, 1875-12-10
Meeting Of tho Female Missionary Or.
ganizations Of Chicago.
Reports Of Progress .-. Addresses hy
Prominent Women.


denttala Committee: Clark Street, afra Tripp I;
Trinity. HRS. Tiffany; Michigan Avenue. b(r.
1sent; Btato Rtroot Mrs. Hpcnoor Mrs. Yoma,,,
anil Mrs. Wood drace Church, Mrs. Etmoiy, Mrs
Colby Mrs. Whcolnr ard Mrs. Vowel; Grant
Place, Mrs. GaRo: lark Avonue, Mrs. Ellis, slra
Decker, aud Stta. A1tcl; 81. Patt's, Mrs, Mar
Tin, Mrs. Miller. and Nfra IIickok, Englosood,
Mrs. Gurnoy; Langley Avenue Mrs. Iloaj Mrs
Church. and Mrs. Kellogg; I!ogess 1ark, Mrs.
1clnrda; Evanston, Mis-, Queal. Mrs. 1litt, s1rs.
1,annistcr, Mrs. 1foag, Mira. l'cch; Wa.,fcgan,
Mrs. Trumhu'1; ltark Htdgo, MrA. Boring pata~
tino. Mrs atlllor, hlrn. Little; Downcr's t}royo,
Mrs. Dr. Roo: EInhurst, Mrs 1iogans.
Tho next b'ssincss ncing the election Of of1l-
corE, Afrs Queal, AfrH. Kent. and Mrs. 11nnfortl,
were appointed committee to nominate oflcsrH.
While tho Committee was ahseut
REPORTS wEHEI.EtD
fr0rn thu various churches represented, showing
tho membership Of tho Soctety in Tho et,nrchen
and thc amounts rasaod for tho continuance OF
eharacser to givo gsoat encouragement Tho
Hocie.y Is receiving large acceSsi,is yearly, and
tnterca: in tin work contln'ics unabatei,
OFFICERS.
Tho Committee on Nominations presented
their report. Which was adopted. A. follows
President, Mrs. A.: J. Jutkins Nocorsling SEQ
rotary, Mrs Annn DoWolf; Corresponding sec-
retarN hlrr. Decker.
Bpno lady for lta Vioo-Presitiont, and that cscl,
OF the Societies not represented sflonlI havo tho
privilege VI choosing Vico-4resldeut at itH first
maetiug.
The 5notion was a'1opted, and the following
woTc clocteA Mrs. Dr.. Hill, OF Trinity Church:
Mrs. McGilfroy. Of Michigan Avonue Church
Mrs. Dro.ise, Langley Avenue; Mrs. Powers
Grant Place; Mrs. Bond, Contanary; Mtn.
salter' g.. Pauf; Miss Rlcharda, lsogcrs Park
Waukegau; Mrs. Williamson, pa1atino: b{iss
Flora Hale, Oak Park Al1Ha Loaepue Smart,
1}oWn1rs y, o. uroVe Mra Wood, stato Street; Mrs.
J. ". Toultn. lark Avenue; Mrs Toro4o, Elm
hurst.
Tbs President. Secretaries, and Vite-FrcB!1onts
woro made III Executive Committee, flye to COLI
atitute quorum. Iho noatiiE tl,un adjourned.
III tho afternoon, there Was hold union moot
Ans OK r,r ,xou,x, x,.,,ox,a, .o.,ru,
represented III chicago Ars: bishop Harris pro-
ssding. Prayer was oGcsod by Affs. J. T. Viii
ing.
reports from tho different soc'otioH bsng In
ptesnytetlanM rIh1s = H. soeiety ~ Chicago last
year gavo over sl8, GOO for missionary purposes,
aud u Y exnoctod thee ths year tho amount viii
seaeh s:5! !eoo. Ihs Hosrd supports t"onry-four
missionaries twcnty-fonr hcho0ls 10 Indla,
China, South A1nerica, and noxico; sixty rhrse
mountain -soh0ota in pertla, anil many III Syt!a;
tliltty-saren Bib1o women aud pastora' wives,
t ana log pupils in Hnetrns schools. There arc
o5s soetot'es e. 1nd n bands;
Airs. e. W. Matchford; for .-...........
THE coSahxaAr1osAL BOARD or THE lNTzn1on,
neSt presented q 1opors- ene aluded To tho
origin Of tho auxiliary societies Royen years hgo.
and the trials attending thot'. The numbor OF
these societies now Nv waB 399. OF which si1ty-four
Soro new ones, s.- Tho teoe'p:n for the year ona-
ing Oct. IS. 1876. woro gal ,G8G.53. Tin report
concluded Vita The roadlnE OF letter from Hiss
Adele Al. Curtis, > young lady missionary 1T tho
btsHoton Agency. -.
Mira, .. L. AyGfil. tr0Dn tim WnD1nnA TTrtor,
hllaslonary socioty noxt delivered report Iler
romarks nero devoted chioay to the origin Of the
sooIoty.
Mfss. DR. NANCY,
naado report. in which Hho rslatod many Of tho
experiences Of tho missionaries supported by
tac hoclo!y. Especial refcrcnoo was mada to
Miss Tinhisy, missionary in Indla and to tho
American Doara were pnbliahsng paper in Chi
nese, Ml4s WolleBton doing The translAting.
Mis-. 4. II. uo0K
next made an addrets. sho began by roforying
work. II wns ui1teon yeara seo that pr. scuddoar
stated fact wlloh had not bofore been
known, that. In foreign lands women
Nero occupying a. degraded. suDkon ro-
ation, scarcely hotter than that Of brutea.
This statement struck chord fu every molheE-
breast N tho country, and q missionary Hooioty
was aoon aftor organized ia New York City BY
womep. SINCE thon saero lad boon rand
CROWN, yoe tnete "ad to-daY q YaHt leld fnt
labor, extending from poa To polo. The speaker
wished to impress upon the people tho idoa Of
individual responsibility. Tha habit of people
WAS to nntronch themselves behind the Church,
A. Il TO e1.lo oil rospons.bflity That was fdlo:
Each had burden to bqart add would bo required
to answer for it 1t tho BAT Of God. What uas
the condition Of tho Church to-day2 There WAS
great hoathcn ctnpirc oPouedtn Cantral Africa,
IN addition to tho vast oountros slready par
TALLY covered BY missionaries. IL Was only
few daya ago that Stanley wrote from tho banks
Of Lake Nlyan2a thst tho King Of tho panplo In
that region had asked for tho introduction Of
lolphia, ubo found that tho largest eopsributor
nsittuoss, who hsd eiyeu ai. 100 In thin clty
who wau somo woeks aeo conyertod. I'M
shortly afterrsris aaked a vacation of his an
pioyef; i "a. granted, and now ho was going
vsrt ennnra. Te had nirs.dy tndncad1 s"nr 80 ~
i've 70 love Christ, These Instances wore eyon
H. nrar r. iilnstr.ta IN jdan os n.rsno,6 ~.
ononsjbi]lty. and to show What could be done by
Individual arort. What ware tho churches Of
rhna"o ao,"u trhis o;tr o.. si.s.sa iankss, =,
for M example Of ontefpfi.e and libersiity' snd