Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-13

missions Of sss.o0O, and reports from the for
eign bishops giving interesting details Of their
work.
THE voMEx's AUXILIARY.
The seventeenth annual report of the wo-
mans auxiliary TO the board of missions, pre-
pared by the secretary, Miss Julia c. Emery,
records the deep sorrow at the death Of Mrs
As or, the president Of the Niobrara league of
New York; that Of Mrs yibbert, the president
OF the Chicago branch. and also that Of Mrs
Cooper, OF this city, first vice-president of
the District Of Columbia branch. For the first
the report states the secretary visits the do
ceses OF Quincy and Iowa, Nebraska and Min
nesota and hnds in each interested and intelli-
gent helpers. During the year a branch has
been formed in Tennessee, and the bishop of
East Carolina has appointed a secretary for
that diocese. The organizations in Iowa and
Quincy have been perfected, and the bishops
OF Alabama, Easton. Georgia, Mississippi and
Texas have all signified their Willingness that
the auxiliary should be established in their
dioceses.
There are yet IA dioceses and missionary
jurisdictions in which no diocesan branch
exists; OF the 3, $50 parishes and missions in the
church in this country only 1851 this wear
report auxiliary work; that, in diocese num-
bering l40 parishes and missions only sc are
recorded as having branches; in another of lO2,
but %; in a third ia, only %.
The report suggests that the officers of each
diocesan branch make it an especial work TO
encourage In every parish the formation of two
junior branches, one for young people and
one for children, each with its own officers and
regulations; the work would be enlarged and
there would be those In training to do good
service as men and women in time to comei
OF new gifts made or planned during the
year may be mentioned the beauest of Mrs
Aston, S25, 900 for the support of school work,
and S25, 900 for building purposes, in the Mo
brara deanery Of south Dakota. During
a mo NM hn K
has raised $1,000 for the building
and $500 for the furnishing of a church for the
Indians, to be q memorial of their president
who was . true daughter of her father Vim.
Welsh, the friend Of the Indians. The domes-
tic committee of New York have undertaken.
the finishing and furnishing Of the school,
room in st. Mary's School, Dallas, as a memo
rial Of theiF late president. Mrs. Peabody; Ohio
has pledged S400 toward the support of a dioce-
san missionary, and California $500 toward the
salary OF missionary in San Francisco; Mis-
souri, has raised $40 for a city mission. and the
foreign committee of New York have given
81, 329. 81 for the rebuilding of the Hoffman in
stitute near Cape Palmas; and more even than
such gifts should be counted the unwearied
efforts Of the president of that committee to
meet the wishes of the missionary bishop of
Yedo and find the right woman to take charge
OF the ladies institute which he desires to es-
tablish in Toxic.
The gifts in money and boxes this wear
amount to S276, 10. From the churches in
the District the report states that 81 boxes for
domestic and diocesan missions were sent out.
the contents being valued at 80. los. 10: 2 boxes
for the colored people valued at SlSl, and
box for the Indians valued at S34 49, being a
total of "a boxes with a value of 50. 325.OS.
THE MEETING LAST EVENING.
The preliminary meeting of the missionary
council OF the Protestant Episcopal church was
held last evening in Epiphany church, which
was crowded. The services were conducted by
the Right Rev. William Paret, bishop of Mary-
land. In the chancel were also Bishop ID. s.
Iuttle. OF Missouri; Bishop NJ. II. Gilbert, of
Minnesota; Bishop Leighton Coleman of Della
ware; Rev. Drs. Joshua Kimber W. S. Lang
ford, E. M. Mott and Rev. DIR. Bradley. of St
Luke's parish, Brooklyn. After evening PRAYER
had been said, Bishop Paret made brief ad-
dress OF welcome to the visiting clergy and
laymen on behalf of the citizens of Washing
ton. He then introduced Rev. Dr. Edward A.
