Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-11-01

lesei-s . lie mSEnoefs, subscribers ID
the aoIue missions.
ars II {. Mex abe asked the priv
lege Of reading a rep0rl on The ''>ys
teHlatlc Benelcienee, wrltten 10y Mrs.
A2ther 0I New England, aad Il sAs
granted.
AZ the close of the report the presl-
deaf ASKED al those VINO gave one
tentn 0t their income or more 10 the
Lord - staad up and 40 women rose.
Miss Hughes Harp selections
An lntsrlude uas pleas ngly t,lsd by
Mss Maud hughes. the talented harp
Ist, wuo played an exquisite variation
Of Home, ssee. Home" As al en-
core che responded with Annie
Laurle."
Mrs. -. l.. Williams, secretary of the
bureau for local work, read her report
showing a vast am unit of work done
along al lines, honest. earnest, mis-
slonary work.
The report Of the committee on mis-
slonsry candidates Was presented by
Mrs w. c. Heron, chairman. Since
the last annual meeting thirty candl-
dates have been passed, twenty Of
winch have been appointed TO work IN
the held. Ii Is only of late years that
special training has been deemed
necessary.
After the transaction of insect
laneous business the members spent an
hour AZ deyotions, then adjourned.
Deaeoness' Day.
Friday will be Deaconess' day, and
an interesting program has been ar
ranged.
1t IS but little over four years since
the Nj. r. church adopted the order OF
Deaconesses among It's workers. The
work has increased so rapidly and has
been received with such favor by the
people that they now have twenty
seven Deaconess homes and over 200
deaconesses.
OF these homes the Woman's home
missionary society has IN utilization
with 10 eleven homes at Ba timore,
Brooklyn, Buffalo, DesMoi mes, Detroit,
Grand Rapids, Philadelphia, Pittsburg,
san Francisco, Syracuse and Washing
ton.
The central home and training
school IS the Lucy Webb Hayes mem-
oral deaconess home and Bible school
at Washington, of which DR.. L. n.
Dolby Is the superintendent. The
importance OF this work is such that
the Woman's home missionary society
has devoted one day TO the discussion
of methods OF Organizing and MAN.
tanning Deaconess homes. There VIII
be representatives of boards of trustees
and superintendent of Deaconess
homes who will make statements as to
the homes.
In the evening there will be mass
meeting addressed by the Rev. DR..
Potts, one of the most eloquent
speakers IN Michigan; the Rev. DR.. /.
n. Dolby, the general superintendent
of the deaconess work, and others.
Every one is cordially invited 20 at
tend the meeting. one of the most in
teresting and important to be held.
Evening Lesson.
Mrs. Anna Norton q missionary at
Albuquerque, New Mexico addressed
the evening session on the work IN
that territory among the Spanish. She
reclted the difficulties encountered
with the native language and the great
opposition with which they are met
| from the people in that section. BY
prayerful and steady work mission
with good membership was establish
ed but 1t is on the decline for the lack
of money for working facilities. The
children are ready and willing to learn.
The parents are deep in ignorance but
they have kind and susceptible natures.
| During vacations many OF the
| children rather remain at the mission
| than TO return to their homes. In sew
| eral instances parents have been con-
verted through their children, who
| have attended the mission schools
DR.. |. y. Dolby, of the Lucy Webt
Hayes Deaconness Home, at Washing
| ington. addressed the meeting briefly
| on the work of the deaconesses, and
Mrs. Browne, of East Tennessee, a col,
ored missionary worker, sang some
jubilee songs, and the meeting ad-
| journed for the reception at Mrs. En-
ma BsselPs on South College avenue.
RECEPTION TO THE DELEGATES.