The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-10-06
Were the whole realm of nature mine
That were An offering far too small.
Love so amazing. so divine,
Demands my love nv life. nv all

Were the whole realm of nature mine
That were sn offering far too SMALL
Love amazing, so divine,
Demands my love, my life, my all.
After prayer by Mrs. Noble of Chicago the
minutes of the last meeting were read by Mrs
H. A Copp of Boston and accepted. The re.
ort of the Woman's Board Of the East was
given by the Home Secretaries. This society
has now under its care 81 branches and three
conference associations, comprising between
100 and 800 auxiliaries, and from 800 to zoo
circles among the children. These organza-
tions are constantly growing in numbers and
power among the churches. In the foreign
field tho Board has now in the work 90 mis-
sionaries, rs Bible women, q boarding schools
and ia village and day schools. Since Jan. L.
1882, thirteen young ladies have been added
to the list of missionaries The receipts from
the Board since January LIST, have been for the
general funds SIS O7 from legacies, ofwhieh
$4,000 were from Portland, SIC, 1903 ;Rand
from publications $6,51095, making in all ST.
230.52 The report closed with an appeal for
greater effort in the future.
The Woman's Board of Missions of the Inte-
rior was represented by MIS-. Case of Chicago,
who brought cordial greetings from that Board
She reported its prosperous condition, with en-
thusiastic hopes for the future.
The center of interest is the devotional meet
ing which is held every Friday morning OF ten
o'clock, when returned missionaries and home
workers gather for prayer, and find their hearts
bound firmly together. Following this is their
executive committee meeting in which they
are assured that the work is the Lords. They
find nothing SO ennobliDg as a good object.
They are encouraged in finding young ladies
taking hold of the work, and in the number of
mission circles which have been organized.
They hope for an auxiliary in every church,
and to have every woman member. They
are looking forward to the time Of larger gifts,
and hope at their next annual meeting to be
able to report S33,0O0
The Womsn's Board of the Pacific was rep
resented by Miss Fay of California, who
brought 'a greeting of 10y atty and sympathy,
fret hted with the same assurance of hope
that gives 10y in the remembrance of Him
who said. 10, am with you always, even un-
to the end of the world ="
Miss Fay said "In considering the work of
the Womans Board of the Pacific. two
thoughts should be prominent in our minds
the difficulties under which that work is prose-
cuted and the enthusiasm which overrides
those difficulties, knowing that all things are
possible to them that believe"
In nearly all of the twenty self-support-
ing Congregational churches of California
there is an auxiliary to the Woman's Board,
and more than half of them ha also young
peoples societies and juvenile forts in the
line of missionary work.
If the gifts from the Einety-four churches of
California, Nevada and Arizona seem small,
let us remember the patient struggles for their
own existence. Those who stand upon the
watch-towers of those Western shores feel that
the missionary spirit is young there, and
prayerfully long for greater zeal and deeper
conservation to the foreign work. When the
waters of the Atlantic are stirred, even by the
hand of child, the effort is felt as the waters
roll through the Golden Gate on the Pacific
shore; for it is one great ocean after all that
sweeps around the continent. Even so for
every prayer you offer and every effort you put
forth there is responsive thrill from your sis
ters of the Pacific coast, and like the waves of
the ocean their hearts beat with yours in
mutual love and in devotion to their Lord and
yours.
Miss Comedy OF Japan was next introduced
She alluded to one morning when she was con-
versing with some one in imperfect Japanese.
and some one who heard her said "she smiles. y
She then said: 81 covet this church, and this
large gathering of women for Japan, and I
think we may claim it in the future. Some
Japanese women with apparently little mind
and with bent form have been lifted up, in
body as well as mind by the love of Jesus
which has come into their hearts. This gives
us courage to hope for great things AS look
back, the school building i'll Osaka comes up
before me; the dark faces of the pupils with
the love of Christ in their souls.
One sick man has been visited by many who
have been impressed by his earnestness in
Christ, service, and so one Bible woman has
been greatly encouraged. One Christian
woman in Japan is wonderful power for
good. Even some women Of humble intellect
have proved themselves mighty with the love
of Christ.
George Mcdonald has said, Lift me IN is
the cry Of every human creature" This cry
has been heard by many in Japan.
When l was leaving they tried TO keep IT,
quiet but it was found out, and some of th
girls said, eve want to go home with you. i"