Bradley, who delivered a most interesting and
instructive address on the subject of foreign
missions. Right Rev. DIR. Gilbert, assistant
bishop of Minnesota, spoke on the subject of
Indian missions. He related his personal ex-
perience in the northwest, and told how he had
been converted to believe in this work Bishop
Tuttle, of Missouri, spoke on the subject of
home missions. He commended the good work
that is being done at home, and showed that
the Episcopal church is keeping pace with all
other religious denominations in the matter of
mission work throughout the United States.
The American Church Missionary So.
ciety.
The twenty-ninth annual meeting of the
American Church Missionary Society, which is
auxiliary to the Board of Missions of the Epis-
copal church, was held yesterday afternoon in
the lecture room of the Church of the Assem-
sion. Rev. DR.. ". W. Williams, of Baltimore.
presided. The reports were read by the gen.
eral secretary, Rev. VIM A. Newbold and pre-
sented the relations and work of the society.
1t was stated that the work has never been
more needed or sought for in the home field
than at present.
Thirty-eight missionaries have been COM
missloned IN seventeen dioceses and missionary
jurisdictions and one foreign field. Six have
resigned and one has died
Addresses were made by Rev. Drs. Addison,
Stranger, OF New York, X. Nelson, Crawford
Carl Grammer, j. Z. Grammer and others
urging the conservative elements of the church
to sustain the work of this society. as being
true to the gospel and the church and opposed
to extremes in ritual or doctrine. A letter
from Bishop Peterkin showed that the re-
lations OF the society to the general board as
auxiliary were those of entire harmony, as
also OF perfect freedom and great advantage
The pressing importance of foreign mission
was effectively presented by the professors of
the theological seminary at Alexandria, who
we're present, as also many of the students.
As many friends of the work had been unable
to reach the city so early in the week an ad-
Journed meeting was arranged for this after
noon in the same church, at which a number
of the bishops will be present The receipts
OF the society have been SIS, 574 99-of which
$40. 6.l4 was for its mission work 1t also
holds securities to the amount of S102.675.
Ihe committee on nominations reported in
favor OF the election of the following named
officers, which report was adopted. President,
Hon. John W. Andrews, L. D.. Ohio.
Honorary vice-presidents Rt Revs. g. T. Be-
dell, ID. D.; L. H. Vail, ID. D., LII. D.; F.N.
Whittle. ID. d., Ii. D.; o. w. Whitaker, d.
d.; Thomas A. Jaggar. ID. D.; George W. Pc
terkin, ID. D.; A. Nj. Randolph. ID. D.; ]. A.
Paddock, d. D.; M. A. DeWolf Howe, d. D.,
LII. D.; George Worthington, s. T. D., Ii. d.:
Nj. n. Gilbert, S. 7. D.; ii. b. Whipple. ID. ID.
Z. s. Thomas. d. D.; T. N. Dudley, d. D.; n.
s. Rulison, d. d.
Rev. L. f. Fales, Hon. H. W. Shelley, Henry
b. Renwick, esq.,, Rev. d. R. Goodwin, ID. d.,
LII. d.; treasurer, Henry A. Oakley, ESQ.,; sec
rotary, Rev. r. c. Booth.
Executive Committee-Rev. Phillips Brooks,
ID. D.; Rev. j. A. Aspinwall, Rev. VIM II. Nell
son, ID. D.; Rev. II. A. Edwards. Rev. VIZ.
Watkins, ID. D.; Rev. W. n. Mcvicar. ID. d.;
Rev. Reese F. Alsop, ID. D.; Rev. j. p. Hub
bard, Rev. Henry L. Jones, Rev. /. Newton
Stranger, ID. D.; Hon. John w. Andrews, LII. d.:
Henry A. Oakley Rev. r. @. Booth. Hon. f. r.
Brunt, John Noble Stearns, Alexander Brown.
L. u. Henry, +. G. Cantine, H. NJ. Oddie, VIM.
d. Thomas, jr:, VIM. Waterfall, VIM. B. Whit
ing, and F. A. Black.
At the Republican League.
PREPARING FOR Tomorrow NIoHr's nr,,ox