The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-04-28

who had not been inside the church for |
years came to hear their little ones take
part. The President, young girl Of thir. |
teen or fourteen, led the meeting"
The Young people will be glad to know
that there 10 in course oil preparation by
our Society q book OF exercises, hymns,
&C., for the use Of bands and circles, II
will be issued sometime during the coming
autumn.
The question Is sometimes asked II We
admit Organizations composed OF boys.
Certainly we do; and would be glad TO
welcome whole army OF sturdy Presby.
terrain lads into our ranks. A lady writes
We sometimes think they are provoking at
home, though We wouldn't be without
them for the world. and our Mission Band
couldn't possibly live without them and
their niCksls." s.... 800.
Another correspondent says: "In our
band Of thirty.ssven, we have girls and
boys Of oil ages from three years To-
eighteen"
The plan Of forming Sunday Schools
into Foreign Missionary organizations Is
gaining ground. ..at 80
"ThAt our sons may be As plants grown
up in their youth, that our daughters
may be a. coEnerstones polished alter the
aimilitude of q palAcs"-to the glory oil
our King and the universal establishment
OF His Kingdom, -.e
Mrs,J. NJ, FSbuEn read the TreRsurer's
Report, and gave the total amount Of
monies received as SOL, BOG So.
After prayer, adjourned at 1880.
Delegates were requested TO pass TO the
lunch room below, where the delegates
were universal In their expressions OF up.
probation OF the abundance and the ele.
CANT manner in which they were waited
upon by the efficient chairman and able
assistants, This lunch committee deserve
special credit, t... 1851. q.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session opened OF $3.50 by
singing, ..
"Hail to the brightness Of lions glad mOruIIg"
Scripture reading and prayer by Mrs.
Dr.. Beatty followed. -Is. m.
u, THE YoRBIGS MISSIONARY REPORT,
by Mrs, s. O, Perkins, an abstract Of
which ia given below, was an able and
, beautifully written paper, and we regret
that 1t cannot be given In full. u.
Our work 10 carried on In Persia, Syria,
, India, Africa, Japan, China, Siam, South
America, Mexico aud among the Indians
and Chinese OF our own country. In the
. conduct Of this great and varied work we
have ninety-nine missionaries, nine mis-.
sion teachers, one hundred and sixteen
Bible readers and native teachers, Que
hundred and sixteen day schools, and
three hundred aud sixty eight scholar.
arships In boarding schools. Eleven mis-.
sionaries have been removed from our
list since our last report-tWo, (Mrs.
Brazil, j by the call Of the Master to come
to the Home above; the others by their
leaving the service Of the Board, either
. for mission work In other connections or
, for different employment. To meet this
loss we have fourteen new missionaries In
, the field, and four under appointment to
20 during the summer or autumn. The
fourteen indicated are Mrs. Morrison and
, Mrs, Tsdlord, In India; Mira MCUlelland,
In Siam; Miss Alexander and Miss Davis,
In Japan Mrs. March and Mrs. Tbomp.
son, ip Syria; Mrs, Priest, (daughter.ip-
law OF the one, just namely and Mrs.
David, Ia Liberia; Mrs. Caldwell, Miss
DasComb and Mrs. Lauds,. In South
America, and Miss Adelaide Ramsay aad
!. Miss MGOreight, among the Indians. Miss
Margaret Ramsay has been transferred
: from the Indians 10 South America.
Only eleven OF our active lepresen.
tatives In migslon lands are at
home for Test-whiCh Is surely not q bad
showing as regards the physical condition
oil our workers. 1t is impossible 10 repeat
from year 10 year what must unavoidably
be much the same, only with statements
6f increase In every direction. II has
therefore seemed best In the full report to
take larger view, lifting our thoughtH
above our own particular lives to lolk at
the general aspect Of the mission world, so
far as We are concerned In II, In the rising
light oil Gospel beams. Those who desire
10 know OF the details, will find the full
list OF missionaries belonging 10 this So.
cety, with their station and name OF the
auxiliary supporting them, Of the close OF
the published report; also the schools,
scholarships, Bible readers, native teachers,
etc., with the names Of supporters. There
10 O form OF mission effort WhiChwe desire
year, viz: Medical missions OF women for
/ NuLubu' 4uo opportunities IUT tuIb kluu
Of work are unlimited, and loyalty TO our
Master would lead US not TO fall to do our
part In the use Of them. The appeal on
behalf Of this special department Of work,
and the reason for regarding 1t as 90 pc.
culiarly hopeful and interesting, will be
set forth In a paper devoted 10 this subject;
and here we would only crave for very
earnest consideration and prompt, genef.
Gus action. -.
| I'D. d HOME WORK.
We have now A Presbyterial Societies
besides the Occidental branch, which
covers our work on the Pacific coast. and
the 9ynodical Society OF Tennessee, which
includes three Presbyterles.
We have to report seventy new auxilia.
ries, rnaking total Of l,06S, also eighty.
Eve new bands among young people and
children, making coo ID all Our record
10, on the whole, encouraging, showing
increased interest and love Tor the work.
Miss Johnson, Of Cleveland, rendered
some sweet music suitable for the occasion.
She is soon 10 make her home In foreign
field. ..t"
Letters were read from various societies,
followed BY . reception Of delegates from
other societies. ....
After prayer by Mrs. q. NJ. Humphrey,