The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-16
wOMEN's BOARD OF MISSIONS.
A Number of Important Matters Dis
posed Of

Meridian, Miss, May 15-At this morn
ing session of the women's board of mis-
sions Of the Methodist Episcopal church.
South. Mrs. Cheatham of Virginia led the
devotional exercises
The minutes were read and approved.
Mss Barnes offered the following:
Owing to the depleted condition Of our
treasury and the great crying need of
the work in foreign fields, and being
earnestly desirous of doing everything
in my power towards replenishing the
Golfers of the Master. l ask this board
TO reconsider its action of yesterday in
granting me $500 for clinical assistance,
and viii manage the best that 1 can
without it,"
Mrs. Truehart moved that the request
Miss Gibson moved an amendment that
the item in the finance report, calling
Tor the $500 for Miss Barnes extra work,
be stricken out and office expenses" in
serted. This was carried.
Mrs. Iruehart moved a reconsidera-
ton of the item in the report of the COM
mittee on publications referring to the
Young Peoples Leaflets, and begged that
1t be not left out. The motion was car
ried.
Mrs. Strother moved that hereafter
all obituaries in the Woman's Mission
airy Advocate be limited to our mission
aries and members of the board"
MIS-. Ifuendrt read a letter from MISS
Bennett and her report as treasurer of the
Scarritt Bible and Training school A
resolution in honor OF Miss Bennett was
Mrs. Dowle read D. letter from Miss Julia
Hayes, daughter of the beloved honorable
president, Mrs. Juliana Hayes. I'm this
connection Miss Gibson offered touching
prayer.
A. resolution was read pledging the board
to bring the Scarritt Training School to
the attention of the young womens an
pastors to recommend il to the people
Mrs. S. Harris then offered the follow
Resolved, that conference secretaries
be allowed TO use the programmes prepar-
ed for the Little Worker on special occa-
sions and paying when used for other pur-
poses.
Mrs. Strother offered the following:
Resolved, that the conference cores
ponding secretary report to the womans
board in annual session the amount sub
tracted from the general treasury during
the year to supplement this contingent
Mrs. Truehart then read a letter from
Miss Alice Moore, who now has charge
of our school in Piracicabo, also letters
from Misses Littlejohn and Glenn.
Miss Ida Moore offered the following
which was adopted: ut is moved that
the attention Of missionaries be called to
the rule, Missionaries are not permitted
TO make public or private appeals for
funds to aid in support OF their work with
out knowledge of the board, and such
appeals must be made through the foreign
secretary of the board
The committee on courtesies brought
forward Miss NJ. Newman, who is being
educated by the Mississippi conference OF
the East Mississippi Female College.
Mrs. Bell. Of the Cumberland presby-
terian board, was introduced. She made
some happy remarks, referring to her
voyage across the sea to a conference in
London in company with Mrs. Hayes.
The following pledges to the special fund
We're made by the conferences: Alabama,
$500; East Texas, 5000; Florida, $500; Hals-
tein, $500; Kentucky, $1,000; Louisiana,
$500; Louisville, $500; Memphis, $3.50; Mis-
souri,, $500; North Alabama $500; North Car
cliTa, Sl0l, North Georgia, $1,000; North
Mississippi, $500; Northwest Texas $500;
South Carolina, $500; South Georgia, $500
Southwest Missouri $l500.
Pledges on Mrs. Wightman's appeal
were made by conferences Mississippi,
$50; Halstein, $500; Baltimore, $780, Flor
ida, .100; Louisiana, $t00; Louisville $50
Memphis, 500; North Alabama, 800; North
Carolina, 500; Northwest Texas, $50 +,
South Carolina, 5000 South Georgia, $500;
Tennessee. $50; Texas $50; Virginia, 500.