The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-08
TOPIC AT THE CHRISTIAN
CHURCH CONVENTION.
Officers Elected Yesterday-Women's
Board Of Missions Doing a Great
Good for Poor.

Featured by the meeting of the
Women's Board OF Missions and an
eloquent address on works among the
mountaineers. yesterdays session OF
the forty-third annual state convention
Of the Christian churches OF West Viz
glnia, in session at Bethany, was most
interesting. Officers for the ensuing
year were elected. both by the
women's society and the ministerial
association. while other work Of i'm
portance was transacted. To-day's
session will be featured by the meet
ing OF the West Virginia Christian
Missionary society. OF which Rev. W.
II. Fields. OF this city, is president.
and he will preside.
The meeting during the afternoon
was held in C~ochran's hall. but in the
evening II was held al the historic
old Christian church which was found
ed by Alexander Campbell. who was
the father OF the Christian denomina-
ton. At this meeting Rev. J. W. Yoho
Of Huntington. delivered his address
on work among the mountaineers and
the church was taxed TO It's utmost.
Plea for Mountalneers.
Tie Southern h~ighlanders, as Rev.
Yoho called the m-ountaineers number
10000 in eight states. That is. there
are 10000 m~ountaineers OF the poorer
class who are needing assistance
from the church. He spoke Of the
great men that have come from the
mountains Of this state. naming
Lincoln. Jackson, and others who
became international figures. The
mountaineers are purely Anglo-Saxon,
Rev. Yoho said, and the country needs
them badly 20 ward on the food OF
immigration. Some OF the mountain
GERS are we'll { do but the majority
are poor and destitute he said. The
awful conditions that exist among the
residents OF the mountains was then
taken up by Rev. Yoho. who spoke OF
their method Of living and Of the
struggle for food and other necessities
of life.
The speaker then took up the re.
ligious work. He said that as a rule
the hlghlanders are a religious body
and study the Bible but they have
little regard for human life. Rev.
Yoho then pictured the mountain
fueds. The speaker said that the
reason for the large percentage OF
adultry cases IN the mountains vas
due to the fact hat the people are
closely quartered in small huts.
In closing Rev. YOho spoke Of the
building Of railroads and cotton mills
through the mountain districts. stat
ing that they are onlr adding TO tho
appalling conditions because the East
ern capitalists. who we're always ad
vocatinz child labor Laws. were com
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tically nothing lie made an appeal
school. giving an illustration % rho
great work that Is being accomplished
there for the m0untaineers
Memorial Services.
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little church during the evening bs
the Christian Womenz Board 81 Mis.
FionE. which vas presided over bs
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Anna Baumo. teacher ln English.
bethany college ir her address she
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