The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-21

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are now supporting their own mis-
sionaries In the work around the for.
eign settlements between here and
Clarksburg AID also in the city as well.
The, women OF these churches are ex.
ceptionally wide awake to mission in.
terests and their furtherance.
The organization of City Board OF
Missions about eighteen months ago,
brought all churches engaged in mis-.
sionary work, both home and foreign
in close touch with each other, as every
church IVES represented on the board
and an harmonious program for re
suits could be considered from all an
giles. The result has been one OF won
derful cooperation and benefit
Our hour, that Of the noon session
was given over to methods" Forty.
three women brought their own lunch
and stayed for this hour. The hostess
committee, Mrs. Philip Bentle, Mrs.
r. w. Potter, Mrs. Robert Denham and
E. L. Williams, served coffee to sup.
plement the sandwiches. 1t was an
hour OF splendid helpfulness. Every
society had work about methods
and good ideas about how to make a
missionary meeting go; 1t seemed
as II each city auxility had sometnfnL
to offer OF assistance to other auxiliar.
les represented. Wonderful growth
and increase was reported by eveTy
church. The study books and instruc.
tive programs which are now featured
by each auxiliary, together with the
increasing number OF subscribers To
missionary papers and magazines,
have had a powerful effect in stimu-
lattng attendance, and general intelli-
gent, work by the organizations.
Mrs. A. l.. Lehman gave spirited
little talk on "Anfericanization." This
Is topic in which missions were in.
tensely interested before the country
at large was aroused, and Mrs. Leh.
man addressed an audience apprecia-
tive and responsive. The music was
one OF the most inspiring features OF
the day. Solos were rendered by Mrs.
0. e. Mcmillan, Mrs. Pearl Reed Wise,
Mrs. c. H. Bloom and Rev. c. f. Good
win. The musicians who so generous
ly gave their services were DIR. Dun.
can, Miss Norma Hecker and Miss
Louise Nichols. Other women assist
ing in the program were Mrs. Crider
Rock, Mrs. c. F. Eddy and Mrs. Z. M.
Hox. Some who were 10 have appear
ed were prevented by illness.
1t was red letter day for Missions
in Fairmont, and gave those present j
surprising glimpse of the scope and
volume OF the work being accomplish.
ed by the women of the various city
churches. The general feeling present
all day, and one whiSl, perhaps every
woman carried home with her, was
the impressive face TN the world has
never, not even in the dark ages, stood
in need of Christianizing influences, as
1t does today, and that America, with
its millions of foreigners, and indiffer-
ent citizens, is probably the whitest
field OF all for the harvest.
The Missionary Home, Shanghai,
Jan. s, 1920.-[Vo the Readers OF the
West Virglntan in Fairmont and Vtcin-
ityl-Knowing OF the interest the
average person manifests in letters
from far away lands, find myself
wanting to satisfy little OF that in.
terest. In the three months of my abb
sence from Fairmont | have often
wondered how things were getting
along back home. The irregularity Of
the mails, and our being on the move
all the time, mas made it difficult for
us to hear from home. The date of the
last letter was in November and,
since we are leaving for India in a
couple OF days, it will not be possible
to hear again until sometime in Feb.
ruary. You can understand then how