The Washington times., 1894-10-25
Executive Committee of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF WORK
Addresses of Welcome, Appointment of Off,
GERS, Standing Committees, and Branch
Secretaries, and Addresses by Returned
Missionaries the Chief Business Yesterday.


city for the next ten days. The executive
committee of the Woman's Foreign Mission,
ary Society Of that denomination began its
twenty-hfth annual session in Foundry
Church yesterday with nearly 100 delegates
and missionary candidates in attendance
The sacred ediflce was handsomely decorated
with flags of all nations, and the organ and
pulpit were almost hidden by palms and cut
flowers.
The sessions yesterday were devoted to the
addresses ofwelcome, appointment of officers,
standing committees, and branch secretaries,
and addresses by number of returned mis-
sionaries From 4 until 5 O'Clock in the
| afternoon Mrs. Alderman, corresponding sec
retary Of the New England branch, conducted
/ devotional exercises.
The church was half filled with the dele
gates and visitors when Miss Dashiel PLAYED
the opening voluntary on the great organ,
after which Mrs. Stevens. president of the
Baltimore branch, read to l50th psalm. Mrs.
/ Alderman. secretary OF the New England
/ branch, offered prayer and then Mrs. Stevens
! introduced Rev. DR.. o. a. Brown, pastor of
! Foundry Church, who welcomed the dele
! gates on behalf OF the entertaining church.
DIR. BRowNs WELCOME.
1t was an honor appreciated alike by him
self and the members of the church that
such large body of noble women had
honored the church by selecting it as their
meeting place. They represented noble
cause and he was glad to welcome them to
the home of his people.
''Iour presence will be a quickening i'm
pulse, he said. ''in the work OF extending
the teachings of the Heavenly Father. l am
ashamed of the Methodist Church that the
birth of your organization was not greeted
with more enthusiasm. Though the move
ment was not antagonized it was looked upon
as premature. In the past few years your so
ciety has swept to The uttermost parts of the
earth DIR. Brown concluded by wishing the
guests q hearty welcome to the church,
homes and success in their meetings.
The presiding elders welcome was deliv-
cred by Rev. Dr. Luther B. Wilson. He
brought the greetings OF his fellow ministers,
and bade the committee welcome in the
name of the Washington district OF the Bal
timore conference. After citing the many
attractions of the city, DR.. Wilson told the
ladies a reciprocal! interest was manifested in
them IN Washington and their movement. and
closed by bidding them welcome as laborers
together with God.
GREETINGS OF THE MINISTER'S.
The greetings OF the Methodist Ministers
Association were extended by Dr. Joel Brown,
pastor of the Union Church. "You have
seen too much of the sympathy of our minis
ters toward you and your work, said DR..
Brown. "for me 10 ever mention the warmth
and heartiness with which they welcome you"
He begged to assure the committee tha: the
ministry and laitg rejoice in the successful
work already accomplished by the society IN
the past years. and said that they pray for a
great success in the future.
- Mrs. Stephens announced that Mrs. A. II.
Eaton. president of the Baltimore branch.
was present and asked her to make a brief
address. Mrs. Eaton extended hearty greet
ing to her sisters, and spoke briefly of the
deaths in the society. but said those losses
had been universally balanced by the gain of
new members.
Mrs. Fisher. of the Columbia River Branch,
responded to the welcome on behalf of the
delegates, and spoke briefly of the organiza-
ton of the society. Then Mrs. Eaton, of
Baltimore. and Mrs. J. Z. Oracle, of Ro-
chester. n. Y, were elected president and
secretary. pectively, and Miss Wishart sang
a soprano solo.
THE STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mrs. Cowen announced the standing COM
mittees, as follows:
Missionary candidates-Mrs. Fl. T. Taylor,
Mrs NJ. o. Allen, Mrs. William H. Oldham,
Mrs J. A. Price, Mrs. NJ. K. Goulding Mrs.
n. C. Griffin, Mrs. G c. Martin, Mrs. NJ. H.
Triggs, Miss Ella NJ. Watson, Mrs. d. G. Cook,
and Mrs. A. n. Fisher.
Committee on publication-Mrs. i. F. Har-
rison. Mrs. baltimore, Mrs. NJ. S. Hard, Miss
Grace Uhler Mrs. W. B, Davis, Mrs. L. A.
Calder, Mrs. L. w. Byrkit. Mrs. L. n. VOL
ener, Mrs. +. D. Baker, Mrs. d. c. Cook, and
Mrs. 4. n. Fisher.
Committee on finance-Mrs. L. A. Alder
ID C1-T1
Mrs. z. B. Stevens, Mrs. B. Il. Cowen, Mrs.
I. 2. Crandon, Mrs. NJ. S. Houston, Mrs. G.
S. Winchell. Miss NJ. Watson, Mrs. E. NJ.
Crow, and Mrs. A. n. Fisher.
The home reports of branch secretaries
were submitted, and Miss NJ. Dreyer rendered
a report on German work. At 12:l5 recess
was taken until o clock for lunch.
The following named returned missionaries
were received by the committee yesterday
morning: Miss Hale and Miss Jewell, China;
Mrs. DR.. Ernsberger, Miss Carroll, Mrs.
Scott, Miss Day and Miss Lawson, India;
Miss Wilson. Miss Bing, Miss Forbes, and
Miss Danforth, Japan.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
There were more than 100 ladies in attend
ance when the afternoon session opened at 2
O'Clock. Mrs. Emma More Scott, of India,
presided and read the Ninety-tlrst Psalm.
Prayer was offered by Miss Carrie Jewell OF
China, and Miss BERTHE Thompson sang a So
prano solo, with Miss Dashiel as organ accom-
panist.
Then Mrs. Scott told of the work of herself
and husband in North India. The high-class
Mohammedan women are deeply interested
in the missionaries efforts and are anxious to
hear more about the Gospel. Abouttw years
ago Mrs. Scott began working in the sacred
cities OF Northern India, and established
schools and missions in those towns which
had before been inaccessible to the English
speaking missionaries.
At the great India fairs it was compare
lively easy to converse with the women, and
they were eager to be taught The work was
progressing, and promised to be as success
ful in the future as it had been in the past.
Many of the ladies desired to hear from
China, and Miss Jewell spoke of the work
there. She had considerable difficulty in
reaching Foo Chow, which has been the seat
OF her labors since 1884. The boarding
school there was established by the ladies of
the Baltimore branch. and when she arrived
at Foo Chow there were seventeen scholars.
Many of them had left the school on account
Of the war
ANXIETY OF THE CHINESE GIRLS.
The girls in China were anxious to learn
the English language so that they might be
better able to teach the Bible to the natives
Ten years of work among the Chinese had