The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-01-23
THE WONANs CHRISTIAN UNION,


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Following is the tith annual report Of
the WOman's Christian Association Of
Wheeling; AT this time in our associs'
ton year, we pause to consider the work
Of the past twelve months; to rejoice
over the good we have done, and con,
slider how more might have been accom-
plished, with greater effort put forth.
Cannan Farrar has clearly expressed
what each one is so apt to feel, He says:
'"Our achievements lag perpetually be-
hind our ideal, and the hinder wheel
can as little overtake the iorewheel OF a
chariot as our endeayors can oyertake
our sense OF duty But yet on the one
hand, the fact Is clear, that the world is
very sinful and very sorrowful and the
dutyls clear; "Strlve to make 1t better"
and the command is clear: "Take thou
thy individual share in the work OF
healing, and the promise is clear: "That
cup Of cold water given In Christ's
name To Christ's little ones shall receive
Its reward Our work may seem
small as compared with the great work
ofeYil going on In our city, yet we know
the little deeds attempted In His name
are not In vain, but with His blessing
their power Is unlimited. From Jan.
uary until June the meetings Of the as
sociatlop have been held as they had
been for years, In the parlors OF the Y.
NJ, O. A, building, From September to
the present they have been held in the
parlors OF the Home for Friendless
Women" The consent OF the manager
was easily obtained to othis, since the home
isin reality an outcome and Crowning
glory OF the association. Being first
conceived In the hearts Of two or three
members, tho little seed was sown, wa
tered and tended by them, until It has
reached It's present proportions. The
first meeting Of the year was open to the
public, that they might learn what the
society, In quiet way was attempting
to do in the city, and with the hope that
that knowledge might bring more work.
ers into the field.
The churches represented during the
year have been the Fourth Street NJ. E.,
st. Mathews, First Presbyterian, Second
Presbyterian, Third Presbyterian, Chap
line Street aud Zane Street, leaving nine
Protestant churches In whom the society
has applied for aid without representa-
ton. In the month OF November COM
mittee was appointed to redistriCt the
city, The new districts were then
chosen by the members according 10 |
their places Of residence. During the
year there have been twenty.iour visits |
made, 25O papers and ninety.tiye tracts
distributed, twenty scholars brought
into Sunday School, four bibles given
away, besides several needy families be-
ing supplied with food and Clothings In
January, the meeting being a public one,
there was no report OF the months work
given. In April, May, July and August
there were no meetings held, 80 the re.
port is OF the work OF but seven months
Of the year. AS compared with that OF
the other years II Is encouraging, there
being an average Of thirty-four visits a
month, at nearly every one OF which de-
votional exercises were held. The last
report we had from Miss Boyd was given
in March, She brought to the meetings
each month accounts OF faithful service
performed during the hours OF each day.
She sought out Tie abodes Of the wicked
and those hidden deep in sin and
misery, and came TO the association bur.
dened Tor their sake, asking the help and
earnestprayers Of the members. We
miss her presence at each meeting and
the zeal and courage and hope she
brought with her. We would pray she
may be greatly blessed in her present
work, and would remember for her as
well as for ourselves the promise: Scr.
tainly l will DO with thee"