The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-18

Annual Meeting Of the womsn's Union Mimioul
airy Society Of America for Heather Lands <
Large and Intelligent Gathering-In-
teresting Reports and Addressed


The annual meeting OF the woman's Union
Missionary Society OF America for Heather Landl
was held yesterday afternoon at Dr. Howard
Crosby's church, Fourth avenue and Twenty-second
street. The hour named, one O'Clock, found
gathered within the capacious house OF worship an
extremely large and intelligent body OF ladies and
gentlemen, the former greatly predOminating, showF
ing concusIvey the interest manifested in this wor
by the Christian women in the community. Thd
Rev. Dr. Ormiston presided, assisted by Two other'
well known clergymen. Sing ng and prayer ata
tngly Introduced tho exercises. In calling for thd
reading OF the Socieys annual report for the yeaE
just past, Dr. Ormiston SAID the interests which the
women thus banded together sought to subsery6i
were very peculiar, and their good work for those
OF their IN heather countries deserved the r94
cogniuon OF al Christians, and ought to be helpedT
The Secretary then proceeded TO read extracts
from the report, the more important OF which arSs
given. +, --i rr
THE ANNUAL REPORT.
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the women OF India have had that opportunity now5
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made by the wife Of an English missionary was found
cuiA the rt American lady to devote hersef 70 this
Calcutta Home should hnd busy corps Of sixteen
ashers Snd ae & aay
with then many inmate. Of various ayes In addition ther
Think Of saluss ~ thus SroaSS
each week under The power of Gods word for our
India under the OF Ms. Wson assisted
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gigantic proportions ana rea5e what meant By the exS
But i ali dark in Aahab.d. The streaks Of orn
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In connection with work in Alahabad the year ls7f
has been marked by st another progressive act which %
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right drecton on the 9Th OF September Mis-. seeye, Misc
medical having had thorough q study
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Philadelphia branch. who provided liberal medical Quite
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In s another province of British India the Burman en-.
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From China hopeful tdng. Of quie. THAI.
foreigners have known In that unsettled country for the past
Mrs Starr and Miss North so long detained BY poli
home 0% Petn ready AND seHous
work MISS Doaw remained a. her post through ali the dis
seeking y study dcu language. 70 prepare
The School in Smyrna, which grew the fshfu
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sang 6hr.tmas Eve ory 70 Goo in The highest psass
In Japan We have today mission home, who're .hrss
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back to gentle whisper Which touched the heart Of MR.,
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in of cities and unusually lifted in heart and
mind for the the sa she has sailed on y: 18th
school for girls sSnnecsd with the mission wor. Of pr
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Jonas King of exceeding interest reader OF
that God has store rich blessings for Ahenian
girl. in sending them teacher Of such faishs
Thus far mention made only OF various
lions occupied by our own but there are other
Special notcetse SUPPORT of native teachers and native
bible assistants to miss onares OF other Boards:
grants In aid OF schoo also the support and OF
native orphan grs with the hope of preparing them for
The wants Of this society are great and pressing From
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life IA strange land the prompt remittance; also the
But a need than money. Every letter from
the foreign field Is burdened with the plea spray for
Money Ii much IN missionary work, but prayer IL moreI
TREAsURER's REPORT.
Upon conclusion OF the interesting resume OF the
years work the report OF the financial opera
tons Of the society were read showing that there
mad been supported during the twevemonth, 1vo
missionaries, sixty Bible readers and eighty chill
send ladies TO Japan, with printing. stationery and
incidental matters, amounted to SlS, DOG, leaving
balance December 80 OF SlS05. Against this on The
credit side were STA, balance from 1870, and the
years subscriptions OF s42,9o7. '-I i.J
DR.. HENRY M. SCUDDER, missionary VINO resided
twenty seven years In India, then addressed The
meeting. lie reierred to the degradation or tne wo-
female sex was unknown there. They were ever
under the scepre and cruel rule OF some tyrant. lie
then told the ladies OF the great good they were doing
by this society, and eloquently urged them to con-
when over that large field OF heathenism the CRY
would be universally "Victory for Christp'
Rev. Mr.. COCHRAN, OF Montreal, followed in an
interesting address, when the benedction was pro-
nounced and the large assemblage lett the church.
GENERAL RAILROAD CONVENTION.
An Organization to Promote Efficiency and