The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-04-30
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Wichita Falls, April 2S.-The Ex-
ecutfve board of the women's conven-
ton, auxiliary to the B. NJ. and f.
convened in this city last Tuesday
with the St John Baptist Church.
The session was all that the presid-
ing officer could hope for. Viewed
from a financial point it was indeed
a success. Viewed from an intellec-
tual point it was nothing short OF
matchless. Under the supervising
guidance of Mrs. E. d. Duckentield,
president of the mission of st. John
Church, all Wichita Falls knew sew
eral weeks ago that this meeting
would be held here at this time.
In lieu of this fact, MIS-. Quicken
field, set her meg, that meg
was to raise more money than
Dallas" the metropolis of Texas.
With a handful of members $3.50
lust ten days prior to the setting
of the meeting Mrs. Duckenfield, set
out upon her strenuous task by di-
dividing these So members into 10
circles with a leader and two assocl-
ate members, and as result, after
having raised 500 for local purposes
they placed on the table Friday night
S320.9S The largest amount was
raised by Mrs. Louise Barrett tS700
for which she was rewarded han
ner which she will retain until the
next meeting of the B. Nj. and e.
hich convenes in Fort Worth in
October.
The program for the week begun
Tuesday night at s o'clock with the
Y. w. c. A. under the leadership of
Mrs. Laura Baker; and the Star
Light Band under the leadership of
Mrs. Cornelius Williams, assisted by
Mrs. NJ, S. (mother) Jones of Denison,
Texas. Wednesday. night. the local
B. Y. p. U. under the leadership of
Mr.. John W. Strickland. rendered a
short but appropriate program which
was augmented by sermon by Rev.
M. X. Curry of Fort Worth, Texas.
Thursday night the Sunday School,
with Mr.. Thos. Register presiding,
and Mrs. II. D. Robinson, as Mistress
of Ceremony, rendered a program
which was followed with the annual
missionary sermon by the State Field
Mission Worker, Rev. Miles W. j.
Jenkins of Abilene, Texas. Friday
night. all Wichita was out TO hear
the final sermon of Rev. Curry OF
Fort Worth. DR. Curry chose for his
text, John 1913 "Ye call me Lord
and Master, and We say well; for SO
am L." His subject was: THE obed-
fence of the Disciples to the Author
ity of Christ For just AZ minutes
1.-The speaker stood fixed and (seem-
ingly) unmovable behind the altar
with only his head and shoulders
protruding (being low IN statute)
expounded the Lords Gospel in It's
purity. as seldom witness before
being interspersed with practical. his
torical and scientific attributes as
the occasion required. Sunday was
/ the closing day, and the president
Mrs. Emma Strickland, being some
what Christlike, saved the best I'll
the last in the person Of Rev. +
Arlington Wilson of Dallas. Rev
Wilson had charge of the service:
throughout the day. Preaching a.
st. John Baptist Church Sunday a
In a. m. At p. m. he delivered
his famous Address: world Wide
Peace" at the Wichita Theatre. i
lis said that his audience consisted
of as many white people as Colored
Sunday night at o'clock he wa
again on The scene at st. John t,
preach the closing sermon. Unfor
tunately the reporter was unable t.
hear Mr.. Wilson at either place
hence our inability to furnish an!
excerpts from either of his discourses
wichita Falls placed herself in thu
front ranks in their manner of en-
pertaining the B. NJ. and Z. Board
Nothing was spared in making thu
meeting a success both in business
and pleasure. While here the del
egates were given the very best ser
vice in the various homes 10 which
they had been assigned. Members o
the other denominations throngad L
each meeting OF the Board to grasI
the hand of some dear friend or ac
auatntance. Saturday st p. m. thu
delegates were motored to Lake
Wichita. (the largest artificial LAKE
IN the State) returning at p. m
They were entertained with a ban
lquet 1t the basement OF st JohT