The record-union., 1895-03-29
HOME AND FOREIGN MISSION WORK.
Annual Meeting Of the Sacramento
PreSbyteriaI Society,
Delegates Present From Many Places
Review of the Past Years Work
Election of Officers.

The fourth annual meeting of the
Women's Sacramento Presbyterial Home
and Foreign Missionary Society met at
the Fourteenth street Presbyterian
Church yesterday, a large number of
delegates being present The meeting
was opened with devotional exercises by
Miss Chandler, Secretary of the Y. W. c.
~ of Sacramento. The meeting was
called to order by Mrs. L. Z. Hatfield of
Sacramento.
\ report on the last meeting of the So
ciety at Colusa was read. followed by
Miss Elizabeth Murdock of Colusa, who
read an encouraging report on Christian
Endeavor work to foreign and home
missions.
Miss l. NJ. Hall Of Colusa, the Foreign
Treasurer, reported $2O6 80 contributed
to the missions for the year.
Mrs. D. w Gedney OF Red Bluff, Home
Corresponding Secretary, reported that,
while the mem bership slightly decreased,
the funds had increased which showed
that the work OF the society was pro-
crossing encouragingly.
Mrs. y, Z. Miller OF this city, Home
Corresponding Secretary \. z. ,. &. t.,
reported that more interest is being taken
by the young people in the work, and
that the money was being used where 1t
would do the most good.
Home Treasurer Mrs. =. Aitken Of this
city and Mrs. Mcintyre, Recording Sec
retary, read encouraging reports.
Mrs. L. NJ. Stevenson said few words
in regard to synodicaI work, in which
she said she is very much Interested.
Then followed reports from the auXili-
aries in home and foreign missions,
showing good work having been done III
those missions.
The following officers were elected:
home Presbyterian SOciety-President,
Mrs. Aggie Wilson of Red Bluff; Vice
President, Mrs. Edward Graham OF
Chico; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. D.
W. Gedney OF Red Bluff; Treasurer, Mrs.
a. Aitken Of Sacramento; Secretary for
Freedmen, Mrs. j. {. Eastman of CoIusa;
Secretary for y. p, Miss 4. p Miller Of
Sacramento. Foreign Presbyterian So
ciety-President, Mrs. L. Z. Hatfield Of
Sacramento; NiCe-P President, Mrs. ID. b.
Lyon OF Red Bluff; Corresponding Sec
retary, Mrs. NJ. NJ. Harding of Sacra-
meuto: Secretary for \. P, Miss Eliza
beth MurdOck Of COIusa; Treasurer, Miss
/. VI. Hall Of Colusa.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the afternoon session, after singing
the fourth hymn in the gospel hymns,
Mrs. w. >. Hoskinson presented greet
iugs from the Auxiliary Missionary So
ciety OF the English Lutheran Church,
and similar greeting was extended by
Mrs. LOtheimmer OF the German Luth-
eran Church.
Mrs. Eastman Of Colusa read a strong
and suggestive paper in respect 10 the
needs Of the freedman.
The Benefits Of Studying Missionary
Subjects was the subject assigned TO
Mrs. Kidd Of y acaYile, and was handled
in a bright, terse and practical way.
Mrs. Or. Miller OF kedding made "The
Pressing Need OfSChOol w Work Among the
Scotch Irish Mountaineers' leIt by every
one present, by the bristliug points in the
paper which she read.
Ialks on "Retreuchment' rarely fur
uisA attraction to anyone, but Mrs
Cause of Red Bluff knew Just how TO
make dull subject shine in pertinent
and entertaining mauner-eYen making
her hearers see good results growing out
of Tetreuchment, task which the orators
Of our last Legislature were unable TO
make the attaches appreciate.
Mrs. Il. NJ. Stevenson Of this city con-
Quoted a question box, which covered
the whole held OF missions, foreign and
home methods. plans and work in
general.
Next the meeting was addressed by
Miss JuHa Frazier Of Oakland, Synodical
Secretary OF the \ Oung Peoples Society
OF Christian EndeavOr, and in all ex-
tempOraneOus manner she delighted
everyone IN attendance by her deeply
instructive talk.
Mrs Garrelte OF Oakland told of her
delightful trip from San Francisco with
the little family Of Chinese children
whom she brought 10 the missionary
meeting as examples OF Leatneu converts.
Each Chinese girl has a history that is
peculiar TO herself and interesting to
everyone that Is working for the salvation
OF the Chinese. The girls sang and re-
cited, and TWO Syrian boys, about years
old, were introduced and recited in con-
cert What Boys Ought 10 Do" They
also sang duet, Jewels"
4 paper prepared by Miss Royce of
Chico was read by Mrs. ButterEe.d Of the
same place, on the subject OF "Presby-
terian Missions in India" She graphic
ally described the establishment, pro-
gress, growth and results OF the gospel
work among the Orieutals.
Mrs. Harding next presented, in a neat
and concise paper, "Comparatiye
Tables" balancing the merits Of home
and foreign missionary claims. As TO
results IN comparative work. the facts
are in evidence to show that many
churches and pTesDyterIes oil equal size
with the same uumbe OF churches and
presbyteries in the United States. con-
churches are greater than those at home
Miss Murdock Of COlusa showed, in a
paper on the subject of "Corea," how
difficult it is to plant the gospel in that
land. The paper evinced careful and
studIous preparation.
Mrs. EutrICau of Sacramento set forth
1.-Two Thoughts Deduced From the Chi
nese and Japanese War" nameIy-the
opportunity presented TO the church, aud
the men demanded Of her.
AT this point two little Chinese chill
dren, belonging to the work OF Mrs. I.
b. Jackson, among the Chinese in this
city, sang Il Sunday-schoCl song.
Mrs. AlcRae OF RoseyiIle made every
body present feel that systematic giving
was a necessity laid upon the church as a
duty unavoidable, and that each should
60 home and raise more coin for the
evangelism Of the world.
Mrs. Garrette addressed the meeting on
behalf Of the Occidental Board of Mis-
HOus.
The afternoon session closed with open
ing guestjou-b0x by Mrs. l.. T. Hat
field, and was conducted with much in
terest and enthusiasm. The meeting was
largely attended and all the parts OF the
afternoons exercises were listened to
with sustained interest to the close by an
appreClatlve audience.