Evening star., 1894-01-04
CAUSE OF MISSIONS.
McKendree Church Holds an Earnest
the Work Being Done.

Over 100 interested and interesting women
filed the Mckendree Methodist Episcopal
Church, on Massachusetts, avenue between
9th and 10th streets northwest, today, all
earnest workers In the cause of missions.
The gathering was the first quarterly
meeting of the Woman's Foreign and Home
Missionary societies of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, and all the churches of that
denomination in the city were represented
In large numbers. The morning session,
which began at 1890 o'clock, was devoted
to the foreign missionary work. while the
afternoon was taken up in the interest of
home missions.
The morning session, at which Mrs. j.
McKendree Kelley presided, was begun by
an opening hour of prayer, singing and
Bible reading, in charge of Mrs. a. E.
Bovee. The minutes of the last meeting,
held at the Ryland NJ E. Church. corner
of 10th and d streets southwest, We're read
by the secretary, Mrs. Tilton. There was a
roll call Of the auxiliaries, and then a few
minutes were devoted to business Of all
kinds
Some business.
Various miscellaneous business was trans
acted. 1t was decided to hold the next
meeting on the third Tuesday in March at
Wesley M. L. Church, corner of 5th ana T.
streets northwest, and to hold the summer
session at Hamllne NJ. E. Church. corner of
9th ard p streets northwest, in June Mrs
DR.. Hingeley. the conference secretary, of
east Ohio, and Mrs. Beiler, wife of the vice
chancellor of the American University.
were introduced to the society. A commit
tee of three was appointed to arrange for
the next meeting, after which Mrs. 4. u.
Stevens, the branch corresponding secre-
tary, addressed the gathering.
Mrs. stevens Address.
Mrs. Stevens said that she was better
tions than make an address. She made a
plea for the published annual report, say
ing that in the mater of advertising Wash
ington had not supported its publication as
IL should have done. She also spoke of the
recent executive meeting and of the invita-
ton which she had extended to the united
society of the country to hold their next
meeting at the Foundry NJ E. Church in
thls city. An interesting glimpse into the
nethods and working of the general
hiahce committee was given, showing the
way IN which the estimates were passed
upon Tor all countries i'm which the work
was carried on
NUMBERS OF conversions had been report
ed during the year at the general meeting
M IN %. faH, she said. Something was also
.oia OF the work in the leper colony in
inoio, where Miss Mary Reed is spending
her life and who although the disease has
gained an undeniable hold upon her, is still
interesting letter from China was read
ana Mrs Stevens concluded her remarks
Win sketch OF the work carried on by the
society in Pekin and of it's great needs.
fhe nnancia1 report for the quarter was
next read by the secretary, Mrs L. III. TIL
ton Many of the auxiiiaries had not vet
made their reports, but 1t is estimated that
ABOUT $3.50 had been raised throughout the
vrntc
ing the past quarter in the various
churches.
No further business coming I'D the men,
oers' after singing the doxology. adjourned
lunch tables prepared below.
Home Missions.
The afternoon session of the joint meeting
was devoted to home missionary work.
Shortly after 1 O'Clock Mrs. WIN. Springer.
the president, called the women to order.
after which hymn was sung An earnest
and eloquent prayer by DR.. Baldwin fol-
lowed. at the conclusion of which Mrs S.
l.. Beiler gave Bible reading and a brief
talk. Meanwhile the room had been filling
up and only the last seats in the church
were unoccupied. Another hymn was sung
and then the minutes of the last meeting
were read by the recording secretary, Miss
Ella Steinmetz.
u.
responding secretary, was looked upon as
showing a great gain made by the society
Among other interesting and important
tnings, II recorded the gift of 5000 for a
hospital in connection with the Deaconess'
Home by some one who did not wish his
name known. Mrs. Street also told of the
opening OF a mission house in South Wash
ington Tor distributing groceries to the poor
in that locality and helping the poor In ;hat
neighborhood
The report given by Mrs. Street contained
many other encouraging items of informa-
tlon which interested women. relating to
the personal and individual work in the
churches. as it did.
Reports of an interesting nature were
given later in the afternoon by the treas
urer, Mrs. c. w. Brown; by the secretaries
OF supplies, Mrs. j. T. Turner and Mrs
l. n. Daily; Mrs. William Burris and Mrs
c. l.. Roach, who reported the annual
meeting at Toledo, Ohio, and the report of
the treasurer of the contingent fund, Mrs
IT Smith