Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-11-16
HOME MISSION ECHO.
Published in Augusta and Edited by Mrs.
Anna Sargent Hunt.

Published i'm Augusta monthly, Is the
Home Mission Echo ;the official organ OF the
Woman's American Baptist Home Mission
Society. and the editor and publisher is Mrs.
Anna Sargent Hunt, a Lady who wiclds a
fluent pen, and furnishes the Echo read
ers with monthly contribution of inter
cstng matter. From early childhood she
gave evidence of her ability as writer
and how she became editor of this publ
cation is quite worthy of note in this
brief article. When a little girl she
wrote an article about the parties or the
manner in which the people usually
amused themselves, narrating it In take
off style, and it possessed so much genius
that the editor of Zion's Advocate pre-
vailed upon her father to allow it to be
published in this paper. Many perused
the little contribution and We're so pleased
with it that inquiries were made as to
who the author was. Thus began her
literary career, and since, she has furnished
many writings Ior newspapers anu
magazines.
Mrs. Hunt became deeply interested in
the W. G. T. u. movement and for a long
time took prominent part in the work Of
this society. Whom the W, A. B. H. NJ.
Society decided to issue paper, letter
was written to Mrs. Hunt asking what
she thought would he good title
for the sheet In simple reply she
suggested that it be called the Echo, and
such it was named. In 1886 the society
requested Mrs Hunt to take the editorship
of the paper. which she had named, but 1t
was only by very earnest expressions from
the leaders of the society that she accepted
When the Echo passed into her hands it
had "A circulation of ZOO, while now the
list shows 10, 600 and nearly 1000 are
struck off each mouth. These 10000 sub
scribers are all paying ones and when
subscription is past due and the necessary
amount for renewal is not at hand the name
is struck from the list.
The Echo is the New England organ OF
the W. A. b. II. NJ. Society and the Wes-
tern organ is Tidings, published in
Chicago The first named not only
covers all New England but reaches to
every state in the Union, and many
parts of Canada. No samples are sent
out unless requested The paper is
made up of 10 pages, without any
advertisements 1t has its editorial
notes, letters from correspondents, and
treats of the work being done in the in
terests of the society under whose auspices
1t is issued. This organization labors IN
the interests of the Freedmen, Indians,
Mormons Chinese, Mcxicans, and Alask-
ans and has schools established for the
educating and uplifting of these people.
The topics treated in this 7xio monthly
are up to date and relate to questions of
interest in general.
The work Of this paper takes the greater
amount of the editors time daily. BY a
systematic method of book keeping OF her
own arrangement every account is accur-
ately kept and in an instant the standing
OF every patron can readily be ascertained
Many very readable poems appear in the
Echo from Mrs Hunts pen and her cdi-
torial notes serve to cnthuse new interest
INTO the workers for home missions. In the
secon story of her home on South Chest
nut street is the office in which she writes
ana manages the paper Mrs. Hunt is
one of the prominent members of the
unity and Current Events clubs of this
city, the two literary societies, and is con-
hected with other organizations.
r. L. Webber has just received large
iiie OF choice crackers and if you read his
al he will tell youabout these cookies.