The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-10-22
Church Notes and Announcements.
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Sunday evening 1.-THE Woman's Home
Missionary Society" and "The Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society" Of the Meth
odist Episcopal church held public meet.
ing, Mrs Yale presiding. "The Mission
Helpers" an organization now In Its ninth
year was represented by Ella Warren and
Verne Phelps. Mrs. McDermott had pre-
pared a ten minute paper embracing the
history and work Of the Foreign society
which was read by Mrs. Follansbee. Mrs.
j.. w. Houghton, who had recently attend
ed the Annual meeting of the Cincinnati
Branch held in Columbus, delegate from
the Cleveland District, gave a condensed
report Of the work and impressions of that
meeting, where several states were repre-
sented.
Miss Barrett of 0berlin, last year q
Home Missionary teacher in the Logan
Home, Utah, gave an account Of her work
and experiences In Mormondom.
Mrs. II. McDermott spoke briefly OF the
scope and design of the "Home Mission
ary Reading Circle" and gave the ROLL
call of the flity-seyen ladies who had full
filed the conditions Of reading the pre-
scribed books and periodical literature aud
paying the dues, emitting them 10
the blue badges Of 1890, which were then
presented. Most Of the ladies who thus
responded wore also the earned red and
the white badges Of the courses Of 1883
and 1889. Seventy-nlne Wellington wom-
en- have completed these readings. They
won the prize Of $25 in 1880 and again in
1890, competing with the Home Mission.
ionary societies Of the United States for
It, which they added to their funds sent to
Home Missionary work on the frontier
The officers elected at the Annual Meet.
ing In September have charge Of both
the Home and the Foreign auxiliarles and
the Church Aid Society for local work and
are as follows: Pres, Mrs. o. M. Stroup
Vice Press, Mrs. Cole, Mrs. Bowlby and
Mrs. Frank Warren. Rec. Sec'y, Mrs. II
N. Pierce, Cor. Secy, Mrs.J. W. Hough.
ton, Treas, Mrs 7. G. Yale; Ex. Com.
Mrs. Metzger, Mrs. French, Miss E. Woolley
and Miss Susan Pierce; directors Of Miss
ion Helpers, Mrs. Vincent and Miss. Sat
ton. They had 81 members OF the HON,
Missionary Society last year and 90 Of tt,
Foreign. The latter, including one lift
membership sent off in round numbers
$4,000. The Home Missionary Society
sent away $9OS5, including the dues Of the
Young Ladies Reading Circle, s1050t
were sent In goods to supply department
The statistics Of the Parsonage fund, tn,
local aid given, and The amount raised by
''Tbe Mission Helpers" are not at hand
and not included In the above. Mrs
Kinnison is Librarian aud President of the
Young Ladies' Home Missionary Reading
Circle.
The ministers OF Wellington and vicin.
iiy met on Monday last at o a. m. IN the
study Of Rev. W. Z. Barton. Prayer was
offered by Rev. ]. +. Brant Of the NJ. E
cuhrch. Rev. S. s. McGill OF the Disciple
church, read the sermon from Matt. 0;
1920. Rev. Mr.. Hayward, pastor Of the
Congregational church at Sullivan, read a
paper on "What does Christ say II the In
spiration OF the Scripturesr Rev, j. Wall
Of the Baptist church read review Of
John Ward, Preacher" Each paper was
followed by a discussion. Next meet
ing, Monday Nov. nth, ate a. m. Study
Of Rev. j. F. Drant. All neighboring
ministers invited.
The Annual meeting Of the American
Bible Society will be held next Sunday
evening in the Congregational church.