The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-21
CLOSING EXERCISES.
FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY
CLOSES IT'S LABORS.
Most Successful Meeting In the History
Of the society--Gr Interest In tho
Work of Missions.

The closing exercises OF the Baptis
| Foreign Missionary society were hell
yesterday afternoon and evening. Th
meeting was opened with prayer by Mrs
A. G. Gordon of Boston. The nominating
committee then presented it's report ant
the following officers for next year wer,
| elected:
President. Miss Sarah c. Durfee, Provi
dencs.
Vice presidents. Mrs. Robert Harris
New York; Mrs. j. ~ Muriock, Massa.
chusetts; Mrs. M. III. Bixby. Rhode
Island; Mrs. j. B. Colgate, New York;
Mrs w. G. Butler New Jersey; Mrs. +.
w. Tustin, Pennsylvania; Mrs. M. NJ.
Mason, District Columbia.
Clerk, Mrs. u. w. Dean, Massacnu.
setts.
Corresponding secretaries. foreign de
partment, Mrs. III. q. Stafford. Boston;
nome department, Mrs. N. NJ. Water
bury, Boston.
Treasurer, Miss Mary f. Clarke. Bos.
ton.
Auditor, Mrs Charles II. Chandler,
Board OF Directors, class 8, termI ex-
pires 1896, Mrs. Il. o. Silver, Newton
Centre. Mass; Mrs. ID. B. Jutten. Fall
River. Mass; Mrs. j. Lincoln, Cam
bridge, Mass. Mrs. NJ. G. Edmands,
DFOOkllDe. MASS.
Mrs. Ballard Of India, spoke on ''The
Life in Two Lands." An original poem,
"Woman's D.bt TO Christ" was pre-
sented by Mrs. Ellis of Rochester.
Inc new candidates tor work in the
foreign missionary field were then pre-
sented. They are Miss LYDIA Dyer of
proyidence,. TO Burmah; Miss Emma
Waldron OF Catskill, " ", to Burmah:
Miss Alice Ford of Buffair. To india:
Miss Annie Lemon of West Virginia, To
India; Miss M. A. Dowling OF PhIladel
phia. to China. Each made brief ad :
uress, giving short account of their
lives and the circumstances that led them
TO embra the missionary field.
Mrs. Gardner Colby or Newton Centre,
honorary President, spoke next and was
followed by FIVE minute addresses from
returLed Imissionaries: Miss Jennie
Wayte OF Rocnester, who returned from
India last Sunday; Mrs. Hascall of Con
uecticut, from Burmah; Miss Royal of
Ma ne, from Africa; Mrs. Mary Kelley.
from handalay; Mrs. o. l.. George OF
Newton Centre, from Burmah Mrs.
David Downie, from India Miss Wilson
OF New York, from japan Mrs. Bullard,
from India; Mrs. Phillips, from Assam !:
Mrs. Burdette. from Assam; Mrs. Blxby
OF Providence, from burnah and Mrs.
n. M. Waterbury, from India, who is
the new home. missionary of the society.
The following committees on nomina-
tions for the ensuing year were then APP
pointed:
Maine-Mrs. Moses Giddings, Miss
PnIlbrick, alterna,e; New Ham p,hire-
Mrs. .. j. White, Miss Locke, alternate:
Vermont-Mrs George Crowell, Mrs. C.
=, Dodge. alternate; Massachusetts
ney, alternate; Rhode lsland-Mlss Su.
san Sawyer, MRS stephen Il. Chase, al
lernate; Connecticut-Mrs. s. A. Les
ter, Mrs. John Mason, alternate:
Eastern New York-Mrs- A. s.
Hobart, Mrs. Q. A. Savage, alternate;
Western New York-Miss l.. L. Cheevers.
Mrs. w. y: Henry, alternate; New Jer-
alternate; Pennsyivania--Mrs NJ. CoDb,
Mrs. Dunl, alternate; Delaware Miss
.. j. Buddington, Mrs. Fixes. alternate;
District OF Columbia-Mlss Anna NAY.
land, Mrs. DIR. Stakiy, alternate.
The Outlook for the New Year." was
then presented by the president, in
which she spoke earnestly Of the needs
OF the missionary field.
On motion OF Mrs. Germond OF Brook
lyn vote OF thanks was rendered To all
who had extended their hospitality to
delegates to the convention. Final prayer
was offered aud the benediction invoked
by Rev. DIR. Bixby.
An Informal reception was held from
$3.50 To y. M. at tue residence oil Presi-
uent Durfee. "a Waterman street
Tue fare well services were neld i'm the
evening at the First Baptist church. DIR.
King, pastor of the church, presided.
The speakers were l.. j. Cronkneit OF
Burnah anu DR.. Samuel w. Duncan OF
Boston.
The exercises were opened with prayer,
Scripture aud singing. Mr.. Cronkneit
sxetched the work in Burmah, told many
incidehts concerning the natives ana
their peculiar fidelity to Christianity
when once converted. DIR. Duncan spoke
Mt length upon the work of the home
Held aud the needs of tue association.