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

shows a balance still to the credit Of foreign
missions Of s5S,000, and reports from the for
eign bishops giving interesting details Of their
work.
THE woMEx'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. vibbert, 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 finds in each interested and inteili-
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 doceses and missionary
jurisdictions in which no diocesan branch
exists of the 8, 450 parishes and missions in the
church in this country only 1 1851 this wear
report auxiliary work; that, in a diocese num-
bering lao parishes and missions, only sc are
recorded as having branches; in another of lO2.
but %; in a third ia, only 80
The report suggests that the officers of each
diocesan branch make il 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 GOMEZ
OF new gifts made or planned during the
year may be mentioned the bequest of Mrs.
Aston, SIS, 900 for the support of school work,
and S25, 900 for building purposes, in the Mo
brara deanery Of south Dakota. During
the summer months the Chicago branch
has raised $1,000 for the building
and $500 for the furnishing of 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 their late president Mrs. Peabody; Ohio
has pledged $400 toward the support of dioce-
san missionary, and California $500 toward the
salary Of Q missionary in San Francisco: Mis-.
souri, has raised $470 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 70
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, 154. 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 50. lO9. 10: 2 boxes
Tor the colored people valued at SlSl, and
box for the Indians valued at S34 49, being q
total OF "a boxes with value of So. 325.OS
THE MEETING LAST EVENING.
The preliminary meeting of the missionary
council of the Protestant Episcopal church wa.
held last evening in Epiphany church, which
was crowded. The services were conducted b,
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. NJ. Mott and Rev. DIR. Bradley. of st
Luke's parish, Brooklyn. After evening PRAYER
had been said, Bishop Paret made brief adj
dress of welcome to the visiting clergy and
laymen on behalf of the citizens of Washing.
ton. lie then introduced Rev. Dr. Edward A
Bradley, who delivered most interesting anG
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. Bishor
Tuttle, of Missouri, spoke on the subject o.
home missions. He commended the good worl
that Is being done at home, and showed thai
the Episcopal church is keeping pace with al
other religious denominations in the matter o.
mission work throughout the United States.
The American Church Missionary So.
ciety.
The twenty-ninth annual meeting of III,
American Church Missionary Society, which i
auxiliary to the Board of Missions of the Fpis
copal church, was held yesterday afternoon il
the lecture room of the Church of the Ascen
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 beer
more needed or sought for in the home field
than at present.
Thirty-eight missionaries have been com
missioned In seventeen dioceses and missionar,
jurisdictions and one foreign field Six hay,
resigned and one has died
Addresses were made by Rev. Drs Addison
Stanger, Of New York, X. Nelson, Crawford
Carl Grammer, ]. E. Grammer and other
urging the conservative elements of the church
to sustain the work of this society, as beinl
true to the gospel and the church and opposed
to extremes in ritual or doctrine lettel
from Bishop Peterkin showed that the re
lations OF the society to the general board a
NtTt tnOSe OF entlre larmOnV, al
also OF perfect freedom and great advantage
The pressing Importance of foreign mission
was effectively presented by the professors o
the theological seminary at Alexandria, whC
were present, as also many of the students
As many friends of the work had been unabl,
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 $50, 574 99-of which
S40.6l6. IA was for it's mission work. II ais,
holds securities to the amount of SIO2675.
The committee on nominations reported In
favor of the election of the following named
officers, which report was adopted. President
Hon. John w. Andrews, Ii. D.. Ohio.
Honorary vice-presidents, Rt Revs. q. T. Be.
dell, d. D.; I. H. Vail, d. D., LII. D.; F. n
Whittle. ID. D., Ii. D.; D. w. Whitaker, d.
d.; Thomas A. Jaggar, ID. D.; George W. Pc.
terkin, d. D.; A. NJ. Randolph. ID. D.; ]. A
Paddock, d. D.; nj. A. DeWolf Howe, ID. ID.
LII. D.; George Worthington, s. T. D., Ii. ID.
M. n. Gilbert, S. T. D.; II. b. Whipple, ID. d.
Z. s. Thomas, ID. D.; I. N. Dudley, ID. D.; n
s. Rulison, d. d.
Vice-presidents, Rev. E. T. Perkins, ID. D.
Rev. L. f. Fales, Hon. HI. W. Shelley, Henry
B. Renwick, esq.,. Rev. ID. r. Goodwin, ID. d..
LII. D.; treasurer, Henry A. Oakley, ESQ.,; sec.
Rotary, Rev. r. G. Booth.
Executive Committee-Rev Phillips Brooks
ID. D.; Rev. ]. A. Aspinwall, Rev. VIM. II. Mel
son. ID. D.; Rev. Il. A. Edwards. Rev. w. F.
Watkins, ID. D.; Rev. W. n. Mcvicar, ID. ID.
Rev. Reese F. Alsop, d. D.; Rev. ]. p. Hub
bard, Rev. Henry L. Jones, Rev. l. Newton
Henry A. Oakley, Rev. r. G. Booth, Hon. F. r.
Rrupf Iohp Nohla Sfaarps Alaxa,1ar Dx.z.--.