The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-02
HOME MISSIONS.
Ladies Of Jersey City District
Hold Their Annual Meeting
What Has Been Done.

The Jersey city district meeting OF
the Woman's Home Missionary Society
OF the Newark Methodist Conference
was held today in the Centenary Church
on Pavonia avenue.
At the time Tor opening the meeting
there were only about twenty present.
but the delegates kept coming constant
Iy until finally the church was comfort
ably filled.
: On the platform WEEK.-MRS.. w. H.
Beach, President of the Jersey City dis
trict Mrs. William q. Drake. President
sof the Newark Conference. n Mrs. J..
+. Boswell, Corresponding Secretary. The
meeting was opened by a conservation
meeting, led by Mrs. Boswell. Mrs.
Everett presided at the organ. On the
programmes used today was printed
the object of the society:-'To enlist
and organize the efforts of Christian
women in behalf of the destitute and
needy women and children in all sections
Of our country. without distinction Of
race. and to cooperate with the other
agencies of the church In educational
and missionary lines"
Today isðe day set apart by the
Methodist Home Missionary Society for
Humiliation and Prayer. Mrs. Boswell
emphasized the thought that "Confes-
sion' also should be added.
FEARS coWARDIcE.
Mrs. Willing of New York City read the
t~wenty-ffth chapter of Matthew and ex-
planned it. Mrs. Willing is in charge Of
Berechah Mission, on Tenth avenue and
Twenty-sixth street, In the district for
meriy known as "HelPs Kitchen" She
has worked for many years among the
most degraded Glasses and said, in speak
ing, Of her work.
TT thing the church has most to fear
Is the cowardice of the, Christians. They
are all afraid to work when 1t is a little
hard, and they leave a clear field for
the devil The Lord help US today to
put out Of our work all bigotry. all self
ishness,. all society and personal selfish
ness and we will surely prosper"
The delegates, after Mrs. Willing had
finished, sang "Consecrate Me, Lord"
The Rev. f. G. butcher. Pastor OF
the Centenary Church, welcomed the So
Getty, first, for what they had accom-
plished, and second, for what they will
accomplish. He SAID he was delighted
TO know that the Organization is one
KEEN KEEN p metsh he e F "a a'f Ms con lor man ae
20 the members of the society for their
wonderful work He said his principal
desire s'say w for M shse Il 3 : W Ynteageiy to ora sns sG-
Mrs. Beach responded to the welcome,
and said the society hoped it would help
the Centenary Church and be In return
Mrs. L. T. Evepett was appointed Sec
rotary pro tenn. The churches represent
ed at the meeting were:1entsnarya by
by q There were also delegates from
WHAT HAS BEEN poNE,
gave q report ON Local Work. She told
Of some families she had visited and their
needs She has a sewing school with
been made to the sick; IFS garments
distributed. and tracts and papers dis
said ten families had been supplied with
a Thanksgiving and again with a Christ
Mrs. Lowrie of the Emory Church said
qeiety. and they have raised about s53.
The Mercy and Help Committee is kept
Mrs. Van AIKEN, for the Centenary
Church, said there are about t~hirty-five
members. They ave sent barrels to
Home Missionaries, and have had enter
iainments of various kinds to raise
Mrs. Everett. for the West Side Church.
said their work for some time had. been
confined to local charities, but lately
they had sent boxes to the frontier and
The West Side. Church has taken Ire
If benef1ciaries for ten years. and Mrs.
Beach gave a short account Of the work
Of the decade. The two benefciaries for
whom they cared were two colored girls
in the Haven Home. THESE girls have
now returned to their people to do mis-
i coMMITTEEs APPOINTED.
Mrs. Van AIKEN and Mrs. Cole were
appointed the Enrolment Committee.
Mrs. Boswell, Mrs. Miller and Mrs.
Eakins and Mrs. Krantz. Resolution Com
mtttee.
Luncheon was served by the la dies of
the Centenary Church. Each delegate
received a bow Of colored ribbon. and
that color. In III way many became
acquainted with each other
Mrs. isabella Miller. of Crawford; Mrs.
Rnth Pruden. OF Newark; Mrs. Hall. Of
WATERFOWL N.eA
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