Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-11-02
FIRST OF ITS KIND
The aldrich Deaconess' Home
Is the Leader
IN THAT BRANCH or WORK
Yesterdays Session Of the Missionary
Conference Devoted 10
Deseonesses.

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ton assembled yesterday morning. the
special program being IN charge of the
deaconesses. Devotional exercises were
led 10y Mrs. Boswell of the Newark con-
ference. Mrs. DAVIS occupied the char
and the minutes were read by Mrs.
Heron.
The president spoke Of the import
ance of the deaconess' work and intro
duced Mrs. jane Bancroft Robinson.
secretary Of the Deaconess' bureau.
Mrs. Robinson called for representa-
uves Of the various deaconess homes,
boards of direction and conference
boards of nine, and the following per-
sons reported: Mrs. G. l.. Roach. Wash
ington, member board OF control Of
Lucy Webb Hayes school; 5. o. Rob-
inson, Mrs. l.. Hollister and Mr.. Yer
nor, members of board of trustees Of
Detroit Deaconess' home; Mrs. c. 3.
Chafee, on committee of nine
of Southeast Indiana. confer
ence; Mrs. Susie Seawell, board of
directors If Deaconess Home; Mrs. w.
l.. Holmes, board of managers, De-
troit; Mrs. Florence Van Nradenburg,
Pittsburg Deaconess home; Mrs. John
.. Maynard, board of directors Dea-
coness home New York east confer
ence; Mrs. ID. A. Minard and Mrs. Vim.
Sherwood, board of trustees, Buffalo
home. Conference board of nine-Dr.
Master OF Kalamazoo; Mrs. AFTER.
Cleveland; Mrs. A. A. Knoppir; Mrs.
Potter, Bloomington, H.; Mrs. HEX
man, East Ohio; Mrs. Hazlett, Pitts
burg; Mrs. Golf, Philadelpnia; Mrs.
Werner, Detroit; Mrs. Boswell, New
Jersey. Mrs. Robinson. Mrs. Rust and
Mrs. Davis. representatives of the
board OF trustees OF Washington home.
Encouraging Reports.
Mrs. Robinson presented most en-
couraging report though but three
years nave elapsed since the w. X. NJ.
5. offered to care for Deaconess work
seven homes are now established while
the work is opening up IN many other
cities. In San Francisco hospital rs
projected in connection with the Dea-
coness work. The paper The Deacon
ess at Work" is securing high COM
mendation and promises soon to be-
come self-supportlng. At the close OF
the address the report Was adopted and
the doxology WAS sung.
DIR. Dolby, superintendent OF the
Lucy Webb Hayes Deaconcss Bible
school and Deaconess Training school
gave q report Of the years work.
He said that be felt that the hand OF
the Lord was in it or he should have
hesitated before assuming the work.
All professions and occupations de-
mand q certain preparation. God gave
Moses forty years of discipline as q
preparation for leading forth the peo-
pie from bondage. If the Woman't
Home Missionary society would sue.
coed, its workers must be prepared
The time is not wasted. Better one
we'll equipped worker than dozen un
disciplined ones. To this end the
Deaconess Training school was estab.
lshed In Washington. The church al
large is recognizing the need of trained
workers. Without any desire TO an
| tagonise other similar institutions i
was deemed expedient by the Woman's
| Home Missionary society to locate one
Afternoon Session
The afternoon session opened with
the singing of the hymn, "What 4
Friend We Have in Jesus" Their
was good attendance and IN the alb
sence of the president devotions wer,
| led by Mrs. Clinton Il. Fisk.
Mrs. Jane Bancroft K binson ther
took charge of the meeting. Report
from representatives of boards o
| direction and superintendents o
deacouess homes were In order. Th,
first report was gwen by Mrs. Richard
son of Baltimore, who reviewed TIA,
! progress of the Deaconess home estab
iished at Baltimore last February
Many families have been added to tn,
| church and industrial schools estab
| llshed.
Mrs. MAYNARD OF the board of contro
of the Brooklyn home followed
with the report of the working
girls home established Elk year. az,
and the Deaconess home established
last January the two having been com
bined. Three probatloners enter upoi
the work November /. Two sre TO d,
missionary work in the churches anC
| will take the course of instruction
The working girls have gathered 70
the Industrial classes in dress-maklng
PLAIN sewing and millinery, for talk
| on hygiene and similar topics. Tn,
sewing school children and juvenile de
partment number 200. The mother
meetings are full of interest. In tn
past SIX months Mss Churchwell, tn
missionary. reports 1874 calls aud visits
| ii TO factories, g 10 hospitals, 73 devo
tonsl meetings, industrial class meet
p1gs 90, Saturday afternoon sewini
school 30.
Mrs. Minard, of the board OF contro
! of the Buffalo Deaconess home, CAV,
an interesting statistical report OF th,
work.
| Spiritual Work.
Miss Elizabeth A. Smith, superin
tendent Of the home. followed with
report of the spiritual part OF thi
work. She said "Our Genesee Con
| ference Desconess home al Buffalo wa
| dedicated by Bishop Vincent June 10
! 1890. Aswe look along the way OF on
last years march We are especially
thankful TO note the Illumination of /
10y the presence of the Divine lead er
our last general conference does no
add to or take from its earlier det.ni
ton Of the duties OF the desconess, b,f
leaves her still 20 work bv this "a
reaching chart She has = missl0n Z
the sck end tie dying. the poor an
the sorrowlBg, the wsnderer and 80
snnirg. our workers have for thei
insp5rst on the clesrsst call By %
/ Holy spirit for such service. The