Daily Republican., 1888-04-27
The second annual Meeting.

The Women's Home Missionary 81.
ciety OF the Wilmington III. z Confer
ence held their second annual Deetin1 Q
nj Grace N. K. Church yesteiday, with
Mrs, N, NJ. Browne in the chair. After
devotional exercises, an address Of well
ooms was delivered BY Miss Sarah Il
Weldin, and responded to by Mrs @. d.
Lincoln. This was followed vita Hn
address by Mrs. N. NJ. Browne on the
missionary work. The minutes of the
last annual meeting were read by Miss
Maggie y. Hiil. the recording secretary,
aftsr which Mrs. 0. Wesley Weldin.
the corresponding secretary, read hel
report, IN which abe spoke Of the claiml
Of the Missionary Society.
In this country tl10 000, coo were OK,
pended In the year 1855 for education,
only one tenth Of the amount being ex
pended IN the South. In the South
there were eleven homes for thone who
used to be slaves and are low broken
down. The Home Missionary Society
had three persons TO work 10 Mexico.
In Utah there were fiye ministers aud
seven teachers. The first home mis-.
sionary Of the N. K Church went to
Indian Territory in July, 1885. An
unusual complication OF affairs had
prevented aggressive work in the Will
minRton Conference. The Dover Auxiii'
ary has disoAnded and now the society
has but $50 members. The special
work was IN Induslrisl Home In Neu
Orleans. The sum Of $3.50 has thus fal
been sent, and supplies to the value Of
1199.S9
Tia Rsv. Adam stsngle, o, U MON NJ
n Church, the Rev. Mr.. Hammersley
Of Chester, the Rev. Conrad q. Hartwig
of the Swedish Mission, Mrs. r. w,
Coz, Of the PhiiAielphia Society, and
Mrs. NJ. 8, Hilles, OF the W. O I. U.
were introduced, and welcomed 70 thi
meeting.
The chair appointed . nominating
committee comprising Ms. Harry
Oamp0ell, Of Scott Church, Mrs. Wash
inRton HAstiDge, OF Grace, Mics Maggie
Meteer, Of st PAul's, aud Mrs. Floyd
Of Abbury. Miss L'zzie Marls read 9
paper on Training Schools and Honat
Missions" The Rsv. Adam 5tenglt
made q short address, urging the womeI
20 keep agitaiinR this missiOn question
Mro. Harry Campbell then read papei
- @Ao OSAAOk1 AAANS AIh4s
The nominating committee announced
the following ofAcers:
President, Mrs, N. N. Browne; cur
responding secretary, Mrs. O. Weele,
Weldin; recording secretary, Miss Mag
gle 3 Hill treasurer, Mrs. H. O. Rob
tnson; district offioers, Wilmington
yice- president, MIS-, w L. 8. Murray
secretary, Miss Emma Hoffecker, Eas
ton; vice. president, Mrs Fosnocht; sec
rotary, Mrs. O. M. Lucas, Salisbury
vice president, Mrs. l.. <. Dennis; Sc.
notary, Mrs, OottinRbam.
Mrs.. n. NJ. Browne was elected
delegate, with MiEs Sadie Weldin A
alternate, to the meeting OF the Na.lons
Board Of Managers, which will be hal
IN Boston next fall. Shortly after ]
o'clock the nesting adjourned unit
AFTERNOON, and all present were invite
70 pArtake of fefrssbments, which wei
served in the chapel.
The aftafnoon session opened ct 2
= O'Clock, and after devotional exercise
ths reports from the auxiliary so ,ietie
we're read. This consumed q good par
OF the afternoon, and when 1t was CON
pleted Mrs. Forbes read o pAper OF
"Mission Supplies" and Mrs. r. W
6oh spoke OF the mission work OF th
Philadelphia Conicreuoe. Mrs. H. O
Robinson presented her annual report
showing the following amounts reoelvet
during the year ending 10 March:
Mount Salem, So IS; Snow Hill, Sl1
g: PAul's $50 Al; soott, $54 12; Asbury
xsbi Grace, S26l,64; Dover, $l7; I'll,
Esy. Vaughn 8. Collins, for DelAwAr,
and Maryland, $50, = total Of S545 IS
Received from Mrs. Davidson, for cou.
nngent fund, on October rs, {19; MSrol
collection In GrAoe Chorch, SAC; total
S2 March rs, paid DR.. Kings ex
penses, IS Is, making q balance O
s4S,76 for the contingent fund. Tota
collection in cash supplies aud loca
work sinoe organization, 81, ,9t4 SO.
An interesting article on MormonisI
WAs read by Miss SAllie Shaw,aad Mr.
Helen Mathews the missionary ct Ca
tie Garden made q brief address, aftt