The Monroe journal., 1922-05-02
WOkAN'S MISSIONARY union
HAD A GREAT MEETING 27IH
MR.. W. X. Burrell of Monroe EShib-
tied Three Chinese Idols and EN-
planned How Worshiped
WOMAN HAS AT LAST
COME INTO HER OWN
Mr.. snyder Shows That We Cannot
Render service To Others Without
Helping Ourselves.
BY Mrs. l.. {. Polk

The regular quarterly meeting OF
tion met with the church at Ebene-
Ger on April 81, 1922. Despite the
threatening weather a goodly num-
ber was present, there being five So
cieties represented. These were
Monroe. Shiloh. Corinth. Oak Grove
and Ebenezer. But the clouds all
seemed TO disperse and our hearts
Were filled with sunshine when we
entered the church. and the words
Welcome ". NJ. u" greeted us
from the pulpit. and too. the air was
pots and vases of beautiful flowers
that adorned the church. They had
been placed there by the ladies' Of
the church.
Mrs. D. B. Snyder. our superin-
tendent. had charge of the morning
session. The service was begun by
singing "All Hail the Power of Je-
sus Name" after which Mrs. Brax-
ton Craig led in prayer. We then
had scripture lessen. goodly
number of the ladies taking part in
bht AtalllNs vi TINS lcSSOu
Snyder had selected references deal
ing with the part that women had
taken in the work of the kingdom In
the time of Christ. Mrs. Snyder said
that woman had been in the back
ground, and that IL was some time
before our brethren were convinced
that We had part in the work, but
that we were now coming into our
own.
Personal service work was then
taken up and discussed by Mrs. Cor
rell, Mrs. Ashcraft. Mrs. snyder and
others. Mrs. Snyder said that in per-
sonal service work was found the
two-fold blessing that We hear so
much about now--that in doing this
work We not only help some one else
but we help ourselves, and closed by
repeating the words OF Christ when
He said, In as much as We have done
1t unto one OF the least of these. my
brethren. ye have done il unto me-"
Help Somebody To-day was sung,
and we were dismissed with short
prayer by Mrs. Bigham.
1.-THE ladies of the church had pre-
pared bountiful dinner, which was
spread pie mic fashion in the beauti-
ful grove that surrounds the church.
and was much enjoyed by all who
participated.
Mrs. Ashcraft had charge of the
afternoon session, which was begun
by singing Where He Leads Me |
VIII Follow after which she read
and commented freely on the tenth
chapter OF Matthew. Mrs. W. r.
Burrell, organizer of the Junior
work, then spoke on China. She told
of the habits and needs OF China and
displayed three of the idols worship
ped by the Chinese. She then called
on one of the young ladies in the au-
dience 20 come 10 the front and she
placed on her, so all might see,
beautiful Chinese official gown. This
gown was made of the finest of silk
and elaborately embroidered in the
most brilliant colors, made by the
Chinese women, and said to be one
hundred years old. Mrs. Burrell
said that the Chinese girls were very
unlike the American girls in that
they had but few dresses, often
working on one dress five years.
China's greatest need is Christ, said
Mrs Burrell, and her doors were
once closed to Christianity, but are
now wide open. and closed by max
ing a strong appeal to the young
women and girls in the congregation
10 dedicate their lives 10 His service.
After singing "Blest be the tie that
binds" the meeting adjourned to
meet with the church at Oak Grove
the last Thursday in July.