Litchfield enquirer., 1881-05-05
The Woman's Auxiliary

Board of Missions held its first annual meet 'ng on Thursday the 10th ult., Mrs. Elizabetl | H. Colt presiding. Among the Vice Presi
 enis are'Mrs Edward w Seymour and Mrs N'rrs o. Seymour of this place. Each of th, Archdcacouries of the State reported tue worl done by the Auxiliary during the past year That of Litchfield Archdeaconry Cceunty) wa, asfoiiows The work of Bishop Elliot re erred to is the foundation of a girls school ir lis diocese of Texas>:
 In fourteen of the twenty three parishes oi Aitchfieid Archdeacoury there has been work .One by, or through, the WouIan's Auxiliary turing this first year of it's existence in Con. 'ecticut The remaining parishes have cer. ~aIniy been reminded of their privileges, and | is hoped before our next meeting will have ivailed themselves of them. The managers ave been asked to report the names of these ielinquent parishes at this meeting, but that unpleasant task will dev0lve tlpOn our Cores .,onding Secretary to whom we have furnished full list. and will occupy your time more ''easansly in telling you briefly. what has 'een done in our ArchdeacOnry the past wear ior this organization.
 First in our list comes Bethlem, a small arish yet giving us for Bshnp Elliott's work Sl7OO, and other contributions tu add to our
 issiOnary boxes.
 Kent sends one dollar for the same g6hnl 'a1se, which shows that little leaven i> ,orking there, and yesterday sent q box oi :l0thing for distribution, but as it has not yei lrrived, we Can merely acknowledge ii ,ere.
 Lime Rock sends 6 Missionary Box to Kan 'as. wor:h $75 co.
 New Milford sends one hundred dollars to Bishop Elliot, our largest contribution to that toble work.
 Northfeld, with all its struggles even t.. ,eep up lay reading in iis own parish. sends Ight dollars to the '.Eihlly Willianl's School Shanghai It bears in loving memory in. act that our noble missionary in China, Mir 'ayre, at one time Otficiated as their Iay-read while studying at the Berkeley Divinil, school
 Plymouth does good work for the Bureau # Reiiei" valued d! $25 co, and promises m0r. '"r the Auxiliary board during the comiE. 'lliuiier or autumn.
 /" Salisbury through it's Rector gladCened tn, Ieart of d missionary with the gift of a new ''iit of clothing worth $l9.5O and the ladies ave als" sent package of cloihing iu tn, Bureau of R,.lief' this spring for 1stribu ion valued at $l6.50.
 oharoh asKeu Tor wOrk, and 1 vIaccldentallN 'liall wesay ? there was sent them an apIea rr help from clergyman in Oregon, wh, Toved tO be a friend and classinate of the doctor of Christ Church, Sharon. It was hen d0ubly labor of love to relieve these wants, and when the package was sent, there vent with it cheering junction that hence forth he must Consider Himself their especial charge.
 ThOmastOn sent a valuable box worth full, S5O.OO to a clergyman in Kansas. one of Miss Chltrys much neglected ''sugle men :" and every article in the box was new. fact cred. liable to Tloniast0n aud re.assuring to tlit. Missionary himself, as he had no wife to re pair or re-tit second hand garments.
 Washington sent most acceptable packag. 70 missionary and family Tn Minnesota; tiI. .ife writes in her letter of thanks to us ''I ion't know what we should have done if ii mad not been for the things in the box On. If could only make you know how much s,md they have done, and are doing every lay. Not a day passes but Tn my heart thank ydt and pray God to reward you for your kindness. Written words seeln so pool and cold. When think of the many hours you and your kind ladies have spent in work ing for us, so far away, and SD unable to re pay in any degree yuur kindness, am aluos, .'verpowered hy the sense of my obligation to you, but then l know, dear friends. that it WAS love for the Saviour and His church tha, prompted your labor and know too that He ls able to reward you richly"
 Waiertown rej'ices the hearts of the man agers hy it's interest in Mrs. Buford's work tniong the cnlored people in Virginia Tw" nxes have been sent to her already this sea son. valued at $9O.O and the Secretary says 'f the interest shown in the work, 'p4o- .'le jus. seem to enjoy bringing and making things"
 Trinity church. Wocottville, only grafted branch" of the Auxiliary Tn November, and by February the fruit appeared in the shape of & fine box for clergyman in Kansas worth $64 %
 St. Paul's church, Woodbury, has given money for several years from Ladies Asso- citation to Miss Emery. for Domestic Ms sions; they continue thus through our Con necticut Auxiliary and add a donati In of $37 60 for Bishop Elliott, and have also jus, made box of clothing for Mrs. RufOrd, val, ued at $37. 50.
 And now we are at home at last in old Litchfield, which for small parish has a very god record of work done for the Auxiliary. Nov. 9th. 1880. it sent box of new clnthing to the family of diocesan missionary Nov. 27ih, it sent very large box to ,nissonary's family In Minnesota. Feb. 9th, it sent >hat might he called aD '"Annex" to this box containing articles not before furH ished The clergyman descr i,'ed it as the running over 'f the good measure pressed down and shaken nsether" St Mictarl's sends also acontri- button to the Emily Williams School, Sl,ang hai. and thirty dollars from it's auxiliary fund keep Bishop Elliott to build Williams Hall" This fund is derived from small weekly or monthly offerings from each mem. ''er of the auxiliary in this parish. In this way two ends arc accomplished; a continual interest in the work iR evcited, and there is the comfortable feeling of having money ready for any special need and lastly, though sta tistics are always dry. in this case they are necessarily so, since the las. venture in missionary work in St. Mchael's, WAS in the natter nf dried apples. An old fashioned Apple Bee" was held at the Rect ,ry. last winter, and the result of that one evening \ work has gone all over the cnuntry from Da k0ta to louisiana. wherever d scarcity of fruit made the offering acceprab e, in the shape of f"nr pound park"ges sent ny mail. he missionary heing fort.~arnCd of the con tents of these marvellous missives, lest he feel disappointed upon opening them.
 The contributions of this parish during the. year for the Auxiliary in these different forms !, amount to $245 OO; and in the whole arch. ieacnnry. [" the sum of $886 IT. We must add to ihis that whick ia tetter than money, the personal interest excited. in almost every parish and where this is once aroused, we nay ssrely hope for a growing enthusiasm in every branch of the churcil's work, till as in 'iividuals as well as parishes. we shall bless the day which inaugurated the Conn. Branch ''f the Woman's Auxiliary othe Boardo Nils siOns.