The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-15
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
Annual Meeting of New England Branch
of Woman's Society.

WatertoTn, Mass. October 14-Todav, !,
session of the 9th annual conferences of
the New England branch Of the Woman.
Foreign Missionary society opened with
seating of delegates, and seYenty-flye re-
sponded from six states. More than
double that number were present at the
evening service. The seating was fol-
lowed by conservation led by Mrs. G. e.
Thompson of New Haven, Conn, the re-
port Of the recording secretary, the presi-
dents address, appointment of commit
tees, reports ofstreasurer, corresponding
secretary, conference secretary and nomi-
mating COMMITTEES on nominations Of
officers.
Adjournment was taken for lunch and
the service reopened with devotional
service led by Bishop r. S. Foster and
the Introduction Of missionaries. The
day closed with a children's hour.
The report Of tho treasurer showed the
total receipts of the various con Ter enoes
to. be 1877, 73s; from all sources, 500, 944 !;
balance on hand, s18,6S1; total, s4B,626 !;
in the TREASURY, October 1. 1896, IS. 4s5.
The report of the recording secretary
gave reports of the prosperity of the mis-
sions and missionaries in foreign lands
and statistips of the work Of the society.
The WOmen's Foreign Missionary society
Is composed of eleven branches. During
Its existence of twenty-seven years, 1T has
| sent out nearly three hundred mission
aries, of which number twenty eight
were medical. The society has one hun
dred and seventy missionaries, seven
hundred and fifty Bible women, assist
| ANITA and teachers, four hundred day
schools with ten thousand pupils, fifty
three boarding schools with four hundred
pupils, eleven orphanages with two hun
dred pupils, thirteen hospitals and dis
ponsaries where Christian physicians ad :
minister annually to about sixty
messages. The society has raised an
invested in homes, hospitals and school
buildings $3.50, 600. y or carrying on it's
work 1t has raised, icluding requests and
special donations, So, 740, 80 81, of which
amount the New England branch con-
tributed S492, 4S9. Ia.
The New England branch has sent out
thirty six missionaries and five medical
missionaries. The address of the presi-
|
gave an outlook over the missionary
world.
These officers were elected: President.
Mrs. @. H. Talmage of Auburndale,
| Mass. vice presidents, Miss l.. H.
| Hodgkins Of Auburndale, Mass. corre-
spending secretary, Mrs. L. A. Alder
man, Hyde Park; home secretary, Miss
Josephine Carr, Warren. R. l.; twenty
nine vice Presidents; recording secretary,
Miss Clemiltine Butler. Newton Centre;
secretary young wonan's work, Mrs. c.
S. Nutter, st. Adams, VT; secretary
CHILDREN 8 work, Mrs. L. F. Harrison,
| Worcester. Mass. treasurer, Miss NJ. E.
Holt, Boston, twenty five managers;
delegates to general executive committee
meeting, Miss l.. M. Hodgkins Mrs. W..
! a. Thur5er; reserve delegates, Mrs.
Lewis Flanders, Mrs. A. K. Turner;
auditor, Mrs II. d. Degan.
| The riildren's hour was conducted by
Mrs L E. Harrison
In tie evening at the anniversary SER
vice there were addressss~~by Mrs. Lillian
Scott of North China, and Rev. A. j.
Walton Of Singapore.
| Is was voted to hold the next annual
reeting at Hartford. Conn. The general
executive meeting of the various
branches will be held in Rochester, N,
~, October 80.
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