Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-05-03

PRESIDENTS ANNUAL ADDRESS
Madam President, Officers and Members:


We have assembled here in the 18th annual
session Of the Womens L. and NJ. convention of
Southern Illinois. We indeed grateful in
hearts for having been permitted to assemble again
i'm another annual meeting. We come to you with
love in our hearts and good will to all and extend
to you greetings. Having served you for ten years
in this capacity. your humble servant. it Is
pleasure we'll duty assigned, to deliver in
your hearing an annual address
Dear friends, another year has passed and TO
some it has been filled with joy and pleasure and
others. sorrows and sad recolectons, and yet,
through the providence of an allwise creator
realize that in the midst of dark clouds besetment
and sorrows that have overwhelmed u.s. were it not
for the confidng faith in loving father. would
have long since gone down beneath the waves of
trouble that surrounded us. But confident
that there is that holds the destiny of our lives
in his all-powerfu hands and we look to him with
an eye of faith and steadfast hope knowing that he
doeth all things well, and we bow in humble submis-
sion to his will and say with the poet;
We will not murmur nor complain beneath the
chastening rod,
But in the hour of grief and pain will lean up
God.
This has been a year long to be remembered.
Sadness has regned throughout this country: dew
astaton by death, cyclones uprisngs. riots destruc-
tion in various ways, hardships by the and
shortage. high cost of living. anagonsm in busines
9nd MISUNDERSTANDING have caused an unrest
Throughout this country like the upheayal of the
mighty tossing TO and fro, and II is problem
20 harmonize the difference and soothe the exasper
alton We living in another democratic age,
and .rece let solve the great apeson, the
negro problem by standing up for right principles
and be loyal whatever the cost. and remember. that
Cod IN his own time will bring us out more than
conqueror for without true service To God there Is
hope, for while the war RACES between the dif-
ferent countries. the between good and evil
nflunee never ceases, and we hope that each one
assembled here will do all in their power 10 lift up
the standard of morality and the religion OF the Lord
Jesus. We are each responsible for the task as
signed us in uplifting fallen humanity and bringing
there Is a great work required your hand Chris
tan mother for instruction and training sons and
daughters Young women. there is much work for
you 10 do, and to work for God conservation is
needed Consecrate your bodies a living sacr-
flee to God. your talent. your strength of character
live pure lives for it is through your sublime pure
life and character the young TO be lifted
from the quagmire OF sin and folly We have come
together unit with purpose and aim and that
TO sustain and finance the fund for the rebuilding
OF the Livingston Institute and plan for its future
success. and pray that God will prosper us in all
our undertakings. Our district work has not been
az enthusiastic desired but circumstances
have not allo I'd US to do what we desired.
Official " .rk. | have met board meeting
at Sparta in A, il and the meeting good but
few sisters attend d. What raised went for ex-
pense of the board. Closed Saturday. However,
| spent Sunday with the sisters. Sunday afternoon
we \ a musical program. Received for service
$500 ine 22nd attended the Sunday School
convent. at Cairo. We conducted program and
raisedS19.60 Paid balance minutes $500
Forwarded to treasurer. Rev. Rowlett $1,000
President for expenses SLIGO. attended S. 5. III
sttute at Duquoin, ------, 1917 A tins time
we had very interesting meeting and quite a deal
of instruction received during the time The PASTOR
Rev. Harris informed that he would see to it tha.
the women organize and begin work. Later as We
we're pressed for time received for expenses, 5000
have corresponded from time to time with the Off
GERS by letter and through the Gazette. thank my
colaborers for their assistance and courtesy nave
tried to be faithful to the trust imposed in ne
When my successor shall have been installed will
resume my former place willing worker in the
ranks / recommend that each officer organize To-
cal societies wherever they And furthe. rec
ommend that the pastors to it that the women
he organized in their churches.
Again thanking you for the honor conferred on
me | submit this for your inspection.
NJ ]. BLAKE, President.