Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-29
THE GOOD OF OTHERS.
Annual Session of the Home and For
eign Missionary Societies.
FINANCE NOT so FLOURIsHING.
A Few Wise and Sharp Words From Some
of the Learned Speakers.
EXERCISES OF MUSIC AND PRAYER

The annual session of the Home and
Foreign missionary societies of the Presby-
terian Church for the Allegheny and Pitts
burg Presbyteries, commenced yesterday
morning in the Second Presbyterian Church,
several hundred women being present, with
Mrs. j. P. E. Kumler in the Chair.
Singing and prayer were followed by the
Home Secretary's report, which shows a
falling of of receipts during the year. Mrs.
Thomas Robinson read an interesting paper
from the Foreign Secretary. and after the.
introduction of Mrs. M. E. Caldwell, of
Bogota, South America, an elegant lunch
made graceful conclusion to the mornings
exercises.
The afternoon session was opened at 2
o'clock with fitting exercises. The report
of the Treasurer, Mrs. George A. Kelly,
showed the receipt of S., 1894 for the past
year, falling off of 81 $50 from the previ-
motion, to instruct the auxiliaries that
they try to raise 81, 500 before April Is.
Mrs. Tracy, who has worked in India for
18 years, made an address, in which she
described the difficulties of her mission, in
educating the women of that country, and the
success achieved. She was followed by Miss
Edith Harris, who sang a solo, and Mrs. Serota,
wife of Japanese naval officer, made an ad-
dress. speaking of the life and customs in her
native land.
A JAPANESE EXPERIENCE.
Her guardian. Mrs Davis. next spoke at con-
siderable length on the several points connected
with her missionary life, presenting in neat
manner her trials and obstacles of teaching in
Toxic, one of the centers of Buddhism.
The following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, Mrs. ]. P. E. Kumler;
Vice Presidents, Mrs. j. @. Logan, Mrs. E. E.
swift, Mrs; 9. M B. Smith, Mrs. s. Scott, Mrs.
Patterson, Miss Pelletrau. Mrs. F. A. Brooks,
Mrs. n: Shaw; Corresponding Secretaries. Mrs.
r. 8. Waring, Mrs. F. H. Robinson, Mrs D. w.
Kelly; Recording Secretary, Miss Emma
Forsyth; Auditor, Mr. David Robinson. The
meeting adjourned for tea at o'clock.
AT the evening session the church was
eff the Rev. NJ. E. Caldwell, of Bogota, South
America, and the Rev. D. 8. Kennedy, of Allie
gheny. The Rev. DR.. Sullivan opened the ex-
ercises with some remarks on missionary work.
ONE HINGES UPON THE OTHER.
He pointed to the fact that healthy foreign
mission depended on healthy domestic insti-
tuition, and spoke OF the large field for work
right here among some of the emigrants, re-
ferring to them as bringing much evil into the
land, saying: IF we don't absorb this popula-
ton into godliness, it will absorb u.s. 1t is
time we were aroused to it to save our country
from the danger which threatens"
The speaker said that of the 100000 young
men in this country only per cent were in the
church, 10 per cent went to church, and more
than 70 per cent were never in a church.
Mr.. Caldwell spoke next on foreign missions
describing the vicissitudes and dangers of
travelling in a country Ii times the size Of Ohio,
and having no railroads, and closed by alluding
to the great amount of work yet to be done IN
South America.