, 1869-11-06

The drts annual meeting Of the Waman's Board
Of Mlssaons. OF the Interior, was hc.I IN Chicago
on T1ussday last, In The Second Presbyterian
Church The dny aas stormy, but the attendance
good. md the spirit Of those present jnst what
every friend OF TIC cause could hes;rt. Let.
ttIa uf regret were received from uuxilExfy
societies which could not be represented hJ dcis-
ga'ea- Tnr Treasurer reported sl,ttu a. havlnR
Ncu r,eclvcd during The year. The Recording
secretary reported that there were 20 auxiliary
societies and Il life members. The boa.d sup
ports stx missionaries, two na,!re Isole readers
aLu fur pupils IN mission schools The CURE,
n onnlnE stcte'aEy FGal repoft contalutpg en-
tracts 1Eum tttftts Of contributor giving pu ltea
OF the se!tden.M macy Of their E.tts have cost
Snort tttfChe* OF each one OF the younE la.1les
uInrt care were real BY different lasI..s, Who
nah t,ten previously designated.
narks. stating that this IVES no new work, but
that Samuel Mills, the n!uuccr uf missionary
HoIk, r.ce'yetl the idea from MS mother. when
he heard hcr cay She had given him 10 for
uttrt~f convene, IN Bra,!fnrl, Mass IN tals
same cause, 1ound their suPpos, co14ug almost
>aWed wood, rocked the cEatles, bra1dtri atraw,
| nly1n:re tn he able to give missions. SelKnbo1.
| huoA Writing wss relied upon az q great as.lss
| uncr. The iEst int OF subscription has come
down 10 ns. bearing the names Of lem.le donors
W tie hon'e work Ii alwa5s been supported By
woman.
missions was Established IN New Ilampahlte. F0I
three Year, the ladies carried on tht
Educational soe:et5. For tne past few Jears wo
rAu has attt4l the soldiers amt freedmen Tni
| WORK Is ended. aud the American Doant need
| tcache1r, ard ALTER failing suitable ones they sa1
| let women become Interested In foreign Wpfx
| personally, hE supporting these teachers. VI
want every ont 10 ny asldc q certain eu1n weekly
ana ga!n Il tabit Vi bysteulat,c bencrolence. ",
nrc encouraged, bJ The ladies' 1fon s1road, ant
| trust the meeting Will ue profitable to ILL.,
AH. Wider, from Natal Mission, after twenI,
yEAIa .! lutOr IN Africa, was present IL give tle
| own experience. The natives have, IL their Owl
| language, The Tc+taineul, Part OF the H!be, anl
feN oihtr bonka- ro.ygamy retArds TIL
| WORT, ard daughters are sold for wtre
| at m carly age. G!ris have conc TO the nts4Iu
| The nrst evidence the natives give Of coaycrslD,
Il tier desire to be clothed 4 female setutoar
ID ptout to be opened there, Ant an oppars1ats
IL otltrtt for any one 10 volunteer The support G
teachets or pupiN =.
Mia Doane, or M.crpnesia, reported that in he
| mission woman Is suneE:tr, anA hence the native
have progressed more rapidly in learning AMI IT
isRtcn. Next tnnf Is Ihe nf1leth Aun,versaty c
tnr IIaEaitan Mission IN the SANDWICH fstani.
| Me{h0tt6 Of Interesting HuIliIalF societies wer
discussed. In Ne~buryport, Ma+a., It has bee
| fouLd test to select some mission 1cld to BEGUN
acQualnted With and circulate book coDceff,li
| lnnS u1sa:o1 Tor come months, then adopt an0the
sud 70 continue. In Gftnne!l, lows, they nay
| eet cted II neld md chotcn one lady to pr
| pntt wEtteu article concerning It, 10 ba read I
the rrEulnt meeting, and then question The 9th,
ladies. WHO are to be prepared bJ previous stud
Thns these objects become familiar and OF da!
| cGnrefze. -...-
The next meeting is ia be held At Detroit,
| November 1870.