The morning times., 1896-10-08
ITS SILVER Anniversary
Women Mission Workers Cele-
brate he Occasion.
MANY REPORTS RECEIVED
Last Nights Session Was Well At
tended and the Proceedings Most
Interesting-yarious Z PhasesofIhe heir
Work Described and Suggestions
for It's Advancement Made

The session last evening OF the woman's
foreisn Missionary Society in the Metro
poh'a an Church, corner OF Four-and-a-h half
and streets north west, was quite largely
at'ended. The program, which was a re-
inihdef that this is the silver anniversary,
was un usually interesting.
Inc opening exercises began shortly be-
Tore O'Clock, Mrs. Eaton, the president.
presiding. There was music by the choir
hyrun, then prayer offered by Mrs
3. ID. LaFetra, followed by the reading Of
Sculpture by Mrs. Z. T. Hill Miss stew
art, a member OF the choir rendered "A
soprano solo.
The report OF the branch corresponding
secretary, Mrs. E. b. Stevens, was men
presented. While it did not contain the
facts and figures which many expected
IL would, because, as Mrs. Stevens ex-
planned, the district reports had not been
placed in her hands she was compelled to
make up her report from other sources,
there was enough in IL to show mainly
the work in foreign fields, and especially
in Mexico, Japan, Korea, China, and
India, which came more partiCula Tly
under the jurisdiction of the Baltimore
branch.
MAN Y INTERESTING a DDRESs
shioo IL t IIISSlOUdTN from
Japan. made farewell address. She is
soon to return to the post TO continue
Ia, WORK in winch she has been t.usaged
for several years.
Miss X. N. Sites, a missionary at Ming
Ch'ang, interestingly tn!d of the mission
work among Chinese iu that section OF
the Flowery Kingdom.
Miss Sites pointed out the fact that
Individual WORK was, in her opinion, the
most effective way to do missionary work.
ioI 1T appeared TO take deeper root and
bring forth the best results.
Mrs. Esther PAX, a Korean student az
the Woman's Medical College IN Ealti-
more, gave her personal experiences with
the missionaries in Korea several years
dg'' Mrs PAX sang an American hymn
III tne hoTSdh lauggage, which, she s;,Iu
was the first one translated 50 that
koIedns could read it. 1t was Jesus
Loves Me-
The meeting was dismissed after Mrs
Pak's address with the benediction.
This morning the nominating Commit
tee will meet IN the church after UEe
session.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
Tie afternoon session was largely at
tended. There Were fully 500 ladies
present.. The session was in charge OF
Mrs. A. II. Eaton, the president, and the
mony and praise service conducted by Mrs.
II. W. Blankford. Following the discus
sion of questions presented 10y the dele
gates, which took the place of the reports
al standing committees Miss Chapman sang
uew arrangement OF Nearer, Ny tod.
TO Thee when Mrs. IRA ID. La Fetra
read her paper.
Our duty to our South American
sisters" was the subject, and Mrs. LaFejr-,
who has been in Chile for sixteen years
presented the subject in very simple but
Cledr aud forCible way. She described the
establishment of the school in Chile
sixteen years ago, and told how in one
year IT outgrew the accommodations, and
| OF the establishment OF other schools. which
grew and prospered TO such 4 degree that
in a short time after the first school was
started. the Santiago College was es-
tabishch, aud other institutions OF learn
lug Were reared, all OF which are doing ..
noble work.
To-Day the speaker said, there were
forty missionary stations and other places
where education could he obtained. South
America is peculiarly the foreign field for
American missionary work: ii is our own
fielt!, but the people here have not vet
arisen to the demands made by the South
American countries; they have not vet
understood the Importance of the labor
here, I'.e great necessity for a vigorous
EhAle
GREAT FIELD OPEN.
Mrs. La Fetra said that Chile and South
America needed the instruction OF a more
civilized world. and with that it would
rise. Chile, she said, was the most
beautiful and prosperous OF the South Amer
icaG republics, ,andespeC.al work was needed
il extending the Bible work among the
poor and for aid in maintaining the San
tiuGa urphanage. The schools in tie South
are in need OF teachers and funds
MrS. Il. 5. Hall. NJ. D., who was to have
spoken on Korea and her women was
absent, but i'll her place Mrs. Esther Pax,
Korean woman. delivered d brief al
dress on the missions in her country, wnich
she said, Were begun eleven years ago.
Great good had been done by the mission
aries there and the recent Japan Chinese
war had greatly aided the Christian work
there, for many lad dropped the idolatrous
worship and had taken Christ for their
savior There were so many there who
wanted to be taught that there were not
schools and teachers to do the work
Mrs. PAX, who is now n student in the
Wcnan's Medical College at Baltim ore,
| gave her experience in entering n hospital
ani! how she came TO this country to enter
| the College. Her desire is to get back where
| she can work among her own people.
| She briefly described the habits and cos
| tunes OF the people in Korea and exhibited
| miniature garments.
The hour for adjournment having ar
| rived the reunion part OF the program was
| deferred until 10 O'Clock this morning.