Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-02
MORE ABOUT HOME MIssIONs.

sioners of the District of Columbia.
MORE ABOUT HOME MISSIONS.
Sessions of the woman's Society Continu.
| mt Foundry Church.
! INTERESTING REPORTS READ AS TO THE woRI
DONE BY THE VARIOUS BRANCHES THROUGHOUT
| THE coUNTRY-ENcoURAeISG STATEMENTS
MADE BY DIFFERENT CORRESPONDING sEcRE
TARIEs.
| Mrs. MIC Hickman opened the session OF the
Woman's Home Mission Society by devotional
services at Foundry Church this morning. The
attendance after the Sunday interval was large
and the body of the church was well filed with
interested ladies.
After the minutes had been read and adopted
the report from the New England conference
secretary read by Mrs. s. Z. Dwight. show
ing most encouraging state of affairs. The
tenth annual anniversary of the conference
had recently been celebrated. In the matter of
supplies the conference had accomplished
some especially advanced work.
The report from the Detroit conference was
read by Mrs. Lillian Hollister. Tho report
showed two new organizations and five new
auNlilaries. and an encouraging state OF affairs
In the supply depot and good work all along
the line. The existence of u loan library for
the of ministers has been especially useful
Six thousand three hundred and ninety-si dol
lars had been raised during the year.
REPORTS OF BUREAU WORK.
Tho reading of bureau reports was con-
tinued. Mrs. W. q. Williams of Delaware re-
porting for the bureau for local work. Mrs.
W. q. Williams is of Delaware, Ohio, where her
husband is "a well-known professor in the Wes-
ley College. Mrs Williams is an earnest
and intelligent worker and her personality is
felt in every line of the society. She is an ex-
cellent speaker, quick to think and active In
debate. She is chairman of the committee on
finance and mission fields, one of the most i'm
portant ofAthe society's committees For the
last two Years she has been laboring to estab-
lish the Girls Industrial Home at Athens,
Tennessee with fiattering success. The good
work this institution is accomplishing YVES
shown fully by the excellent and thorough re-
port which Mrs. Williams read last week
The report explained the scope of the
bureau and the distinction between this bureau
and others. Branches in any city which raised
money and disbursed it in that par licular city
should report to the local bureau. The report
gave encouraging minor reports from
the various cities in regard to
local work in Philadelphia, Pittsburg
and Columbus. In the latter city some espe-
clally good results have been achieved. The
noble and untiring work of the ladies who
have carried on the work among the depraved
III this city was eloquenty pictured by Mrs.
Williams AZ BinghamtOn, y. y. an especial
feature had been the establishment of "home
class in Sunday school work. When
children for various reasons were not able or
would not attend Sunday school, the chill
dren wherever possible were asked to sign a
paper promising to study the regular
lesson at least two hours each
week This class had grown to
over 100 members and had led many chill
dren To u study of the Bible and gradually to
attendance at Sunday school and church. The
work had been also especially advanced in
Cleveland.
BOHEMIAN WORK II CHICAGO
On motion Mrs. Prof. Marcy was allowed
twenty minutes to report on the bohemian
work in Chicago. The work, she said. was as
much missionary in its character work in
Africa In two wards there were 80 900 people
who morally did not know their right hand from
their left Mrs. Marcy said every citizen was
proud of Chicago, but, like all great cities,
there was large depraved class. The hall
used by the mission was over a saloon, next
door was saloon and across the street was
another. In the homes the lowest depths Of
depravity were found.
The Ladies had started Sunday school and
at first it was wonderful society school The
boys were jumping over the benches smoking
cigarettes, drinking beer and throwing spit
balls One missionary had said: ''Oh, let me go
home. i never saw anything like this in India. "
At the present time great change had &C.
CURED and a well-known trustee had called the
school the best behaved Sunday school in Chi
cago. The most successful work was accom-
pllshed among the young. Some of the young
workers in this field, said Mrs. Marcy, had suf-
fered actual martyrdom.
REV. MRS. HoYr THANKED.
By unanimous consent Mrs. Springer at this
point introduced resolution which was
adopted with unanimity. The resolution ten
dered the sincere thanks Of the society to Mrs
Rev. DIR. Hoyt, who was described as
''our beloved and most cultured
editor of our annual report" for her great toll
and care in the past year in this work. The
resolution likewise extended thanks to Mrs
Ampt for her self-denying services in securing
reduced rates for the meeting.
Mrs. F.S Hoyt, who is mentioned in the res
olution. is one of the ablest and best known
of tine many well-known ladies in attendance at
the sessions She Is u native Of Cleveland Ohio
and has been the editor of the annual report
since the formation of the society performing
the duty each year with a scrupuiousness of
detail and literary ability which has been
little less than remarkable. Mrs. Hoyt is one
of the vice presidents of the society and is
chairman of one of the most important OF the
committees. that on by laws.
The report enrolment read by the chair
man of the committee, Mrs. Col Caldwell, fol-
lowed.
The rer1r. of the bureau for deaconess WORK
was read by the secretary, Mrs. Jane Bancroft
Robinson. Mrs. Robinson is a lady of rare
ability and culture. She IL q fine platform
speaker and an author of great brilliance.
Mrs. Robinson, in her report gave an
account OF a trip to the west for the purpose of
review. The worn accomplished in Colorado,
particularly at Denver, was especially referred
to. At Salt Lake Miss Dunn, the missionary,
doing faithful and successful work
The climate of Salt Lake, said the re-
port, rapidly changing and the
city becoming Americanized. In San Fran
cisco the work Was likewise in an advanced
state. One thousand and five hundred dollars
had been subscribed for a new home In
southern conference home was also doing
great work. There were now in all seven homes
in actual operation. at Detroit, Buffalo,
Syracuse, Pittsburg. Philadelphia. the Lucy
Webb Hayes Home at Washington and the
san Francisco Home, while a home is about
| starting IN Baltimore. another in Grand Rap
ids and BROOKLYN. There were now ninety
| deaconesses.
| The reading of the various reports Of super
intendents OF deaconesses' homes were then
| laid before the society. The Pittsburg home
Was reported on by Mrs. Florence Van Vraden.
burg, the superintendent, who eloquenuy and
with an earnestness which thrilled every hear
| told OF the work and the glory Of the wor /