The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-04
FOURTH edition
900 We ,Nro ALL rnr wonLD.v
The Philadelphia Branch of tho wo
mans ForeiRn Missionary Society II
Session Here,

The Philadelphia Branch of tho Wo-
mans Foreign Missionary Society In
Session Here.
The twenty.thlrd annual meetlng OF
the Philadelphia branch OF the Wo.
mans Foreign Missionary Society
convened In Union NJ. Il. Church at
$50 O'Clock this morning. Many OF
the delegates arrived hsre yesterday
and were received in the church last
night. The society will he In session
three days.
Tho regular business session began
this morning, devotional exercises
conducted by Rev. Il. l.. Hubbard.
Presiding Elder L. Il. Barrett. MIR. Hub.
bard and Mrs. ]. II. Tomkinson. OF
Bellevue welcomed the delegates to
this city and church. Mrs. A. u. Han
ma Of Plttsburg made the response,
saying she knew what 1t meant to
open homes and churces for the dele
gates. She therefore thanked the dele
gates from the bottom OF her heart and
believed she voiced the sentiments OF
all others In doing SO.
lev. j. Y. Dobbins. VIM. l.. White, j.
Il. Tomklnson, Henry tSunderson,
John France and Rev. NJ. Dill were in.
troduced to the delegates, and each be.
fore resuming their seats mnde short
Missionary Society.
Tho president, Mrs. Mary Sparkes
| Wheeler. of Philadelphia, then intro
duced the returned missionaries Mrs.
| G. W. Green. from Japan. by way of
an Introduction. wanted to know
whether she was being introduced as a
stranger or visitor.
Mrs. Green is well known here. She
| spoke OF the works OF tho society In
brief, and said that 1t has not been
organized alone to save one soul, out
to save them by the thousands, and
hoped that 1t would extend to tens OF
thousands. We are sure to succeed
with such leader rs Jesus Christ.
Miss lIartsell. of Mexico, spoke OF
the Gospel there. A great work has
been done. and she hoped that many
moro could be received III Christ e
Kingdom before many years.
The work in India was cited by Mrs.
Osborne. She asked for Gods bless
ing on the work and felt assured OF
much greater work IN this dark cOun
try. -.-
The Episcopal Church was repre-.
scented by Miss Gorrell. who has been
doing work in Shanghai, China, She
believed that Gods last command
ment, Go le Into All tho World,
should be the most familiar stamped
one on the hearts OF Christian women
, As IL was his last one she thought 1t
; should be obeyod above the others
size quoted the words of Il native OF
that country at the sight of mission
aries and said they were The most con
sentative of all heather nations. There
are thosuands there truly christian
lied. She hoped for a much greater
work.
Mrs. Wesley Weldin OF Wilmington
Conference Society greeted the dele
gates and Mrs. Newlin OF the Baptis
Church. Mrs. Newlln read lette
from Miss Carrie Fighter. who is nov
{ laboring In Japan us Baptist mis-
sionury. Mira QulEg also made few
t remarks. Mrs. j. n. Leo OF Wilkes
= barre. made quite lengthy response
These are tho officers of tho society
r President, Mrs. Mary Sparks Wheel
/ er, Media. Pa.
/ CORRESPONDING secretary. Mrs. S. l.
Keen, Philadelphia.
Recording secretary, Nils L. A
Townsend, Philade iphia.
: Treasurer, Mrs. &. y. Foss, Phlla
! dolphin,
: The annual report OF the treasurer
Mira. Cirrus ID. Foss was presented, AM
. ] I,, ~ FnlipNyC.