The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-30
MISSIONARY WORK.
Third and Last Day Of the W. F. M.
,.. Society.

D. The Woman's Foreign Missionary Socie-
ty was addressed last evening by Rev. F.
#. Ellinwood, DID,, of the Board of For
eign Missions Of the Presbyterian Church.
This was the only gentleman who took
part in any of the exercises OF the Conven-
ton.
Alto O'Clock this morning prayer meet
ing was held, led by Mrs. M. A. c. Han
ford, of GAINESVILLE, o. The topic of the
meeting was 'Our Missionaries at Their
Ports" and papers were read upon this
subject By Mrs. Hanford and Mrs. Allen
Bntler. The remainder of the meeting was
taken up with extemporaneous remarks,
singing and prayers.
At 10 o'clock missionary meeting was
held. After singing by the congregation,
and PRAYER by Mrs Schall, the minutes OF
the previous meeting we're read and the
reports OF mmittees called for.
The Committee on Place reported in IA
vor OF holding the next annual meeting at
Wheeling West Virginia.
The Committee on Missionary Situation
recommended to the audience several de-
nominational papers and periodicals, and
remarks we're made by Mrs. Kumler, Mrs
Humphreys and others in praise OF some of
the journals which were named.
The Committee on Miss onary Organiza-
ton spoke few encouraging words to the
auxiliary societies. which had increased in
| number from very small number at the
time If the organization of the General
Society ten years ago, to 1908 ut the pres
ent time. ,ra
The Committee on Nominations recon-
mended the following officers for the
coming year: wI
President Mrs. w. Z. Schenck, Phila-
delphia. IlF g
Resident Vice Presidents-Mrs. R. H.
| Allen, Mrs. ]. ID. Mct ord Mrs. NJ. w. Ful-
lerton, Miss H. A. Delays, Mrs. e. L.
I.innard and Mrs. M. u Shepard, all of
Philadel phia
Nonresident Vice Presidents Mrs. 2,
M. umphrtys, Cincinnati; Mrs d. A.
Cunningham, Wheeling, W. Va; Mrs Il.
P s. Jones, Baltimore, Md. Mrs. R. I.
Haines Elizabeth, N. j.. Mrs. H. G. Conn
ingo,i Pitsburg; Mrs. A. A. Hodge,
Princeton, N, j.; Mrs. James 2.
Wilson, Newark, N. j.; Mrs Allan Butler,
Syracuse, N. Y; Mrs Vim. $. Ladd, Port
land, Oregon; Mrs. e. V. Robbins, San
Francisco; Mrs. VIM. E. Moore, Columbus,
| Ohio; Mrs. I. J. McClung, Knoxville, Tenn;
! Mrs. s. M. Henderson, Mechanicsburg,
Pa; Mrs M. A. +. Hanford, Mrs. b. sun
derland, Washington, d. c.; Mrs. D" G. i.
Thomson. Pittsburg, Pa; Mrs P. d.
Brown, San Francisco He
| Home SecreUaries-Mrs. A. Massey, Mrs
Charles P. Turner, Mrs. D. r. P sew.
| Foreign Secretaries-Mrs S. G. Perkins,
Mrs. H. Kneass
Recording Secretary-Nfiss Fannie Paul.
Treasurer-Mrs Julia NJ. Fishburn.
| Managers-Mrs. Win. E. Schenck, Mrs
R. II. Allen, Mrs J. D. McCord, Mrs. M
w. Fullerton, Miss H. A. Dllage, Mrs. +.
L. Linnard, Mrs NJ. c. Sheppard Mrs. A.
l.. Massey, Mrs. s. c. Perkins, Mrs. Strick-
land Kneass, Mrs Chas. P. Turner, Mrs. ID.
R. Posey, Mrs. J. NJ. Fshburn, Miss F. Paul,
Mrs. J. A. Henry, Mrs. L. B. Rowley, Mrs
J. Graham, Miss NJ. Sutherland. Miss N. E.
Weld, Miss NJ. FL. Wright Mrs. Theo. Guy
| ler Mrs. s. Dodworth, Mrs h. K. Wo1d-
ward, Mrs H. N. Paul, Miss H. r. Wris-
gins, Miss Mary Helmbold, Miss Cornela
Cuyler. Miss HIM. johnson, Miss J. Atmore.
Mrs. M. Newkirk. Jr, Mrs Roger Owen,
Mrs. DR.. b. X. Ludwig, Mrs. Robert Will
son, Mrs. A. NJ. Sutton, Mrs, W. r. Ray
lno ds, Mrs. j. Bateman. Mrs. W. T. Brown,
| Mrs. Wilson Lloyd and Miss M. Boswell, all
Of Philadelphia.
Miss Loring, formerly missionary at
Beyroot, Syria, but for the past seven years
an employe of the Home Missionary Soci-
ETY., read several extracts from her journal
in reference to her work among the
churches of this country.
| The last address of the forenoon was by
Mrs. Mater, of Tunschow, China, who
spoke.uf the foreign field.
| he closing exercises of the Convention
occurred this afternoon and were terme a
memorial and thanks Offering meeting The
audience filled the church to its utmost
caplcty. To the decorations of the plat
form had been added two large and beaut-
| full horse shoes made of moss and fl i,wers,
and floral cross, and ppon the walls were
notices Gro Nns and other designs formed
from evergreens and flowers. e
Mrs. Houston read the Scriptures and
Mrs Biggs offered prayer. ar
The opening address was delivered by
Mrs. w. Il. Moore, of Columbus, O., who
spoke of missionaries, missionary work and
missionary countries.
| The remainder of the programme was a
paper by Miss H. A. Dillaye of Philadel-
phia, an address by Mrs. s. F. Scovel of
| Pittsburg, the progress Of the work in the
different Presbyteries OF Ohio, collection,
prayer of conservation, report OF Commit
tee on Resolutions, and parting address
by Mrs. C. L. Thomson OF Pittsburg, Pa.
County Commissioners.