The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-08-24
Help Asked For Africa.
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method of instruction at the West
Virginia Colore1 Institute. Miss
Charlotte Ruth Campbell, the teach
er of cooking, followed with a good
discussion. Prof. Byrd Prillerman,
president of the West Virginia Col
| ored Institute, was introduced. In
brief manner he spoke Of the ad-
Vantages that are given at his school
for acquiring and education. Prof.
Prllierman points with pride to the
| success Of the Institute graduates.
| Miss Fannie Cobb showed how the
girls are taught to save money bu
handling dress goods and food stuff
economically.
| Miss Pearl S. Woods and Mrs
Lucy }. Thomas CONDUCTED the de-
Votlonal exercises Thursday morn
ing. After hearing reports from
| some societies the field missionary
| Mrs. Woods, conducted a model mis-
slonary meeting. The discussion of
| THIS meeting was drawn out Of the
10Th chapter OF Mathews which was
read by Miss Mary Eubanl1. Mrs
Mary Strattoni and Miss Fannie c..
Cobb made, good talks.
| The opening devotions which wer,
Fconducted by Mrs. e. c.. Simms and
MIS-. Hito Perkins, were followed by
the field missionary's report The
missionary Mrs. Woods showed that
SHE had worked hard to keep the
| conventions work before the people
she has travelled. worked and Iect-
ured IN ii parts Of the state with
| fruitful results. Mrs. NJ A. w.
thompson, the president, in her an
ilual address showed that she has all
the interests Of the EaEtists al
heart She plead for greater ac-
tlVlty in missions both state and
foreign. Several suggestions were
cHered for financing the West Vir-
GINA Seminary and College at Hill
Top which is owned and controlled
| by the Baptists of the state and IS
| now mcumbered with a heavy debt.
AS recommended in her report all
| the societies are requested to Oh
serve what will be known as Seminary
Day ON which money will be collect
cd Tor the support Of the school, AT
the conclusion Of this able address
she was unanimously elected to Sue
ceed her self as president. The Bap-
fist of West Virginia are proud O,
such women as Mrs. Thompson.-
After an intermission, Miss e.. p
Delany who spent six years as n
missionary in Blaptyre, B. c., Africa,
| was introduced. She was received
WITH great ovation. Miss Delany
described II terse and touching lam
guage her voyage and the condition
OF tne people IN Africa and sh0Wed
the many ways by which they may
DO helped, Africa was never brought
SO near before. The audience sew
eral times broke down IN tears
"hlle this self-sacrificing woman was
speaking Of her labor for humanity
on the dark continent. When the
Offering was being taken Rev. J. w
hoolnson arose with tears in his
eyes insisting that the contributions
De large and offered to give one Of
MS books to every one that would
Donate twenty-five cents to holp this
good woman save the heather.
Thursday evening session was
somewhat out OF the usual order.
After the reading Of the report on
temperance by Miss Fanny Carry.
fstrong discussions we're made bv Row
d. {. Hunter, Rev. y. Stratton Mrs
H. f. Peters and ReyHE. D. Wallace.
Mrs. Matte PrillerqN,n read an en-
csllent paper on A Plea for Better
Homes. It seems chat Mrs. prillcr-
man has studied HON, life in all
| the countries Of the world which she
compared with conditions in this
country. She made a strong plea
FOR Bible reading and said that I,
would not in any way b. q mistake
| Tor it to DO pUj in the courses Of
lrublic schools, since good citZe%-
snip cannot he built III without it
Miss ErncStinp TIo1dman. little Jas.
Stratton, Miss Eula Whitlo and Miss
Hazel Holmes delivered good rccita
tons.
Rev. Meadows read the report on
state Missions and a collection was
taken for missions.