Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-04-14
MISSIONARIES.
An Interesting Meeting at the Pres
byterian Church.
Reports of Work Done in the Past Year
Lectures and Talks by Returned
Missionaries

The Seventeenth Annual Meeting Oi
the Womans Foreign Missionary Socie
ty of the st. Clairsville Presbytery, wa:
held in the Presbyterian church at this
place, Tuesday and Wednesday.
The first session convened promptly al
80 Tuesday afternoon, with a good
sized audience, in which men were con
spicuously infrequent. The opening ser
vices were conducted by Mrs. NJ. E
Campbell, of Cambridge, and consisted
of the reading of Scripture, and an inspir.
ing talk on the subject of Coos presence
with the missionary worker. A letter
was then read by the President, Mrs. NJ
L. Bracken, of Mt. Pleasant, from Miss
l.. T. McFadden, the first Vice Presi-
dent. Miss McFadden is in California,
and a telegram of greeting was ordered
sent to her. A hearty welcome to st.
Clairsville was rendered the delegates by
Mrs. George Brown, and fraternal greet
ings were expressed in brief speeches by
members from various points as well as
o.
ports from the Secretary, Treasurer and
Secretary of Literature These Fspefts
were highly interesting. That of the
secretary, Mrs. George Turner. reviewed
the work of the order in a general way.
AS Treasurer, Mrs. X. j. Alexander, of
bridgeport, gave in detail the various
amounts contributed, showing total of
Sl942.97, and also showing that the band
Lilies of the Valley" had given more
than any other The report of Miss Ag-
nes Pollock, Secretary of Literature,
showed that where there is large sub
scription list to missionary periodicals
there is correspondingly large contri
button.
Mrs. Kelly Giffen, a recently returned
missionary, gave an interesting talk on
The work in Egypt, where she was for a
number of years located, under the su-
pervision of the United Presbyterian
Church. She told of the country, and of
the progress and state of the work.
The different committee were then an
nounced by the President.
The evening lecture was given by Miss
Annie &. Dale, of Teheran, Persia. Miss
Dale is quick and pleasing speaker.
She told many striking things about Per-
sia, dwelling with particular emphasis on
the degration of women. There, the
birth of female child is looked upon as
a misfortune, and little care is taken of
it. If it die so much better. Early mar
riages also are practiced, and mere ba-
bies are married to men, who are brutal
60 their wives Miss Daie's talk was
listened to by large audience, who fully
appreciated it, A collection was taken
at the end of the address, and some ex-
cellent music was furnished by the choir
Wednesday morning was occupied
with encouraging reports from auxilia-
ries, with business and with the election
of officers. The present officers were reele-
cted for the coming year. At noon the
ladies of the Presbyterian congregation
served in the lecture room lunch to over
two hundred of their guests.
Up to this time the meeting has been
most successful, being both pleasant So
cially and rich in inspiration of fellow
ship and practical suggestions. Much
interest has been taken by outsiders, and
if the next meeting is held here the la
dies will be welcomed
This "wednesday afternoon will be de
voted to session by the young ladies.
Rev. S. A. Hunter, for some years a resi-
dent of China, will speak on that coun-
try this evening.