Evening journal., 1890-03-13
LAST EDITION \
HOME MISSIONS.

Tho woman's Society of the Wilmington
Conference Holds Its Annual Meeting.
The Womans Home Missionary Society
Of the Wilmington Conference began an
all-day meeting in Grace M. e. Church
this morning. The attendance was large
and much interest was taken in the ex.
ercises Mrs. n. NJ. Browne of Newark,
the president of the society, presided
and conducted the devotional exercises.
which occupied half an hour.
Rev Jacob Todd d. d., pastor of
Grace Church, made an address of vel
come in his pleasant vein Miss Maggie
Hill Of ElktoIs Md, read the minutes of
the previous meeting. The following
auxiliaries were represented by delegates
New Castle, Newark, Port Deposit,
Rising Sun, Easton, Greensborough Fair
mount, Centreville and the Wilmington
M. Z. churches.
President Mrs. Browne, presented her
annual report, in which she discussed the
question, docs the Need of Home Mis-
sions Grow Less9 She spoke of the
great opportunities of the Woman s
Home Missionary Society, especially IN
regard to the immigration evil. She
said ,thst by the Christianizing of our
own womanhood would result in the rails.
Aug up OF Ine WOuoH Nho SoA4o w ehAe
country.
Mrs. DR.. Butler Of Newark read
paper on Home Mission Work. Mrs @.
Wesley Weldin, the secretary, read
her annual report in which she emu
merated the branches of home mission
work, among the indians and the Nor
mons, the immigration evil, the Alaska
missions and those among the colored
people. She said that the latter work
showed great promise.
Treasurer Mrs Henry O. Robinson, re-
ported the receipts from all sources, $775;
the contingent fund $50 SO. The cou-
tingent fund contains balance of S. 90,
after all payments have been made.
Mrs. Isaac Jewell of Rising Sun, Md
read paper on Our Industrial Schools, =
telling the number locations, costs ca
pacity and efficiency of the same
After this number of the program
Mrs. Browne introduced. Mrs Goff Miss
Boswell and Miss Ida Simpson, from the
Philadelphia Conference, and the follow
ing clergymen from the Wilmington Con
ference: Presiding Elder w L. S. Murray,
Revs Vaughn S. Collins, Scott Charles
A. Grise, Brandywine; j. d. @. Hanna,
Asbury, andiJ. L. Houston, all of this
city; r. G Jones of Odessa, ]. T. Van
Burkslow of Mt. Pleasant. ]. Miller
Thomas and Professor H. S. Goldey OF
this city and L. A. G. Gerry of Port De.
post, were also introduced
The reports of the auxiliary secretaries
were received as follows: Snow Hill,
Miss Julia Bratton; Port Deposit, Miss
Lulu Gerry; AsburY, Mrs. Chamber
lain; Rising Sun, Miss Sheppard
Grace, Mrs. Jocob Todd; Newark,
Miss Annie Pilling; New Castle
Mrs w. Simpson; Easton, Mrs. Turner
Centreville, Miss Nan Davis; Fairmount
Mrs PrettYman. They showed steady
increase in the work and in the interest
taken.
On motion the president was authorized
to name the committee on nomination
She appointed the following; Mrs
Washington Hastings of Grace
chairman; Mrs. Irwin, st. Paul's
Mrs Campbell, Scott Mrs. Turner. Eas-
ton; Mrs. Chamberlain, Asbury; Miss Nar
Davis, Centreville: Miss Annie Pilling
Newark; Mrs. Challenger, New Castle
Mrs. H. G. Nesbitt, Port Deposit. ant
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presented its report this afternoon.
The morning session closed with the
4 singing OF the doxology, and the dele
v gates and all others were invited to ,
lunch in the Sunday school room. Small
tables were attended by the women oi
\ the city auxiliaries and the lunch houl
u was spent in delightful chat and discus
4 sion of the society's work
The singing during the exercises il
4 under the leadership of Mrs. Thomas
Benson. This afternoons session included
beside routine business, addresses By
Rev. T. E. Barrett Of st. Paul's anC
\ Miss Ida Simpson of Philadelphi,
u and solo by Mrs. Benson. A mass
n meeting will be held in the church to
# night, when the old quartette choir will
u sing, and Rev. William Mast Brodbecl
II of fremont Street Church, Boston, Mass.
II viii make an address.