New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-26
REPORTS OF HOME MISSION WORK.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE WOMEN EXECUTIVE
OoMMITTEE-THE PRESIDENTS HIS
TORICAL ADDRESS.

| That the women Of the Presbyterian Church tax"
| a great interest in home mission work was shown
| by the manner in which they crowded the MiI'>HI
Square Church Oh Friday, I'm attendance upon the
| eleventh annual meeting Of tic WomcnS EN"cniH"
| Committee OF Homo Missions Tho IatfuIm was
made beautiful with palms. ferns and Although
the body of the church was filed I'm every part, not
| man was TO be seen Tho morning service began
with Scripture reading by Mrs. :. b. Stt. OF Penn
| sylvania after which prayers were offered by Miss
A. Iudlum, Of Ncw-IOrk. and Mrs. T. Met aul"y, "f
Pennsylvania. The big organ pcslci forth III" hymn,
" Come Thou Almighty King the congregation sing
ing with earnestncSS.
Mrs d. r. James, Of New-York. president OF the
committee presided both morning and afternoon.
Her annual address. which hal for a subject. " ON"
Decade" dwclt upon The history OF the HON" MISSION
movement I'm the Church for IT'S first ten year, ana
drew a glowing picture 81 the progress made. The
| probems met and COPIED with had required serious
| effort The war with Mexico, resulting In "a :"
aces sion Of territory the discovery OF gold In AL!
fornia attracting unprecedented mmcra'i"n, an ~"
CIVIL War, throwing millions Of freedmen upon Va"
resources Of the church, all had furnNh" material for
home mission work. As In IN" case ot f"nlEh hi-
sions the work was begun hy n" establishment 81
schools AMI the General Assembly hal given to ~"
women Of the Churh the financial support Of th"~"
schools as their special trust. Mrs. James pau a
glowing tribute to Mrs. Boyd, who hal HfN"H hN
treasurer for ten years without COmrcu~a'"i ana
said that she the only Of the original "M'"r'
sim I'm the service. Ten years 40 the annual r.
ccipts Of the Church for HON" mission WORK "rT'
IS, 900 This year the total more than rd""""
Yet the work WAS only begun. Double a." number OF
teacher, and twicn much money would u" l"'~I''
for the work l. IIr immediate fuiur''. Nr~ Jai'-
thought that only few of the women Of ~" hlf' q
had set become interested and Sic believed that "'h
the entlr, Church should have been aroused u" miro
| land could bc quickly evaucclicz~i. shc said mat
lila Tho IA lp
sion Society, there not single iIliirra" CHA
from Rotterdam 10 Amsterdam.
The report Of tho treasurer. Mrs NJ J. Boyd slowed
that at the beginning OF the fiscal year lI't 'I"Ni
there was on hand 1923 81. DartnS tho year there
was received from the various sym"ds "a" sum 81
S:i2O,GIO &C. The amount, paid our ""i'' !" 1870
Board OF Home Missions, 500 600; Hoarl Of freshmen
S22ji0 L.; salaries and sundrI"s. F1.'tl -" N"'Ihi
amounts 70 missionaries, $:i,Oi2 80. NotWih-ihrd
Ing that this siatcucn; showed hala''' on hah''
Mrs BOyd said there rally drhrlt ni - W."
on the books Of the tra>lr'r Of a." H"a"i "i nom"
Missions on account Of school work. hi' amount
having been paid in eXcc-N Of IA" receipts. MI
BOyd male a strong appeal that This d'nri' Should 20"
made up by subscriptions promptly, 50 that ID" hr't
dee ade Of the society should not be ended un!"r
the shallow Of debt
The report OF the secretaries was pr"'"'' u' VIZ
u. r. Flnks and Miss II. r.. EurD"i, and va "b' 'N
the former II said that III" year lu-' '"'" "h'
been OF the most notable IN t'' h''.''N =" wv
work. a fitting close to thc frs, d"ca'" 81 Ia" society
The society had thIlty seven mission "h"IN ana
II nctv.fv ~" M""m"n-, i'lTN SCHOOL,
and lao TEACHERS among IT," lndian-, iMI'S "H'"'
and nfty.eght teachers among III" M'Nirii~' A." Ten
schools with twenty Gyr tarhrrs In II" oo"t"'rn
States. The total number Of pupils enrolled Wa
G,7e5.
Addresses were delivered on 9Th" frc'rlmruN !"
parm"nt7 by Mr.. {. T.. coulter, Of Pennsylvania .
ny Mrs NJ ,rSU ~ ! ~.
and on The Ala,hair>." hy A. T.. Au>'in. "t =. ''t
Mrs. ID. T. Fink. corr lOm!lne s"""iaN' i'rI al
Interesting r"pnIt on 80 III" Worn and o." NWh''-'
At tho aftcrTunn s"~.,Tn the Ncfipturil "\F'I,|~
were led by Mrs. III. ". {. Roberts Ml~. Z. II,
Ian glon, Of NcW.JeI>ey. read r'I"ri on cur MatA
Zine The Home Mission Monthly. shaving II" III
crcasing pros pcrity. i've native h~hin, tlrI>.
whuec miss names Fanny WILLARD. IIL"Nt"
Wells Flma Campbell Blanrhc lrwi> All MlniI'
shorter and Olga fili"n "A native Russia" CAV l"
taiiOnS and songs In English. hldrrSs'- on 'ia
were delivered by Mis- Fanny Pcr"y ami Mis- "'rn
on Alaska hv Miss kar" ~Cuii. Oh ~" poor mountain
whites Of the South by Ms laSdir aud on " ir" IN u
by Mis- uuIi.r TIE h"n"li' II ~ a. H." Cln~' Of -
urrr,ing service pronounced hv Or John lill
and that OF the afternoon by Dr. Henry h"ndhIL