St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-29
WORK OF THE MISSIONS.
The Minnesota Branch OF the
Woman's Auxiliary Has
Splendid Meeting.
Bishops Tuttle and Gilbert Deliver
Addresses on the Duties of
Members.

The eleventh annual meeting of the
Minnesota branch of the Woman's Aux
illary to the Board of Missions was held
yesterday in the Church of st. John the
Evangelist. on Mackubn street. The
meeting began with the celebration of
holy communion at 1890 o'clock in the
morning. Bishop futile. of Missouri;
Bishop Gilbert and Rev. Y. Peyton Nor
gan officiating.
The annual address was delivered by
Bishop futile. 1t had for its topic.
"Women in Relation to the Mission
Work." Several historical examples
were cited to show what women have
done in the mission field, and the great
work to be done in the future by women
was dwelt upon. The address was
lengthy, but interesting.
Credentials and preliminariese were
gotten rid of in the forenoon, and
luncheon was served by the women of
st. Johns parish in the Sunday school
room of the Dayton Avenue Presby
terian church.
Bishop Gilbert's stirring address
opened the afternoon session. 1t was
an eXhOrtation to greater zeal and
steadfastnesS. Bishop Gilbert urged on
mothers the solemn duty of having their
sons study for holy offices. He advised
seml-annual meeting of the branch,
that the mite chest work be kept UP and
that junior auXiliaries be organized.
Routine reports followed the address.
The treasurer, Mrs. Hector Baxter, re-
ported mission boxes to the value of
S3.7l0.27 sent out during the past year.
The vice president of the Southern con-
vocation. Mrs. Baldwin, reported money
raised and work done, and letter was
read from Miss Sybii Carter, of White
Earth, vice president of the Northern
cOnvocation, in which she expressed
herself as very much encouraged by the
progress made in her work among the
Indian women.
Mrs. Clarkson, wife of the bishop of
Nebraska. was present, and after much
urging, gave an informal talk of her
work i'll founding the children's hospi-
tai in Omaha. The success of the in
StitutioD.due entirely to Mrs. ClarkSon's
efforts, is marvellous, and the speaker
used it as an Illustration Of what per-
sistent, faithful effort will accomplish.
Mrs. Ware, lady principal and music
al director OF the Brock mission school,
had an interesting talk to give Of her
experience as missionary lay reader.
Officers were then elected for the en-
suing year. Mrs. c. 3. Bronson was
unanimously reelected president, and
Mrs. Hector Baxter, of Minneapolis,
secretary and treasurer. AS delegates
to the triennial missionary convention,
tO.be held in Baltimore Get. S,there were
elected Miss Carter. of White Earth;
Mrs. Baxter, of Minneapolis; Mrs. E.
Weet, Mrs. Kidney, of Faribault; Mrs.
Wilder, of Red Wing; Mrs. }. j. Fowler,
of Minneapolis; Mrs. H. a. Graham. of
Minneapolis; MIS-. Hawthorne and Miss
Eta Thompson.
The subject of disposing of the mite
chest fund, $537.16, was then discussed.
Of this sum half goes for diocesan
missions, Il fourth to the foreign field
and fourth to home missions. Mrs.
Wares salary of $500 for railroad eX-
penSes was continued. The Whipple
and Gilbert scholarships in the foreign
school was continued, and the rest of
the sum was devoted to the salary of
Miss Bull, at the mission school in
Japan. The rest of the money was
variously disposed of.
Of the morning collections, Sl322. 335, $50
were given to Bishop futile and the
rest went 10 swell the enrolment fund.
which is expected to reach 81 900. OoO.
Letters from missionaries asking aid
were disposed OF, and after some unim-
portant routine business the session
closed.
The next annual meeting Will be held
at Holy Trinity church.
Union Park Auction Sale.
The auction sale of Union Park lots
will continue this afternoon, weather
permitting. at 2 o'clock. The balance
of the University avenue lots, twenty
in number, also all of the Prior avenue
lots, nineteen in number, and a two
story brick store, corner Prior and
Feronia avenues. will all be sold to the
highest bidders; they must 20. This is
great opportunity to secure this most
valuable property at less than one-half
its value.
Take the Interurban line. the Selby
avenue cable line or the Chicago, Mil
waukee u st. Paul railroad: they all
touch at the park. The sale will com
mence on the University avenue lots.