The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-05-08
Our MOundsyiIIe Letter.
NOrxDsyILLE Nay c, 1875.

NouSpsyIILE, Nay c, 1875.
EGllaa Iaiznislanz.
lam nos able 70 giTe you . tnn rsPOEt
Of The proceedings q the nissionaEy
meeting he'd At our Plaee to-day, = | vas
not permitted % y in attendanee. EoHly
know that the proceedings were sad %
Be- verv interesting BY those Who did At
tend. The usual bushes Wa transacted
and the obcers elected for the ensuing
wear. Airport will no d0ub; b Furnished
you BY the Secretary, 50 ! viii content
myself With giving you 4 synopsis oil the
proceedings Of the evening session.
The exercises were opened By the read
inn Of Scripture Lesson By Ars. LAncas-
YER, Of Wheeling. The Lesson Eas from
the second chapter Of Ruth: Singing
aFrom Greenllnd's Icy Mountains,
PRAYER BY Mrs.. Gibson, Of Fort Ridge.
An address was Rad By Miss Emma
Moore. subject-f Indiference Of Woman
% The Mission Work ASthe great hin
dranee 70 the cause Of miAEions in Tor
eigu eountries Is found In woman, 20 the
indifference Of women in this country is
a potent force in hindeFing the great
eaase. There are sO0,0 900 women in the
Methodist Church. Fifty thousand OF
these are members Of the Foreign Mis-
sionary Society. THenty-thHee Of az
number have gone 70 the mission field; and
a. soon a. the interest in the cause in
creAses - il should, the tEenty.tOurth
will be sent The Missionary bears with
him the story Of the cTOss. He bears
with him 0 religion, that il OyershadOW.
ing all other religions. The address vas
short, spicy, and very pointed, and II was
listened 10 With marked attention BY the
audience. DR.. Kelley Va next intro
duced, Who spoke Tor some time IN that
able and eloquent manner Oi which he
alone is capable Of doing. II will be
folly for Us 10 attempt 70 give even syn
op.ts ofthe address. We will notice but
a few points. When God created the
earth and ali therein, be pronounced y
all good. Man vas lord OF all the rest OF
creation. Woman Wa created a. his
belpmate. Satan did not tempt Eve BE-
cause she was the weaker vessel, but be-
cause she was the stronger, and he knew
could he win her his power over man
would be supreme Satan showed his
skill in thus doing. Woman has had her
agency in the whole Scheme o. redemption.
| She /: we'll mentioned all along the line.
Woman has great strategy. He referred
70 Ruth in her captiVRtiOn Of Old B0az.
Woman staid By tie SaVi0E's tomb when
coVSrdlV men had fed away. She vas
the firSt TO proclaim the blessed SaViOT'S
resurrection. Woman has ever been =
great propagAndist. She is power for
good OF 4 power for evil. Were all the
women Of our country religious the men
would soon all he converted. Man left
by hinself becomes dsprayed-sinkS into
barbarian, That woman should be in
teFested in the cause Of missions Is natu.
raj. IdOlatry degrades her. She Is . mere
slave to man in those countries where
idol Worship prevails. Numerous in.
stances we're cited TO show the degraded
condition Of women in China and Japan.
| Women missionaries are the only ones
that can reach the female portion Of the
inhabitants oithose heather climes. She
is preparing herself for this noble work.
1t ia allimportant that the women be con-
verted in these countries, and Il they
could Be converted hrtt it you'd Be better
still, lot then the men can bs the better
| reached. II u Necessary that motneFs ~
these lands, especially tb0se Of the higher
claslsa be properly educated, for then the
children viii be properly brought up.
I Women are BDg stepping out Of their
sphere in engaging in this great work.
Some are very much afraid that she rl
step out Of her sPhsre-ate afraid Of
ToIaah's right. He believed in her rigA
70 do all The god shs can, and 70 get all
/ the World converted II abe can. Fifty
. fOuF th0uslnd dOllarS have been raised
I by her ia this county during the past
rear in the VI. Z. Church. some say
| that Christianity j. . failure. To shoE
the folly Of this he referred in the most
eloquent manner to What the Church Is
doing in breaking down and carrying by
storm everything that opPOseHit onward
march.
After the address song was sung by
the members Of the Juvenile Band Of the
| Missionary Society. The song was very
pretty, and was well received by all
present.
A collection vas then taken up to de.
fray expenses Of meeting, DC.
! Papers we're circulated TO obtain the
signatures Of all Who wished 10 become
members Of the Society. Eight new
members we're secured.
A vote Of thanks vas rendered 10 Dr.
Kelley for his able address.
| All the audience rising, the meeting
closed With do1olOgy and beneClictiOn.