The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-11

The annual meeting Of the Woman's
Missionary Society, OF tho Baltimore
conference, met yesterday morning in
commenced at o'clock with devotional
exercises. The congregation was led
in prayer by Mrs. Bucba nan and Rev.
w. Il. Hammer read portion of Scrip
turo. The reports from the president
and secretary wera read.
Tho presidents report was as follows:
My dear sisters, another year mas
passed since we last mot with all its
sorrows, burdens, bereavements and
tears, intermingled with joys and many
blessings to make life pleasant and
happy. We do rejoice that we, as the
Woman's Missionary Society, arc per-
mitted again to uniLe our hearts and
hands in earnest effort to do the work
our Heavenly Father has given us to do.
Since last we mot and took sweet coun-
sci together many and varied have been
the changes in this life.
How important 1t is that we should
be redceming the time, as it is so rapid.
ly passing. When our heavenly Father
condescends to lot US holp Him we halt,
we wait, we doubt, we disobey and
withhold from Him our possessions. and
IL Christ were ON earth he would be
szddened.
Tine Woman's Missionary Society
ought to feel encouraged. We have
evidence of it bringing forth fruit.
When God is for us who can BIO against
us? We are encouraged by the pres
encn OF our president of the Southern
NJ. T.. Church Missionary Society and
feel indebted to her. Her fourteen
years of work in this branch Is COM
mendabic."
The sccretary's report is as follows:
The fourteenth year of our existence
rs the Woman's Missionary Society has
closed upon us. Its record is complete
and it is what wo have made it, Wo
cannot now be undono because OF fail.
ures, which, IL any, may be regarded
as warnings Successes, il any, may be
taken as announcements.
During the twelve months ending
Septom ber, 1892, nine adult and two
juvenile societies have been organized,
making our present adult nom bership
1914 and Juvenile 036, total of 1850.
The Moorheld District last year con.
tanned only two societies with a mem.
bership Of II and now 1T bias eight so.
cieties, with q membership OF 1874. This
district ranks first in point of increase.
Roanoke District follows close after
this In point promptness and shows
decided improvement in all tho districts.
The changes in our workings for last
year have produced fine results. OPP.
portunities presented themselves to our
young women for foreign work. Three
were appointed to Brazil; seven are ON
their way to China. Our work is moving
along encouragingly, but more helpers
are sorely needed.
"The work in China Ia progressing.
Shanghai, Nantzeang, Kading and
Foochow are the seats of operation in
China. There is hospital in Foochow
in whi:h 1,841 patients were treated
last year. The Mexican work is estab-
lished at six points and is being earn
estly pushed. At chihuahua a woman's
sch Jol has just bean completed and
opened with good prospects At Durango
the members OF the church are young
ladies. Three missionaries are at work
among the Indians has been very suc-
cessful."
Mrs. j. Hayes, president OF the
Woman's Missionary Society of the
entire South Methodist Church, in a
few chosen words expressed her delight
In being once more among the delegates.
She emphasized the power OF love,
showing it to be q great factor in the
work. Tho venera bio president i'm
pressed nor hearers with the Importance
OF retaining the use of John Wesley's
hymns during the services and not to
sacrifice thom for the more recent
gospel hymns.
In few we'll chosen culogistic terms
she described the efficient work of Mrs.
c. b. Brown, president OF the society.
After urging the delegates to pray for
o penticostal blessing upon the work
she invoked the blessing of tho
Almighty upon those present.
The roll was called. There were
thirty two delegates present. The
treasurer'S report was read and showed
as follows:
Amount on haHd........... 63 10
Several reports were then read by the
delegates representing different districts
and the meeting adjourned with the
doxology and blessing until Q p. m.
The afternoon session began at o.
m. Reports were read from various dis
tricts by tho delegates. 1t was moved
and seconded that memorial meeting
be hold ut the next annual meeting OF
the society for the purpose OF consider
ing the deaths that have occurred during
the year. After reports had been re-
ceived from the mite boxes an essay,
writton by Mrs. Phillips, Of Florida, was
read by Mrs. Alice "A. Strother, of Bal
timore, the secretary OF the society.
The subject was: 1.-The Best Methods
for Auxiliary Work
1t showed by an interesting illustra-
tion the uselessness OF ondeavoring to