The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-05-10

old. Parents Will md Il IS easier To-
little ones to do as they are told, aftel
being trained by Mrs. Butler and hel
willing helpers.
The report Of second vice-president
Miss HefIey. was read BY her mother
This told Of the young people; theil
motto. Loyalty to Christ. Mission
study classes was strongly urged anc
that these young people should be in
structed in all love and truth.
Report of third viee-president, Mrs.
]. F. Blalock. She asked for prompl
reports be sent each quarter, January /
April, July and October, and her mis-.
sion is to promote Christian Steward
ship.
Fourth yice-president, Mrs. w. @.
Sellars, gave her report and explained
fully the difference between Local
Work" and Social Service" Realiz-
ing that mission work is crippled more
from ignorance than any other one
cause.
| Miss Mcconnell, dressed in costume,
pleaded with all present to subscribe for
The Voice." aud worked faithfully
each day to secure names for same.
The noon bible lesson conducted by
Mrs. Marshall was very impressive when
she told Of the death OF Moses and COM
pared his going away to the change in
our foreign work. Many hearts we're
touched, for as Moses was incurred for
aud sadly missed. SO are our plans, the
work Of years. The promise comes, as
was with Moses, so will be with thee;
will not fail thee nor forsake thee. But
we have to be strong, and she insisted
that we arise and be willing to go over
this Jordan" God grant that we are.
Dear Mrs. Belle Waddell presented
the ladies with vase Of choice flowers
in the name and with greetings of the
w. G. 7. u, and her daughter, Mrs.
Seid Waddell, was introduced and in a
pleasant manner told that with forty
six branches new one was lately add
ed-te teaching Of the Foreign Mission
and that this was in their union, under
the leadership OF Mrs G. w. Miles.
The Conference was made happy by
the presence Of Mrs. Sue Mooney, other
friends and many visiting pastors, all
Of whom we were happy to see. but not
any would we be willing to exchange
for our own Rev. w w Adams Too
much can not be said Of him and his
good wife for their faithfulness, and
how joyous they seemed in this work.
Tuesday evening devotional services
were held and an address, The Chal-
lenge Of the Twentieth Century, by
Mrs. Marshall
Wednesday a. m. bible reading and
prayer, after which report Of Wesley
House, Memphis, by Miss Knapp.
Room there is badly needed and money
is being raised to enlarge same. A plea
was given for fancy things to be sent
to their bazaar.
Mrs. Witherspoon then spoke Of the
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Young Woman's Boarding Home in
Jackson, Tenn. She first told Of a
maiden lady, having lonely life Of
struggle and OF tearsall ties broken.
She stood, she thought, entirely alone.
Then the revelation came to her. She
was received in this home and was shown
that another hand than hers rested upon
the helm that guided her vessel in the
sea Of life. Mrs. Witherspoon 5 acts OF
SO ready Of heart and mind,
had not only made the old maid pretty,
out gentle, sweet and kind.
The collection taken was divided be-
tween this Home and Wesley House.
Next came Mrs. Sellar's report Of the
Woman's Missionary Council. She be-
gan by saying how sadly she missed the
sompanionship Of Mrs. Stuttgart for the
meeting they had attended to-
yether) She was 50 pleased to tell Of our
Conference being the FIRST TO unite, and
cit that Washington, the city 81 all law
50 suitable place to have held
his meeting. She has in charge Local
Vork" and Social Service" stating |
hat each fourth vice president should
ppoint a committee, divided into two
ub-committees - one, on Local
Work, to have charge OF the parson-
&c, church, ETC.; one, on Social Serv- $
70, " to have charge Of relief work,
isiting sick, strangers, etc.
Both Home and Foreign departments
ere asked each to give $500 yearly to
Bible I. School.
A beautiful Thought was then oiven Y