Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-04-30
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Woman's Foreign Missions Society con-
tinusd its sessions yesterday, opening
with half hour devotional exercises, leo
by the President.
Mrs. Schenck arose to explain mis-
take in the subscription to the Scholar
ship Fund" The dollar subscription
had amounted to almost fonr hundred
dollars, but, sorry to state, that through
a mistaken idea OF the object OF the
fund, the 5000 had vanished into
thin air.
Mrs f. II. Huntington, OF Cleveland,
chairman Of the Committee on Reports,
submitted the following:
HOME sRCRETARY's REPORT.
In receiving the able reports submit
ted to us, your committee desires to re-
call YOUR stteption to q few points
briefly, in order to fix them so firmly IN
YOUR memories, that the friends thereof
shall appear after we have gone down
from this mount OF privilege, and re-
sumo the work OF our separate organlza-
tons.
Delightful as is the relation OF moth
er and daughter in which We have re
joiced during these blessed three days,
we would be disloyal children had We
been thinking only OF the enjoy
ment OF the hour, and 1T
tie of the practical application
to our individual work in connection
with the missionary society in the town
or city where God has called us to labor.
We most heartily commend the pains
taking of our Secretaries in answering go
patiently the numerous questions asked
them by auxiliaries. Often the ques-
tons could be easily answered by the
writer herself by small outlay OF time
and labor. We would call attention to
the statement OF the Home Secretary
that the officers OF the Parent Society
are
BUSY WIVES AND MOTHERS
like yourselves. Therefore, when you
are about to ask a question which may
require long letter in reply, we
would suggest that you hrst
think over the material at hand, look
over your files OF WomGn's Work and the
Foreign Missionary, and most likely you
will find the information. you desire;
but il not, YOU will have gained strength
BIZ the effort for future service.
Your committee would gladly believe
that the small number OF new auxiliaries
this year is due to the fact that our ter
ritory has been thoroughly canvassed
and organized for foreign missions.
While this is true to q certain extent,
statistics will show that there are some
influential churches whose women are
slumbering over the Lords command
eco TEACH ALL NATIONS"
Cleaning after the reapfrs is harder
work. but none the less important. We
recommend careful visitation OF each
church that has no Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society and vigorous effort
10 bring it into rank and file with the
noble LOGS auxilaries now existing. If
within the bounds OF Presbyterial or
yanization let it be made the duty OF its
officers to arouse if possible christian
women to their neglected privilege OF
being colaborers with our Lord IN bring.
ing lost world back to Him. Let the
field be divided, each vice president
taking part; visit them, hold
meetings with them, strive to
make real W tdCu SuIlolidh "OLhoh thos
she individually is needed for the work
OF evangelizing the world. Events are
fastening on the coming OF the king
dom of the Lord. We cannot let the
opportunity He offers us sleep, and have
no share in the triumphs OF these latter
days.
AUXILIARIEs.
Auxiliaries cannot maintain the same
vigorous health the year round. Some,
from the nature Of the case, will ALWAYS
remain feeble, therefore, the objects OF
constant care to those who are RESPONSE
bic for their vitality. AS the delicate
sickly child claims the tenderest deyo-
ton OF the mother. 80 should these
weaklings OF the fold be carefully
watched over. Are we not apt to ex-
pect too much OF our scattered country
societies, forgetful OF the difficulties to
be overcome? Obituary notices should
never be allowed. Suspended ANNA.
ton" may be assigned for the failure OF
a society to send in report; it may call
itself dead, but let it never be admitted
by its Presbyterial President. This
dropping of an organization for time,
and going through the form OF re organic
ing, works injury to the cause, and is
inconsistent with the Presbyterian doc
trine OF the preserving OF the Saints"
Not for the heather merely, "but for
Christ" This should be our watch
word. In the more advanced era OF
Christian missions to which we are hur-
rying with rapid strides, we shall not
ask for Especial objects" we shall make
the entire field ours.
GEMS FOR THE sAvIoR's CROWN
will be alike precious, whether convert
ed by our special or not. Surely a
higher plane will be reached when soci-
cites are not dependant for their interest
in missions upon the success or failure
Of any man or woman, but because the
"love of Christ constraineth them"
The increased demand for missionary
information has been largely met by the
publications Of our boards. We highly
commend the proposal to issue IMAM.
ual Of order" for the guidance OF leaders
OF meeting. Ignorance oil the parlia-
mentary rules in times past has made
the office OF President bug-bear 10
many a timid woman. "0rder is Heav-
ems first law" and much Of the interest
of our monthly meetings depends on
the way they are presided over. Public
and private libraries have been ransack-
ell by the ladies and young PEG.
pie in their efforts to obtain
answers to questions upon various
mission fields and topics; thus demand
has been created for class OF books not
heretofore kept in our circulating libra.
ries, another indirect benefit arising
from this missionary awakening of the
last decade. Prayer and interest are
identical, what we pray for, we shall be
sure to work for. How can a mother so
effectually impress upon her child the
reality, yes,
TIE REALITY or The MISSION WORK.,
for there is a wonderful vagueness in
the minds Of children, and grown peo-
pie too, on this subject. We repeat, how
can mother so effsctuslly impress up
on her children the reality of the
mission work, as by gathering them
about her at the Sabbath hour OF prayer,
and with her own heart s-glow with love
for the perishing millions, tell the little
ones OF their obligation and their privi-
'lege in helping to carry them the
Gospel. Pray with them and help
them to frame petitions for little heather