The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-03-15

From time to time tie saying goes that
preachers live on yellow legged chickens.
The folio wing extracts from the report
presented yesterday by Mira. Henry Il.
Pickles. before the Wonan's Home Mis-.
sionary Society throws some light on the
subject In referring to the acknowledg.
ment OF supplies.
In our own little state member of the
Wilmington Conference wrote as tollo VS.
My horse aid | average 100 miles a
week" We have been the week without
butter or meat and tile fist of January
reported having received only Sl2O Simon
last March. But we have been truly
happy-S5 souls saved.
Ills wife wrote I'VE have been al merely
grateful for the good warm bed, clothing
and under garments to keep king Frost"
out, Another lady wrote thut her husband
had received oaly $50 during the confer
enoe year and this amount for a family OF
four or live.
In conclusion the report said God bless
the W. ii. III. Is. End may it's work be
abundantly blsssed ana may it pro sper
during the coming year.
o,i, me attornoon session was very inter-
estinR feature of which was the able
rendition OF solo by Mrs. Benson.
The following officers were eIeoted:
President Mrs. N. NJ. Browne; CORES I.
pondlng secretary. Mrs. O. W. weldin
Hastings; treasurer, Mrs Henry O. Robin.
SON. Mrs. Weldin was elected president of
the district of Wilmington, aud NJ. j.
Floyd secretary of the Wilmington dis :
tricti AIRS. n. M' Browne was elected a
delegate to the national convention; MIR O.
NJ. 1. Challenger was elected delegate to
the Oooan Grove anniversary.
AT the evening session an interest ting
address, was delivered by Mira Clinton b.
Fisk, OF New York.
Mrs. Clinton Is. Fisk remembered sey.
erai years ago having owned an organ
ana one OF the bre.hrea believed 1t was
very wicked. She therefore favored In.
strumentai music. She also congratulate.
go the Mission Band on Its grand snow
ing. 1t was tho llrst time she remember.
eu ever having seen such slight.
10 chrlstlanlze and to educate woman
was tho object OF the Woman's HON q
Missionary Society.
There arc three homes In existence at
present. In Boston the Home is the
Haven OF Rest to all Immigrants VINO
arrive from foreign countries. For five
cents as good meal as man would
want can be obtained there. 1t was the
anchor for girls without home. What
1s trus OF one home is true of the others,
lhere are t"enty.seven Industrial
hoines under the supervision OF tho w.
IL. Al. h. where the poor girls are suucat.
ed IN everything connected with woman
hood.
She honors every person who Is self.
supporting. This is what we are learning
those girls In all the homes. There have
slhce Its organization. Tho work of the
Deaconesses was described.
IN New York city is span of ter
squares Dy live squares; every resident Is
an ltallan and very excellent work is be-.
ing done amongst those people.
Inc work among the Chinese and Iu-
dians ls doing well. Local work consists
In good deal. All church societies should
Contribute to the local work OF the ehurch,
After noticing the vast am cunt of supplies
sent To the far west during the past live
months, Mrs. Fisk had her request
granted by those present singing til,
doxology. dolly ls a very joyous thing
Tor home and one should go In eyerI
barrel that Is packed
Ihe following societies pledged to give
20 each to one of the Homes: Boys Mis
sionary League. Doughten Missionar,
Band Lucy Hayes Band, Busy Bes Bind
Junior Home Missionary Band and Grace,
Port Deposit, Union, scott and Asbury
Auxlliaries.
Deputy Coroner Chandler held an in.
quest on the body OF Il ESQ Erice, coIored
slate Road, who was found dead yestsr.
Gay me rning under a wagon In the IN oy
OF John Biddle near Bear Station.
brice In company with HE brother was
at Delaware City on Wednesday, and
when he reached Bear Station about 0
O'CLOCK he was very drunk and unable to
go TO his home about mlle away The
jury returned verdict OF deaf tn from ex.
posure.
inv man Whs WottIlhSS SOrt OF q fel-
low VINO never would do any work and
during the past year suffered considerably
from want OF food and clothing. About
years ago he separated from his wife
and little 6year- -old boy is living with
his Gnole on the MacAllister farm.
Thanks to the vigilant eye of Police Off
ce John L. Welsh, one OF the most eff
eient ollicers OF Wilmington, both HarrI
and button aIe again in jail
Al Peter L. Fagan'a sale yesterda .,
horses sold from Sj5 to 800 and COWS from
sls to s42. stidham and Son were th,
auc Ito neers.
strange combination was presented
mere yesterday morning. Whom the dele
gates were going to the annual meetInv
the police officer OF Middleto WIN walked a
iittie colorsd girl OF IA years of age TO The
jail. She was committed IN default of
bail Tor larceny OF money from the draw
Oh In Michael kumpell d Cos bucher shop
There Ia room tor home miseionar,
work right at home. 1t would seem.
The al, Il. Church will DO crowded to
night with people from this city and VII
mington. to listen to tho lecture of Rev
Dr.HuDDard oil ''How to win. y
Spring hats. spring styles. for mon an,
boys. W. 1. MeaGns. halter, 7l3 Marke
street.