The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-07
WORK OF MISSIONS.
Annual Meeting Of Women's
Presbyterial Society.
WORK AMONG THE HEArHEn.
Visitors welcomed - First CAuPeh-
Oregon Prssbysssy q Uaitsa Free
byterlans IN Seooion.

Tho annual meeting OF the Women's
Presbyterial Society Of the Presbytery of
Puget Sound took place yesterday at First
Presbyterian church. Morning and after.
noon sessions were held and in the even-
ing . general mission meeting took place.
concluding the session. DR.. Alexander
Alison made an address on missions at
this evening meeting. This was rendered
fitting BY reason of DR.. Alison's relations
both to the congregation which acted host
and to tho church in general. The doctor
Was chairman of the foreign mission COM
mittee Of the general assembly Of the
United States, which met in Portland in
May. 1882, the position next in importance
and dignity only to that of moderator
itself.
The morning session began at 10 o'clock
with devotional exercises conducted by
Mrs. E. d. Swezey, Of Sumner. Mrs. Don
n. Davenport, Of First church, presided.
The roll call disclosed that twenty dele.
gates were on hand from twenty-seven
churches in the presbytery. Mrs. w. H.
Hayes, of Calvary church, Seattle, gave an
address of welcome. The response was
prepared by Mrs. w. A. Mackey, of Fair.
haven, but in her absence it was read by
Mrs. Alison, wife of the pastor Of First
church. The reports of the corresponding
secretary and of the treasurer followed.
from Mrs. NJ. W. Fulton and Mrs. s. J.
Smoke. Of this city.
From II to o'clock p. m. the members
Of the Missionary Society, of the First
church, set out nice lunch in the parlors
in the basement Of the church. Four
tables were spread and . pleasant and
sociable time was had. The afternoon
session was opened with prayer by Mrs.
Brevard d. Sinclair, wife of the pastor of
Calvary church. The paper on Chinese
missions. which was to have been read by
Mrs. f. e. Butler, missionary from that
country. was not given owing to her ILL
ness. Mrs. WELDON, of First church, read
paper on foreign missions.
The election of officers resulted Is fol-
lows: President, Mrs. D. NJ. Davenport;
vice presidents, Mrs. C. w. Stewart. Mrs.
Alexander Alison, Mrs. Boyd, of Port
Townsend, and Mrs. Mackay. Of Fair
haven; secretary, Mrs. w. II. Haines, of
Seattle: treasurer, Mrs. s. j. Smoke; re-
cording secretary, Mrs. ]. A. Laurie, of
Anacortes.
The annual meeting Of the North Pacific
Board Of Home and Foreign Missions will
be held in Tacoma on April 1S and 10, and
the delegates elected from this presbytery
are Mrs. Don NJ. Davenport and Mrs. Cal.
win w. Stewart.
The meeting IN the evening WAS largely
devotional one. though two excellent ad-
dresses were made, one by DR.. Alison and
the other by the moderator Of the evening,
DR.. Calvin w. Stewart. DR.. Alison's ad-
dress was along the line of the text.
what hath God wrought" though he
did not speak formally from any portion
of the Scriptures. He pointed out the
great achievements in the mission line,
and especially euiogized the work of
women in that line. DR.. Stewart spoke
briefly upon some rare cases of devotion in
the mission field which had come within
his own observation.
The Presbyterial Society of Puget Sound
has been in existence two years and half,
having been organized in October, 1890.
In the presbytery there are twenty-seven
churches, nine Of which have q women's
missionary society, with membership of
10S. Since the first meeting in 1890 five
auxiliaries have been added to tho list, ono
being organized this year. at Auburn.
Last year the contributions to tho North
Pacific board amounted to $24S. This year
they are $169.1O, including $3.50 received
from the Young Peoples Society, of CAL
vary church, Seattle.