Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-23
MISSIONARY LAB0RS.
, Women Workers of Reformed Pres
byterians in Session.
REPORTS FROM VARIOUS FIELDS
Tank Owners Strongly Censured by the
Oil City Coroner'S Jury.
CoMMENCEMENTs AROUND THE STATE
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. l

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATCH.1
BEAVER FALLS. PA, June 22.-The
meeting held here yesterday in the Re
formed Presbyterian Church, under the
auspices of the Women's Missionary
Society of the Pittsburg Presby'
terry, was particularly interesting
and lasted until nearly midnight. The
meeting was to commemorate the fifth ami
versary of the Indian Mission, which is
under the special charge Of the Pittsburg
Presbytery.
The sessions were very largely attended,
Mrs. DR.. Blackwood, of New Castle, pre-
siding. The church was handsomely decor
ated with ferns and flowers and the banners
represented. Laborers from the various
fields were also present. Mrs. w. r.
Laird, Of New Castle, conducted the de-
votional exercises.
The Indian Mission, whose field Of oper-
ations lies in Oklahoma Territory some dis
tance from Fort Sill, was discussed as to
the help and hindrances of its beginning,
by Mrs. s. NJ. Orr. This was followed by
an eloquent address from Rev. W. w.
Carithers who has charge the mission. He
described the progress of their great work
evidence of its advancement he read sew
eral letters from the Indian children re-
ceived since lie started on his Eastern trip.
These letters were all written in a fair hand,
and in excellent English.
The Domestic Mission was represented by
Rev. j. NJ. Wylie, Of Denver COL, who set
forth in a splendid address the condition of
Covenanter settlements throughout the
west. These as yet are barely able to sup
port pastor, but are progressing so rapidly
that they will soon be seif-supporting.
The progress, promises and claims of the
work being done among the Southern
negroes, were ably presented BY 7. A. Speer,
who has been labortng the past year at
Selma. Ala. Mr.. Speer talked earnestly on
the ignorance of the colored man, his thirst
for knowledge and the poor educational ad-
vantages of the South, and pressed this as
strong claim upon the Church for assistance
Rev: j. L. Mccartney and wife, who have
lately returned from the South, gave brief
The Chinese Mission at San Francisco,
Cal, was to have been represented by Mrs.
n. Il. johnston, but she was unavoidedly q b.
sent. Her place was filled, however, by an
address from Mr.. Delio, an Italian evan
geltst, who expects to labor among his
countrymen in Beaver and Lawrence coun-
ties under the protecting care of the W. C.
I. U. Mrs. S. A. Metheny read a report of
the work being done by the foreign missions
IN Tarsus, Satakfn, Suadea and Cyprus. ALI
these were reported in excellent condition.
at the night session devotional exercises
were led by Mrs. R. Z. Wylie, OF Wilkins
burg, Pa. Special causes of thanksgiyinp
were presented by Mrs. W. W. Carithers
who, with her husband, has labored faith
FULLY at the Indian missions since their Or
speeches along the line of work by different
gentleman in the audience. A thanks offer
ing was then made of 81, ,O55 to carry on the
work ofthe various missions of the Church.