Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-16
MISSIONARIES In THE EAST
FINAL SESSION OF THE N. E. BRANCH
woman's Board of Foreign Missions of
the VI. Il. Cturch-Papers, Addresses
and Question Drawer-K Resolutions
ILLUSTRATED Lecture on China.

The annual convention of the New Eng
Missionary society of the Methodist Epis-
copal church closed very successful SEES
ton with the meetings of Thursday. At
$3.50 a. m. an earnest prayer service was
held for thirty minutes. A request came
from the w. G. L. L. of Burlington that
ten minutes be given to prayer for the
blessing of God upon the National con-
vention to be held in Philadelphia, Oct
30-1. Accordingly ten minutes of the de
votional meeting were thus devoted. The
following greeting was presented, and ac-
complaining reply returned: The Wom-
ans Christian Temperance Union of Bur
lngton, to the New England Branch of
the Woman's Foreign Missionary society
of the Methodist Episcopal church, loving
greeting read Gen. Xviii-14 Phil. ill, ps
Xvii II (Revised Edition "The Lord gave
the word. The women who publish it are
great host" Ps XXXi-24.
And the following reply; The New
England branch of the w. +. NJ. 5. of the
Methodist Episcopal church, cordially re
turn greeting. The w. G.. 7. L. of Bur
lington, Vt, read John XIV: :, Isaiah xiv:2,
3, Rev. xii: 3, And there shall be no
more curse"
AT 10 o'clock the reports of the several
conference secretaries were listened to, in
the following order Maine conference,
New Hampshire conference, Vermont
conference New England conference
Connecticut conference; New York East
conference, included i'll New England
branch; Vermont division of Troy con
ference East Maine conference and New
/ York conference lying within New Eng
land branch The reports of the secre-
taries were adopted.
Resolutions of thanks were then passed
to Mr.. w. II. Sergeant for his careful and
paltstaking work lh auditing the accounts
of the New England branch, aud to Miss
Clara NJ. Cushman for her loving and
earnest Work i'll the service of the society
i'll China.
The reception of delegates from other
societies followed. Only one society was
representative Woman's Board of For
eign Missions of the Congregational
church-by Mrs. Prof. Torrey of this city,
who spoke some pleasant words of greet
ing and sympathy, and dwelt upon the
unity of the work among all women :
foreign missionary societies.
\ paper on District Work was then
read by Mrs. l. n. Bullens of Springfield,
Mass. Our district work, said the speak
er, is a broad field. Its object is to inter
est Christian women in this country ii
evangelizing heather lands. Some of the
most successful methods to be used are
the following: The endeavor to organize
by every possible means, an auxiliary il
every church, and TO gather into it the
women of that church. A great help t,
organization is the diffusion of mis-
sionary intelligence. The head anC
heart must both be Interested There viii
be no difficulty in raising funds when rea
interest has been aroused. The camp
meeting Is the most available method 70
meeting the needs of outlying districts
and interesting them in the work. Mis-
sionary leaflets are helpful evangelism!
agents a good way to reach the mem
bers of country churches is for the mem
bers of auXilaries in other churches t,
, hold an occasional meeting with them
District meetings are a great help. Di
rect communication with some specia
work in the foreign field helps to arous,
, zeal and interest. In making up mission
, AIRY Itineraries the smaller churches
should be included as we'll as the large
ones. The young ladies of the churcl
should be brought into the work. Per
sondl work cannot be ovcrestimated IL
, district or auxiliary.
The morning exercises closed with thu
: singing of II hymn, and benedictiou pro
nounccd by Rev. Mr.. Gregory