Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-17
MISSIONARY CONVENTION.


N'N anu WIS attended by Il large number
OF de1e9at"s from the different duNiliaries
~ the State. The Troy conference secre-
tary Mrs. Joseph IItlman of Troy y. V,
ana the two district secretaries, Misses
Florence A. Atwatcr and Mary Walker
OF Burlington were present and served as
president and secretaries.
The forenoon meeting was opened with
conservation services led by Mrs. j. j.
Noe OF Middlehury. After singing, PRAYER
by various persons ana Scriptula quota
tons from others, Rev. j. j. Noe deliver
ed the opening address. Mr. Noe spoke
Dlleny ana pOntedly After singing the
uo'th hymn reports were presented from
the different auXiliares. From such of
lheh Us were lot rep reseuteU by dele
gates, Secretary AtWater made brief re
ports from those which had been submit
ted to her by the secretaries. Mrs Hill-
man, the conference secretary, submitted
some remarks, giving her personal eXpcri-
ehce since she began the work
After singing. Miss Eugene Gibson
the retained Indian missionary, delivered
an informal but very pleasing and in
structive address, touching on many
points OF the suCety's work at home and
IN foreign lands.
Alter announcements of the succeeding
meetings the convention adjourned tor
dinner. Lunch was served in the lecture
room OF the church and after it had been
parlaken of pleasant social time was
mad previous to the afternoon session,
winch began with devotional exercises
conducted by Mrs. Hubert Of NergenneS
brief paper 10y Mrs. Rev T. w
Gregory oi BustUl on the question, Glow
president may best serve an auxiliary"
was then read.
After more singing Miss Nav Seelev of
Mlddleburv read some letters from Jane
RUNNER the Bible WOmau,' who is
stationed at Maradabud, India. Miss
RUNNER Is prOtCgcC of the Mlddlebury
auxiliary
Alter singing came Il reception to the
visiting delegations lEDn other churches
ana the delegates OF similar society OF
the Mlddebury congregational church
were received and cordially welcomed.
Mrs DR.. W b. Lund lhen read an essay
on Mrs. IeaVltt, the Temperance Mis-
/ slonary,' and presented her subject III a
pleasing ana interesting manner.
Miss Gibson then sang a hymn which
hai been translated into a Hindou dialect.
Alter some uhllnpUrtaut matters had been
attended To Miss Gibson opened the uUe.-
ton box and answered all sorts of qucs-
ilohS relative 10 the missionary work
abroad, but particularly IN ludiu.
Mrs. Wilbur of Lincoln, read Il letter
IRON lady missionary, and after more
singing the afternoons session was
| brought to an end with a cnildren's meet
! ny, winch was conducted by Miss Mary
! Walker OF Burlington.
| MlDDLEBUEN, Dec l0-fhe closing se,-
SION OF the convention of the Woman :
Foreign Missionary society, Burlington
District, was held last night, Mrs. Jose h
HliIman, the conference secretary, preeid.
ing. The exercises opened with Il Love
| Feast, which was conducted by Mrs
/ lilllman. The regular choir of the church
/ furnished excellent music. After singing
II love to tell the story Rev. Mr.. Noe
offered prayer and there was more music
by the choir.
Mrs. Hillman then made extended re
marks ana called for testimonies Mrs
Hubert of Nergennes and Mis-, Atwatel
OF Burlington responded, after which Il
| portion OF hymn No 163 was rendered
More testimonies followed, Rev. Mr. Noe
Miss Mary Walker OF Burlington and sew
erai Others testityiDg TO what God had
done for them Next the first verse OF
No, $50, IL Love Thee every hour" wa,
sung and the testimonies We're proceeded
| with. William Carr of Middlebury and
delegates from various other towns spoke
and the love feast was brought to an end
After music paper on The Relation
OF Young Ladies to Missionary Work
was read by Miss Florence a. Atwater OF
Burlington. OF the various avenues of
| usefulness open to young women Miss
! Atwater thought, there Is none SO prom
| Using as missionary work, in which there
are greater openings than ever before
| Chlnaand Japan are greatly in need of girl
schools, and there Is also great need of
| Christians to take care of the new con
Verts. Nobody can do this work like wo
men, for the greater part of the work OF
| missionaries in those and other countries
Is among women. Japan IS progressing
out OF paganlsm-but into what Already
the writings of Robert lngersoll are scat
tered about IN That country and the
Romish church is at work in
that field, There is therefore urgent
need OF missionary work, and il must
he done by young women. The young
women are free from household cares auC
can better be spared from than the elder
women. But some must stay at home
and they must pray for those who art
working for God III foreign lands. Pray
for great things, not trtles. Many young
women are actually spelling for some
thing to do. They should 90 into the
missionary work if possible. The ques
ton to ask should not be GLOW nluci
must do" to be saved, but Glow much
can do ~
The choir and audience next rendered
"Watchman, tell Us of the night, ant
then Miss Eugenia Gibson, the returned
missionary, delivered lengthy anC
elaborate address. She proposed I
]
sWered them at length as she went along
The questions were as follows |. If Yor
should ask, do You need the help of Chris
Jesus, what reply would You get 2 Dc
you know that the women of India vii
receive Christ Jesus 3. Do YOU know
that this is a world wide gospel t. Dc
you know that those who give as He CAV,
that is, give all-get everything back
;. Do you know that God calls upon you
30 give all Miss Gibson in answering
her questions related her own experience
in India and argued that the women Of
India not only needed but would receive
Christ. She urged her hearers To contri
butte TO the cause of missionary work ant
said You must help not only witt
your time and your money, but also with
your prayers
\ collection WAS taken up and Secretary
Atwood explained by the use of charts tn,
relative numbers of Christians of ditfereu
denominations and of pngans, and tn,
relative amounts expended annually TO
the rum traffic and for ioOd clothing
missions, support OF the clergy, etc.
Miss Walker offered a resolution o
thanks to the ladies Of the Middlebur
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