The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-28
WORK OF MISSIONS.
Last Day of the woman's Society Con-
yention.

WORK OF MISSIONS.
Last Day of the woman's Society Con-
vention.
The convention of the Woman's Foreign
missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal
church, for the Puget sound conference, I'm
isncd its labors yesterday at the First NJ. Z.
church.
The first matter taken up was the advisability
OF forming Northwest coast branch, Mesdames
Gilbert, Hanson, Howard and Wire discussing
tne proposition with views somewhat divided,
Mrs Wire being particularly conservative.
talk on home missions followed by Mrs
Rev W. II. Mahaffie, OF Seattle. Mrs. Mahafie
Is the conference secretary of the home mis-
sionary society for the Puget sound conference
she expressed her conviction that the home
society is just as important in It's relation to
THIS country as the foreign society Is TO other
countries. Here there is demand for work
among the Indians, and much IL being done
The work in Alaska has been very imperative,
and has borne some fruits. but not half so much
as 1t should, thought the speaker. I'VE hare
immigrants coming to every day
from heather lands" she continued
sand IL we do not Christianize
them, they will hcathenize us, so we ought to
have some societies organized in the churches
to work for the lifting up of the degraded OF our
own land
Prdsiding Elder lie sourd, OF the whatcom
OF the foreign society, followed, each setting
forth the importance of mission work in its
various fields
Then came a very interesting paper by Mrs r.
u. Cherrington, of Tacoma, on "Our Work in
Mexico" In which she pointed out that Mexico
Is equally deserving Of missionary attention as
other fields
Mrs. c. c. Culmer gave q very practical talk
next on "Children's Band Work" and Mrs. J.
N. Edsen read leafet on Systematic Benevo-
ience" A discussion by Mrs. NJ. C. Wire and
others followed, regarding the appropriations
for mission work. and an appeal was made that
each lady of the church give 81 toward the
mission appropriations. aThe Lighthouse and
Its Keeper" was well recited by Miss Frances z.
Gilbert.
The afternoon session commenced with
missionary experience meeting, conducted by
Miss Cushman, and Mesdames Wire, Hanson,
Gilbert. MahafFe, Burroughs and Cu1mer re-
lated their experiences, with practical sugges-
tons.
Mrs. NJ B. Reese, OF Chautauaua, vashon
island, the superintendent of the department
which has to do with the Women's Christian
Temperance Union, spoke on the relation of the
Women's Foreign Missionary Society to the
Women's Christian Temperance Union, and ex-
tended an invitation to the society to visit the
state union. Then Rev. and Mrs. w. III. Ma
hattie sang "Tell Me the Story of the Cross"
After that the convention retired to the base
ment, where the ladies went through q good
imitation OF ''model auxiliary" led by Mrs.
Wire, the various officers being represented,
and reports being submitted by the following:
Mrs. Gilbert as secretary, Mrs. Edsen as lbrar-
ian, Mrs. E. b. Fowler as treasurer, and Mrs. E.
G. Johnson as corresponding secretary. They
carried their respective roles through with
the genius OF true acting, and their re-
ports were masterpieces of a special kind of
fiction; that is such as were fictitious, for Mrs.
johnson read a letter that was genuine. This
letter was from Miss Sophie Blackmore, of the
Singapore mission stating that she had been
required by humanitarian duty to go to Paris TO
procure the celebrated Pasteur treatment for
2-year-old boy of Mrs. Munson, the child having
been bitten by mad dog and the generous ma
tives having raised q purse of $3.50 to enable
Miss Blackmore to carry out her purpose.
This model auxiliary consumed not more than
thirty-five minutes, its topic being how to
bring the Womans Foreign Missionary Society
up to its highest state of efficiency Suggestions
and talks followed by Revs. Brown, Gilbert, In
wood, Bright and Thoburn Miss Cushman, and
Mesdames Wire and Beattie. Miss Myrtle Gull
mer recited, very prettily, "Nellie's Mitts." Mrs
Hanson read poem.
A large number of resolutions were adopted.
among them being the following: In memory
of the late Mrs. Rev. ii. ID. Brown; thanking
the press of the city for full and accurate
reports; thanking the ladies OF Seattle for their
spring; urging Epworth Leagues to organize
young women's societies and children's bands;
asking the branch 20 consider branch organiza-
ton for the Pacific coast also depot of sup
plies; urging organization of auxiliary young
women's societies and children's bands in
every charge; urging a careful canvass of the
women of the church. and resolutions thanking
Miss Cushman, Rev. c. K. Thoburn and DR.. +. b.
Cherrington for their assistance 10 the conyen-
ton Several tributes of eulogy were paid to
the memory OF the late Mira. Brown.
The question box was then opened and several
INQUIRIES were answered pc raining to matters
of interest, the most important decision being
that the home and foreign societies cannot be
carried on together 1t was explained also that
the mite box money would so this year to the
Singapore mission.
The basis of representation to the next con-
ference convention, which is to be held next
spring at Tacoma. is to be fixed by
the district conference at Aberdeen, next fall.
Mrs. C. c. Culmer was made district secretary
for the Seattle district, ana Mrs. ]. NJ. Howard
for the whatcom district
In the evening Miss Cushman delivered an ad-
dress, in addition to conducting an imitation
Chinese school, in full costume. which conssi-
tuted the choir, by the way. Taking a key
note the hymn, "Safe in the Arms of Jesus" she
described her sensations when yoyaging 10
China and afterwards when she was returning
to Hongkong from visit To Japan. The ladies
sang the hymn named in the first instance and
a sailor in the second. Then from the babel on
the streets of Pekin came the same hymn in the
same tune, but in q different tongue.
The Light Bearers Song" rendered by
score OF little girls, sttired in pure white was
an especially interesting feature Of the enter
tainment
Song by the congregation, "Ciod be With You
Till we Meet Again" and the last session OF the
convention closed.