The Washington times., 1894-10-26
READING or REPORTS.

tion committee and the Heather Woman's
/ Friend were postponed until to-day, and the
! president appointed Mrs. A. NJ. Fisher, Mrs
/ S. II. Huston, and Mrs. Calder committee
| on resolutions Mrs 0. W. Scott rendered
an interesting report of the Heather Chill
! dren's Friend. of which she is the editor.
! The reading of the reports on the German
| Friend, BANANA paper, aud the literature
! committees work was deferred until to-day.
! Miss Parker, of Mexico, and Miss Kyle of
+ India, returned missionaries; Misses Collins,
/ Elliker, and Easton under appointment to
I India, and Miss Smith under appointment to
/ China, were presented to the meeting. Then
I to-morrows programme was drawn upon
and the following papers were read:
The India-Robilamed District" by Mrs
! ". b. Skidmore, and India 0udh District" 4"
| by Mrs. L. I. CoWen. Then Rev. DR.. Wood,
of South America. was introduced 10 the
meeting and the session closed with singing
and the benediction, by Rev. S. NJ. Hartsock,
pastor of Ryland NJ. Z. Church
Prof. w. X. Cohen opened the afternoon
session at O'Clock with an organ voluntary,
and Mrs. j. McKendree Riley. of Balti-
| more. chairman of the session, called upon
DIR. Ernsberger, medical missionary of India,
to offer prayer. Miss Lizzie Whaley, of the
Fifteenth Street Church choir sweetly sang a
! soprano solo, and Mrs. Riley read Scripture
selection.
WORK IN SOUTH AMERICA.
Mrs. Riley then introduced Rev. Dr. Wood
who gave an excellent account of the work in
South America. It was easier to reach the
| colored people in that country than anywhere
else in the world, he said. In his opinion it
is more difficult TO reach the colored people
in this country than those in any other ma
ton.
In conclusion he urged the ladies to con-
tinue in the good work and not stop until
their society should reach the sum given by
/ the general missionary society, at cost $780,
900.
DR.. Woods remarks were received with
considerable applause and then two verses
of Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus" were
sung. The chairman announced that after
consultation the officers and members of the
local committee had decided 10 change the
hour Of the missionaries experience meetings
from 2 o'clock in the afternoon until 1880 in
the evening.
1t was thought this would give the general
public better opportunity to attend the
meetings. The devotional meetings will here
after be held at o'clock instead Of in the
afternoon.
Dr. Ensberger of India. was the next
speaker. and she gave lengthy account of
the work in the western part of that country.
She has been five years in India and was the
first lady missionary allowed in the city of
Baroda.
DR.. Ernsberger recited number of incidents
in her personal experience, and said the ma
tives have never blamed the medical mission
aries for the death of a single patient Dr.
Ernsberger concluded her address at $3.50,
and then Rev. J. NJ. Slarrow of the Twelfth
Street Church, dismissed the delegates with
the benediction. The devotional exercises at
O'Clock were conducted by Mrs. NJ. s. Hus-
ton, OF Burlington, Iowa. missionary
prayer meeting was held at 1880 in the
evening.
The programme for to-day is as follows: 9.
q. m. devotions, Topeka branch: constitutional
publication committee, Mrs NJ P. Alderman;
heather womans friend, Miss P. Walden;
German friend, Mrs. G. Archard; Zenana
paper. Mrs. w. B. Sktdmore. the literature
committee. Mrs. J. 7. Gracey; reports of
official correspondence India, Kumaon dis.
trict, Mrs. f. P. Crandon; India northwest
conference, Miss ~ Watson; 1890 p. M, ad-
journ; 1880 p. M, symposium of missionaries
devotions, Mrs. w. B. Skidmore.