The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-28

The annual meeting Of the Wo-
mems Foreign Missionary society OF
Methodist Episcopal church of the
Wyoming district was held yesterday
in the Asbury Methodist Episcopal
church at Monsey avenue and Della
ware street, Green Ridge. The meet
ing was opened by devotional exercises
led by Mrs. M. s. Hard, of Kingston,
who read that portion of the gospel of
St. Mark referring to the amounting Of
Christ by Mary, after which Rev. Mr..
Horns aud Mrs. Sweet Gardner led in
prayer.
Mrs. WV. Ives in greeting the dele
gates to the church and convention
said that the aim OF the convention was
to increase the effectiveness OF the diff.
ferent auxiliaries. Women are apt to
underestimate their ability, although
they have been in the lead Of every cru.
sade for any good purpose.
She was followed by Rev. A. F. Chat.
fee, who welcomed the delegates to the
church because he thought it would be
the means Of creating new enthusiasm
that will extend into all the branches
of church work. In the absence Of
Mrs. j. B. Summer and Mrs. G. G. Ly-
man the responses were made by Mrs.
M. s. Hand. Mrs. Lee, Of Plains, and
Mrs. Parsons, of Waverly.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
The report of the recording secretary
and treasury were read and adopted
Mrs. Lee, the corresponding secretary.
reported having sent out 109 blank pos
tai cards. ali Of which have not yet
been raturned. fifty.four reports and
having organized an auxiliary of thir-
teen members at Wanamie.
Delegates from tho Wyoming, Kings
ton. West Pittstou, Wilkes Barre,
Plains, Yates, Avoca, the Elm Park
church, Simpson, Memorial Provi-
9ence and Asbury church auxiliaries
gave very encouraging reports. Wyom-
ing has the banner auxiliary, for al
thongh only three years old it has now
forty-two members and raised and dis.
tributed $34O for missionary purposes.
Mrs. W. H. Pearce told of her visit
to Miss Halls school in Rome. She
said that the scholars are from all the
different classes, some Of them being
able to pay for their tuition while
others are not. The school is of the
same grade as the government schools.
A large number Of the pupils are
taught the English language, as most
OF the business houses need at least
one who is conversant in it because of
tho larna MN, hnr of ton
The president then appointed Mrs
Parsons, Mrs. Price and Mrs. Fuller as
a committee on resolutions; Mrs. Dale,
Mrs Ives and Miss Wadham commit.
tee for nominating the officers for the
ensuing year, and Mrs. Furey, Mrs.
Smith and Mrs. Lea to prepare the pro-
gramme Of the next meeting, and Mrs.
Horns and Mrs Chaffee to send greet.
ings to the convention of the Honesdale
district, which was in session ut the
time in Dunmore. Mrs. G. w. Grsen
was introduced to the delegates Just
before adjournment. The ladies Of the
church had prepared a luncheon, which
was served to ebont seventy people in
the Sunday school rooms in the base
ment.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session was opened
with devotional exercises led by Mrs.
c. d. Simpson, of the Elm Park
church, Mrs G. w. Green, late of
Japan, leading in prayer. Mrs. F. II.
Parsons paper on "Do l Help, or Hin
der" was very entertaining. Mrs.
Benton T. Jayne sang 'Lo, the Golden
Sheaves Are Shining. after which Mrs.
Q. w. Green. who has but recently re-
tired from the work after spending
over eight years in the mission fields
in Japan, spoke on the work that was
done. She showed the audience q let.
ter written in English by member of
class of girls that she had taught for
some time. 1t was written on roll Of
paper abouty twenty i've feet long and
six inches wide. Mrs w. c. MacDon.
aid. assisted by Miss Bernice Conger,
then recited THE Watchman on the
Tower"
Miss Lizzie Raub gave very concise
account of the "School at Lucknow, ="
saying that is was organized by Miss
Colburn with six girls ana in two
months had increased to twenty. FIVE,
and at the beginning of this year il
contained over hundred girls and a
college had also been started
The report of the committee on reso-
lutions was then read, in which the
convention thanked the ladies of the
Asbury church for their luncheon,
hearty welcome and all who took part,
The nominating committee reported
in favor of keeping the same officers
for another year, with the addition of