The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-06

The afternoon session yesterday was
largely attended and was very In
Iteresting meeting. The services be-
gan with devotional exercises conduct
ed by Mrs. Kineaid, vlee-presidentf for
the Pittsburg Conference.
resumed In the hearing OF the confer
ence reports. Mrs. William Van Kirk
reporting for the Pittsburg Confer.
en- ce; Mrs. ]. r. Tomkipson for Will
mington; Mrs. NJ. 8. Hard, Wyoming
Conference; Mrs. J. II. Brown, of
IPIttsburg. and Mrs. q. A. Benjamin of
Pittston, Pa, for the Mission Bands,
The report Of the election for dele
gates to the next meeting OF the Wo
mans Foreign Missionary Society was
announced by the recording secretary.
The delegates elected are: Mrs. Cy-
rus d. Foss of Philadelphia and Mrs.
and Mrs. Mary Sparks Wheeler and
Miss NJ. E. Coles Of Philadelphia, OIL
ternates.
i Mrs. Tomkineon. conference score
tary of Wilmington Conference, re-
ported twenty seven district organiza-
ltions and 900 members In the confer
enee. The recelpts for the year for
missions were s1.033.9S; for contin-
gent fund, s24.75; total receipts, sl.-
I057 20. The district officers nominated
were: Mrs. j. r. Phillips, for viii
.Imington; Mrs. Adam Stongle, Easton
district, and Mrs. IL. S. Thompson,
dover district.
During the reporting of the confer
lence secretaries, Mra. Foss, WAC sat
1lopposita to Miss Weaver at the secre
Itary's desk, ana Mrs. Sheafer, carried
lon an animated and apparently
amusing conversation with lead PEN
,lclls, The conversation concluded
.lwith decided shake OF the head from
} Mrs. Sheafor and smiling acquies
ence from Mrs. Foss. At tho first In
slterval Mrs. Sheafer, in hei quick de-
lcisiye way, addressed the chair and
suggested that it WAS time to do
something characteristic OF Method
ism. and she proposed taking OF e
iIcolleotion. In q few minutes the
.lUaskets were being passed and gen
erous collection was lifted.
The most Interesting feature of the
iIafternoon session was the holding OF n
l lmiseion band meeting on the pulpit
platform OF the church auditorium.
1.-THE meeting was conducted by Miss
J IAda NJ. E. Hartzell of Newport, Pa.
I The Scripture lesson read was the
; lninety-seventh Psalm, followed by the
? repetition of the lords Prayer by the
I audience led by the mission band. The
0 lroutine business OF the bsnd was then
elgone through with in regular order.
d Miss Nellie Sehotield was recording
|. Sec, Miss Zehnder treasurer. Miss Nc,
[, Henry corresponding secretary. Miss
r.IHoy read the report OF the committee
!, on mite boxes, Miss Grifllng read .
i;lletter from mission school in China,
l-laud items of interest to lovers OF mis-
n lslons were read by Miss Benson, Miss
u IFocht, NJ. D., and Miss Polk.
O Following the band meeting short
|. addresses were made by Mrs. j. II
Ie Brown, of Pittsburg, and Mrs. NJ. L.
II lSheafer, of Philadelphia, In answer t
upon methods OF raising
b, mission funds.
,e ON motion of Mrs. Weaver, secretary
leI pro tenn Of the branch, a committed
arlof three members was appointed Of
o. revision OF the bylaws. Tie presiden
appointed Mrs. Burnite, Mrs. Brennis
d Ter and MIss Weaver.
.ol Miss Weaver also moved for the ap
u ipolntment OF con .erence auditors ant
N iurged the auditing OF the accounts o
ID the society. She accepted an amend
@. lment to her motion. which authorizes
1.-The appointment of auditors by thu
ID conference secretaries and the motor
ID was adopted.
III Inc election OIL conferences anu ulb
# ltrict officers resulted In the reelection
e of the old officers, with three or fou
n exceptions.
Isl In the Central Penusy lyania Confer
t Ience Mrs. G. l.. Benscoter was elected
ID district secretary for the Altoona dis
le trlct. :.
In the Erie Conference Miss G. /
was elected Superintendent
leof bands and Mrs A. L. Bower sue
a. ceeded Mrs. X. +. Gaggin as distric
le secretary of Erie district.
d.. In the Philadelphia Conference Nj. L
O. Holt succeeded Mrs. Q. b. Coulson a
IyIaesistant district secretary OF tn
itlNorth Philadelphia district.
Y. In the Wyoming Conference Mrs. M
,rlW. Childs succeeded Miss Grace Lane
d as district secretary OF BinghamtoI
lsIdistrict.
e EVENING S sssIoN.
a The exercises of the meeting las
ra might were those OF q missionary ann
nslvefsary. Mrs Bishop Simpson pr,
Il, sided. Addresses were made by Mis-
ba Fannie ]. Sparks, of India, and Mr..
~ Lucy ID. Osborn, of the 3lissIonar
- Training School OF BROOKLYN, N. Y,