Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-16

Meeting of the Home Missionary Society
of Wilmington Conference.

The seventh annual meeting of the
Woman's Home Missionary Society of
the Wilmington NJ u. Conference was
held in Asbury Church. 1t began at $50
a. IN. with Mrs. n. NJ. Browne presiding.
She also conducted devotional exercises.
There are present 200 delegates, represent
ing Is auxiliaries.
Committees as follows were appointed
By-laws--Miss Sarah Weldin, Mrs.
Mitchell and Mrs. Taylor.
Wuman,s Home Missions--Mrs. James
Sawdon, Miss Annie Filling and Mrs.
Mary Challenger.
Anniversary-Th president. the CORE
spending secretary and tine secretary of
the district upon which the anniversary is
to be held.
Nominating-Mr Pickles. Mrs. Pussy,
Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Wells Miss Hall, Mrs.
King, Mrs. Morrow, Miss Filling and Mrs.
Challenger.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read by Mrs. II. C. Jones.
Mrs. Annie Taylor delivered the address
of welcome, and Mrs Mary Challenger re-
spnnded.
A solo was sung by Mrs. Thomas Ben
son.
Next the report of the treasurer, Mrs. II.
e. Robinson, was read. She reported the
Total receipts 20 be S2,0I 80, an increase Of
S6li.i4 over the preceding year. Whining
ton district has II auxilaries and three
mission bands, which have membership
Of 663. There are four life members in the
district. There are also Mothers Jewels
and bands with a membership of
81. The total number of subscribers to
home missions is 3il. The conference
contingent fund amounted to $ls.13. The
Mothers Jewels contributed $3.50. The
membership dues amounted to Si4S.l3.
The supplies in the local work amount to
SlS9.j6 local work in cash, s34O62; sup
plies for home mission fields, $685. total
from Wilmington district for all purposes,
Sl,l93.30.
Mrs. a. y. Keigwin and Mrs Lafayette
q. Marks read. respectively, papers on
"lIints and Helps Along Presbyterian
Lines of Home Mission Work, " and Are
We individually Responsible for Mission
Work in Our Own Community" The
latter advocated the establishment in this
city of an industrial home for girls.
Mrs. James Sawdon read the report Of
the secretary of home missions.
Lunch was served in the church.
The afternoon session of the Woman's
Home Missionary Society of Wilmington
NJ Il. Conference, Thursday, began with
| devotional exercises conducted by Mrs. w.
! L. Tomkinson.
| Miss Sarah r. Weldin read memoir OF
Mrs, John Davis, who was president Of the
| national society.
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sung by Mrs. Mark L. Bowman.
| Mrs X. & Jones gave an account of the
| last meeting of the board of managers of
the national society.
Officers as follows were elected:
President Mrs. n. NJ. Browne; Recording
| Secretary, Mrs. II, G. Jones; Corresponding
| Secretary, Mrs. c. w. Weldin, Treasurer
| Mrs. Henry G. Robinson
Wilmington district-President, Miss
Sarah r. Weldin; Secretary, Mrs. ]. H.
| Floyd.
Dover district-secretary Mrs. Nathaniel
| Smithers.
Easton misunderstanding Mrs. L. Lay
! ton.
Salisbury DISQUALIFICATION Mrs. Mag.
| gle Cooper; Secretary, Miss r. CGttinghan.
board of managers composed of three
members OF each auxiliary was also
elected
Mrs. y. NJ. Browne was elected delegate
to the national executive board and Mrs.
II. G. Jones, alternate.
Mr. John p. Doughten. secretary of the
| Young Peoples Work, introduced the re.
port. Arthur Goodman read the report of
the Boys League of Grace Church. and
Miss BERTHE Lindsay the report of the
Grace Junior Board. Miss Ella Manual
read the report Of the Newark Mission
Mrs. J. D. Lincoln presented the mite
box report. In 1891 there were 81 boxes
with net proceeds of Sl3; in 1892, Ill boxes
with net proceeds of 1883
The Rev. John ID. G. Hanna delivered an
address and Salee 0masuyah, an Indian
who Is being educated at the Lucy Webb
Hayes Training School i'll Washington by
the Wilmington Auxiliary spoke of her
former life and sang in her native tongue.
The following were adopted
Rasoiued, That we record our great pleasure
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