Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-31
DISTRICT MISSIONARY MEETING
The Foreign Missionary Society of the
M. e. Church, South, Held Inter
esting Sessions in This City
on Sunday and Monday.

The annual district meeting OF thu
Foreign Missionary Society of the M
E. Church, South, was held in Mexico
Sunday and Monday. The Mexico
district includes Fulton, Montgomery
City, Moberly, Littieby, Auxvasse anG
intermediate towns and churches
The following delegates wer presen'
at all sessions, besides a large number
of earnest church workers and visit,
ors: From Mexico, Mrs. Wallace
from Fulton, Mrs. Collect; from Mob
erly, Mrs. Clapp; from Olivet, Miss
Graves; from Trinity, Mrs. n. J
Graham; from Bethel, Mrs. Stephen.
son; from Littleby, Mrs. Shook, and
from the Fulton Juvenile Society.
Miss Katie Randolph.
The meetings were presided over
by the District Secretary, Miss Anna
Scott, of Reedsville, while Miss Al
cinda Allen, of this city, acted as sec
rotary of the convention. The meet
ing was opened at II o'clock Sunday
morning with a fine sermon by Rev.
j. H. Pritchett. At 3 o'clock in the
afternoon there was a conservation
service led by Mrs. T. j. Gooch.
At half past seven in the evening
the services opened with deVo-
tional exercises, after which Mrs. +.
3. Watson delivered a beautiful ad-
dress OF welcome, which was respond
ed to by Mrs. A. T. Collett, of Fulton.
Then followed an excellent paper
prepared and read by Mrs. A. S. Reed,
of Fulton, ON "She hath done what
she could" The services were closed
it'll q recitation-''Nellie's Gift" by
Miss Katie Randolph, of Fulton. Miss
Randolph is a born el~ocutIonist ana
her recitation was greatly enjoyed.
The second days session was open
ed at 0 o'clock Monday morning with
devotional exercises led by Mrs. D.
n. Basket, of this city, after when
followed an address by the district
secretary, Miss Anna Scott. Miss
Scott spoke mainly on the work be-
ing done in the district and was at
tentively listened to by those present.
The report of the Juvenile delegate,
Katie Randolph, of Fulton, was then
read and was followed by a lengthy
discussion of this branch of the VOTE.
The reports of the delegates were then
read. The next number on tho pro-
gramme was a paper read by Mrs. }.
G. Trowbridge, the conference presi-
dent, OF Glasgow. Her paper showed
careful preparation and study and
was one of the most interesting read
before the convention. The morn
ing session was closed with a query
box.
The afternoon session was opened
at 1880 with devotional exercises.
Then followed fraternal greetings and
after this Miss Alcinda Allen made
an interesting address on the various
branches OF work done by this society.
More reports from delegates were
then read, all of which showed the
various societies to be in a most flour
ishing condition. The meeting was
closed with the transaction of mis-
cellaneous business.
The following committees were ap-
pointed by the president: On Junior
work, Mesdames Basket, Trowbridge,
Graham, Clapp, Emmons, Wilson and
Luckie; on resolutions, Mesdames
Reed, Stephenson and snooK.
On Saturday evening the delegates
and their friends were most delight
fully entertained by Mrs. s. P. En-
mons at her elegant home in South
Mexico. Those who attended the
meeting pronounce it one of the most
successful ever held. |