The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-04-10
EOREiGN MISSIONS.
Meeting Of Nomen's Foreign

Missionary Society iii i.lkton.
The annual meeting Of the Women 5
Foreign Missionary Society Of the Pres.
bytery of New Castle was held in the
Elkton Presbyterian Church on WeInes-
day. The morning exercises were opened
By scripture reading by the president
Mrs. \. s Wharton, which was fol-
! lowed by prayer by Mrs. II. c. Noor-
hces. The minutes of the las; meeting
were read and approved. Tie address
OF welcome was tittingly made by Miss
| Mary Z. Hnllingsworth of the Elkton
society. The president responded in Il
pleasing manner. The annual reports
Of TIE secretary and treasurer were read
aud approved The roll call showed
that forty four delegates were in attcu
dance. They represented twenty-thrcc
ont of forty SIX churches. The Secre-
taryS report showed membership of
S19. The treasurer reported $I,12l, 20
received during the year. Miss Rand
M IA VI gu W llllll l'fIt,
read paper on sel!-sjving, and MIS- J.
Ii. Nixon, Of Wilmington. read an inter
e5ting account of the meeting of the
parent society at Baltimore il .iprli lSS5.
To which she lad bccn delegate. After
singing the moEninI session closed by
prayer 10y Mrs. Malone, of Newark
| lnnl " Snry.l IA .l,lA.- ,,i
tors in the chapel between the morning
and afternoon sessions. \ prayer meet
ing was held at two o'clock and lasted
an hour. Addresses We're delivered by
Mrs ]. II. Nixon aud Mrs. X. Malone
The afternoon business session was
opened by prayer. y paper prepared by
the Rev. Mr.. PAUL was read by MISS
Eva Salm0nd. y paper GA missionary
work in India written by Mrs. Ferris
missionary i'll that land was read by Miss
Mary i. Nixon of Wilmington. Reports
of several auxiliary societies were read.
Mrs. \. y. keigwin, Of Wilmington, adj
dressed the meeting on the work done by
the society Mrs. J. K. Mllligan made
brief address on childrens and young
peoples work. Miss !. B. Cleaver, of
Delaware CITY, read a paper on "Giving
for Jesus" The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: President,
Mrs. \. 5. Wharton; first vice -p:esi lent,
Mrs. J. II. NNpn; second, Ms. \. y.
keigwin; third, Mrs. X Malone: fourth,
Mrs. II. IL. Parker: fifth, Mrs. y. G.
Heatou; sixth, Mrs ". Wolvertoa: sew
enth, Mrs. II. c. Voorhees,; treasurer,
Mrs. ". X Crosby; corresponding secre-
tary, Mrs /. +. Huntington: recording
secretary, Mrs VI. K. Jones. Mrs. y.
y. keigwiu and Mrs J. X. Miligan
were elected delegates to the annual
meeting Of the parent society which
meets at Plttsburg during the last week
of this month. The morning aud after
noon sessions We're for ladies and chill
dren only. The evening session which
began shortly after half past seven was
open for all. and the room consequently
was crowded tn It's utmost capacity.
the Rev. 4. W. Beers presided After
singing of "Belie'ing ana Receivihg' by
the choir, and prayer by Rev. Mr. Mill
gan of Lion, the president stated the OBJ
Jet Of the meeting which he said wa, to
uphold the hearts and hands of the wo
men of this missionary society. IL was
not So much in the interest of the mis-
Slona:y cause il general Is of the wo-
maus missionary cause. Tne choir zen.
dered % ,autiful Hills after whiel the
Rev. Naomi Tamura, aJtpluese stu LEM,
who after preaching in his native land
for three years had come to this country
to 80 through a theological course. He
had been three aud-a half years in The
United States and would sooH return t"
Japan. He was vely interesting
speaker, and could talk English fairly
well. He explained the teachings of the
three heathep religions OF Japan and the
difference between them and Christianity
The large progress of the latter in his
native land was dwei5 upon and he was
sanguins that it would prevail. After
singing By the choir the Rev. Mr.. Ksig-
win of Wilmington was introduced
lie spoke of the field fox mission work
for women, and said this was the mis-
sionary age. After singing the benedie-
ton was pronounced by the Rev. l. l..
Cation of Chesapeake City.