Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-04-30

q voice OF the Spirit u came 20 some Oh
us at time OF peril to the cause and
saved rs from disastsr. Il would be
invidious to distinguish among 20
many, all OF varied excellence,
We hope the Leaflets" will continue to
be scattered abroad - "leaves for the
healing Of the nations"
4. But again. We are tempted TO AJAX:
"What are these among 90 many"
Although the two magazines have %.
tanned circulation OF 10000 each, yet
1t is small indeed. By actual count We
End that but one Of forty Of our women
take Nv. w. w." and but one In sixty
OF our children take &c. w. G." Ought
these things to be3 A. FuLLEs.
Since his day many consecrated
Christian men and women, not
counting their lives dear unto
themselves, for Christ's FAKE, have left
country, home and things dear on earth
and have penetrated these mines, dig.
gipg out precious stones for Gods living
temple, and are We at home holding
the ropes?" How can We help them
up? Certainly one efficient method
must ever be the diffusion Of knowl.
edge of the fielde, the reeds and the
work. We must be ourselves in living
sympathy with the workers, with their
plans and requests, their joys and sor-
rows. Experience has already shown
that the missionary spirit cannot be fos.
tered nor sustained without ample and
varied intelligence. We need more, not
less. Our n .azines and leaflets should
be.in every acces sible home within the
bounds of our whole church. Knowl.
edge, work, prayer and bene6cence 60
together. Mothers should encourage
and stimulate the children TO read their
own magazine. Every year it is more
apparent that all our people need
more instruction in geography,
history, governments and religions, es-
pecially in respect to missionary work,
past and present. The piety OF the peo-
pie must be enlightened in order to re-
spond to calls for aid and reinforcements
along all the lines OF work.
In conclusion, We submit the follow
ing resolutions:
Resolrei. LIST, That we. delegates here
assembled in this eleventh annual meet
ing, do express our gratitude to God for
the good measure OF success, and our
fullness, attending the joint efforts OF
the two sister boards in the publication
OF Nv. w. W." during the ten years
Just closed also for &C. W. c." and the
numerous Leaflets"
ResOlT3, 2d. That We hereby tender
our thanks to the editorial COM
mittee Of the periodicals and encourage
them to 60 forward with the good work
with the same unflnching economy and
energy as in the past.
Rsslred. 3rd. That we hereby pledge
our mutual and jealous cooperation in
an effort to extend the circulation OF
these magazines and to this end we urge
each auxiliary society that has no
definite plan, to appoint one able lady
to solicit subscriptions for NV. W. W."
and &c. w. c" aud distribute
copies when received and 30
licit renewals when subscriptions
expire. This lady to report TO the
President OF the Auxiliary Society the
number OF copies taken and the Presi-
dents report to 1884 Chestnut street,
Philadelphia.
A PAPER ON SYSTEMATIC WORK
prepared by Mrs. J. w. Henderson, and
read by Mrs. Boardman, elected close ct.
tention and was thoughtfully prepared
paper. Mrs. DR.. Scovill, of Pittsburgh,
como to the platform with q warm, .ov.
ing appeal to the ladies who handle their
own bank book for large contributions
TO the scholarship Fund.-" followed by
Mrs. Humphry whose whole heart is in
the cause, after which the dollars and
pledges came in. The amount in money
was about four hundred dollars and in
pledges one hundred dollars.
Closing hymn-"Heavenly Father we
beseech Thee grant Thy blessing ere we
part"
After prayer by Mrs. Sherrard, OF
Washington, Pa, the society adjourned.