Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-04-17
FOREIGN MISSION WORK.
The Ladies of the Washington Presbytery
Society i'm Session.

The Ladies of the Washington Preshytery
Society i'm Session.
The thirteenth annual meeting Of the
Women's Foreign Missionary Society Of
the Prcsbytery Of Washington, met in
the First Presbyterian Church Yesterday
morning at 10 o'clock, and good repre-
Sentation of delegates were present from
the various churches of the Prcsbytcry.
Mrs. DR.. d. \. Cunningham, Prcsi-
dent OF the Society, presided. The
other officers of the Society are: Vice
Presidents. Mrs. w. Speer, Washing
ton, Pa; Mrs. j. y. Vance, Mrs. j. c.
Hupp. Mrs. c. J.. Williams, Wheeling;
Mrs. /. p. Orr, Holidays Cove;
Mrs. Laverty Grier. Elm Grove;
Mrs. ). +. Grier. New Cumberland;
Mrs. f. j. PAUL, WcllSburg, and Mrs.
J. II. Snowdcn. Washington; PrcSby-
teral Secretary, Miss VI. Grayson,
Washington. Pa: Secretary Of Young
PEOPLES Bands. Mrs. X. NJ. Brown.
Washington. Pa; Foreign Correspond
ing Secretary, Mrs. w. ii. Lester, West
Alexander, Pa; Recording Secretary,
Mrs. :. L. Storer, Elm Grove: Sccre-
tarv for Medical Mission Work, Miss
y. Katherine Hayes, Washington: Sec
retary for Missionary Literature and
Bureau OF Exchange, Miss Fannie VI.
Noble. Claysvillc; Treasurer, Miss Jcn-
ME w Baird. Washington. Nearly all
the officers were present.
The morning session was opened by
singing Assembled at Thy Great Com
mand." and the large audience present
heartily Joined in. After reading of the
scriptures and prayer, Mrs. c. l.. Will
liams delivered the address of welcome.
The altar had been beautifully decked
with pOtted flowers and plants and 1t
was veritable garden Of beauty, so
that the welcome seemed doubly a well
come indeed. Mrs. DR.. ;. A. Craig re-
spondcd to il. After roll call, fol-
lowed reports OF the Secretary, Miss
Gravson: of the Foreign Secretary,
Mrs. Dr. Lester; of the Treasurer,
Miss Baird; Of Medical Work, by Miss
y. X. Hayes: statement OF Missionary
Literature by Miss McClain. were read.
the committee appointed. and after de-
yotional exercises topic. "Will God hear
us when We pray recess was taken
until o'clock p. m.
The afternoon session was also largely
attended. especially by the ladies. 1t
was opened with prayer followed by sing
ing Tel 10 out among the iIeathen'
seating Of delegates, short verbal reports
from auxillarieS. paper by Mrs. DR.. ii.
Woods. on the topic means Best
adapted to awaken my missionary zeal. -
An address by Mrs. Lyenberger, OF
/ China. which was followed by young
people's meeting, over which Mrs.
/ r. NJ. Brown presided. The meeting
consisted OF exercises by bands OF the
First. Second and Third churches Of
the city. and were very interesting.
/ Mrs. Brown read a report OF board
work. and Mrs. DR.. II. K. Blaisdell read
/ a report Of the work in the Methodist
/ Church. after which an interesting ad-
dress was made by Rev. t. p. Dunlap,
/ on Siam.
At the evening session Rev. ID. \.
Cunningham presided. The main feat
ure Of the evening was an address by
Rev. Dunlap, on siam. and it proved
instructive as well as entertaining. a
recitation. A Pair Of Mitts," by little
Emma Bell was a very pleasing feature
and one all present thoroughly enjoyed.
At $50 o'clock this morning a meet
ing Of officers. auylliaries and bands Will
bc held in the lecture room- Mrs. Dr.
/ Speer presiding. The regular session
} will open at Q o'clock