The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-03
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sOelsty at the first Prssb,tsrlan Church.
The Businsss Msstirg and Lecture.

: The seventh annual meeting Of the Pres.
byterisn Womsn's Foreign Missionary 30.
oie.y Of Washington rrsabytery met In the
First Presbyterian church Of this city yes.
.srdsy afternoon at 2 o'clock. The meeting
was opened by singing, reading the Scripture
aud prayer, the President, Mrs. D.fA. Can.
ningham, presiding. Alter another hymn,
a voluntary prayer.mee.ipg was held. An
address OF Welcome was read by Miss Roget /.
burg. which, had been prepared by Mrs. J. @
Lyle, who was not able 10 be present at the
meeting because Of the serious illness OF her
husband, Rev. J. G. Lyle. 4 In her paper she
In . very nice way compared the society q
meetings to family reunions. I4s nd. x
Mrs. ]. "A. Lyon, OF Washington, Pa re.
sponded In a short but appropriate address.
After another hymn Mrs. Cunningham made
An address, setting forth the obi set OF the
msetints, both annual and seml-annual. The
system Of cTrying the gospel 10 heather
=. Alter ti.,s, Misc Grayson, OF Washington,
Pa, the Corresponding Secretary, read this
annual report She reported The number Of
members in this presbytary AZ 1G3f; thu
average attendance was 2S5, ths number OF
women on tho church rolls, !, $50 In closing
she said, Vet us not wait until all OF our
own world Ia converted before we send the
Gospel forth to olhert; let us hasten 10 send
forth the sweet old story Of Jesus and bis
love-the story Of salvation" The repor.
was accepted. = n !. 4.
lsJst4.s Il u VISITING DELrGATHs. ~ IIo
= The reception Of delegates from other dc.
nominations followed. Oae from tho Dis.
nd fray ho II tad
Church responded and read report, telling oil
the work Of their boards In foreign lands
Miss Jennie Baird, Of Washington Pa, read
her annual report. Tho total amount &c.
ceived during the past year Is s. s52 so vi Z.
Mrs. Barakaat, known to the public 81
"Layyah,n spoke particularly to the chill.
dren, = as she expected to speak to the
children OF larger growth" at the
evening session. She said she wished
the children to remember three
things: First; be good; second, get good
from the Gospel; third, do good to the poor
heathens, who are waiting for you to send
them the Gospel. She said, ask yourselves II
you have ever made any real sacrifice for oui
Master. Syrian children are crying for the
Water Of Life, are perishing for the want oil
1t. Christian, don't bs discouraged, but con.
tinue 10 send help, Children, send your
pennies. /, Layyah, was once secluded IL
my home among the mountains OF Lebanon
because I wished to serve Christ, and I'm
now here to tell You, send your pennies tc
help como OF my. countrywomeu, for 1t Wal
with the pennies sent from a church In
Brooklyn that I was enabled to attend the
mission school, where afterwards was q
teschtr and became Christian woman
The children Of the Mission Band Of the
First church sang A daughter OF DR.. John
son, OF Allahnbad,. India read short pape,
describing an Indian home In u very graphic
manner, ALEC, a Hndoo smsrrisgs.a A very
interesting poem written by Miss Cordelil
Stuart was read by Mrs. sWilliaus. Mis-.
Stuart was not able to bs present at tbs
meeting because Of illnos,, and for the SAINT
reason She IL not able to 20 to the Foreign
field, where her heart 10. After the reading
OF several notices, the meeting was clo,et
with PRAYER BY Rev. Mr., Lester. \ !, s.sst- 6 =