A history of the Baptists in Missouri : embracing an account of the organization and growth of Baptist churches and associations : biographical sketches of ministers of the gospel and other prominent members of the denomination : the founding of Baptist institutions, periodicals, etc. . one of the most benevolent men in St. Louis, andhas for jears used his means with a liberal hand to advance Bap-tist interests. Mrs. Eliza Page—wife of Deacon W. M. Page, is a native ofNew Ilamj^shire, and came to St. Louis soon after her marriagein 1836. She was a member of Dr. Malcolms church in the East,and
A history of the Baptists in Missouri : embracing an account of the organization and growth of Baptist churches and associations : biographical sketches of ministers of the gospel and other prominent members of the denomination : the founding of Baptist institutions, periodicals, etc. . one of the most benevolent men in St. Louis, andhas for jears used his means with a liberal hand to advance Bap-tist interests. Mrs. Eliza Page—wife of Deacon W. M. Page, is a native ofNew Ilamj^shire, and came to St. Louis soon after her marriagein 1836. She was a member of Dr. Malcolms church in the East,and as soon asshe came to identifiedherself with theBaptist Churchof t s city,growing in thegood cause withthe citys is activelyidentified with allthe leading en-terprises of thecity in the vari-ous branches ofreligious culture,and the reliefof all the sick,poor and defence-less. She is Pres-ident of the In- stitutional Mis-sion, visiting the mrs. w. m. Hospitals, House of Eefuge, Workhouse- Jail and otherplaces, where a kind word to a needy and distressed one woulddo good. She is always ready to go on any mission of mercy,giving a kind word here, some papers and tracts tliere, and al-ways, with an open purse, relief to the needy. She is now alsQ. 126 MISSOURI ASSOCIATION. actively engaged in the eifort to establish a Baptist OrphansHome in this city, which will be one of her crowning loves to administer to the wants of the distressed. Thebeauty of all is, that all her acts of charity and mercy are unos-tentatious, and coupled with grace and meekness. Although inher threescore years and ten, she is one of the most active andshining lights in the church, being first and foremost in all mat-ters pertaining to church work and the advancement of thecause. She has for years been the teacher of the infant depart-ment of the Sunday-school. The children love her as a mother,and her power with them is magnetic. This Mother in Israel wields a p
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