The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-04-30
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eIy-IntsFsStiHg Exercises and Rsa0-
lntiOns.
Now that the Ladies' Foreign Mission.
Sry Society has adjourned, and the MEM
bars returned to their homes, the INTELLI'
oEHcER can frankly make some remarks on
the peFIOnntl Of the assembly, which It was
greatly inclined TO do At fst, but was re-
strained from motives Of delicacy. Rarely,
II ventures TO say, haa more noble look
ing body OF ladies gathered In any city
than the one above mentioned. From the
President down to the humblest member,
on every face could be detected at glance
those charitable impulses Of the soul
which shine through its earthly clothing
and make the humblest countenRnce
pleasant to look upon. A majority
oI the faces reminded the reporter Of
those QuaqeresGes who used to pass
through this city to Mt. Pleasant, Ohio,
where Quaker meetings were held. But
sideifrom,t their benevolent appearances
the kindly eye, the sWeetly curved lips,
The soft drawn lines on forehead and
cheeks, there was also unquesttoned
character shown in the well shaped heads,
the broad high brows and general In
tellsptuAl physiognomies,
Critics may sneer at the work done by
these ladies and say charity begins at
home.n but one who looked over that as.
sembly could not help believe that i was
SlWays at home with every member oil
that meeting and that every one always
''' "a lear for pity, and a hand
Open As day Tor melting chlrity.h
Remembering the injunction "be not
weary in well doing" 1t 10 only left all to
know that their good work had not
stopped within mile oil their own fire.
sides but sought to spread over the whole
habitable globe, or at least that portion
needing both food for the body and soul,
40 faith and hope the void will disagree
But all nankiId'S concerned ID charity"
THE Last DAYS WORK,
The Society continued its sessions yes.
terday, opening with half hour devotional
exercises led BY the Prestdent Mrs
schenck.
The minutes Of Thursday was read by
Secretary Mrs. GrRyson, 81
Mrs, schenck explained q mistake In
the subscription to the scholarship fund
The dollar subscription had increased 10
almost four hundred dollars, but, sorry &c
10 state, through mistaken idea OIL
the object Of the fund, the $4,000 had van
lshed into thin air. a..
Mrs. Z. II. Huntington, oil Cleveland
Chairman Of the Committee on Reports
submitted the report Of the Home Score
tAry, which contained some information
Of general interest, Then followed the
TREAsURER's REPORT,
As follows:
We have cause for gratitude that The
TreasurOr's report shows little excesI
over last year. Following so closely upor
the noble Decennial offering we Coult
hardly except the same inCrease which
has marked each previous year OF our his
tory, and which would have brought oul
receipts this year up TO the round o
100000.
We would call special attention to thu
Economical manner In which our business
affairs are managed, Think Of only 2t pc
cent OF our receipts being used In trans
hitting this money to its destination.
Would not our bankers and merchant
call that shrewd fnanceringP 2t per cen
depended Tor running expenses lake thil
Tact home with you, and with II refute thu
charge to often made; that oil every twt
dollars given, but one ever reaches th'
field.
YOUNG PEOPLES WORK.
We mote with thankfulness the cheering
report Of the young peoples work
Eighty.fve new organizations the pas
yeRr-tiIteen more than OF Woman's So
Cieties. May we not reckon still large
proportion In point OF interest. IA littlI
child shall lead them" will be true In thil
as well as in many another department.
We heartily indorse the recommends
ton OF the report In respect to forming
Sabbath Schools into foreign missionary
organizations, There are many advan
tages In this plan over separate organ La
tons, not the least Of which is the posi-
bllIty oil interesting aud educating the
superintendents and teachers on the sub
ject, which III many cases Is greatly
needed. We would never interfere with
existing band organizations. Among The
special advantages Of separate organiza
ton ls one referred 10 In the report, by
which the spiritual aspect OF the werk
can be brought home TO each member
with more dlTeCtnoss. In the more lin.
tied circle, the children can be encour.
aged to use their own words In prayer,
thus quiCkeuing their devotional feelings.
At the same time the experience will be
valuable to them In after years, when
they shall be called 10 responsible posi-.
lions as leaders In other associations.
We shall hail with Joy the forthcoming
book for the use OF bands and circles. We
trust II will meet the want that has long
been felt In this direction. Tablesux and
dress parade may have had their uses In
awakening attention In the past. What
we need now Is information, questions
In regard 10 our mission fields, the coun.
triee where our missionaries are, and the
reasons why we aend the gospel. Start
ing with the command Of our Lord-"Go,"
II not In person, yet by proxy, let our
teaching OF the children always include
the possibility that God may call them to
70 far hence to carry His message. How
much deeper the conservation OF this idea
was constantly borne In mind.
Then followed the reports Of the Pres.
byterinl Secretary and Foreign Secretary,
both Of them interesting but too lengthy
for publication. a. u
Mrs. ,Wylie, Of Baltimore, Chairman Of
oil the Committee on Place Of Meeting, re-.
ported that Mrp. Perine, Of Trenton, n. j.,
invited the Society 10 that city, which invi.
tation was accepted. Mrs. Boardman, Of
Delaware, Chairman OF tie Commit.
tea on Resolutions. read tina fnl.