St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-13
ARE THESE NOBLE WOMEN OF THE
METHODIST CHURCH DEyoT-
ING THEIR LIVES.
DEAC0NEssES IN CONVENTION
EIGHTH ANNUAL NATIONAL MEET
ING OF THE IMPORTANT
ORDER.
MAKING MARVELLOUS GROWTH.
Homes for Societies n Founded in
Twenty-Eight Cdties-DeIexates
at Reception.

There was fine showing of black
shawls. bonnets and white bonnet
strings at the Wesley m. E. church
yesterday. The occasion was the ninth
annual meeting of the National Del
coness' conference, and Bishop I. w.
Joyce. Of Chattanooga, Tenn, presided.
The gathering of this national body is
an important event in church circles nf
Minneapolis. 1t is one of the most in
teresting institutions Of the Methodist
church, although it is but eight years
old
Bishop Joyce opened the session with
devotional exercises; and made a short
address Of general character on the
deaconess work. DR.. H c.. Weaklev
corresponding secretary Of the deacon
ess work in the Ohio valley, was ap-
pointed secretary pro tenn. Arrange
ments were made for the appointment
Of committees on course of study,
literature, support, costumes, organiza-
ton, nomination and resolutions.
About sixty deaconeSses from various
parts Of the United States were present.
in addition to large local contingent.
The greater part of the morning was
devoted to five-minute reports from the
visiting sisters. The general condition
Of the work was shown to be excellent.
and growing with wonderful rapidity.
One of the most interesting reports
was MADE by Mrs. Lucy Rider Meyer.
principal of the Chicago training
school She briefly sketched the pros
perity of the Chicago institution, where
deaconesSes are prepared for the life
work of miniStering to the poor and
needy, and described the immense
h1IiI hi f1o !.
has nearly outgrown. Others who
spoke represented the following cities:
Brooklyn, Kansas City, Chicago, Des
Moines, Cincinnati, st: Paul, Freeport,
ILL.,, and Omaha.
Among the prominent personages
present were: Bishop Joyce, of Chat
tanooga; Rev. DR.. J. Rothweiler, Louis
vile; DR.. J. F. Chaffee, Minnesota; Dr.
M. D. C. Crawford president of the
New York Church Extension society;
Rev. DIR. John Pearson, Cincinnati;
Rev. DR.. w. NJ. Broadback, Boston,
and Rev. J. S. Meyer, Chicago.
The probabilities are that Chicago
or Boston will get the next annual
meeting. Sa,i .s.-.,o ,sa, INV
At 1890 the assembly, adjourned to
luncheon at the Berkeley fotel1cnorp rt
The afternoon session was largely
given over to informal addresses of
welcome and response by various
prominent members of the convention.
Devotional exercises preceding the ad-
dresses were conducted by Rev. E. l..
Watson, Of Hennepfn Avenue church.
Rev. Matt S. Hughes, Rev. j. c. Chat
fee and j. Z. Wyman spoke In behalf
of the Methodistt-churches of Mime
apolis, welcoming athes strangers and
visitors, while Dr. w. N. Broadbeck, of
Boston; Mrs. L. r. Meyer, of Chicago,
and DR.. H. c.. Weakley, of Cincinnati,
acknowledged the greetings and ex-
pressed their pleasure at the suspicious
opening of the convention. Mrs. Meyer
made special point in her remarks
of the complementary rather than sup
Elementary position of the deaconesses
toward the deacons, the deaconess'
work being accounted an integral part
oftthei broad work of the church. DR..
Weakley emphasized the special ape
titude of women for the work, in that
they supply need men cannot fill.
He mentioned the fact that there are
twenty-eight American towns support
ing deaconess societies, with twenty
nine houses Of mercy, and 52S
deaconesses.
In the evening the delegates were
given a reception in the parlors Of the
Wesley church. 7a75 ~