, 1870-03-18
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
Organization Of Northwestern Branch
Of the Woman's Foreign Mis-
xionary Society.
Election OF OMcarx-Rsportx-A
dressss By Prominent
t1axUMeN.


FORENOON xKauox,
meeting Of ladies interested IN the orranxs-
Of the Northwestern Branch Of the Woman'a For
ctGn Alzaon41 Society, Was held yesserday morn
Ing, IN the lectureEoom uf Tho Clark Street Metho-
dist Church. Mn. Blahop Hamun VII called %
the chair, md Asa Thompsou was chosen Ssc7c-
tAzy.
After the singing Of hymn, and prayer BY M,a.
vas appollted to prepare constitution Nh. Dr.
htodcf, MiA Wheeler. and Mn. Clausacr, were
named o. tne commitsse, aud IN = short tinic Pre-
The Northwestern Branch Of the Womans Foreign
Aisstonsry Society. and declares lis object 10 Sc
ward the sending Of female 1utsdo1s,1cs ta ~ tne
foreign lands embraced IN the masion nelds Of the
Hethodlst Church The payment Of 81 annually
sap 3oo ~ hoa0sy IL; a,s s.RSs5 o s
honorary life patron The on1ce.s ahaI be 4
President: one Vice President from each of the
Illinois, Wisconsin, and 1ndleun; Recording Sec
fetaE; Corresponding Secretary and assistant,
and Treasurer sna Auditor, rno may be gcutic-
members; these, with the onlcers, to constitute m
Executive Committee for the administration Of
Of each year. The report WIS adopted.
On motion Of Arz. Willing, committee Of three
Ro1nds M ken and aa onea aFa
Brother Baum, Of Ev1nstpn, being called upon
for a few remarks, said bis heart Was inspired by
thoughts had reverted dia waeTs Be- I'D spsat nj
scyen JearH tn the people Of which he hAd learned
to lovc and to tnte an interest in their civilization
lassc Chfis:an agencies foI reuct, fos ne9 TIE sad
there were chords OF sympathy stretching frum
this gathering Of indies to the furhest ends OF the
The meeting then adjourned untIl O'Clock T. IN,
AfTERNcoS 9fsEfoN.
The meeting reassemhled at > O'Clock, aud, after
name Of aIlA boring was alled 10 The list o1 sec
fEtAtteA
The Committee on Nominations reported a. fot.
soTA and the rcIoT was adopted:
rtts Frssss<.a-Mn- BsheP Tsomp.en, q Roek
,<sf ~ Vs .Fsa ts e.ant M
Ca zaisn. ef g g .ppan sa :, ~ ns.
nss.ar: - ' ~ N' S'-''*'
s4sss'ts~f Corresponding S&e'aary-MlA i. 4 Rohin-
4sts.4:sG. Tsss,atsg SGifn:tss:sHHfT e fs.ls1 sfin'
Fa'syt.-Ssl G5sTJ: NJ g; Sweet ~. F Jeee,.
Su,tes "sfi III M. u w. a. wheeie1 II A h. s z
" .41a;ia1ss Si.as r.. F. oue,l ..... ....
On motion, Ma Willing WIS authorized to draw
upon y ne u Esa,ny for the funds necessary to de-
retatJ, and tho kaiaty Of thu Assistant Correspond
Ing Secretary IVES nxed at $loo per annum, with
MrA crnando Jonca waa elected delegate to
the next general I,eeilng Of the Executive Council
and Eas Instructed to tnvitc the holding OF the
Ecxt general meeting In Chicago
The remainder OF The session Was taken up In
MI informal discussion, and the meeting adjourned
until $50 =. NJ
| EVENING SESSION.
A public meeting was held IN the evening In the
auditorium Of The church, la1s numlet q babies
UEened with hymn by the chnir, after which Rev
G. II. Fowler addressed the meeting. lie said ht
| should present a Special cause among multitude
n A
should defeat the Others, hut as friend and all!
whose success and comfort would assist md CON
and nominate me candidates Tor the missloaat:
lie authority to act upon the selection
of the grand army at the front, ani did not inter
fere With the xenefM missionary interests Of IN
Church. The sTmpatnieS OF the women were to b
rection Of missionary interests, and their talent
for talking were also to be brought 10 bear. Tn
speaker gaTc with startling viv1dneas picture
the closing Of his rrluarks, the congregaIio
united IL singing "From oreenlaods 1cJ Aour
Rev. Dr.. E o. Haven then gave brief address
this would devulve upon him. The t!nc WIS nc
far distant when the many literary men who ha
fcree!!M9a missionary system, would be hearth
sheni1m h was vaniug. the caste OF Id
years Has disappearing, ahu tnese neSes vas suc
There Was res.stIess tendency among women
exert an inlluence upon human welfare and It
result would be great improvement In the mi
| sion Int rests Of the Church He closed With u
prediction that, II the wpnans Missionary 3oci
Iy preserved Its independent organization,
| would have accomplished a. much In tne renal
, Ing thirty years of the nineteenth century IS t
! parent society has accomplished during the ut
! | years OF it8 existence.
Mrs. Willing, Corresponding SECRETARY Of the 8
| ctety, care q glowing account OF ttA prusnerit
after which the Rssenlblage dispersed, with Il
, ! toxoloqJ and btnedictton,