Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-09-01
THE SESSION CLOSED.
TIE wOEAN'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY ENDS
us LABOaS
So Far as the Annual Meeting is Con-
esrnsd-Ths New Officers Elected and
Reports Made.

The Woman's Missionary Society Of
this Presbytery, in annual session at the
U. P. Church, closed its meetings
yesterday afternoon.
The number OF delegates in attend
ance was larger than reported the even
ing before.
The morning programme commenced
at nine o'clock by praise service led
by Miss Mary Dlckey, OF Wheeling.
Every person almost took part in this
service. A Bible reading, The Minis
try OF Angels" was given by Mrs. S. A.
GifIen, of Roney's Point, w. Va. A
number OF excellent papers and recita-
ton by Miss Maggie Keyser, of Union
town, O., followed. The meeting was
concluded by a splendid address by Miss
Pattison. OF West Alexander, on The
Need OF Woman's Work"
At noon the ladies of the local society
served an elegant luncheon to the visit
ing delegates and members OF the socie'
ty. About a hundred were seated at
the tables. The afternoon and closing
session was opened by devotional eIer-
cises. Miss Eta Ashenhurst, OF Blaine,
o., read a paper on "Freedmen's Mis-
sion," telling OF the mission work FOR
the negro. His mental development
since the time of his emancipation from
slavery was. mentioned, and the reader
impressed her hearers that the welfare
and progress OF the negro depended upon
the white race. BY their help and sym
patty much could be done 10 not only
make the negro fit citizen for
this country Of ours. but also
fit subject Of the King
dom above. After Miss Ashen-
bursts remarks the Martins Ferry
Mission Band, composed OF twelve small
girls and two lone boys, gave series OF
short rectations under the direction OF
their leader, Miss Cora Sloan. Mrs.
Kaisley, treasurer OF the society. made
her report which was in every respect
satisfactory. 1t showed that during
the past year 1924 had been raised by
regular work and 81, OO6 by thanks-of-
ierings, making total OF almost two
thousand dollars sent from this presby-
terry to their general treasurer. This is
TO be spent for foreign and home mis-
sion work. After the treasurer's report
the Committee on Resolutions offered a
resolution giving unanimous vote OF
thanks to the choir, to Mrs. Eliza
Stewart for her address, and TO
the officers OF the society
! for their untiring energy. Election OF
officers for the coming year resulted In
these selections: President, Mrs.
Balph, of st. ClairsvIle; Vice Presi-
dents. Mrs. Ricketts,, of Key, o., Mrs.
DR.. Best, Of Wheeling, Mrs. DR.. Black
ford. Of Martins Ferry; Recording Sec
rotary, Miss Matte Thompson, Union
town, o.; Corresponding Secretary,
Miss Edith Warnock, OF Warnock, o.;
Treasurer, Miss Margaret Mcfarland.
OF Steubenvlle, o. Mrs. w. }. Nc
Michael, Of Uniontown, and Miss
Maggie Fulton, of Warnock, o., the re-
firing President and Secretary, deserve
praise for the manner in which they
have filed their places during this con-
vention. Miss Dimes. OF Brownsville,
and Miss Ricketts,, OF Key, were elected
Is OeleRate anu AFTER ue'o " 'uO tn
tlonal convention TO be held at Prince
ton, Indiana, next May. An important
resolution was offered by Mrs. Balph, OF
ST. Clairsyille, asking that each society
OF the presbytery provide for one mis-
sionary In their midst to bring non-go.
ing church people TO attend church, and
further that each society make TO the
annual convention Of the presbytery a
report of their work. This was
adopted. Rev. Thompson, OF Roney's
Point, adjourned the meeting with ben