Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-11-14
HOME MISSIONS.

Annual Meeting OF the society at
NhtIford-Delcgntes anu the Busi-
meas.
Special correspondence of Gazette and Journal
MILFORD, Nov. IA meeting OF the
Home Missionary Society was held in the
Presbyterian chuscE last evening. The
Rev. A. e. Austin, @ missionary, sta
toned at Sitka, Alaska, gave very in
teresting talk. He first told of the size
of this great territory and the wealth the
United States had made out of it since
they purchased ii from the Russians.
He also spoke OF the great fisheries, lum-
Der and mining interests, the habits of
lis people and lastly Of the great work
done BY the missionary societies. On
this point he dwelt for some time and
said they had not only established
churches and schools for educational pur-
poses, but had built an industrial home
for the purpose of teaching the boys and
girls trade. When the home was first
built only 25 boys entered it, but nov
after only few years. growth it has
nearly 200 boys and quite largo number
of girls. He congratulated the society
for the work that had been done through
them.
This morning the convention of the
Home Missionary Society was held in the
Presbyterian Church, with 42 delegates
in attendance. Following are the names
of those present and the churches they
represent:
Wilmiuston-First Church, Mrs. Hick-
man, Mrs. Lawson; Central Church, Mrs.
Crosby. Mrs Remington; 0livet, Mrs.
David MoHenry; Rodney Street, Miss l..
Jones Hanover, Miss Rumtord West,
Mrs Keigwin, Miss Alice McLssr.
Delaware City, Mrs. Sadler, Mrs. Asher;
Middletown, airs. Heaton; Green Hill,
Miss M. d. Sterling; Lower Brandywine,
Miss Lizzie Armstrong, Miss Clara Wood
ward Elston hrs. q. A. Blake, Miss A.
e. Findley; Port Deposit, Mrs. Conway,
Miss III. E. Brown; Newark, Miss Annie
Robert Steele, Miss Addie Steele Chesa-
peake City, Mrs. II. II. Brady, Miss Wal.
lace; Port Penn, Miss D. Clesvy, Miss
n. Oleavy; Lewes. Mrs. Laverty, Miss
Bingham Salisbury, Mrs. Dr. Collier,
Mrs. Toadyine; st. Georges, Mrs. New.
ton, Mrs. McWhorter Dover. Mrs. Ful.
tor. Mrs. Logan; Odessa, Mrs. Polk,
Miss Polk; Rehobotb, Mrs. Msry Tunnell
Frankfort, Mrs. ). Tnnneli ; New Castle
Miss Cooper, Miss Spntswood; George
town, Miss Cullen; ZION, Mrs. j. Il.
Milligan.
Tho officers are Mrs. j. &. Malone, oi
Newark, President, Mrs. j. Il. Milligan
OF Zion, Corresponding Secretary; Mrs
X. O. Southland OF Newark, Recording
Secretary; Mrs. L. O. Marks of Whining
, ton, Treasurer. The morning BessioI
was opened by praise meeting led by
, Mrs. Logan of Dover, after which the
meeting was opened for business. The
session was taken up principally with tht
, report of the different c9mmittees. The
, trsasurer's report showed the whole
, amount contributed during tho year to b,
81, AGO. 80; for the contingent fund, ,$7S. 90
!, The reports of all the committees wef,
,, accepted. Next came the reading OF this
! minutes of the executive committee b,
the recording secretary, Mrs. Miiligan
which was accepted. Miss Katie Hume
of Milford, read G very interesting pape
entitled "Unsmployed Talent in tn
8 Church." after which gifts were receives
Q to send to Miss Jennie OrdwAy, who l
: stationed as teacher in New Mexico
a Adjournment for dinner followed.
. The afternoon session was opened wit
8 praise meeting, led by Mrs. Crosby o
J. Wilmington. She geve a short talk O.
y the subject, "Ohrist Our Kins," aud wa
a followed by Mrs. Malone of Newark
v upon the subject, "The Power OF Gu
d King" This ended the praise meeting
= and the regular afternoon sesaion bega
:. by the reading of the report OF tine exeou
3 tive committee, which was accepted
4 The election of officers followed, and rt
d suited in the re. election of all the officer
a by ballot; the six vice presidents wers re
70 elected by acciemation. A new Office
q was elected by the convention as secrs
J. tary for freedmen. Mrs. Logan of Dovel
,, was chosen.
Mrs. Logan invited the members Of th
convention 10 stop in Dover on their re
turn and hear MIR. and Mrs. Ferris lectui
Il this evening. 1t was moved, the FoIsig
70 and Home Missionary Society meet t
8, gether next year. Some lively discnssio
" followed bat it Yves at last decided
e. try it for two consecutive years. The r.
d port of committee on resolutions We
" next heard. IL thanked the people {
III Milford for their kind hospitality an
le spoke of the kindness in giving the,
is such low sales and in allowing them
Is stop off at Dover ON their return att
IF which the convention adjourned to me
el in EIkton, Md, next November.
The majority Of the delegates left G
the q 51 train for their difbKent hom al