Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-11-15
rREsnrrEnIAN uIssfoNs.
Reports of Foreign Missions Election of
ofiicers-Aieetings Afternoon and Even


IL. Logan, gave the text, 10, am with |
you Away" as the golden thread of |
thought for the hour. The report Of |
the corresponding secretary, Miss Irma
Graham, was read by Mrs. II. III. Stev.
enson, showing decided progress in the
work in Syria, India, China, Japan and
Africa, but the great need of more labor
in this field. Mrs. Mendinhall, in be.
Girls Industrial School, invited the
delegates to visi. that institution. Mrs.
Anna S. Wharton, Dover, Mrs. Lafay-
cite Marks and Mrs. L. L. Shaw of
Nottingham, described working aux
iliaries they had visited.
An essay Child Life in Siam"
written by Mrs. Charles Eckles, of Siam,
and letters from DR.. Donaldson OF
China, and Mrs, Ferris of India, were
read. Photographs of the Siamese resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs Eckles, and DR..
Donaldson in Chinese costumes were
passed to the delegates for inspection.
A short prayer for the absent
missionaries was made by Mrs. A N.
keigwin.
Mrs. A. II. Berlin in behalf of the W.
@. II. U. gave cordial greeting to the
two societies.
The golden thread of thought for the
hour from , to 3 "Christ, all in all"
was commented upon by the president
Mrs. Logan. "From Greenland's Icy
Mountains" was sung by the members.
A letter from the Foreign Mission
Board of Philadelphia asking for 5000
additional for the support of Mrs. Ferris
was read. AS the society did not feel
able to assume the obligation the secre.
tary Miss NJ. A. Gilpin was requested to
write to the board TO that effect.
Report on boxes sent Mrs. Ferris and
DR.. Donaldson were read by Mrs. II.
| IL. Brady. In additions to contributions
| S71.25 i'll money were raised and laid
| out in useful articles and the balance
$37 divided equally between the two
ladies.
Report Of Christian Endeayor Socie-
ties work for missions was made by
Miss Alice McLear, Last Christian En-
deayor Convention pledged $1,000000
for missions. Our share will not tie
small. Christian Endeavor Societies of
New Castle have given $6009 the past
year, by two-cent weekly contributions
or by monthly payments. We are en-
| NbAA Ats1Nt % hhO Abht bNAOAN
nothing was given to missions. Miss
Bertha Harlan read report on "Mis.
sionary Literature" showing slight in
crease in reading of this kind. A col.
lection for home missions was then
taken.
The annual election of officers resulted
in the nomination by ballot of the fol-
lowing named women as officers for the
coming year President, Mrs. William
II. Logan; Recording Secretary, Miss
NJ. A. Barr; Corresponding Secretary,
Miss NJ. A. Gilpin; Foreign Correspond
ing Secretary, Mrs. Anna S. Wharton;
Secretaries of Literature, Miss M. A.
Barr and Miss Bertha Harlan; Secretary
of Mission Boxes, Mrs. H. H. Brady;
Treasurer, Mrs. c. B. Finley; Vice.
presidents, Mrs. A. N. Keigwin, Mrs. L.
r. Hamill, Mrs. ]. s. Honk, Mrs.
Heaton, Mrs. Broughton, Mrs. Harlan,
Mrs. Lafayette Marks, Mrs. Anna S.
Wharton, Mrs. McElmoyle and Mrs. j.
II. Milligan. The session closed with
the benediction by the Rev. Lafayette
Marks.
A popular meeting was held in the
evening, which was addressed by the
Rev. Mervin J. Eckles, d. D., of Phila-
delphia, on "Foreign Missions" to a
large audience.
Thursday was the 10th anniversary of
Home Missions at tine meeting of the
Presbyterial Society in Hanover Church
and despite rainy weather there was a
! full attendance of delegates and mem.
bers.
The session was opened by devotiona,
exercises conducted by Mrs. Anna S
Wharton. After singing BLESSED As
surance, Jesus is Nine" the roll wa.
called by the secretary, Mrs. r. @
Southland, and the delegates from thu
different churches responded and pre-
scented the gifts of, their church band
! for the Christmas box to be sent to Mis-
Osborne.
The minutes of the previous meetins
were read by the secretary and adopted
, followed by the report of the two eX
: ecutive meetings held during the year
: The report Of Miss Margaret Wilson
, corresponding secretary, was read anC
. was an earnest plea for increased in
( terest in mission work. There are 8.
societies and 10 bands with a member
: ship of 1,076. There are 4 auxiliaric
S against ID of last year. Value Of boxe
e sent, $052.67, much less than the pre-
II vious year. Newark continues to nav
a have the banner for missionary litera
It ture. Mrs. Cleaver, an earnest worke
: of the Delaware society, died during til
d year. The treasurers report was sub
is mitted by Mrs. s. Z. Johnson, showing
/. the total receipts to be $1,896.36; dis
s. bursements, $1,S61.50. The society d
n Central holds the banner this year. 7rw
o verses of "Work for the night is con
ing" was sung.
Mrs, A. N. Keigwin made an addres
!. on Looking Backward The yer
l. walls of this old historic temple teei
=, n with memories of work done. / sha
. - not give you history of these 10 year
NJ but will gather in the shadows Of tn
~ past and bring forth few memorie
=, ,s In 1884, in this very room, where man
~ ~ now present were in attendance, IL
10 Society of Home Missions was orgul
10 lied. Man has two eyes, but is designe
=, to have three, two to see the present an
1; one-the eye of faith-to see the futur
W. A glowing tribute was paid TO Mi
o. Haynes, Mrs. Nixon, Miss Anna Pol
~ Mrs. Malone and other prominent wor
ers of the society at its organization.
!, many ways we fail now to do the woI
&C these faithful women have done, but d
~ not look back upon things that yc
~ ought to have done. The oil of Chri
~, ~ tian charity poured into the heart wi
~ make us sweet and lovely to all wi
~ are leaders-tender and charitable al
10 10 ready to aid and work for others.
~ Mrs. Southland read the report of mi
I; sion literature. Congratulations" fro
! the Foreign Missionary Society, was I
ii interesting paper read by Mrs. Villa
~ H. Logan. Mrs. Marks, whose adore
10 was omitted yesterday, gave an int