The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-29
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
Second Days Session Of the W. f. M.
Society.

At 8 o'clock this morning the session OF
the Society was opened with prayer meet
ing, led by Mrs. S. H. MacMullin, of Circle
Vile, Ohio, and lasting for an hour. The
topic of the meeting was "Consecration,"
and large number of ladies took part both
by praying and speaking Among the num-
ber was Miss Loring, formerly OF the Syrian
Mission.
At the close of the prayer-meeting the
general business meeting was called to Or
der by the President, Mrs. r. H. Allen.
After singing by tho congregation, the
President read the thirteenth chapter OF
First Corinthians, and Mrs. Rev. W. H.
Babbitt, of Glendale. led in prayer. The
minutes of the previous meeting were read
| by the Secretary, Mrs. d. R. Posey.
The report of the Committee on Foreign
Secretaries Report was the first order Of
business. The first portion of the report
was in reference to the foreign field, read
by Mrs. N. E. Swan, of Batavia, New York.
The report was very favorable,
one portion stating that eight
men miss onaries had been sent
out during the year, and the missions
under the charge of the Society were all in
a prosperous condition. The second por-
ton of the report was deferred until to-
morrow.
A trio was theI sung ny Mrs. A. Garner,
Mrs. H. L. Sterling and Miss L. Gage, of
the Third Church Choir.
A paper was next read by Mrs. N. H.
Stewart, of Seven-mile, O., upon the sub
| ject, 'The Relation of Foreign Missions to
the Coming of Chrst's Kingdom"
The paper was review of Christianity
from the time of the prophets down
through the ages to the present time, and
dwelling especially upon the rapid spread
of the Gospel during the past one hundred
years, and the great work as being carried
on at present by the foreign missionaries.
This work was meeting with success and
indicated the speedy coming Of Christ's
Kingdom.
A discussion of the general theme under
the subdivisions of the paper read was en-
gagged In.
Mrs. Allen Butler of Syracuse, N. Y,
read a paper upon the Relations of prayer
to foreign missions and the coming oi
Christ's Kingdom"
Mrs D. A. Cunningham of Wheeling, w
Va, followed with a paper on the "Rela
ton of giving to the work of foreign mis-
sions," and Mrs. R. NJ. Wiley of Baltimore,
Md, brought the exercises OF the morning
to close with paper on Regulated En-.
thusiasm."
At the dinner hour the meeting ad
iourned and partook of therefreshments
served by the Lunch Committee in the
vestry. The provisions for the day were
furnished by the ladies OF Avondale, Cliff
ton, Glendale, Spring Grove, Wyoming
Cumminsville, Prices Hill, Pleasant Rur
and Ct llege Hill. About forty young la
dies from the different churches Of the city
waited upon the tables.
The Young Ladies' Society, branch o
the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
held its anniversary this afternoon. Mrs
: 2 NJ. Humphreys, presiding. The Broad
= way Church was crowded to its utmost CO
.. pacity, and many were standing about th
doors and in the aisles.
II The services was opened with the sing
ing of Let the Lower Lights be Burning,
followed by responsive scripture reading
Prayer was offered by Mrs McFadin, 0
Cadiz, O., and trio was sung by the younI
ladies' from the city. Mrs. G.. P. Turner, O
Philadelphia, made short address to the
young ladies, encouraging them in thei
work.
Reports from different young ladies' so
cieties were then read by the following
ladies': Miss M. 0. Cole, of the Philadel
phia Society; Miss Rachel Briggs, OF Har
risburg; Mrs. DR.. Mccoy Of Pittsburg; Mis-
Minnie Cow. of West Virginia.
Report of the Young Peoples work il
Ohio, five minutes being allowed to eacl
Presbytery. were next made, and the Will
ling Workers of Mt. Auburn sang tn
Song Of the Willing Workers." "Pansy.
Mrs. Alden, read paper on the Haversol
Young Peoples Mission Band; Mrs. Louis
w. Tilden read ali original missionar,
poem. The exercises closed with BAN
exercise entitled "Round the World il
Thirty Minutes" conducted by the Youn
Ladies' Branch of the Cincinnati Pref
bytery. .'.- ..