The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-06
MISSIONARY MEETING.
Interesting Services at First Baptist
Church.

An interesting meeting was held last
evening at the vestry of the First Baptist
church on Congress street, In the interest Of
the Woman's Baptist Foreign Missionary
Society Of the East. Mrs. q. w. Gates, cor
responding secretary Of the society was pres
ent from Boston and addressed the audience
which was composed Of members from both
the Free street and the First Church.
The meeting was opened with singing.
the Scriptures and prayer; Mrs A. K. p.
Small, presiding Mrs. Small introduced
Mrs. Gates, who expressed her pleasure In
coming to Maine and meeting this auxiliary
society. She said that Mrs. Waterbury
would, In the near future, visit Maine and
make 1t her special object to meet and In
fuence the young women Of the churches.
upon whom especially the missionary work
must rest for success. Already steps have
been taken in other states to form state socl
9 OF young women for the prosecution Z
this great work. The speaker referred to
the subjects Of prayer for the present month,
one Of which was for the increase Of the
number of laborers among this class; and
the speaker mentioned quite a number Of
young women who were preparing and hop
ing to go into the foreign field. The African
mission particularly needs re-en forcement;
and several exceedingly interesting cases
were mentioned OF those who are now set
apart for this field. Earnest and continuous
prayer Is needed for wisdom to guide the Of
fcers in the choice Of suitable ones to be
sent; and all contributions should be conse-
Grated to God by prayer for His blessing up
ON them. Reference was made to the fnan-
Hnr
said that for the remaining days Of the fnan-
cial year the society must receive $1,000 day
in order to meet the imperative demands OF
work under way. Japan was spoken Of as
needing large expenditure for teachers and
schools. -Four ladies are particularly need
ed In South japan, the society OF the West
sending some to North Japan. In Japan,
Burma and China, women are greatly need
ed to labor among the women Of those
countries. Interesting incidents were men,
toned showing the eagerness with which
lady teachers are welcomed by the native
women OF those lands. The various mission
stations need re-enforcements, and the mis-
sionaries should go two and two as the first
disciples were sent out. Lady teachers and
physicians are needed, and 1t becomes a
deeply interesting question. where we are
obtain the money to send these laborers out,
II God calls them to the work. Every church
must arouse itself and tha young members
must form committees to reach every men,
Der, by word, by tracts, by prayer, and in
fiuence each to engage in this all important
enterprise. Mrs. Gates closed by giving
beautiful legend illustrating the Joy OF
those who engage in this work and the sor-
row Of those who neglect 1t. Miss Walker
read a fine poem selected from lions Advo-
cate, after which the meeting was closed
with prayer.
The offerings from the mission boxes
amounted to about S26, many of them not
having been brought In through some misap-
prehension. The usual amount is about
$40