The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-04-14
wOMAH's .. P. MISSIONARY SOCIETY
or the wheeling PresbyteFy-Annnal
Session AZ 81. CIAiFsVIIle : Delegates
Present OHleeFs Elected and Other
Proceedings.

Present 0meeFa Elected and Other
Proceedings.
ST., GAINESVILLE, o., April 10.
Correspondence Of the Int uigsneer.
According to announcement the Woman's
Presbyterial Missionary Society OF the
Wheeling Presbytery Of the U. P. Church,
met here Yesterday. The session was shorter
than was anticipated, closing last evening.
Mrs. Rev. Weyer. OF Martins Ferry, pre-
sided. Miss Mary Frazier, Of st. Clairsville,
acted as Secretary.
After the opening devotional exercises Miss
Sue G'tlen delivered an address Of welcome,
which was most admirable in every point
The response was made by the President.
On roll call Of the societies composing this
body the following delegates responded:
Wheeling, W. Va, Mrs, Nes6ilt and Mrs,
Mcclure.
New Athens, O., Miss McFaddsn.
uniontownr o., Mrs. Hays and Mrs, Pol.
Bellairs, o., Mrs. John Dubois and Mrs.
Chick.
Roney's Point, ". Va, Miss Supple.
Martins Ferry, o., Ms. DR.. Blsckford and
High Ridge, o., Mn. Eagan and Mrs, Key.
St. Clairsyille, o., Mrs. BrOwnlse and Mrs,
Bentley.
West Alexander, Pa, Mrs. Chambers and
MB. BroWnlee.
Warnock, o, Mrs. Rev. Motfat and Miss
KirSeE
Harrlsville, O., Miss Duff.
BnCEannon Hill, o., Misses Simpson and
Cook.
Cadiz was the only society called that had
no delegate.
The reports OF those societies, which we
failed to get in detail, showed that the contrl.
buttons for the year aggregated Slab, This
goes TO Foreign and Home missions and the
freedmen.
In The course OF the session four essays we're
read, which were all interesting and instruc'
tive.
ReYs. Ba'ph and Farrar came from the
Presbytery, which was In session at another
place, delegated to bear 10 their sisters in con.
venlion words Of greeting and encourage.
ment. Rev. Farrar alluded to the old idea
that woman must keep silence IN the congre.
Cations The time had gone by when "the
lords Of creation were cOndeSCending when
they recognized wOman's work in the church.
They stood now side by side and he was there
10 say i've cannot do without you" Allow
me to suggest In this connection that II the
women progrtssa as they have done In useful.
ness In theohurCh the condescension may be
the other way ere long,
In few neatly chosen words the President
returned the greeting Of the PreSbytery,
The ladies OF the U. T. Church had been In.
yited to Eend two delegates 10 the National
Presbyterian Convention to be held In Wheel.
Ing this month. a selection already made
was conCurred In by this body.
A committee having been appointed Ia
nominate officers for the ensuing year, re.
ported in favor Of the same persons already In
office, This meeting the approval Of the So
Ciety they were declared elected, They are
PreSident-Mrs. P. W, Weyer, Martina
Ferry
secretary-AIiss Mary Frazier, st. Claisvllle
Corresponding Secrsiary-Mrs Rev. Farrar
Treasurer Patterson, West Alexander
No further business being brought forward
the Convention adjourned.
Your correspondent Il indebted u MiII
Frazier, Secretary, for fayOrs In giving lisl
OF delegates &c,