The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-08
,woMEN's FOREIGN MISSIONS.
Meeting of the Delegates at High Street
Church,

The meetings of the Woman's Foreign
Missions began in this city at High street
church yesterday morning, with the
meetings of the delegates, which were
private, and continued during the morn
ing and afternoon. Mrs. William H.
Fem, wife of Rev. DR.. Fem, the pastor
of the church, and who for twenty years
has filed the Office, welcomed the visit
ing ladies.
Among the distinguished delegates
present at the meetings were Mrs. Jud-
son Smith of Boston, president of the
board, and wife of DR.. Smith, one of the
secretaries of the American Board, Mrs.
Joseph Cook, Mrs. A. G. Thompson,
Mrs. S. Brainard Pratt of Boston, Mrs.
E. E. Strong of Auburndale, Mass, Mrs.
Amos FL. johnson of Salem, Mass, Mrs.
Ell. W. Wilkinson OF Providence, R. l.,
Miss Emily S. Gilman of Norwich, Conn,
Miss S. E. Daggett of New Haven, Miss
Abbie B. Child of Boston, Mrs. L. S.
Rowland of Lee, Mass, Mrs. F. W. Pc
loubet of Auburndale, Mrs. Joshua Colt
of Winchester, Mrs. j. L. Hill Of Med
ford, Mrs. Amory II. Bradford of Mont
clair, N. j., Mrs. j. G. Vose of Provi-
dence, r. l., Mrs. Henry Fairbanks of
st. Johnsbury, VT, Mrs. Charles H.
Daniels of Brooklyn, N. Y, Mrs. F. L..
Holmes of Plymouth, Mass, Mrs. G. M.
Stone of st. Johnsbury, VT, Mrs. W. p.
Williams of Hartford, Mrs. Clayton
Welles of Taunton, Mass, Mrs. Susan N.
Brown of Newburyport, Mass, Mrs. T.
M. Toward of st. Johnsbury. vt.
The following missionaries arrived on
the evening trains and will address the
meeting today: Miss Mary L. Daniels of
Harpoot Turkey, Mrs. James L. Barton
of Harpoot, Turkey. Mrs. C. P. W. Mer-
rift Of Pao-tingfu, China, Miss VT.
Crosby, Kusaie, Micronesia, Pauline
Root, M. D., of Madura, India, Mrs 6.
H. Gutterson of Madura, India, Mrs. o.
Fl. Gulick of Kumamoto, Japan, Miss
Ida W. Prime of Constantinople, Tur-
key, Miss Laura B. Chamberlin of Sivas,
Turkey, Miss Agnes NJ. Lord of Smyrna,
Turkey, Mrs. Robert A. Hume of Alme-
duager, India, Mrs. Charles W. Hol-
brook of Mapumilo, South Africa.
The delegates at their meetings yes
terday discussed these questions:
Duties of officers. Opening by Miss
e. S. Gilman, president Eastern Connec-
icut Branch.
Duties of members. Opened by Mrs.
J. W. D. Carter, secretary of the Maine
Branch.
The conduct of meetings. Opened by
Mrs. Joseph Cook of Boston.
The raising of money. Opened by
Mrs. Fl. D. Noyes of Hyde Park, Mass.
This will be the programme for to-
days meetings at High street church:
9.15-Devotional meeting, conducted
by Mrs. Henry Fairbanks Of St. Johns
bury, VT; 10, regular session; welcome
president of Maine Branch; report of the
Home Department, Miss Abbie B. Child !;
statement of the treasurer, Miss Ellen
Carruth; survey of foreign work, Mrs.
S. Brainard Pratt; missionary address,
Miss Mary L. Daniels, .Harpoot, Turkey
survey of foreign work concluded.
2.00-Missionary address. Mrs. J. l..
Barton, Harpoot, Turkey; impressions
of the Worlds Congress of Missions, -
Mrs. F. L. Holmes, Plymouth, Mass
missionary addresses, Mrs. G. P. w. Mer.
rift, Paotingfu. North China, Miss E.
Theodore Crosby, Kusaie, Micronesia
address, Rev. Judson Smith, d. D.
7.30-Statement of junior work, Miss
Kate G. Lamson; address, Rev. William
Fl. Fem, D. D.; missionary address, DR.
Pauline Root, Madura, India; address,
Rev. f. E. Clark, D. d.
These meetings are open to the public.
Miss Newton has kindly agreed to Off
ciate as pianist.
Dinner will be served in the Free street
vestry today, by the ladies of State street
the Second Parish, Woodfords and Beth
ell churches. Thursday, High street,
Williston, st. Lawrence street and the
Fourth church will serve. These dinners
are for out-of-town visitors only.