The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-11-04
Ministers Of State Meet Preliminary
to the State Convention which
Opens Tomorrow Off
GERS are Elected
OVER 200 DELEGATES
AT WOMEN'S MEETING
Seventh Annual Session Of Mission
Society Of State Opens with
Interesting Program Mrs.
Tignor WelcOmesVisitors

There being nothing in their tenets
in opposition TO an abundance of wa
ter, despite the downpour Of rain this
morning. the state conference Of Bap-
tist pastors convened in annual ses-
sion at the First Baptist church. with
over 100 ministers present By to-
morrow morning when the state asso-
citation meets. it is expected that be-
tween 400 and 500 preachers and lay
delegates win be in attendance.
In the absence OF the president the
conference was called to order by Rev.
A. G. Washburn Of McAlester. after
which devotional exercises were con
Quoted BY Rev E. G. Butler OF Hol-
denyille. Organization was then ef-
fected by the election Of Rev. f. NJ
Masters Of Ardmore as president and
Rev. E. G. Butler as secretary.
The first topic taken up was "our
b. Y. P. L. Work" an able and inspir-
ing address being delivered by Rev.
J. B. Rounds of Oklahoma City. who
stressed the importance of the young
peoples work and offered some good,
practical suggestions. The subject was
further discussed By Rev. A. G. Wash
burn, Rev. NJ. A. Summers Of Nowata,
Rev. C. Stubblefield Of Ada and Rev
Mr.. Talley.
As a committee on program for next
year the following committee was ap-
pointed: Rev. F. NJ Masters, Rev.
Geo. W. Sherman Of chickasha and
Rev. Forest Mattox Of Elk City. A
message Of coincidence was sent to the
family of the late Rev. J, L. Keller
pastor of the Baptist church at shaw
nee, whose death occurred Sunday
Several prominent visitors were then
introduced. each giving words Of greet
ing. Among them were Rev. J. H.
Snow, agent of the Southwest Baptist
Theological seminary, Fort Worth; DR..
Emory Hunt Chicago, secretary of
the foreign missionary society Of the
Northern Baptist convention; DR..
Bruce Kinney, Topeka, Kan. district
secretary of the Home Mission society
Of New York; DR.. J. F. Love, assistant
secretary Of the Home Mission Board
Of the Southern Baptist convention.
The conference continued this after
noon and an interesting session will
be held tonight.
Women Mission Workers.
With over 200 delegates present
the seventh annual meeting Of the
Woman's. Baptist Missionary Society
OF Oklahoma met last night in the
Methodist church here, every section
of Oklahoma being represented, be
sides delegates from Kansas ant
Texas.
The meeting this morning was no
so large in attendance owing to tbs
rain. but was none the less sincere
and enthusiastic in the discussion o
topics to be taken up for the year
work by the different societies owe
the state. The program for the morn
ing was varied slightly to suit the con
venienee OF certain members wh'
we're compelled to return to their re
spectiye homes.
The devotional service was conduct
ed by Mrs. NJ. L. May of Chickashs
following which Mrs. E. Tignor deliN
cred a message of welcome to the az
sembled delegates. Mrs. Tignor's a'
dress was to the point and bespoke
hearty welcome to the homes an
churches of the city of Chickasha fo
the visiting delegates and assure
them that every hospitality possibl
was extended to them by the Chick
sha people.
Mrs ]. e. Gettig Of Woodward r
sponded, and in behalf OF the visitor
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