Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-28
WOMEN 0FTHEL0R
Eleventh Annual Convention
Of the American
HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETIES
Of the National Methodist Episcopal
Church YssEeTdsy's Proceedings
and List Of Delegated


Yesterday morning at 10 o'clock the
eleventh annual convention of the
National Woman's Home Missionary
society of the NJ. 4. church began IN
the Division street church. There were
delegates present from all parts of the
union-sweet faced, noble women, who
are working with all their strength of
mind and body 10 uplift the submerged
portions of mankind and make ths
gospel Of the Lowry Nszsrene something
for men to live by. The gathering is
81 enthusiastic one, and some OF the
most brilliant women IN the United
States are present.
Mrs. John Davis, president of the
national society, conducted the devo-
tlonal exercises.
The following assistant secretaries
were appointed: Miss b. ID. Potter,
Bloomington, H.; Mrs. W. c. Heron.
CINCINNATI; Miss Helen ID. Ferguson,
New York; Mrs. d. L. Dwight, Meirose,
Mass.
welcoming Speeches.
The Rev. A. VI. Gould. pastor Of the
church, welcomed the delegates IN be.
half of his congregation. Welcoming
speeches were made also by the Rev.
John Denman, the Rev. Mr.. Hamilton.
the Rev. A. +. Knappen, the Rev. w.
A. Frye and Mrs. n. w. Noithrup.
Mrs. Clinton B. Fisk OF New Jersey
responded in an eloquent speech and u
beautiful apostrophe TO the Methodist
faith.
The following committees were ap-
pointed:
On Entertainment-Me sdames E. G..
Studley, NJ. X. Blssell, III. NJ. JOY, j.
w. Aldrlch, ". NJ. Ampt aud A. NJ.
Gould.
Finances and the Mission Field
Secretaries OF the different conferences
and Miss Anna Kent, New Jersey;
Mrs j. s. Vernon, Detroit; Mrs. Cook,
Ohio; Mrs. Dwight. New England; Mrs.
Beuham, Genesee; Mrs. A. A. KNAPP
pen, Michigan.
Next Place of Meeting-Mrs. Hall.
Grand Rapids; Mrs. Golf, Philadel-
phia; Mrs. Fish, New Jersey; Mrs.
Roach, Washington, Mrs. Browneil,
Syracuse.
secrstary's Report
Mrs. r. s. Rust of Cincinnati, the
corresponding secretary, read her re-
port. It WAS very interesting docu-
ment, and contained q complete &C.
count of the society's work. A synop-
Sis is as follows:
The report mentioned the death dur
ing the past year of Mrs. Thayer OF
New England. Mrs. Jolly of Ken
lucky, Mira. Reyes of Detroit, Mrs.
Downs of New Jersey and Mrs. Roberts
OF Nebraska.
New Missions were reported in Nor
ristown, Tenn, Ocala, Fla; Speed we'll,
Georgia; Dulie, New Mexico; Balti-
more, Brooklyn, DesMoines, Philadel-
phis. Grand Rapids; the latter being
Deaconess' homes.
The Lucy Webb Hayes Bible school
at Washington was opened one year
ago, and is in charge of DR.. l. n.
Dolby land wife. The object of the
school is the training of missionaries.
A resume of the memorial presented
by the Home Missionary society to the
general conference was gwen. By the
action of the conference the Woman's
! Home Missionary society is at liberty
I
and Deaconess' homes wherever the
conference boards may approve.
The use of government funds in con-
tract schools for Indians was discussed.
The action of the general conference
cuts off all government aid from the
soctety's contract schools, and will
materially affect the work among the
Indians. The society has four con.
- - De- ~-h.
established IN 1887; one at Lyn.
ders, Washington, in 1889, and
two schools IN Alaska in the
Aleutisn group. At Ungs, Alaska,
the society has expended 81 ,525.44 for
building and other expenses. Al
Unalaska the government employed
one teacher and the society an add
tional teacher and q matron. A con.
tract has been made with the bureau
OF education by which the society is to
receive 81, 900 per year under certain
conditions, for this school but the
acton Of the general conference de,
/ prives the society of this money. A
sum of SO 900 which was approprIa.
ted under the same conditions had to
be refused under the same action.
There are 1850 square miles of terri.
tory in the Alaska mission and a pop
ulstion Of 2.457. About $4,000 ha.
been collected for the Jessie Lee Home
but II is believed that a better plan
would be to expend the money IN
equippiug cottages.
Home Mission Appeal.
The report concludes with the fol
lowing appeal on behalf of neglected
| populations:
"More than half the persons in she
/ older states reside in cities of 5000 and
upwards, and in them Is found much
larger proportion of vice and wretch
edness. Our society and the church
I in common with other religious de
Z nominations have concentrated etfortl
I upon The frontier 10 the neglect OF tbs
masses IN populous cities. The care
| or cities - Vita 20 natural prosperity
and the life of the church. While wt
/ must not lose sight OF foreign land suc
I distant places IN our own country We
must not neglect the cities. The tota
population OF Wyoming, Colorado
/ Nevada. Oregon, Washington, Mon
tsus and North and south Dakota. j.
\ less than that % New York city. Toe
I proportion of fore gners and NATIVE