The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-06-20
sons because it was foreign missions that

isons because it was foreign missions that
had made them.
Mrs. Carter moved the delegates in
each conference select their delegate to
the Women's Board meeting to be held
in November and send the names to the
secretary, Miss Hayes. This was voted.
Mrs. Fem thought it well to have an
extra contribution taken up to send dele
gates who couldn't afford to go and nav
their own expenses.
hymn was then sung, prayer offered,
and after an invitation to lunch from
Mrs Fem, provided in the vestry, the
meeting adjourned to afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon exerc. SEES. egan with the
221st hymn.
Mrs. Don nell offered prayer.
Mrs. Fem, the president, then deliv-
cred her annual address She said this
was the 22d year of the branch, which
opened with severe loss in one SO faith
ful.to the work. THE letters sending finan-
cial help were not perfunctory, but cordial
in tone. Think of the circle of little
ones in Piscataquis county, and the ones
in Lebanon that have done so much
good. Mission bands start from these
little ones.
In Egypt, in India and in Turkey we
shall find ourselves ready for our Mas
ter's coming.
The home secretary, Miss Ella Fl. Hayes,
read her annual report, of which this is a
digest: m ss
HOME SECRETARY'S REPORT.
From the report of the home secretary
Miss Ella H. Hayes we learn that there
are 95 auxiliaries-some of the old ones
having been revived-and an increased
membership in both old and new is very
apparent. All the foreign missionary
work is not done through the auxiliaries.
In many of the smaller places it is found
more expedient to combine the foreign
and home work. Then too the Christian
Endeavor and Mission Circles burn, some
large and others smaller, candles in the
countries sitting in darkness.
Our state has felt deeply the depressed
the cheerful cry from the little town of
Brewer this year. This should send cheer
to every heart. Woodford's auxiliary re-
ports that it has increased it's contribu-
tlOns one hundred per cent over last year.
This was greatly stimulated by the visit
OF the corresponding secretary, Mrs. j.
w. D. Carter, in January when she ear
nestly advocated the soliciting of sixty
cents from as many ladies as possible
who had not given to the Womens' Board.
Another method that has commended
itself highly is the pledge of two cents
week. Tho result of this method in
Waldo county justifies the experiment..
Gorham has reaped personal benefit
from personal letters sent to each family
in the church. Missionary teas have pre-
vented dry meetings and given a
honey" atmosphere where tried The,
report recommended strongly original
papers. By taking for study in winter a
country, the habits of the people, the
topography of the country became famil-
lar to us and the self sacrificing missi on
aries became as dear to us as our home
friends. To read from a magazine article
is a sure way to kill meeting. The
various missionaries who have visited our
Pine Tree State Fand our fellow towns
woman, Miss Kyle, have been cordially
received and instilled fresh courage into
many discouraged fields
AS usual the Mission band of Portland
has been strong one on which we lean.
we predict great results under the leader
ship of the new president, Mrs. Thomp
son, SO eminently fitted for the service
by experience. The Boston Home an
nounces the subscription "to Life and
Light has fallen off greatly from that
Of former years The Board feels this is
due to lack of care in securing the sub
scriptions. SO that those that are un-
paid, are removed from the list at the
close of the year. We feel confident this
will be remedied this year.
A paper Chow can the further
interest of the pastors be secured
for increase of missionary influence, !"
was read by Mrs. Thompson. If the word
'men,' said the speaker had been SUBJ
stituted for pastors" the answer would
have been ready, because SO many men
are interested in mission work The
ideal mission board will be that where
men and women work together in the
mission field. Some pastors have not
heard of this mission work of the wom-
en- haven heard of the Woman's Branch.
This seems incredible. One pastor in
New Hampshire never heard of the paper
Life and Light. Evidently some Of
the clergy need education. If the pas
tor is interested in foreign missions, his
church will be. The converse is also true.
The lack of in terest among pastors is
generally found in the interior of state,
away from the centres, in the small coun-
try towns. A brief course of instruction
in missions should be put into the the
illogical schools and student answer
questions thereon before he receives his
diploma. Another way to interest the
pastor is to appoint a meeting at the
parsonage and have him address the
meeting. Keep him well supplied with
the literature of the women's work
Send the pastor to the American Board
meetings. An extensive Ecourse of lect-
ures in the church would be of great
help, and let the pastor refer to these
women's meetings in his remarks as if
it would be a great loss to lose one
Monthly concert is often synonymous
with stupid meeting. 1t should be of
SO much interest that the missions will
be helped. The speaker spoke of Mrs