The morning times., 1896-10-15
WORK OF HONE MISSIONS
Closing Sessions Of the. Woman's
+. Missionary Society.
Interesting Discussion on What Has
Been Among Chinese
IN Amertca-Offcers Elected.


The session yesterday. afternoon OF the
Woman'S Home Missionary Society in the
HamiIne Nj. L. Church was .ne last Of the
two days meeting. THIS last session was
largely attended, their being Il humber Of
ladies present who were not delegates.
Tue program was about the same as at
the previous ses sions, Including the presenta-
tion of reports of home mission work and
the discussion of matters pertaining to that
class of Chris lian effort.
The afternoon session was begun Inn
inctiiately after luncI, Mrs. T. p. Frost
presiding. After tue customary opening
exercises the bible lesson W as read by Miss
Lewe Foss and a prayer was offered by
Mrs. d. F. Eeighton.
Work Among tue Chinese in America Z"
was discusse by Mrs. ID. b. Street, who
spoke af,er Miss Pillsbury had sang an
interesting solo. Mrs. Streets address was
principally in reference 10 visit TO q
Chinese miss ion school In Mott street,
New York, and to Joss house in the same
locality. Mrs. Street emphasized the fact
that great work was needed in that section
for there were many who were almost
totally depravcd.
Miss Wilson, a Sunday y school teacher of
Chinese In the Metropolitan Church, also
spoke OF tile work and said IL was work
that was sure to be effective.
Ritter Home, an abiding place for the
poor white situated at Athens, Tenn !,
was described by Miss Octave Hicks, who
was introduced as lone of Its girls" There
are a present fifty in tie home The work
done there was spoken OF in complimentary
terms and it was coinmended by all who
knew OF the good results it had brought
about.
Mrs. w. w. winks made a short address
on "0ur Work in Mexico" There were 80 :
900 Indians and a number Of Others there
beside The uneducated Mexicans who were
To be reached only by Missionaries Those
who We're al work there had done a great
deal in teaching Christianity Mexico is
sill country where missionaries can do
good service.
The election OF officers and delegates
To the annual meeting of the board OF
managers OF the " on,aus Home Missionary
Society, at Springfield, Ill, October 2l-2s
1896, resulted as follows
Pres.uent, Mrs. Ii. n. Teller; vice presi-
dent, Mrs. William Burris; district vice
pfesidents-WeSt baltimore, airs. j. Neff,
Agnes {. Jones; East Baltimore, Mrs. w.
W. Winks; Washington, Mrs. I. l.. Tul-
lock; corresponding secretary, Mrs. c. L.
Roach; recording secretary, Mrs. A. T.
stuart; treasurer, Mrs. C. w. Brown:
district secretaricS-Uest Baltimore. Mrs.
y. Nj. koplelns, Mrs. W w Boris. Eas,
Baltimore, Mrs. 81 c. Baer; l. treGcricl,
Miss Addison, Washington. Mrs. II. X
Street, Mrs. $. l.. Beiler; secrelary-super
inteadent, Mrs. j. 5. Turner; W. II NJ
and ch'ldren's paper, Mrs. W. u. McDowell;
bee hives, Mrs. v q. Ian;rls; reading
circle, Mrs T. p, Frost; young people (
work, Mrs. NJ. II. Caeden; leaflets, Mrs
Dr: Nalor: auditor, Mrs. W. G. Mcdowell,
Ihc delegates are Mrs Roach and Mrs
NeiI, ana tie alternaies Mrs NJ. c. Baer
and Mrs. V. G. Daniels,
AIRS. Ira ID. La fetra of Chile mace a
prIei address on mission work in that
country, and after a vote of thanks lad
been extended to the florist for decorating
The church, ana the announcement that rho
iaaies' conservation meetings would be
resumed al the Wesley NJ f. Church next
Meuhesday afternoon at O'Clock, the
pronounced BY the pastor of the cbnrch