The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-07
wOMAN'S BOARD or MISSIONS
Annual Meeting la siosiOn.

The annual session OF the New England
woman's board of missions assembled Mt
Park street church. Boston ON Tuesday.
Mrs. Albert Bowler, presiding.
The annual report Of Mrs J. a Corp,
recording secretary, showed a very decided
advance in the operations of the society
both at home and abroad The work al
organization crlerel upon ~ Il speciality
at the beginning Of the year has been en-
arged beyond any former period. To the
six branch societies previously eYis ing
three have been added, with their head
quarters at Montreal, Canada ; Springfield.
Mass, and Hartford, Conn. These COM
prise between four and five hundred aux
iliaties and mission circles which with
those Immediately connected with the
board make the number over eight hun
dred. Much prosperity had attended the
missionaries in their laborl in foreign
lands. Supcrstitons were giving way; me
desire for female education bad greatly in
creased schools and congregations have
ou'grown their accommodations and rein
forcemen,s were needed ut many Of the
missions TO meet the demands Of the open
ing work. Seven mi-siOna;io, were called
to go to Micronesia. Japan, Austria md Il
lady of medical education TO Constantine
pie.
The report gave many Interesting inc-
dents in the foreign work and closed with
an appeal to all present TO De true to the
trust committed to them, as none could
know but they were brought 10 tie king
dom for such n time as this.
Mrs. Benjamin L. Bates presented tic
reNnrt nT tln rnrpt,,z f.it 1874 ii. {gll,.va O
TREAsCgEEs REPORT.
Balance in the treasury Dec. 81.
1874, Constantnople Home
Fund Observation-Disclosures. ........$2l ,G1S 0S
Subscriptions and dona;iOns...... Al, 100 GO
Legacy of Hon. Homer Bartlett 5000 %
Donations for Constantinopc
Home in 1874. .................... 1891 2G
Life and Light and Echoes ... 1913 So
Weekly pledge envelopes ....". il9 80
Leaflets, Observation-Disclosures. 1873 OF
Mrs. David &. Scudjer, corresponding
secretary. gave historical sketch Of the
Constannople Home, one of the most inn
portant enterprises of the society the past
two years. The educational department
had been remarkably successful. The dis
cipline and order among the pupils, as ox-
hibiicd at a recent examination, was as
perfect as in most schools in this country
Tho sum- of S45 900 had been raised tor tie
purchase Of building for the use Of the
sch0Oi, the site purchased and work begun
on the foundations 4 list of names WAS
given of those who had paid the finishing
of different rooms in the Home, and il Wss
announced that $3.50 had been given for
room to be named alter the president, MIRA.
Albert Bowker.
Miss Myra A. Proctor of Aintab, Turkey,
made an address on the work in that
country.
Mrs. Albert Bowker Of Boston, was
elected president. Among the vicc-pres-
dents are Mrs. Luthcr Daniels of Rutland,
Vt, Mira Giles Merrill, lIayerhll, \. II
Mrs. Rufus Anderson, Mrs. Selah b. Trelt,
Mrs. n. G. Clark, of Boston recording
secretary. Mrs. j. A. Copp of Chelsea,
Mass; home secretary, Mrs. Abbie B.
Childs of Boston treasurer, Mrs. Benz.
4 Bates.
Reports from auxiliary associations 10y
Mrs. Hart Of Connecticut, Mrs. ". H.
Wilson Of Rhode Island, Mrs. Helen c.
Knight of New Hampshire, Miss Spofrord
of Maine, Mrs. Brown OF Canada aud Mrs
Luther Daniels
Mrs. Luther Daniels Of Rutland prcsi-
dent Of the Vermont branch, spoke of tic
interest IN the missionary work tina, had
been excited by the meeting Of the Amori-
can board in that town, and gave an ac-
count OF the progress of the society in
Vermont An extract from report from
one of the county vice-presidents was read,
in which it was mentioned that there was
a missionary society in every church in the
county but two, and it was hoped that
these two would soon be added to the list.
A paper was read by Mrs. S. B. Pratt on
"The Importance of prayer" also Il paper
by Mrs. Lemucl Gulevcr on CLONE work."
The board continued lis session on Wednes.
day.