National Republican., 1884-10-08
THE nEArHEN,s FRIENDS.
Meeting Of the Baltimore Branch Of the
Womap's Foreign Missionary society.

There were over 100 ladies in attendance at
the thirteenth annual meeting ofthe Baltimore
branch of the Womaps Foreign Missionary So
ciety which was held at the Metropolitan NJ,
l.. church yesterday morning. The church
was decorated with green leaves and bunting,
and suspended from the altar were fairly good
portraits of Bishops Simpson and Andrews,
The delegates to the meeting were from Balti-
more. Wilmington, Del, and this city. There
were also number Of members OF the church
present. -,
The session was called TO order by Mrs, t. a,
Crook etra welcomed tnt Slsitofetn DeaahroI
the Washington delegates, Mrs. Morgan, of
annual meeting of 1883 were read by Mrs DR..
q. Morgan, and were approved. The reports
Of district secretaries were then submitted
Mrs. ii. c. Tudor reported for the Baltimore
district, Mrs, S. NJ. Hartsock for the East and
Mrs l.. ii. Fowler for West Baltimore districts;
Mrs. G. W. Baldwin for the Cumberland dis.
trict, Mrs. $. NJ. Hartsock for the Washington
district, and Mrs; T., B. Stevens for the WI
mington, Del, district. The report OF the
Washington district showed that there are
thirteen auxiliaries here which raised about
81 100 last year.
Mrs; NJ. g. Hamilton, the treasurer. sub
mitted her report showing the society to be
in good condition. The reported that the
Baltimore branch had sent rs much money as
any other branch, and that fifty missionaries
were in India aud China and twelve on their
way,
Miss L. Hart, the seore tary, then submitted
her report, after which the nominating com,
mittce reported on the following selections,
Crook presidents; Miss Isabel Hart, cores
ponding secretnry; Mrs. DR.. @. Morgan, record
Ing secretary; Mrs. NJ, G. Hamilton, treasurer;
district secretariesi Mrs. II. c. Tudor. of Balti1
more district; Mrs S. NJ. Hartsock, of East Balti-
more Mrs. L: II. Fowler, of West Baltimore;
Mrs. c. W. Baldwin, of Cumberland Mrs. La
Fetra, of Washington; Mrs. Lanahart, OF the
Virginia conference, and Mrs. Sewall, for
lad IN2IaN A Nos
benediCtion by Rev. Dr. Huntley, IA recess was
taken, during which u lun CHI was served by
the Washington delegates in the class room at
the church.
Mrs. Bishop Andrews presided at the after
noon session that began at 80 o'clock. Mrs.
Secretary Teller read the scriptures and prayer
was offered by Mrs Job. A. Price. Mrs Z. u.
| Stevens, of Wilmington, read an elaborate
| personal Christian life"
Mrs. II. q. Tudor discussed at some length
the w. !. NJ. S. relation 10 our intellectual
life" There was ten minutes conference on
| the subject which was participated in by a
number OF the delegates Mrs: Thomas 7,
| Morgan read paper on 'tho w. h. NJ. s., III
its relation to social life," which was also fol-
lowed by ten minutes conference.
most instructive paper on 'tho W. +. M,
| ;, In It's relation 10 the young" was read by
Mrs. h. H. Fowler, and evoked quite a long
discussion, during which some interesting
cossS s SO0 The e WIZ @ s0hs s relation TiS a tc
the world salvation" was discussed by Mrs.
| y. NJ. Hartsock.
The answers to the question drawer from
| correspondents occupied considerable time,
and ii was after o clock when the afternoon
| session adjourned.
The evening session was held in the lecture
room of the church, which was well filled.
| The exercises began with the reading of the
Scriptures by Mrs. l., II, Tilton which was
followed by prayer by Mrs. L. Is. stevens.
Mrs. \, b. McMahon, who has spent nearly
all Of her life in India in missionary work
gave an eloquent and graphic description %!
the work In that country. She was followed
by Others, who spoke on missionary work IN
gGhhelai, hTa,, IN MIS- Ia relIn ohgred resoiutlot
| for her Kindness while u resident of this city
and deploring her loss to the Christian worker
| hnra