Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-19

The Annual Meeting of the Home Mis-
stonary Society Of the NJ. q. Church.

The Annual Meeting of the Home Mis-
s10nary Society Of the n. q. Church.
Over hundred earnest women were
gathered together at the Metropolitan NJ E.
Church. Ia and c sts., yesterday. The
occasion was the sixth annual meeting OF
the Woman's Home Missionary Society of
me Baltimore conference. Methodist Epis-
copal Church. Mrs. H. NJ. Teller, the pres
ident opened the meeting with a song serv-
Ice A Bible lesson by Mrs. w. w. Winks
and a prayer by Mrs. J. c. Tasker followed.
When the enrolment Of delegates, con-
Quoted BY the secretary, Mrs. A. T. Stuart,
was completed, Rev. DR.. Johnston, pastor
OF the church. welcomed the society and the
ladies to the capital city and to his church.
He spoke highly Of women and of home
missions. saying that although women were
called the weaker SEX they were the strong
er In virtue and in church work. Four
times as few offenses and six times as few
crimes were committed by women as by
men. This. he said. was woman's century.
Mrs. Springer was also to have given q
welcome address, but since she has not yet
returned to the city. Mrs. Hopkins rose
and responded in place of Mrs. DIR. John
Men, who was also absent. The report of
Mrs c. w. Brown, the treasurer. showed
the total receipts Of the year to have been
S6656.S, an Increase of s., 791.73 over those
OF the year before. So much pleasure did
the report give that the members rose in q
BODY and sang the doxology. The CORE
spending secretary. Mrs. c. L. Roach.
gave an encouraging yet pathetic account
OF OF the neld work throughout the country:
She tolo OF the work among the cOlored
people and the poor whites Of the south. of
|. the good done by the Ritter Home for these
people OF the work in Utah, in New Mex
leo and among the Indians. She made a
Hoe tho mi.
missionaries in these out-of- the-way places,
telling of their need for clothing and the
bare necessities Of life. She emphasized
especially the work among the immigrants.
VINO are every day pouring into the country
from all countries. She repeated many in
cidents within her own knowledge that
deeply affected her hearers. A solo by Miss
Nellie Miner interviewed and the reports OF
the district secretaries were next in order,
Mrs J. A. Richardson from the Baltimore
district beginning. Her report showed that
the work was growing, but 1t was strongly
In need OF better support. Mrs. A. NJ. Hop
trtct, told an interesting story of her work,
but also called for more interest and activ-
ity In the work before them. Mrs. e. s.
Leitch, from the East Baltimore district.
was not present, but a short verbal report
was made by another member from that
district. Miss Maggie Addison, the secre-
tary from Frederic district, gave a wonder
fully practical and entertaining talk in re-
pat to say in connection with missionary
barrels and asked help for the care of
widows and orphans. Her words were lis
tened to most intently and highly appre-
ctated by those present. Mrs. D. B. Street.
the secretary for Washington district.
closed with a report most interesting and
encouraging to workers in this city. FL
nanciallly they had been unusually sue
cessful Six new senior and six junior aux
fliarfes had been started. The Deaconess
Home had received most Of their support.
but the Ritter Home immigrants Home
in New York and New Mexico work had
come in for their share as well. Mention
was also made OF the soup houses main
tanned last winter. At the afternoon ses-
sion Mrs. William Burris conducted the de-
votfonal exercises, and Mrs. ]. T. Turner
made her report as secretary of supplies.
Mrs. Gov. Hughes Of Arizona gave an in
teresting talk on the frontier work Of the
association. Solos were sung by Misses
Nellie Miner and Matte Gray, after which
the Rev. DR.. I. N. Daily, superintendent Of
the Home for Deaconesses in this city, gave
an account Of the operations o; the home
during the past year. He spoke of the home
being In good working order, with some
twenty-five inmates. all being trained In
both Bible reading and deaconess work.
Miss Bell addressed the meeting on the
state of deaconess work in Baltimore. 1t
was resolved to ask the national executive
board. which will meet next week In To-
ledo. Ohio. for an appropriation Of q por-
ton Of the membership dues, to be applied
to home missionary work.