St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-30

World Its Field.
The Women's Foreign Missionary
society held its twenty-fourth anniver-
sary last evening in the Central Park
Nj. h. Church. Mrs. G. D. Foss pre-
sided and Mrs. Alderman, of New Eng
land. offered the prayer.
Mrs. M. S. Huston read portion of
scripture, from Isaiah, xii. The
feature Of the service was the paper
read by Mrs. j. L. Gracey, in which
she reviewed the work that has been
accomplished during the past year by
the society. Mrs. Gracey said: IN a
village in India during the past year a
company of women gathered to-
gether to consider first the just
claims of Christ, and second
the claim of their own gods. They con-
cluded that Christ is the true Savior,
and that Hindu gods are worthless and
false. This is cited only as all instance
Of the influence that is being exercised
over these worshipers of these false
gods by the Women'S Foreign Mission
airy society. We are at the close of
another year of working and praying
for such results. The home work is
represented by the following figures
Auxiliary societies, 1858; an increase
of 271. Members, l21, 6S5; an increase
Of SOFT. Young Women's societies,
723; decrease of IS.
Children's bands, 713; an increase of
100. Members. 1869; an increase Of
3S4. Total organizations, $3.50; an in
crease of 215. Total membership, $780,
73S; an increase of 3,605. Life men,
bers, 12,S69; an Increase of AL. Life
patrons, l25; an increase of %. aon-
Orary managers, 649; an increase of "a.
Conference secretaries, 81. District
secretaries, 3l9. The amount of money
contributed by the eleven branches in
the United States for the year was
s277, 2S9.99, while during the former
year S265, S12.15 was given for this work,
an increase of S11 ,947.S4. These results
have not been obtained by large dona-
tons or requests, but are the result Uf
systematic, not impulsive, giving. The
twenty-fourth year marks the largest
contribution in the society'S history.
The Women's. Foreign missionary
knows no geographical boundaries.
Like the founder of MetbOdiSm it takes
the world as its parish. The Columbia
river branch was formally organized
Dec. Z, 1872. by the division of territory
formally included in the Minneapolis
branch. 1t DOW includes Washington,
Idaho, Montana and Oregon, with head
quarters at Portland.
This is our North Star, the eleventh
in the home constellation. OF mis-
siOnaries 145 are supported by the So
ciety, lit of whom are abroad, and the
remaining twenty-eight being at home
On sick leave. In connection with the
literature work she referred lovingly to
Mrs. Warren. whose phenomenal career
as the editor of the Heather Women's
Friend and other periodicals is
the wonder of many people.
The foreign work has been helped
and inspiration giving to workers by
visits from home workers. Mrs. Keen,
corresponding secretary of the Philadel-
phia branch, visited missions in Japan,
Korea and China, and, while IN Japan,
she presided at the women's general
conference. Mrs. Bishop Foss visited
the work in Mexico, and Mrs. Bishop
Newman that in South America. She
spoke of German work in the line of
literature, and quoted many instances
that go to show what has been doEe in
all parts of the foreign field. Mrs.
Gracey is very interesting talker, and
her comprehensive and interesting re-
port was listened to with great interest
by very large audience.
Following this report a hymn was
sung which had been composed by Mrs
E. II. Miller, and then Miss Danforth, of
Japan, gave very interesting account
Of the work done in girls school in
Yokohoma, in which she is one of the
two teachers in charge.
Mrs. Mind said of the outlook
tor the coming year that it was
promising, considering the condi-
tions, but that they were urgently in
need of money to send two missionaries
who are just waiting to go out to the
foreign field. Mrs. Mind said that if all
did their best. the outlook was brighter
than ever before.