Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-04-30
ruE WORK OF TnE WOMEN.
Record Of the Proceeding, Of the Meeting q
Tahlequah.

The womon's Presbyterial Society Of The
Cherokee nation convened at Tahlequah,
April 18TH The meeting was opeatd by read.
ing OF the seventy-second psalm-the psalm In
which Is recorded that wonderfgl promise
! ilYea, all Kings shall fall down bofaro Hin
aud all nations shall serve Him. 4" Amer de'
votlonal hours followed business meeting
The officers for the coming year were elected
as follows; Mrs. NJ A. Thompson, president,
Tahlequah; Mrs. +. Smith, treasurer. Fort
Gibson; Mrs. John stapler, recording secre.
tary, Tuhiequah. Miss Estella Mathes, secre-
tary literature, Mas Jeanie Mclluer, cores
pending sefrPiary. .n This meeting tho dele
gates from the other Fo0ieties gave their re-,
ports Fort G!bson, although one or the
smallest societies In numbers, has been true
to the cause. and has done nobly the work the
Master gave them to do. by their earnest
lAbors s2lo have been given to help on the
mission work Tncy received the banner
Which they Justly sarheg
In the evening meeting Mrs. Jno. stsPlrr,
In behalfof tue society, extended a cordial
welcome TO the delegates TO which Mrs.
Smith, OF Fort Gibson, responded.
Mrs JACKIE, OF Claremore, gave q paper on
foreign mission work In which she said this
into all the world aud preach tbs gospel''
sounded the key note to foreign missions. and
when he added the promise. "Lo, 1 am with
you always" lie laid broad and deep tLs
foundations for such announcement In this
work as to assure lnal success.
Mrs. G. Ross, from Park Hill, gave an Ad-
lrsss on Japan and syTis. Ths Was vrFy in.
teresling ipdrel snd vas ilinsIratrd py one Of
our missionaries, Mrs. J. NJ. LeipeE.
The need uf industrial training rnd OF true
Christian homes In the Indian Territory wRs
clearly shown by Miss Loeb, OF the TAhieala
mission, where she had beep for a number OF
years such an efficient worker.
Our work for Jesus was the subject Of the
address given by Mrs, Johnston. OF Kedron.
The thanks Offering was donated to n little
band of christians at Rabbit Trap. a few miles
from Tahlrquah. who are laborinR so earnestly
4hdel ihsIrerIIqns Of Rev. }. NJ. Leiper, to
bnild o eharnh
This Presbytefiej meeting proved q great
success and blessing, and we feel helped for
mingliug with one another. There Ia a won
derful power In clasping q sister worker by the
hand and praying aud planning about our
work among these people. for The work to bs
done is great. by such seasons OF prayer aud
sncosTsg"ment We gain strength and feel
stronger 90 pisss foTwaFl WIN iAls york.
The human heart has chords OF sympathy
that eau only be touched By the story OF the
agony in Gethsemahls and the hours spent on
Calvary. Let No then be awake 10 our daty,
feeling the personal responsibility wehave In
pointing these souls to the Jesus In Geth-
semanie and the Jesus dying on Calvary for
them
ysaf. Lst Va s1rlse 90 make Ihe assl yeeTiE
meeting even more successful and reire.h-
Ing than was this one by taking with us that
peace that only comes after we have been
faithful 10 our duty, laboring to raise these
souls for Him, so that one iay We may secure
the Masters piau'lit, "she hath done what
shs eogld.u f.