The Portland daily press., 1890-04-17
Girls Bands.

Miss S. A. Curtis made plea for Girls Mission
Bands. The reason was, that while the women
girls who have outgrown children's bands, but
who would be dwarfed if compelled to stand on
an equal footing with their mothers and grand
mothers in the circle. Such training is needed as
will give knowledge of facts and develop personal
responsibility self reliance. Missions call for
the best development of the best material. If in
termedate grades have proved necessity in 9TH
er training why not in this all absorbing matter.
These Girls Bands will be rivals of no existing
organization. They will be linked by representa-
tiyes to the older organizations and be more per-
fectly prepared for the Lords work. The circle
will be sort OF court OF appeal for the bands,
where doubtful questions can be decided. In the
bands the officers will learn to preside, to become
acquainted wit the business OF meetings, to collect
money, disseminate missionary literature, keep
will be sharpened, interest in mission matters
broadened and deepened, the social element cul-
tivated, and quick, determined action OF the mind
fostered
In estate Organizations for Young Women
Miss Kinds of Rhode Island described the object
Of the organization and also the workings of the
society organized in Rhode Island last January.
Miss Zimmerman of Massachusetts told the "Re-
lations of Bands to the Woman's Society,"" they
bear the same relation that the small streams do
to the great rivers.
Mrs. Montgomery of Western New York ar
swered the query GLOW can we make meetings
interestingly" She advocated cultivating the So
clal element, consecrating it, Different bait for
different fish, and Christ said we must be fishers
of men.
Miss Giddings then read paper on
Missionary Literature.
seventy eight years ago. DIR. Judson set sail for
IHe East HIS thoughts were turned to the work
OF foreign missions by printed missionary SER
mon, BUCHANAN star in the East" About that
time, letters written by English missionaries he
gan to be re-publlshed in America and informa
ton circulated concerning the work So il seems
to have been definite knowledge of the condi,
ton and needs of the heather World which Tnus
ed Christians in this, country to interest and o.
fort. But how meagre were their sources of in
formation compared with ours. There are now
published in the English language alone more than
recounting travels in mission lands. The secnlar
press also gives more and more space and atten
tion to the work. Denominations are careful to
provide information for their members. AS Bap-
lists we have abundant opportunity to learn of
foreign work and workers Each month in pa.
pers and magazines the latest news is brought
from the field. We have also studies prepared
for circles and bands; the children have paper
of their own, etc. Yet, the TACT remains, that
many young women and girls are slightly in
we have been negIectful of our
duty and responsibility in this regard let us be SO
no longer Let us use our opportunities. rake
up the Missionary Magazine and Helping HANG
when they come and read them through even II
the Century and Harpers must wait, and let us
do this not once In three months but every month.
In this way we cannot fail TO become interested