The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-22

ely divided this afternoon and after
today will be known as the east and
west districts OF the Oklahoma society.
The division line OF the convention
follows the Conference division fine
along between Oklahoma Clay and
Chickasha The session this after
noon was Tor the transaction Of the
annual business Of the society The
officers were elected for the ensuing
year and the place of meeting chosen.
The division OF the convention was
made In accordance with the confer
ence division made last wall
The meeting tonight viii consist Of
a lecture BY Miss Belle Bennett, on the
women in Mohammedan lands"
Attendance Is Largo
Mrs. r. NJ Campbell, president Of
the Oklahoma Home Mission society,
who IS presiding over the convention
in session here says that the chicka-
sha meeting is one Of the best attend
ed and the greatest interest has been
shown in the reports Of the work from
over the state OF any Of the six state
conventions that she has presided
over. Mrs. Campbell has been a faith
ful worker as president Of the organ
izatlon for tho past six years and 5
fam.'ar with every district and com
muuity represented.
There are one hundred and seventy
five delegates here and the work Of a.
yIding the convention is the most i'm.
portant problem TO come before the
delegates
Rev. o. H. Sensabanm. presiding ell
der or the Oklahoma City conference
filled the pulpit Sunday morning and
preached a splendid sermon on the
subject Home Missions He spoke
ably and the seating capacity OF tho
church was filled for the service. Mr..
Sensahaugh developed the thought
that the great object IS not living
but a life. In his words OF praise and
commentator for the work that Is
being carried on over the state BY the
Home Mission workers he said. Life
seeks organization and organization is
revealed through life.
The childrens meeting Sunday af.
ternoon in ihe church was very i'm
teresting service. Mrs. a. E, l.. Nor
san conducted Il ia a very able man.
nor The Chickasaw-Cho Indians
who are here for the meeting rendered
music In their native tongue which
was a very Interesting feature for the
children.
Miss Benefits Address.
Miss Belle Bennett Of Richmond,
Va. president OF the woman's Coun.
Gil delivered most able address at
the Methodist church Sunday evening
to one OF the largest audiences that
has ever listened to speaker In
Chlckasha Miss Bennett in her in
troductory remarks briefly and con
cisely sketched the work done in the
past twenty-five years by the Woman's
Home Missionary society OF the Meth
odidt church. She declared the pres
ent time to be the greatest age in
the worlds history, showing how the
prophecy Is being fulfilled in the mat
ter OF spreading the gospel through
out the nation
The speaker emphasized the fact
that the year 1871 marks an epoch il
the history OF the Womans Home Mis-
sion organization. II is the three hun
dreth anniversary OF the translation
Of the Bible into English AID mark
the entrance of the organized denomi
national woman in the church to ac
in the councils OF the church coordi
nately with men.
Miss Bennett told Of the early days
OF the womens efforts in the organi
cation, how they had prayed, cried, re
solved, re-resolved and dissolved Sh'
gave the origin OF the work sayinl
that the circumstances Of the preach
ers of the Southern Methodist churcl
operated first to excite the sympathy
and work Of the church ladies. "Th
Methodist preacher is like a soldie
subject to the orders of the bishol
and many times they are sent wher
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