lesson
to all present This district will meet
with Mrs. Charles Fraley next
Wednesday, with Mrs. Worley leader.
District No, also had a banner day
for attendance, there being about
twenty members present. A number
of new members Joined and expressed
the intention of Eeeping up their at.
tendance regularly after they had eN-
perenced the feast of love and flow of
spiritual uplift of this great meeting.
They will meet next Thursday with
Mrs Robert Rogers with Mrs. Davis
leader. This week they met with
I Al,. -iu AJrc 1A
Districts Nos. >, and had a deep.
ly interesting study in Genesis, with
Mrs, Madden leader, the meeting be-
ing held at Mrs. Gillam's.
The physical features of the crust
of the earth constituted a very inter
esting study in geology as we'll as
Bible lesson, and the class manifested
a very deep interest in the proof
which geology furnishes of the correct.
ness of the Mosiacal account of crea-
tion in the first chapters of Genesis.
The class adjourned to meet with
Mrs. Gillian the first Wednesday in
January, with Mrs. Madden leader.
The suspension OF study during holi.
days was due to the fact that Mrs.
Madden could not serve as leader dur
ing that time.
District No. fad their usual deep
ly spiritual meeting with Mrs. j. p.
Mullen this week, with Mrs. McCharen
leader. A continuation of the study OF
Acts constituted the lesson for the day
and all We're profoundly touched by
the prosecutions of the apostles and
early Christians. The study of the
tragiCal end of Gods children, the
early Christians and their persecu-
tions, together with the heartfelt pray
ers and songs of Zion, made this
deeply impressive and unforgetable
meeting They Will meet with Mrs.
Gross next Wednesday, with Mrs. w.
S. Wolverton as leader.
District No. : did not meet this
week, owing to the snow storm on that
day. They will meet with Mrs. In
graham next Friday with Mrs. J. B.
Dawson leader.
District No s met with Mrs. Niback
this week with Mrs. Addington leader.
Nesdames Harsrave, Petit, Davis and
Rowland We're visitors from district
No. 3 and added much to the spiritual
interest of the meeting by their fer
vent prayers ani earnest talks. The
lesson was short, the leader express
ing her desire for Christian admoni-
ton. ferNent nraver and selfcnns ecra.