Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-04-04

ing report, in which she said that the
Poud had two representatives in Persia:
Miss Preston is the sole representative in
China, and che is to be married Miss
Hart is the representative at Siam, and
a young Chilean is working faithfully in
South America, despite the efforts of his
relatives to draw him. away from Protest
antlsm. One teacher is supported in
Africa, and nothing is being done in
Mexico. She closed her report by urg-
ing her hearers to take no backward
steps, but to push forward in the good
W Jrk.
An excellent paper on "The Reflex
Blessings OF Praise Meetings." by Mrs.
j. Elliot Condit, OF San Francisco, was
res d, after which Miss Bell, of Bowie
Heights, sang pleasing solo.
The President, Mrs. P. D. Browne.
then announced that the Board had be-
come independent and would hereafter
work without reference to instructions
from other boards.
Chow We Raised Our Missionary
Library was discussed by Mrs. J. M.
Newell, of Santa Clara. Her paper was
in the shape of diary, in which she
told OF the efforts which afterwards met
with success.
Mrs. j. G. Chown, of San Francisco,
the General Secretary, read her annual
report, in which she stated that over
$4,000 had been collected for mission
work during the year and had been dis
bursed for work among schools and for
the salaries of the missionaries, and for
the expenses attendant upon the work in
half dozen countries. The most i'm
portant announcement che made was
that the Occidental Board had assumed
an Independent existence. Heretoforeit
has been branch of the Philadelphia
Board, but it is now an Independent or
ganization.
Mrs. B. Douglass, President of the
Board OF the Northwest, delivered an in
terestiDg address, which was followed by
Mrs. w. s. Babcock, of San Diego, who
spoke at length on the "Perils of the
Harvest Field"
The afternoon session closed with Miss
M. Culbertson's report of missionary
work in the Chinese home at San Fran
cisco and the good accomplished, and
the "Need OF the Holy Spirit in Foreign
Mission Work." by Miss Pratt, of Santa
Rosa.
THE MISSION BAND.
Tho church was well filled at the even
ing session, when an entertainment was
given by the Mission band, under the
direction OF State Superintendent Y. P.
Work. The following programme was
most interesting.
Orchestra, Archie Hodge" ".......... Band
p,. First Church. Los Angeles.
ouartette, Church Pulling Song -.
Tbi,d Church Taa MISS sngaJss DeiIs Ellington
Bethany Church
Nation al Air "Estrellas de la Mafiana" ........
Spanish Church.
Armenian Hymn, Links and Strands" ........
vu,. v Glendale Church. .
Chinese Church.
Graduating exercises of the following Bands:
First Church. "Round Table Of the King.
Grand View Church, "Gulick;" ImmanueI
Church, Golden Cleaners"
Wherefore Serve the KiDgf" Miss Esther
Junkin.
"When to Give Service Mr.. Edward Chaplin.
chow Best to Serve" Miss Lucy J. Hanna.
where is the Need?" Miss Jessie Grow.
To-DAY's PROGRAMME.
The programme for to-day is as fol-
lows:
DEVOTIONAL exercises-conducted by Mrs. J.
Q. Adams, San Francisco.
Annual report Secretary for State Presbyerial
work-Miss M. Berry. San Francisco
Chinese work for women and children in
Soutnern Callfornla-Mrs, L. III. Cond1t, Los An
geles.
The financial department of foreign mis-
sions-Mrs. e. Garrette, Alameda.
Report OF Occidental School-Miss M. Baskin,
San Francisco.
Bible women of China-Mrs. L. D. Chaplin.
Los Angeles.
The Kings Business Requireth H4ste-Mrs.
A. L. Lindsey, Oakland
Report of Chinese work in San Jose-Mrs. NJ
s. Carey, San Jose.
Medical missions-M. J. Wheeler, Sscrs-
mento.
Report of House to House Visitor-Miss
Emma Gable, San Francieco.
AFTERNOON.
Devotional exercises-Mrs. B. Douglass, Chi
cago.
Are Foreign Missions Failure?-Mrs. ]. NJ.
Crawford, Pasadena.
Report of school at Chinese Home-Miss
Hnuseworth, San Francisco.
Woman's Century, and Woman's Work-Miss
A, Hambly, Oakland.
Talk on Africa by a returned missionary
Mrs Cliff, San Francisco.
How to Arouse and Maintain an Interest in
Foreign Missions-Mrs. w. Il. Hamilton, East
oakland.
Election of officers.
Paper by one who has been on the field-Mrs.
Darlington, San Francisco.
Song-'God be With You Till We Meet
Again."