South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-10-07
MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

! The Woman's Foreign Missiona-
~ Society of this place held its End
ANIMAL meeting in the NJ. K. church
on the night of September FL. Rev.
Henry Mann presided. Appropri-
ate songs we're sung by the Junior
organization, s'The Buds Of Prom
ise-" After scripture reading by
one OF the members and brief talk
by Rev. Henry Mann the Treasu-
rer,s and Presidents reports were
read the mite boxes of the past year,
seven In number, were opened and
the contents counted amounting to
over s25. Below is the Presidents
report:
The Woman's Foreign Missions
ry Society of this place, now in its
third year. was organized in March
lS9O-with Is members, and we re-
greet that it numbers no more to-
day-still this number may be term
edit he faithful few, and are doing
something at least for the Master in
this field of labor. We believe the
interest in foreign missions is great
er, and the responsibility of life in
q land so blest as ours, is more deep
ly felt to-day than ever before In
the history of our lives. And we
are sure the better acquainted we
become with the condition and mis-
cry of our sisters across the water,
the more earnestly will the work go
on-and if we forget not to offer
the daily prayer, 80 urged upon us
at our first meeting by dear Miss
Hart, (now in the Glory Land) we
do know that every feeble effort
made by us will be abundantiy
blessed, and eternity alone will re-
veal what the Romney Auxiliary
has been permitted to do for the
spread of Christ's Kingdom upon
earth. In the winter of '9l a So
c,al was given from which the So
ciety realized something near $l0.
This is the only effort made to raise
any money outside the regular work.
The same winter the Ladies gather
ed together quite package of vail
Gus useful and helpful articles which
were sent to BALTIC. and from there
to India in box which the Branch
sent out. In May '92 Mrs. Ste
vens, Corresponding Secretary of
the Branch, came upon invitation
of the society and delivered two ex-
cellent adore; ses upon the work and
its great needs. Our one regret is
that so few heard them. Some one
said to rs at the time-"Oh, we
can read all about those things"
true, but do we profit by either
reading or hearing and GIVE accord
lngly when the appeal comes for
help?
At an afternoon meeting of the
w. +. Nd. s. at which Mrs. Stevens
presided, it was decided we should
take up some special work, and a
Scholarship WAS assigned to us from
Miss Anstey's Mission in Kolar,
near Madras, in South India Mis-
sion-we thus pledged ourselves to
raiee annuSlly $50 to maintain this
girl at school-we also gave her the
name OF our District Secretary
Anna Baldwin-we are very sorry
We have not description of her, or
any items of interest to give Won
tonight-this we hope to be able to
do at our next meeting. We be-
lievc in this way the foreign work
viii seem nearer, and orr interest
in it will daily grow. While car
ing for the little girls in heather
lands, we do not forget or neglect
our own at home, and tie young
people have been organized into q
working band, and have chosen Cor
their name-"Buds Of Promise. /"
This is the second band of this name
in the Baltimore Branch, and we
hope they will become such jealous
workers that at the end OF the year
they will b5 able to send as good re-
port to the 'Heathen Wolnan's
Friend"as did the band from which
they took their name.
Perhaps we have not done all we
might have done in this work
but we are learning, and trust we
shall improve, and when we come
to the close of the year pon which
we are just entering, may it be with
wider views and deeper conceptions
Of our duty to God and fallen hu.
manity. Respectfully submitted.
BELLE @. HARMIsoN.