Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-04-19
FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY,
The Proceedings of the Twelfth Annual
Meeting at West Alexander.


Meeting at West Alexander.
The twelfth annual meeting of the
Women's Foreign Missionary Society of
the Washington Presbytery was held in
the Presbyterian Church, West Alexander,
commencing at ten o'clock Wednesday
morning. Mrs. DR.. Cunningham, Of this
city, President Of the Society, presided.
The society embraces the following Pres
byteIian churches: Allen Grove, Bethle-
hem, Burgettstown, Claysville, Cove, Gross
Greek, Gross r ,ads, East Buffalo, Fair
view, Forks Of Wheeling, Frankfort,
Hookstown, Lower Buffalo, Lower Ten
Mile, Mill Creek, Moundsville, Mt. Olivet,
Mt. Pleasant, Mt. Prospect, New Cumber
land, Pigeon Creek, Three Springs, Unity,
Upper Buffalo, Upper Ten Mile, Washing
ton ID, Wsynesbug, Wellsburg, West
Alexander, West Liberty, West Union,
Wheeling First, Wheeling Second, Wheel
ing Third, Wheeling, Beach Glen, Wolf
Run.
The devotional exercises were led by
Mrs. O. L. Williams, of this city. The
society was welcomed to West. Alexander
by Mrs. A. Murray, the response being
given by Mrs. DR.. speer. of Washington.
The Secretary, Mrs. DR.. Storer, Elm
Grove, read the minutes OF the Wellsburg
meeting held last April, and of the Bur
gettstown meeting of last October. Miss
Anderson, of the U. p. church of West
Alexander, and Mrs. DR.. Grsyson, of the
NJ. E. church, Washington, were voted to
sit as corresponding members Of the
socisly.
The report given by the treasurer, Miss
Jennie Baird, Washington, showed that
the total amount of money contributed
during the year vas So, 1913 81, an increase
CT more than 500 over last year. This
sum includes five pound note on the Bank
of London, sent by Mrs. M. Brown Doug
lass, Edinburgh, Scotland, as thank Of
fering for the marvellous kindness Of our
Heavenly Father to her household. Size
is a warm, personal friend of Mrs. DR..
Cunningham and wished to contribute
that amount for foreign missions through
the society of the Washington Presbytery,
Of which her friend il president.
Miss Martha Grayson, corresponding
secretary, in her report reviewed the
work of the year. She said: "Our or
gsnization has 80 auxiliary societies and
81 circles and bands, including Sabbath
schcal classes-45 bands not including
Sabbath school classes. Has 2,202 MEM
bers There are 1894 subscribers TO Wo-
mans Work ard Our Mission Field and
3S9 TO the Children's Work. Since the last
annual meeting ten new bands have been
organized, viz: Young Ladies' Band,
Burgettstown; Graham Bapd, Holidays
Cove; Mission Band, Cross Roads; s. s.
Mission Band, Pigeon Creek, Boys China
Band ard Mary Shaw Band, Upper
Buffalo; The cleaner, Washington ID
Union Sabbath School, West Liberty;
Boys Brigade and The Lyle Ban6, Wheel
ing Sd. The Prssbyterisl society sup
ports six foreign missionaries, namely,
Mrs. Lsrabee, Persia; Mrs j. @. K Ewing,
Miss Jessica Carlton, NJ. D., Mrs. Geo. s.
Hays, Mrs. Thackwell, India; Mrs. March,
Syria"
Mrs. DR.. Lester, West Alexander, secre-
tsiy of foreign work, being carried TO the
platform in an invalid's chair, read her in
teresting report.
Before the session closed it was stated
that it would cost S., 900 to establish the
memorial school, the Clara Linton Hamil-
ton, and the President ssked if this society
could not contribute one third of that
amount.
The session was continued yesterday.