The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-10-05
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The semi.aunual meeting OF the womau's
Foreign Missionary Society Of the Presbytery
OF Washington, held It's opening session
Tuesday evening in the Presbyterian Church
| Of Clsysville. The pastor, Rev. James L.
Leeper, presided, and Rev. W. speer, D. D.,
and Hon. g. L. C:amner, Of Wheeling, made
addresses which were listened to with much
Interest. Mira Happier, Of Canton, being
present, was asked to say few words In re
lstion to her work in that city Of million
inhabitants. She consented to do so, as she
desired to say aword to the boys present,
and also to the men, who could not have the
privilege OF hearing her next day, when only
women were In attendance. There are 1910
women whose names are enrolled as members
In the thiriy.sisht churches OF the Presby.
tery, and these gave lest year to the cause Of
Foreign Missions, the sum OF S3,Sl6.40.
The meeting was opened at 0 A. NJ, the
Pnsident, Ma d. A. Cunningham, In the
chair, by singing. After the devotional ex.
ercises, Miss Noble made most beautiful
address Of welcome on behalf OF the people
Of Claysyille, TO which Mis-. Cunningham
responded 10 an appropriate manner. LISTERS
were then read from. Rev. Mr.. Dunlap and
Mrs. Ewing, missionaries the one at Peloha-
bun and the other at AllAhabad, India.
Mrs. Happier, who for the last thirteen and
bali years, hiss been diligent worker In
the missionary field at Canton, China, ad-
dressed the meeting, telling much that was
interesting about the work there, and OF the
people, their customs, etc. 1..-..., ..
Two committees were then apo nted, one
on Resolutions aud the other on Credentials.
Mrs. Williams OF Wheeling, the efficient
Secretary OF missionary literature. then made
an address on "0ur Publications. speaking
OF those which arc published by this Woman 5
Foreign Missionary Society. The meeting
then adjourned until the afternoon.
The meeting having been called 10 order
and hymn sang, Mrs. Storer, OF Elm Grove,
read paper entitled "How to Interest
Young feoplei- Foreign Missions" which
contained great deal OF practical advice on
that subject. The President, Mrs. Canning
ham; followed with report OF the meeting
held at Syracuse last April, to which she was
q delegate. The committee which had been
appointed 10 the morning then made their
report. Thereport OF the Committee on Res
olutions was ordered to be printed In the
esting, .ifnot the mort interesting exercises
OF the day ives an "Illustrative Band" twas
composed Of sixteen young folks from Wash,
ingtoniand was conducted exactly Is they
are in the habit OF conducting the monthly
meetings The subject chosen was China and
was particularly interesting one, as there
was at the meeting one who had already
given nearly fonrteea years OF her life 10 the
service OF her Master in that country, and
who hopes 10 return there shortly to take up
the work she 80 much loves, and which moth.
ing but Iii health has caused her to lay down.
This Band imagined themselves band OF
missionaries making The journey from Phlla.
delphia to Coina, and the route was de.
scr bed and the places though which they
passed we're brought very wildly before
those present. After the conclusion Of the
exercises BY the Band. and the Transaction Of
ZONE business by, the Society, Miss Grayson,
Of Washington, prayed, the DoSology was
sung and the meeting was dismissed.