The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-12-10
Week of Prayer Meeting.


kilbourn had charge of the
meeting, the theme for the DAYS
study being, Workers Togeth
er. y The negros, Mexicans.
aud fnrcign work on our coast.
officers andworkers of the coun-
cil and societies. missionaries.
deconesscs aud teachers, were
ali subjects for which several
udies offered earnest prayer
Many splendid articles were
read by different members of
the society, II ladies were pres
ent, collection was $500. The
meeting was closed by prayer.
Tuesdays meeting was held
at the home of Mrs. Petit, Mrs.
Mouser leader. China, Japa.
nese and Immigrants were the
subjects for the days discussion
the text being found in Eph.
2-ly Several interesting let
ters were read on China. The
Immigrant work was discussed.
bringing out the fact that two
immigrants minute is the
average of their landing on our
shores. Twelve ladies were
present and the collection
amounted to $295. The meet.
ing closed by repeating the
Lords prayer.
The prayer service for We'd
nesday was held at the home of
Mrs. j l.. Bostwick, Mrs. Pet
tit leader. The topic for the
service was Korea, the scrip
ture lesson was Romans Bird
chapter After singing Where
He leades me will follow, >"
Mrs. Martin led in prayer. Hol-
ston Institute aud its work was
read, aud also summary of
the work in Korea Our pas
tors wife, whose daughter, Miss
Ella Sue Wagner, is mission
AIRY to Korea, told us ma
ny interesting stories. I h e
song "Near My God TO thee"
followed Eleven ladies were
present. Collection 50 90. Meet
closed with the Lords Prayer.
Thursdays meeting was held
at the home of Mrs. Mathews,
Mrs. Skeen leader. Scripture
lessen was found III John 81,
1918 verses. Several songs
were sung and prayers offered
for the school in Rio de-Janeiro,
Brazil, i'll London. Ky, and in
Key West, Florida. Several
very good leaflets were read
and the meeting was II very in
structive one. Seventeen la
dies were present and the col
lection was si.GO. Meeting
closed with prayer.
The last day of the week of
prayer was observed on Friday
at the home of Mrs. Martin Mrs
Martin leader, with "AIis-
sion work on the Gulf Coast"
the subject for study. A hymn
was sung. followed by a prayer
by Bro. Wagner, "Why should
we observe Home Mission
Week? was the subject of the
first article and the reading of
the scripture lesson as found in
Mathew 1881. Mrs. Orr told
very beautifully of the possibil-
tiles of the 100000 Italians in
the United States, Of their
strength and Weaknesses. The
school on the Coast, the % Wes-
Icy Houses, the duties of the
deaconesses and cooperative
houses for working girls were
discussed separately and an ar
ticle on Africa read.
Bro. Craft was with us and
made a very nice talk. He also
asked our co operation in Sun
day observance d keeping
undesirable pictures off t Ii e
Street. Twenty ladies and gen
tlemen were present and the
collection amounted 10 SI2.59,
making a total of sos. go for the
weeks Offering. Bro. Wagner
closed the meeting with prayer.
These meetings have alt been
very helpful to US and we trust
the coming year, all the mem
bers will show "A greater mis-
slonary spirit by giving, pray
ing and doing.
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