The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-09
THE METHODlSTS.


SO1ttuutu from rage.
holding its meeting in the vestry, the
Woman's Home Missionary Society met
in the church proper Mrs. @. W. Gal
lagher. president of thu society presided.
The feature of the evening was she ad-
dress by Mrs. o. L. Mansfield, of Wor-
oester, Mass, the president of the New
England society. Mrs. Mansfield is
forcible speaker and sheffield her story
in an interesting manner, albeit that
statistics and illustrations of the poverty
and wret chedness In the great cities
of the land do not make exactly cheer
full subject Mrs. Mansfield spoke of the
work among the Chinese and japanese
women in San Francisco. She told of the
mission to Bohemia, not the Bohemia of
the old world, but that Bohemia city in
the heart of Chicago, city of Bohemians
exceeded by only one other in population,
and that the capital of Bohemia itself.
Why. asked Mrs Mansfield, go TO Pales-
tine to convert the Jews when there are
four times as many Of them in New
York CITY alone as there are. in all Pales-
tine. AS an illustration of all the depths
of degradation to which the unfortunate
may come, Mrs. Mansfield told the story
of girl taken to the society's home at
Tivoli, N. Y. The girl had been brought
up as a thief and when taken to the home
she was so dirty that it was only after
she had been given bath twice day ft r
week that the matron regarded her
charge as clean. That was several years
ago. Now the once little thief is a
Christian young woman, earning an
honorable living at the home. Mrs. Mans
field said that while showing the need
of home missions, she did not mean to
decry the value of missi onary effort
abroad. She certainly showed there is
a field forAmissionaries here at home. As
a part of the work of the society, it main
tains 16 model homes and industrial
schools In the South, and three indus
trial schools in New Mexico; also mis-
sions for the Indians in Oklahoma, Cali
fornia, New Mexico, Washington and
Alaska. Over $50, 600 have been spent in
successful opposition to Mormonism,
and it has now ten missions in Utah.
Care and protection are provided for
ignorant immigrants that they may not
fall as prey to the evil and designing.
The city missions and Deaoons homes
under the care of this society, rank
among the most efficient means for city
eyangelization.
Miss Alice May Douglass of Bath, SEQ
a., L
was of interest. Portland district reports
seven auxiliaries with an aggregate
membership of 172. Several successful
meetings have been held. Lewiston dis
trict has four auxiliarles with an aggre-
gate membership of SO. Augusta district
reports an aggregate membership of
1876. The Pennington auxiliaries have
aided beneficiary at Jesse Lee Home
and has packed barrel for the sa me in
stitution and has given scholarship In
the Alaska school. Gardiner is doing
good work for Alaska. The conference
president organized an auxiliary at
Readfeld. Miss Douglass gives report
of the oontribu tons for the year.
The report of the treasurer, Mrs l.
Luce, shows that the offerings from the
auxiliaries since the last meeting have
been S407. 35. A bequest of s725 has been
made to our Woman's Home Missionary
Society by lady who has reoently died
in Massachusetts,, and who made her will
while living in Maine.
Isabel s. Allen, conference secretary of
the bureau Of supplies, also submitted a
printed report for that department..
At pm, thu conference was addressed
by Prof. II. 6. Mitchell of the school of
theology, Boston University, on Isaiah,
the Prophet"
THE PREACHERS AID.
The annual meeting Of the Preachers
Aid Society, was held this afternoon.
Rev. l. Luce of Portland, was elected
president; Rev. w. II. Barber of Good
wins Mills, Secretary; W. j. Knowlton,
ESQ.,, of Portland, treasurer The funds
are Sl6, 600; $500 was appropriated for the
support of superannuated ministers.
This evening Rev. Manley S. Hard, D.
D., corresponding secretary of the Chur oh
Extension Society, addressed the oonfe r.
ence on the work Of that department.