Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-04-21

the members present requested the pub
LEGATION of the following report, for the
benefit of those who were unable to
attend
Third annual Report Of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society Of the
NJ. II. Church.; published Ia the
"Heathen Wonaon's Friend" July
1872. Mrs. Vim. F. Warren, editor.
Have you ever seen the lamp-lighter
begin his round at night fall ? Away off
in the dusky distance springs out all at
once, with no visible cause, a little light
a moment more and it has a companion,
then another and another till the whole
street is brought out of darkness and
danger, and made CHEEKY and safe. The
origin of the Woman's Foreign Mission.
airy Society is repetition Of this picture.
A heavenly lamp-lighter has been
through the land. Three years ago God
sent His Illuminating grace and love into
the hearts of some christian women, and
up sprang little light, away down ON
the eastern sea-coast. The power went
westward, and kindled another light in
New York City. Westward STILL across
forest, prairie and river, and Chicago's
lamp was lighted, and so on sped this
contagious brightness to St. Louis, back
again to Cincinnati. Philadelphia and
Baltimore, and southwark to Atlanta,
till eight cities became torch bearers.
But unlike the city's illumination, our
society's light is not for home conven-
fence. Its brightest beams fall on lands,
on homes far beyond our vision. 1t is
by faith only, that we see the brighten
ing of heather darkness; but we praise
God that we can know that darkness
disappears.
Men sometimes light th=ir homes by
the transmission of single electric spark.
We know God could use like rapid
means of bringing these darkened souls
into His great light Yet it has pleased
Him, by the foolishness of preaching, to
save them that believe He waits for
as to bring our little lights along and
join ourselves to the company of those
who work for the evangelizing of the
world. Let us realize all the privileges,
joyfully accept all the work, and give
unto our God the glory.
RESULTS.
Our society's existence dates only three
years back. The first year nearly 100
auxiliaries were organized; the second
year the number increased to GA; this
year we report 1883, with an aggregate
membership of 4l,654. The first year
our receipts were $1,000; the second
year $22,OOO and this year $48,50O.
We have five missionaries in India,
Misses Thoburn and Tinsley IN Lucknow
Misses Swain and Sparkes in Bareilly,
and Miss Mcmillan in Moradabad We
support 40 girls at the Bareilly Orphan
age; have purchased a Ladies' Home at
Lucknow, and have sustained school and
zenana work in twenty-one different
stations.
In China we have four missionaries,
the two Misses Wollston at Foochow,
and Misses Porter and Brown at Pekin.
We have also supported large amount
Of school-work, and work among the
women in both cities.
In the light of these most satisfactory
returns we can but take new courage as
we face another year of hard labor and
responsibility. Tolls SO fruitful, SO WIS.,
IDLY crowned with divine appreciation
are their own exceeding great reward
Our third year closes with specially
grateful and suspicious event, the recog-
milton and hearty recommendation Of
our society by the highest authorities of
our church; l. e. the action of General
Conference in regard to it.
1t is not only an indisputable author
ization of our work, but an express en-
enlargement to its prosecution. 1t is ar
adoption of it, so far as to provide fol
the publication of our statistics and re
ports in the official ANIMALS of the church
1t grants in the most cordial spirit al
that was requested in the memorial O
the society. Henceforth, so far as oul
organization is concerned, the last grea
obstacle is removed out of our way
From this time forward we can coun
, upon the welcome of every annual con
ference, and the cooperation of ever,
pastor. The whole female membership
, of the church, full three quarters of
million in number, are before us, await
+ ing organization. We have but to enlis
, their sympathies and combine their ener
gies to make the grandest missionar,
army the Lord Jesus has ever SEEM
Providence is sumoning us to the worl
' as by a thousand trumpet calls. Event
that once would have created epochs, ar
! now crowded into day. Opportunitie
once confined to great providential char
acters, are now the possession of tn
q humblest christian. Each one of u
/, may now assist in organizing victory
= for Christ all over the world Who will
. plant the most auxiliaries the comm
q year? Who will sacrifice most of useles
luxury for the love of Christ and hi
redeemed. but unsaved church VIII
4 will renounce most to go in person an
toll among our perishing sisters in th
: heather world I?