The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1921-07-09
ON THE THIRTY
THIRD ANNUAL SESSION
OF THE WOMAN,S BAP-
fist EDUCATIONAL AND
MISSIONARY CONVEN.
TON OF S. C..

CONVEN.
TON OF S. c.
Never before in the history Of mar
has woman ever demonstrated he]
value and ability for knowing how tt
perform and accomplish constructive
work as now. If / am permitted tc
rephrase a certain Scripture, l would
say, What is woman that Thou art
careful of her and the daughters OF
woman that Thou abideth with them?
They have elevated themselves by
sheer force of will and persistent en-.
deavor to a level higher than mar and
no longer sit ~indifferently by in hum.
Bile submission to the Pauline man
date, LET the women keep SILENT
while the men make big speeches and
boast about / am the head Of the
house, spending precious energy that
could be utilized for some noble feat.
If I were asked to give an ocular
demonstration and to give an expo
nent of what women are and what
they can do, not with man but with
out him, l would point most enthu-
siastically to the 33rd session Of the
Woman's Convention held within
those spacious walls of the Spring
field Baptist church, Greenville, of
which one pulpiteer, orator and intel
lectual giant, DR., Chas. Candy, is the
beloved and honored pastor.
When generations unborn shall
stroll into the hall of fame and linger
among the achievements of the fore
mothers, when they shall walk in the
booth Of Baptist events for 1921 and
behold the conventional events that
the women brought to pass or forced
to happen in Greenville, they shall
veil their faces in establishment. and
grid themselves with curiosity and
adopt the conventional records of 1921
as the worm OF their activities.
From the City by the Sea, from the
islands .of>the Atlantic, from the costal
plains. from. the Wales, from the
.maEehehfnonst the cities, from the
clouds, from the ground, and, I may
say, not overwhelmingly, that from
every nook and corner of South Caro-
lima, they came. Who? Women!
women, more women! Who are they?
These are they who have come to put
the conventional insign Of Negro Bap-
list women upon the highest peak of
UNCONVENTIONAL mountains. These are
they who believe they can do more
than talk. These are they who have
come saturated and super-saturated
with a grim determination that panic
and crisis are mere myth and are as
transient as a dream. These women
had serious faces that bespoke what
was in their hearts. The flashes OF
their eyes told clearly that they meant
business and were determined to make
1921 convention the banner conven'
ton.
Thursday morning Springfield
hoisted her flag of %congenial hospital
ity and the motor of welcome gene
rated an air that made many think
they were guests to the prince OF his
pitality. The zephys was permeateo
with benifcent sounds Of home like
ness. Even the water had a taste OF
welcome. The flowers poured out
FRA GRANGE of feel-yourself-at-home.
The street cars and automobiles had
q hmm of glad-to-see-you. Everything
IN Greenyille seems to have been
n.;nted with a hue Of blissful felicity
and profound harmony. OF course, 1t
was just like Greenville. Look who
pastors there.
DR.. J. S. Earl, accompanied by kew.
r F. Stewart and the writer graceo
Tho nnlpit for the Introductory ser
mon..1 need not say that our great
President Earl preached, for that ne
any time and anywhere. Text,
Mark 1915. The Spirit was present
and we all felt good.
am not writing a minute for the
convention, so there are many omls-
sions of details.
The words OF welcome and the re-
fell beyond our fondest nope.
The women do not display so mucn
hot air as we do. They speak to u
no,nt and sit down, an example l
hone we will keep in m1nd LOT oui
convention.
Every advocater OF Transparent
ao+hoo snool heels and painted COM