St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-04-11
MISSION WORK ABROAD.
Interesting Session of the. Women,s
Quarterly board


Quarterly Board
The second quarterly meeting of the Min
neapolis branch of the Women's Foreign mis-
slons was held all day yesterday at the First
NJ. E. church of this city. basket lunch
was served at noon. Mrs. Frank Doran pre-
sided as president pro TEN. The consecra-
tion meeting at $3.50 a. was led by Mrs D.
Nj. Mandigo and was followed by the roll
call. Various committees were then ap-
pointed, and Mrs. George Taylor of the Min
nearolis district, gave her report.
Miss GENEVA jerks gave the repor. from
the st. Paul district; Mrs. E. NJ Wolever. the
report from the Minnesota conference. Mrs.
Frank Doran, from the North Minnesota con-
ference; Mrs. L. P. Hauser, from South Da-
kota; Mrs. M. Y. B. Knox, from North Da-
kota, and Mrs. M. Zimmerman, the North
German.
pleasantly rendered solo was given by
Mrs. c. d. Hayes. Reports were received
from the following: Miss L. II. Richardson,
young women's societies; Mrs. James Suy-
dam, bureau of supplies: Mrs. M. Iandis
corresponding secretary
Mrs. G. L.HHarris opened an interesting dis
cussion upon Hoy to Arouse Interest in an
Almost Dead Auxiliary" The morning ses-
sion closed with the reading Of the minutes
Of the last meeting and prayer by Mrs. w.
n. Jamison.
AT l p. M. there was an executive session
and Rev. DR.. Mckinley gave an enthusiastic
talk on Missionary Work, Both Foreign and
at Home" Mrs. G. N. Akers read the "Song
OF Thanksgiving and Mrs. Allan Krieger
gave vocal solo. The address of the after
noon was that of Miss Emily Hartwell upon
Armenia. She spoke of the attitude of
Russia toward the missionaries and compared
the difference between the heather and the
Mohammedans' attitude toward the Chris
tiahs; that the heather have no interest in
the missionaries, while the Mohammedans
are always antagonistic. At Marsovan the
the missionaries are, starting industrial re-
lief work, weaving cloth for the people,
There is a great lack of funds in the work
The following is. extract from a letter
from Frederick Greene, secretary of the ex-
ecutive committee of the National Armenian
Relief committee:
We have just received the following cable
gram from Miss Clara Barton:
To Spencer Trask N. Y.@Constantinople
April I've have just ordered eight physi-
clans and apothecaries with medical supplies
from BEIRUT. and another caravan Of goods
INTO that terribly afflicted district. All will
be there this week. HubbeIls party supplied
Alntal and are en- route to Oorfa and beyond
Misters party are not reported, probably in
shipments to each steamer Our only hind
rance, slow transportation, steamers fifteen
days apart. Easy to telegraph money, but
SUPPicS arc eAIlduSltu MIS-. Lee writes, not
a yard of cotton in Marash; smallpox, dvsen-
terry and typhus No doctors but those we
send. -Rarton
In addition we have received from Marash .
There are 1900 refugees here; 1900 have
died. The problem of how to help sufferers
here and in Zeitoun comes upon us with
crushing force
The exercises by the Mission Band of First
German NJ. E. Church were very pretty. con-
sisting of a song story of an old miser and
child, in six verses. The children said their
lines clearly and sang we'll. The reports of
the several committees showed improvement
and growth in the society, and the treasurer
report was encouraging