Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-04-29
WOMAN'S WORK.
SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS or TIE
FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
Interesting Rsports-Childrers Meeting
Nominations for ,he Ensuing Year
Points Of Interest Concern
ing Missions.
Morning Session.

Morning Session.
Thursdays proceedings OF the eley-
enth annual meeting OF the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society were openee
by half hour prayer meeting, led by
Mrs. Spear, of Washington. The closely
filled church and the quiet attention
with which the audience listened 10 the
reports and addresses, all showed the
deep, heartfelt sympathy for the WORK.
The regular proceedings opened Win
the hymn
"Nearer, my God, to Thee
Scripture was real oy the President,
Mrs. Schenck, and prayer by Mrs
Huntington, OF Cleveland. The minutes
of Wednesday were read by the Secre,'
tsry, Miss Grayson, and were accepted
by the Society A paper on Medical
Missions, by Miss II. A. Dlllage, and
read by Mrs. Il VI. Humphrey, OF Gin
cinnati, followed next, of which we give
an extract:
"Around the ever central truth that
Christ died for sinners, have clustered
in due time the translated Bible, the
printing press, the school, the
physician, the hospital and dispensary.
The last vigorous development is
familiary known as the "Woman's
work for woman, "made possible only
by the labor OF her predecessors" she
has placed the educated woman and
physician
BY TIE BEDSIDE OF THE SUFFERING.
The opening OF the Woman's Medical
College OF Pennsylvania in 1850 sug.
gested to the late Mrs. NJ. j. Hale the
idea OF sending woman physicians as
missionaries. Twenty years after, Miss
Clara Strain was the first woman to en-
ter the field with a diploma from a
medical college.
THE DAY OF DOUBTFUL EXPERIMENT Is
PAST.
"Send US a woman physician" is the
oft.repeated request that comes from
heather lands to every woman's society
in our country.
Some special advantages belong to the
medical missionary. Aided by in inter
prefer, she can commence her work at
once, without waiting for the learning
OF the language. She is invited TO pal
aces, to circles OF highest caste aud widest
excluded. She goes everywhere as a
MISSIONARY AS WELL AS A PHYSICIAN.
We ask for fund, the income Of
which shall constantly be educating de-
voted Christian women for this respon-
sible position.
Without such fund the supply will
be in the future What it has been in the
past-uncertain. Can We not nave It'll
Can our women fail to respond TO the
pathetic call that comes to them from
the
MILLIONS OF SUFFERING HEATHER WOMEN.
Are there not in our large church
some noble Christian philantrOpists,
men or women who, as an I'm Memo
rian" or "thank Offering" will become
responsible for a scholarship. God
grant that upon the close OF this eleventh
anniversary, our hearts may be cheered
by the announcement that the first
scholarship has heen provided for This
old new field is
WHITE FOR THE HARVEST.
Physical and spiritual, Who will edu-
cate the laborers?
After this the choir aud audience feel
ingly sang,
"The Great Physician now is near"
which was followed by stirring appeal
from Mrs. Humphreys in behalf OF a
scholarship fund, in which she told oil a
dollar given her to begin the fund,
Mrs Shields moved to pass around the
plate, by which means to add to this
dollar, which was carried.
Mrs. Perkins announced the result OF
this collection as $4,000, and &, 900 for
scholarship fund.
The contribution was consecrated with
prayer by Mrs. Shields, the entire audi
ence seeming to
GLOW WITH ENTHUSIASM.
Miss Thoburn brought greetings from
various societies, followed by Miss Mas
sau on Life, Work in Africa" The
"Light and Dark Side of Mission Work
in India" was given by Mrs. Holcombe.
The young ladies OF the Steubenville
Seminary were greeted with welcome
uprising OF the officers, delegates and
audience.
Miss Annie Johnson sweetly sang
Waiting is the Golden Harvest"
The society adjourned at 1880.
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session was devoted to
the young people. lt being well known
that these meetings were for ladies
only, in the morning there came re.
quest, which was read by the President:
"Could the boys OF the Band OF Hope
be present at the young peoples meet
ing2" 1t was put to a vote and the
unanimous decision was, let all the boys
come. So the boys were sandwiched in
the audience.
The meeting was presided over by
Mrs ID. A. Cunningham. Opening
hymn:
II Love to Tell the Old, Old Story"
following which sweetly came the little
voices OF the children of the Band of
Hope, in the recitation OF the Twenty
third Psalm. Prayer by Miss Hughes,
of Dayton.
Miss Mary II, List delivered the fol-
lowing
ADDRESS OF WELCOME:
ave, the young Missionary Bands OF
Wheeling, deem it privilege and pleas.
ure to offer a word OF welcome TO all
present this afternoon. When we
say We are glad to see
you, not merely those are included who
are but children in the work, but also
the ladies who have so kindly asked TO
hear from US. Looking upon this great
and successful work OF our mothers, our
sisters and our friends, We are thankful
for the sweet benefits we are deriving
from their plans and methods OF work.
IT IS OUR TINID PRAYER
that We may be permitted to take up the
work when they lay it down, OF sending
the word OF lie TO every creature, "that
the world through Him might be saved"
Now to the young beginners OF mission
airy work, we catch fresh enthusiasm
and new impulse from seeing you face
to face; We love to hear of your success
in the past and your hopes for the fu.
ture; We want you to look upon
our Wheeling band as your CO.
workers, happy at any time
to see you, to hear from you and trust
ing I'VE may be united by the love OF
Christ which constraineth US"
Mrs. DR.. Scovill OF Pittsburgh called
the roll. Asprightly and highly inter-
esting letter from Miss Loring OF Syria
Al - Il