Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-14
RELIGIOUS.
Election OF missionary Secretaries by the
M. IL. Conference-Work of the Womas's
Mission Society.

Election of Missionary Secretaries by the
M. Il. Conference-Work of the Womas,s
Mission Society.
CINCINNATI, May l3.-Bisbop Merrill pre.
sided over the general conference to-day. II
was voted to elect two missionary secretaries
and to authorize the board of managers to EN-.
ploy such additional assistance as they deem
necessary. The election of these secretaries
was proceeded with by ballot, as for bishops,
The first ballot resulted in the choice of Rev.
DIR. j. NJ. Reid, present incumbent, and Rev.
G. 81. Fowler. the vote being as follows J. ri.
Held, 2ol; Q. FL. Fowler, $50: J. P Newman,
12l; K. P. Graw, 4S; a. G. George. 27: vii.
liam Butler, rs; Otis Gibson, 8; J. G. Gray
son, z.
During the counting of the ballots reports of
fraternity delegates to the evangelical associa-
ton and to the colored methodist church in the
United States, were received. ballot was
then taken for corresponding secretary of the
church extension society, resulting: e. J. Kin
matt BIO; Homer Eaton, 80; DIR. Donaldson.
IA; DR.. Newman, 8.
WOndn'S Foreign Missionary association.
COLUMBUS, O., May 13.-At to-day's meeting
of the Woman's Foreign Missionary association
of the Methodist Episcopal church the report
which has been prepared for submission to the
bishops and members of the general confer
ence was read. 1t was refused for publication
until sent to the bishops, but the main points
of the documents are as follows: The report
declares the society during its eleven wears of
life has steadily advanced to its first purpose
and permitted no other cause, however brilliant
IN its promise in favor of success to divert its
energies, or deviate its attention, limited "a II
has been to voluntary service and restricted in
its source of supplies. 1t claims that Its
steadfast adherence to its original
idea, the conversion of heather women, has
been its chief cause of success With the con-
sent of thu, present mission board, this society
has undertaken to support and the supervision
of all work for women within the missions of
the Methodist Episcopal church, and on each
return OF the bishops from foreign fields the
society has been called to enter new fields need.
ing the labor of missionaries.
This society. the youngest in the church, has
since 1869, built, provided and sustained, three
orphanages, three hospitals, ten dispensaries,
thirteen boarding schools and eight homes for
missionaries. Fifty single ladies have gone out
as missionaries. Nearly two hun
dred native teachers and bible women
have been employed in disseminating
Christian tenets and numerous day and Sunday
schools, superintended by the wives of mis-
sionaries, have been established and supported
in all fields.
For the maintenances of these enterprises,
this society has paid $3.50, $3.50. Since the last
quadrennial report in May, 1876, BITS, 874 have
been raised through the efforts of this society.
Of this amount, $4,000 have been used for
buildings, twenty-six single women have been
sent to foreign fields, twenty-four members of
the parent branch among heather women, z, 29l
auxiliary societies, comprising 60, 1863 members,
are given as an earnest of the interest taken in
the work of this society.