, 1873-03-22
Annual Meeting 81 the Chicago
Branch Of the Woman's +.
Union missionary
Society,
Report of the Secretary and
Election Of Officers.
Interesting Addresses by the Rev.
Dr. Sullivan and Prof.
Swing.


d fow goutlc1non boinr prosont bY invitation.
nfra ~, ,thr,r1 ,,x.,,loi aFtor I'm rno1rf, of
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poft'oh OF the aoflps"tea ".a Psayoe' 'no
TIE WORK or TIE SOCIETY
Ind hoon nn,sucd so oniot1v Tint tI,ore seemed
- ,,..,a ~ .oso.s ht y ,,aa hao,, ,,ooaont
w ~ A'o ~ Sn e A" ~ 1rn m H.
and prottRble. Iho roceipls wore @l, ltVoo' >tne
expenditures @17.80; balance, 81, ,162. Five now
thermometers had boon added. Tho fire
ho1 i,irred the soc,ctv pomowl,nt. It
u"o ."s a ,,s,aa. rooo,ornn o,,;1 INV roon,,
bers Lad become identified with
Its work, and many pledges Of support had beon
roooiyed. md It WEB hoped that tho year 1879
yon1d bo n brieht one in tho hiatory OF tho
rss.,s,, IT, ,v,s 7aa,rab1o Tint AT Christ;su
Nfanoh' IL ""d uesn"o1o 1nes .,.'',.
ladtes, no matter or wna1 aoho1lttAs'ol'' snouio
assist in oloyating the women III hoathon iands'
Tho society would gladly be made q central Or
<,a,,;..t;,n nrl ai,ou1i ha raoarf]ad aa TIM
ea"!aNslol1, @ "lu .,,s c;asl,a n,.n,,, -,
Northwestern rashos tnan the ono.8o n'anon u
the raront society. ureas eooo haa peo!i uo1o
In 1ntia nud Japan Christian women, Hish the
lid furnished thorn, woro slowly eradicatlny
ido1atry, and toacAing tho daughters aud tho
Tho report WAS accepted, and ordered to 10
printed. :.
4 vote Of thanks was tondoroa Mrs. AVory for
hdefatlgablo labors. . :
hon addressed tho Society. The CAUSE Of tho
1ooety, ho said, carried tho proof OF its divine
norits within itsoG; it pleaded it's own causo
most oloquontly. Tho namo had boon most aptly
nction Of it-the Woman's Union Missionary
bociety 1t was u womant mission, undertaken
py women, for woman, md illustrated great
principle lying ut tho yery foundation Of thrs.
] IL da ae nosed Il aoapo aps
history tho peculiar pnse which woman IT, ocGoaple,a
ut large. Tho twelve Apostles formed promi-
nent group, but there woro others, those Nno is,
described as tho women Of Calico. They
ministored TO Him Of thoir substance, and
followed him to and fro :, III hla
wandering5, anu Woro preaons at tho Entoe Hlost
prominent events in His histoiy,-Hls DEATH
burial, and tho morning of His resurrection.
The diaciplcs fed, but the women stood fass, -
wero the last OF the cross, and tue nrst at tho
sopulcli1e. Ihoy wore attfacted 20 h'1n " en9
bond OF deop and abiding gfaslsnae' ana hau
eoring to Him: The Christian church., 1n theso
later days, hnd lost aleht q this Rreat etemant
In the Gospel history, anu ola hot ses as inlgn
value OIL her energy aB slo snoila. Miaslon
opnont Of womnn'a onofgles tt wns n1onoor
work, for Which they wero we'll quanneu,-
power OF the gospel could bo domonstratea q, ey
the force of tho masculine lnteliect: Iho
C1l!stiau "oHcn VI .i'tn eou,4t.! :t,,:a: "ua - ~
faithful to tho obligations and responsibiilt'es
they did not undertake, rs far ~ possible, TINS
work. Tho Gospel had 'mndo tlio'n what they
were,-had caused the difference in their condi,
tion and that Of the pagans,-and they should
Bhow their gratit,lte to God by miaisterlng to uia
representatives on earth No other field would
nfford such rich ripo, alld enduring rocoupensc.
The Society waa q union s6ciety, also. Every
ono loved his or her church best, but, II the
onoratiyo efforts rs miasion-work. In its proso-
cution al could realize, to cortuin extont their
oneness in Christ. Though it secnel by
the report Of tho Secretary little had boon
done, he thought much had boon accomplished;
though tEeir efforts might soom unayaiiing, aud
Us il they would not contribute to tho grand re:
result, yet thoy must romo1nber that good
always camo from things seemingly insignificant
In Gods own tnlo the answor would DO giyon.
was then introduced. IIe Baid that all mind
klnt loo1seI with nny t1lu11uhtfulneB8 and gplici