The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-10-05
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
The women's Foreign Missionary
Society Of Wheeling Meets.
INTERESTING SERVICES YESTERDAY
Morning and Afternoon at Thomson
NJ. E Church. on the Island-A Re-
view OF the Work of the Society.
Increased Interest is seen-oGicers
for the EnsuinG Year Are Elected.
Tho Proceedings in Detail.

Yesterday morning and afternoon the
twenty-second annual meeting OF the
Women's Foreign Missionary Society Of
the II. E. churches OF Wheeling dis.
trict took place at Thomson NJ. E
church, on the Island. aud II passes
into the history Of the organization as
the best attended and most enthusiastic
ever held. The various churches were
all we'll represented, and the pastor,
and especially the ladies Of Thomson
church, were tho beat OF entertainers.
The meeting in the morning was
opened at 0 o'clock by devotional excr-
cises followed by music. Mrs. EtzIer,
OF Thomson, made an effective and
warm address OF welcome. Mrs. Rose,
the district secretary, made her annual
report, which showed that tho society
is at present doing more effective
work than ever before. notwithstand-
ing tho hard times. The report OF tho
district treasurer, Mrs. sturGis, was next
read, and showed that things financially
are In good shape. Corresponding sec
retary, Mrs. johnson, in her report re-
fers to the interest, very pronounced,
that Is now being taken in tho work OF
the society.
The various church auxiliary societies
reported what they had done during
the year. as follows: Zane street, S22 "a ;
Wesley, 500 So; Thomson, $50 G5; Tria-
delphia. $40; Fourth street. $40 10;
Moundsville, STA 80; total $500 81. The
various mission bands also reported
aud their SHOWING financially was worry
good.
The question, GLOW to make our
work more interesting" was opened by
Mrs Jackson and the presidents OF this
auxiliary societies followed. the dlscus.
sion developing several excellent plans
for tho prosecution OF the mission work.
The committee on resolutions was
named, as follows: Mrs. Sturgis, Mira.
Ford, Mrs. List, Mrs. Mary Sisson, oi
Triadelphia, and Mrs. Gordon, Of
Moundsville.
The committee on place OF meeting
for next year and programme was ap-
pointed, as follows: Mrs. Sisson, Mrs.
Enqle, Miss Eliza Wells and Miss
Lewis. The committee will not select
the place OF meeting at once, that mat
ter being deferred for time. Shortly
before the noon hour the society took a
recess for dinner.
The afternoon session was fully as
well attended as that of the morning.
The committe on resolutions made its
report thanking Rev. DR.. Buckley, pas
tor Of the Thomson church, Mrs. Bick-
ley and others for the entertainment
offered, and to the officers for the able
manner in which they had discharged
their duties. Officers for the ensuing
year we're elected as follows:
District secretary, Mrs. ]. +. Rose.
District treasurer, Mrs. Ella SturRis.
Recording secretary, Mrs. 81. +. Jones.
Delegate to branch meeting, Mrs. 5.
O. Moore; alternate, Mrs. E. 9. Stone.
Mrs. Jackson was presented with GER
tlficate as life manager Of the society.
Mrs. Emma Moore Scott, a returned
missionary from India gave an interest
ing talk on "Child Life in India" Mas.
ter Her bert Scott also gave number OF
the Hindoo songs which were greatly
appreciated, especially by the younger
portion OF the audience.
The meeting closed with q lunch
served by the Thomson church ladies
last evening.