The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-11-05
MISSION WORKERS MEET
Woman's Union Of the South
Chassis of Bergen En-
tertained at DR..
Brett'S Church.
FAIR AT THE Y. NJ. C. A. ROOMS
Election Returns by Private Wire
on Opening Day-Attractions
Promised-Church Matters.

The Woman's Classical Missionary
Union of the South Chassis OF Bergen held
its annual meeting yesterday morning and
afternoon in the Bergen Reformed
Church. The exercises were opened a
little past eleven O'Clock with an address
OF welcome written by the rev. DIR. Cor
nelius Brett, Devotional exercises fol-
lowed, conducted by Mrs. W. W. Knox,
wife of the pastor of the Bayonne Re-
formed Church. who presided during the
day.
Reports were presented from the va
rlous churches in the Union, telling of
work done for the cause of foreign and
domestic missions during the past year.
The Bergen Reformed Church Society.
altho ugh one of the smallest, presented
the most encouraging report of the day,
read by Mrs. Fl. C. Cham berlain. Mrs.
j. B. Doremus read the report of the
Lafayette society, showing thatluncheons
had been held every month with excel
lent financial and social results. This
plan is followed by DIR. Rrett's churc h as
well. Mrs. H. f. Van Buskirk said that
there was a lack of interest in the Bay
onne society. Miss Carrie Van Cleef re-
ported for the Wayne Street Church, Mrs.
William Van Zee for South Bergen, Mrs,
A. (. Carthwaite for Greenville and Mrs,
Samuel Hitchcock for Bergen Point.
WHERE TO SEND Ill MAGAZINES.
Mrs. Busting, secretary of the New
York Paper Mission, followed with a
statement Of the work in which she is en-
gagged. The Mission is for the purpose of
supplying with papers or magazines those
who are unable to buy. After reading a
magazine, it may be mailed to a mission
AIRY in the West, whose address will be
furnished by the Mission. Mrs. Bussing
answered questions from several dele
gates at the close of her address. Mrs. H..
G. Chamberlain then read a sketch of the
life of the Rev. Goyne Talmage.
Between the sessions, the most elabor-
ate luncheon that has been prepared for a
classical Union Convention was served
by the Bergen Reformed Society. On re-
turning to the meeting room the delegates
found that the platform had been deco
rated with palms and caoutchouc plants
during their absence. Mrs. G.. V. R.
Brinkerhoff of the Lafayette Reform ed
Church was elected President and Mrs.
Brush of the Bergen Reformed, Vice
President.
The delegates then listened to an inter
esting address from Miss Thomas,a young
missionary, who has just returned from
Southern India, where she was associated
with Rev. DR.. Chamberlain and his
daughter. She spoke of zenana work
among the child-wives of India and told
of the lives of suffering of these lit lie
victims to ignorance and superstition.
MARION ~HARLAND's ADVICE.
"Marion Harland" (Mrs. Terhuue) fol-
lowed in an interesting talk on Living
by the Day" She began by saying that
she intended to talk on missions, hut
could not find time TO collect sufficient
data. She went on to speak OF women
who worried over company's coming
three weeks ahead of time, and advised
women in general to avoid crossing
bridges before they come to them.