The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-04-29
WOMAN's WORK.
Proceedings OF the WOman's Foreign
Missionary society Yesterday and Lee
taFe BY DR.. Mitchell Last Night.

1ue regular proceedings OF the ueelluk
yesterday morning were introduced by q
halthour prayermesting, led by Mrs.
Spear, Of Washington.
The closely filled church and the quiet
attention with which the audience listened
to the address and reports all showed the
deep, heartfelt interest for the work.
The regular proceedings were opened
with the hymn
Nearer, my God, TO Thee
The Scriptures were read by the Presi'
dent, Mrs, schinck, followed by prayer BY
Mrs, Huntington, Of Cleveland.
The minutes Of Wednesday were then
read by the Secretary, Miss Grayson, and
adopted by the Society.
A. paper on "Medical Missions" by
Mis- Il, A. Dillage, was read by Mrs. q
NJ, Humphry, OF Cincinnati, from which
we extract as follows: "Around the ever
central truth that Christ died to save sin
ners have clustered in due time the
translated Bible, the printing press, the
school, the physician, the hospital and
dispensary. The last vigorous develop
ment Is familiarly known as 'Woman's
Work for Woman Made possible only
BY the laboIs OF her predecessors, she has
placed the educated woman and physician
BY the bedside Of the suffering
1.-THE opening OF the Woman Medical
College Of Pennsylvania, In 1850, sug'
vested to the late Mrs. NJ, J. Hall the idea
Of sending woman physicians a. mis-
sionaries twenty years after, Miss CLARA
Swan was the first woman 10 enter the
field with diploma from Medical Col
lsge,
The day OF doubtful experiment Ia past
Send us = woman physician, 10 the oft re-
peated request that comes from heather
lands, to every womans society in oul
country. Some special advantages belong
to the medical missionary. Aided by an
interpreter she can commence her Worh
at once without waiting for the learning Of
the language. She Is invited to palaces
to circles OF highest CIste and widest
influence, from which the Zsmsna teacher
ID excluded, she goes everywhere as Q miss
ionary as well as physician,
We ask for fund, the income oil which
shall constantly be educating devoted
Christian women for this responsible po'
aitiUn.
Without such q fund the supply will be
In the future what II has beon In the past
uncertain. Can we not have III Dan ouI
women fall to respond 10 the pathetic. call
that comes to them from millions OF suffer
ing women. Are there not In our large
church some noble Christian philanthropy
lists, men or women who as an "in me
morism" or thank offering, will become
responsible for q scholarship. God gram
that before the close oil this eleventh an'
niversary, our hearts may be Cheered by
the announcement that the fret sCho larshiE
has been provided for. This old, new
field IL white for the harvest, physical and
spiritual. Who will educate the laborersl
The choir, assisted by the audience
then ieelingly sang, "The Great Physician
now 10 Nearer" which was followed by .
stirring appeal from Mrs. Humphreys II
behalf Of a scholarship fund. She SPOKE
Of dollar handed 10 her with which Il
begin the fund,
Mrs. Shield made a motion to pas
around the plate TO gather other dollars.
Mrs. Perkins announced the result o
the collection as $500 90, and 5000 To-
scholarship fund. The amount was con
seCrated with prayer by Mrs. Shields, dur
Ing which tho entire audience seemed Il
glow with enthusiasm
Miss Thoburn brought greetings from
various societies, as did also Miss Nassau
who spoke Of lie work In Africa.
nh "a lt,,bk and 1aEb aida ~ lifn In thf
missionary work OF India, was given b.
Mrs. Holcomb. -
The young ladies Of the steubenvillt
Seminary were greeted with a welcome
uprising Of the officers and audience
Miss johnson sang T
"WAItiug 10 the Golden Harvest"
after which an adjournment took place
to 1880.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION
was devoted to the young people, It being
we'll known that the meetings were fol
ladies alone In the morning there came O
request, which was read by the President
"Could the boys Of the Band Of Hope be
present Gt the young peoples meetingsT
II was put to q vote. The unanimous de-
cision was let all the boys come. So the
boys were 'sandwiChed" In among the
audience. The meeting was presided
over BY Mrs D. A. Cunningham, Of Wheel
log. The opening hymn,
~ Love 10 tell the old old Slory,"
following which gwGetly came the little
voices Of the children Of the band, in the
recitation Of the twenty.third Psalm
Prayer by Miss Hughes, Of Dayton.
MISS Mary II. List delivered the follow
ing address Of Welcomes 1--WE, the young
missionary bands OF Wheeling deem It i
privilege and pleasure 10 offer q word OIL
welcome To all persons this afternoon,
When we say we are glad 10 see you, moi
merely those who are included who are
but children In the work, but also the la
dies who have 30 kindly asked 10 hear
from us. Looking upon this great and
successful work Of our sisters and
our friends we are thankful for the
sweet benefits we are deriving from their
plans and methods oil work.
T. is our timld prayer that we may be
permitted TO take up the work where they
lay II down, Of sending the "Word Of liie''
10 every creature "that the world through
him might be saved" Now to the young
beginners OF missionary work, we catch
fresh enthusiasm and new impulse from
saeing you iacV 10 faCe. We love to hear Of
your success in the past and your hopes
Tor the future. We want you 10 look upon
our Wheeling Bands as your oo.workers,
happy at any time 10 see you, TO hear
from you and truAtlng we may be united
by the Glove Of Christ which cons!rsineth
u.s."
Mrs DR.. scovill, Of Pittsburgh, called the
roll. A sprightly and highly interesting
letter from Miss 1orlng, from Syria, 10 the
children Of the lands, was read by Miss
MCFadden, Of OadiS, O, The verses Of the
over The OCEAN, far away"
we're reoitsd by Miss Bella slamm and the
chorus sang by the choir. Miss Richard.
son, Of philadelphia, read a paper on the
MHnhnhl Of Dnhfa. Indian Miss Milnhhl.