The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-02
Women of Denomination Are
Observing an Interesting
and Helpful Program.

With Miss Emma Davis, OF this CITY,
president, presiding, the Wednesday
morning session Of the second annual
meeting OF the Tygart:s Valley Pres
.bytersal. the ladies' home missionary
branch Of the denomination, opened
In the Central Presbyterian church
on West Pike street at $3.50 O'Clock
with devotional exercises led by Mrs
b. Forrest Hutton, of EuttonsvlHe.
which was followed with greeting By
Mrs. Mortimer W. Smith. of this city,
who warmly welcomed the Presbyter-
iaI in brief but very happy and
most cordial manner
AIRS. T. J. Arnold. of E1kins, secre-
.tary OF literature. responded for the
Presbyterial as follows:
Madame President and ladies of
P-esfbyterial. we thank you for your
cordial greeting; we feel that 1t is not
with you. and TO enjoy the epicurean
and intellectual feasts that you have
so evidently prepared for us. When
/ look around and see small com
ranv OF women intent on the Masters
business like to think of this verse:
And all the women that were
wiseShearted did spin with their
hands. and brought that which they
had spun, both OF blue and OF purple
and of scarlet and of fine linen And
all the women whose hearts stirred
them up in wisdom spun goats hair
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Everything in the construction OF
the tabernacle was typical; these wise
hearted women did not delegate this
work to their servants and bondsfwom-
en- but did it with their own hands,
for they knew it was sacred work.
And as they were busy spinning these
beautiful curtains, possibly God gave
them a vision of their coming Mes
siah and the spiritual significance OF
their labors that the blue was type
of Christ's heavenly origin. the purple
His royalty as David's SON. and the
scarlet His sacrifice for our sins. That
fine linen 1yp.fes personal righteous
ness and the goats hair rne atone
ment
so let US be wise-hearted women
today and as we spin with our own
hands this organization work. these
women and children societies. these
plans for increasing usefulness. let
us pray God to keep ever before our
eyes the spiritual significance Of ii
all. Let us endeavor to make our
Presbyterial not merely a factor for
usefulness. not mere1y a factor for
righteousness. but let us aim even
higher and with Gods help make it
a great factor for evangelism. both at
home and abroad Then we can bring
that which we have spun and lay it
at the Masters feet Then may it
finally be said to each one present
And to her was granted that she
should be arrayed in fine linen. clean
and white. for the fine linen is the
righteousness of saints:
The mornings program then con-
sitsed OF reports OF The secretary, So
cieties. foreign missionary secretary.
ASSEMBLIES home missions. local home
missions. Christian educational and
ministerial relief. young peoples work
and the Like, all showing a gratifying
condition and excellent progress. at
ter which recess was taken for
luncheon at the manse.
ENROLMENT OF delegates also took
place. showing about twenty-fve in
attendance and prospect for several
more in the afternoon
The Presbyterial reconvened at q
o'clock In the afternoon with the fol-,
loving program scheduled Tor the!