Evening star., 1896-10-02
FOREIGN MISSIONARIES
Annual Meeting Of the Baltimore Conference
Branch.
Program of the Three Days Session I'm
This City-Extensfve Preparations
by Local Committee.

The ladies Of the Methodist churches Of
Washington district are making extensive
preparations for the entertainment of the
annual meeting Of the Baltimore conference
branch of the Woman's Foreign Mission
ary Society to be held at Metropolitan
Methodist Episcopal Church, corner of
4 1-2 end c streets northwest, on Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday, October T. =
and g. of next week At this meeting it is
estimated that 175 delegates and returned
missionaries will be present The branch
Is pledged to send this year over $4,000
to the foreign treasures. and from the
earnestness of the workers there is little
doubt that it will be accomplished. This
fund will be utilized in foreign lands-es-
pecially in India, for the purpose of edu-
eating the people along the lines of true
Christian living and in behalf of the child
mothers of those countries, the early mar
riages OF which cause untold suffering.
Mrs. A. H. Eaton of Baltimore. wife Of
Prof. Eaton, is the efficient president Of
the Baltimore conference branch. which in
cludes all the Methodist churches Of Wash
ingtcn, Baltimore, Frederick district, ard
a portion of Wilmington, Del, conference.
The vice presidents who reside In this city
are Mrs. S. L. Beiler. Mrs. s. ID. LaFetra,
Mrs. T. H. Martin, Mrs. c. w. Baldwin
and Mrs. S. M. Hartsock, Mrs s. L. Beiler
is the president Of the Washington District
Association, and will make the address OF
welcome on the opening of the session
Wednesday norning. The church is to be
handsomely decorated and luncheon is to
be served daily in the vestry at l2:3O. The
ladies will be most Hospitality entertained
in the homes and hotels for the three GAYS
of their sojourn in this cfty. The follow
ing is the official program: Wednesday,
1890, holy communion, followed 10y tes-
timony: 11:15. presidents address, Mrs. A.
II. Eaton; 11:25, greetings by Rev. Dts.
l.. B. Wilson and Hugh Johnston and Mrs
S. L. Beiler; II, response, Mrs. Z. I. Hill,
associate Sc .retary Baltimore branch. Seat
ing delegates and introduction Of mission
aries and visitors, appointing commit .ees,
nomina lions, press and on resoluuons'
pm. devotions, Mrs. H. w. Blankford,
leader; 2:30. reports fIcm standing COM
mittees each followed by discussions,
| music: 3:3o, Our duty to our South Amerl-
can sisters" Mrs. Ira d. LaFetra; 3:io,
"Corea and her women Mrs. X. 3 han,
MD; 4, miscellaneous business; 1:3o pm
| anniversary, Mrs. Eaton. presiding, music
| by the choir, prayer. Mrs s. u Lar ezra
| scriptures, Mrs. E. T. Hin; report of branch
corresponding secretary, Mrs. f. b. Stevens
| addresses by Misses f. r. Bender OF Japan
and Miss Ruth NJ. Sites OF China, oHer-
| ing: address, Esther PAX, from Corea.
Miss PAX, who Is native Corean, Is
student in the Woman's Medical College,
Baltimore. She will be In costume, and al
| ter the address will sing in Corean. Thurs-
day, 3..O, UeVOtiCHS, D. T. oShci mani
| leader; 10 am, reports from conference
| secretaries, Virginia conference, Mrs S. NJ.
Hartsock; Wilmington conference, Mrs. J.
| s. Hoffecker; German work, Miss Grace
| Uhler; 1890, reports from superintendents
| of bands and light bearers, Mrs. c. r. Bat
| tee; Miss Mamie Turner and Miss Sadie
| Logan; reports from agents for periodicals;
| music; 1l:1O report from district secre-
| taries, Mrs. H. c. Tudor; Mrs. W. NJ.
| Winks, Mrs E. X. Wright. Mrs. c. w.
| Baldwin, Mrs. T. II. Martin: music; 12:lo,
questions and answers; pm. devotions.
| Miss f. r. Bender, leader; minutes; election
| of branch officers and delegates to the gen.
| eral executive meeting; music. and Under
| ORDERS" by Miss Maria Baldwin: 3:15. chill
| dren's exercise. Miss Mamie Turner in
| CHARGE; 4 O'Clock, questions and answers
and miscellaneous business. Friday, $50,
! devotions, Mrs. S. NJ. Hartsock. leader:
/ minutes; reports Of committees; treasurer S
report; questions and answers, and fixing
the place of next meeting; pm, devotion,
| Miss r. NJ. Sites. leader; report Of commit
| tee on resolutions; miscellaneous or unfin-
| ished business; memorial service with Mrs.
! E. B. Stevens presiding, and minutes; con-
4 secration service, with Mrs. Eaton in
| charge; pm, adjournment with "Doxolo-
gy" and benediction.
! The week after next the home mission
| branch of the Baltimore conference will
| hold similar meeting at Hamline Church