The herald., 1895-02-16
The Associated Branches and
Their Work
THEIR MISSIONARY LAB0RS
The Society and What It Accomplishes
for the Church
Rev. TayIers Impressive Address-Rev. Trew
ON Division Of the Diocese.
Other Proceedings

The branches of the Woman's Auxil-
larry of the Episcopal church met in st.
Johns church yesterday afternoon. There
were present delegates from St. Paul's
church, Christ church, Church of the As
cension and Church of the Epiphany, to-
gether with large contingent from st.
Johns, and representatives from All
Saints, Pasadena.
Among those noticed at the gathering
were Mrs. Bugbee, Mrs. B. W. r. Tayler,
Mrs. A. G. L. Trew, Mrs. A. S. Clark,
Mrs. H. Judd, Miss Towel, vice-presi-
dent of the auxiliary; Mrs F. W. Adams,
Mrs. Shirley Ward, Mrs T. A. Eisen, Miss
Mccullough, Miss Seymour, Mrs. Moore,
Mrs. Ferguson, Miss Page, Miss Grier,
Mrs DIR. Cowles, Mrs. Blocker, Mrs. Cap
tain Spencer, Miss Lawrence, Mrs. West
Hughes and many others prominently
identified with missionary work. The
Rev. d. F. Mackenzie read the litany,
after which addresses were made by vari-
ious speakers
The Rev. B. W. R. Tayler made the
opening address in general introduction
OF the aims and motives of the Woman s
Auxiliary 1t came into existence through
the earnest desire of faithful women of
the church to bind themselves together to
assist in missionary enterprises. In 1871,
at a meeting of the Board of Missions of
the Episcopal Church, a recommendation
was made contemplating such organi-
cation. Other similar local organizations
were at that time in existence, but this
eventually absorbed them, being more
general in its aims. Its work was, gener-
ally speaking, providing for the needs and
necessities OF the mission field, and with
that end in view raised funds to sustain
the missionary work of the church at
home and abroad. 1t provided clothing
for missionaries and their families, dis
tributed church literature, provided vest
ments and altar furnishings aided in the
erection of churches, etc. Missionary
work was at the root and basis of all
Christian principle, and those who pro-
fessed Christianity, and yet did not pos
sess the missionary spirit, really had not
mastered the very fundamentals OF Christ
ian ethics.
The Rev. A. s. Clark of Christ Church
followed in a very able and forcible adj
dress on the work of the Junior Auxiliary
and the Babies Branch, two younger or
CARNATIONS which worked to the same
end. He spoke of the example which the
young frequently set the old in their de-
urged the training of the young while
their minds were yet plastic, into the
ways of the kingdom of Christ.
The Rev. Henderson Judd read a most
interesting paper on A VISIT to the Church
Missions House, which he had specially
prepared for the occasion. He graphic
ally portrayed the magnificent building
which has lately been erected in New
York City as the headquarters of the vari-
Gus missionary activities of the Episcopal
Church. In it were the offices of the
board of missions of the Woman Auxil-
larry, of the prayer book and Bible socie-
ties, of the Brotherhood of st. Andrew
and many kindred institutional activities
of the church.
The Rev. DR.. Trcw, of East Los An
geles, made the closing address, urging
the claims of the 'united offering" upon
the churchwomen of Los Angeles. Dr..
Trew also spoke of the proposed division
of the diocese of California and mentioned
that the 'united Offering would go
toward the endowment of a missionary
episcopate. He made forcible illustra-
ton of the little stream of water resulting
in the mighty river, and showed that the
money which went to the large mission
airy work of the church came from the
pennies and nickels and dimes, which
gathered volume and force, and became
large sums of money.
A collection was taken up for mission
airy purposes. 1t was successful gather
ing, and will result in strengthening the
missionary spirit in the Episcopal
churches of this city.