The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-10-28
The Convention Of the For
eign Missions Of the Chris
tian Church.
Deliberations of the Whole
sale Druggists Asso-
citation.


,sopo the foreigners was read. Thirty
Loussnd pages OF German literature have
,een mt in circulation and distributed In
,arious states, and new superintendent
,ppointed in sever i states, having large
German, Scandinav an aud Dutch popula-
ion.
Oo motion. IL was resolved the work |
among the Indians shall hereafter constl- |
Tut aseparate department. /
The report OF Mrs. Caroline Buell., OF
pr sent4d BRIEF history OF
the association for the past ten years. The
birth If the w. L. L. U. IVES IN the crusade
and occurred at Cleveland November 1874
under the head OF Evangelic work. 1t was
stated tha, saloon visiting had given place
to gospel meetings.
q her divisions Of the Report were rs
folIows-WOrk for children In which the
was made Ihst compulsory
temperance education by law is provided
by statute in the states OF Virginia, Michl-
gan, New Hampshire, New York and Rhode
Island educating the masses; Legislative
work Tor educating the social cl asses; edu'
eating the laboring class; education OF GRIM
al classes; our foreign population; organ
iza;ion of summer meetings &c.
RecomendaIi0us made by the report
were: :,
First-That he, dquar'ers be CONTINUED
in New York.
Secoud-That the corresponding secre-
tary be allowed clerk.
Thirl-That the local advisory board be
allowed headquarters to which shall De
committed all business pertaining to Its To-
cal nseds. and that this board consist Of
Ladies whom the corresponding secretary
shall nominate and the ex c1tive board
confirm.
Fourth That meetings ulder our
auspices be held at every summer caGp
ground both east and west; that our ladies
be invited to speak and be paid for their
services from the national treasury.
FIfvh-Thlt all literature pertaining to
the department of organization be placed
in charge of the corresponding secretary.
The report of the treasurer, Mrs. Esther
Pugh, showed total receip pts for 1884, 81
$50 expenses, SO 5oi.
The remainder OF the morning was con-
sumo in the usual devotional exercises.
T. P. Stevens, representing the National
Reform association, popularity known IS
God iu the Constitution party, addressed
| the coveution OF the obiecIs OF that organ
ization.
Mrs. Hill, colored, state superintendent
of work among the colored people OF In
diana, was made a member of the union.
Mrs. NJ. B. Corse, of Chicago, president o.
the Woman's Temperance Publication as
ISOLATION reported progress and stated the
sIniop S gnal was prosperous and its sub
scr;hsr, rspidly Increasing Mrs. J. E
F,s,er re ID report on legislation which
gave rise 10 an animated discussion or
prohibition.
At the night session various reports
we're read and discussed, and q mas meet
ing at Pickwick theatre vas addressed by
several members of the Union.
THE MISSIONARY CONVENTION.
St. Louis, Oct 23.-The foreign Mission
society of the Christian church resumed 1T
ses sion to-day.
The French mission was considered aul
il was decided to open another mission II
Paris
A general discussion ensusd and the pro
pcs,d mission In Congo Valley, Africa
was heartily endorsed.
The subject of life and annual member
ships and me ms of providing funds 4
carry on the work which was introduced a
the ge.eral meeting last night and yields
handsome sum. 1t was brought u
again today and additional subscription
were made, altogether SO, go has alread
been raised in this way.
The report of the committe
on obituaries Yves read and receive
The committee on Japan and india
missions approved the plan of the board
send medical missionaries to those cour
tries, and recommended those missions
placed in the highest state of efficiency.
The committee on Turkish aud Ssnis
missions approved the purpose of the boar
to send another m .ssionary to Denmark
and urged the building of q chapel 6
Copergagen.
AT the general Christian missionary COT
vention, the third of the series in comes
: ton with the Christian church held tb
: afternoon, A. G.. Thomas, of Georgia, pr
sided, and w. II. Drsper acted as secretar
: The president read the annual report whiC
!; showed good progress made In the work {
: the church in a MURDER of states and
promise for the fu ure quite satisfactory
The finance report showed SO, 842 had bee
received during the year, $50 disburse
leaving S3 O32 in the treasury.
Several committees we're appointed
consider the reports In detail.
: The tract committee reported $780,
Y tracts distributed during the year. 9th,
: rsutine work was done at the session. Il
E night there was a discussion on gener
J mission work and recommendation W
}. made for additional efforts in the west.
= THE DRUGGISTS.
}. 81. Louis. Oct % The National Whol
l. sale Drug association re-convened th
e morning, The Session was consumed
e the discussion of routine matters concer
Of ing the management Of the drug trade, a
business proceedings.