The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-17
WOMEN'S WORK.
Home and Foreign Mission
airy Societies Conven-
ton Held in Pat
eTson.
NINETEENTH ANNUAL MEETING
Encouraging Reports and Adj
dresses From the Ladies -
Every City in the State
Represented.
NINETEENTH ANNUAL MEETING

PATERSON, Oct. II, 1S96.-About three
hundred delegates from all parts Of the
State gathered in this city yesterday 10
attend the nineteenth annual meeting of
the Woman's Synodical societies of
Home and Foreign missions. The meet
ings were held in the Second Presbyterian
Church. The morning session, which was
that of the Foreign Mission Society, began
at $3.50 o'clock with a union prayer meet-
ing, after which the regular meeting was
opened by the Rev. DIR. Charles d. Shaw,
who welcomed the guests.
Mrs. S.. r. Forman, of Jersey City, re-
sponded in a very pleasing manner. After
reports by Mrs. Chalmers Martin Of
Princeton, the corresponding secretary,
and Miss Cotton of Elizabeth, the treas
urer, both of which reports were very en-
~couraging, a workers conference was
held. This conference developed many
new and useful ideas on various plans of
work Mrs. A. R.. Perkins, the home
corresponding secretary of the parent So
ciety at Philadelphia, then delivered an
eloquent address on the plan and scope
OF the work done by the society, and made
a strong plea for more workers
At two o'clock the Home Missionary
society met in the church to transact its
regular annual business. After a hymn
by the congregation and Scripturai read
ing by Miss S. r. Lincoln, Mrs. James
Roberts led in prayer Mrs Frank Is.
Kelley, corresponding secretary, reported
ON the Years Work. and gave a very
encouraging account of the work accom-
plfshed during the past year. Miss NJ.
Katherine Jones spoke on. the Young
Peoples Work" and advocated many re-
forms in the work of the Christian En-
deavor societies in the churches.
Mrs. William Nelson described the
literature which the society had for sale
and for free distribution among the dele
gates Mrs. D., q. Finks, the editor u
the Home Missions Monthly" a magazine
published by the society. next conducted
q Workers Conference" and told Of tile
growths of the organization from the little
present large membership. The Rev. D.
4. Frazer, ID. D., of Newark, next adj
dressed the congregation in an eloquent
and enthusiastic way. He spoke of the
in the mission field. He also alluded
to the great debt of $4,000 which ham
pered the society in its work, and gave II
as his opinion that if there were no
~alienatlons in the Presbyterian fold tbs
debt would soon be reduced. His remarks
were forcible n very well received.
Miss ). Lincoln, treasurer, reported thai
during the year the receipts had been
s24. coo; the disbursements. s23. 900. ieaysna
IN y treasury a balance of 1000. Bui
the society is still indebted TO the amount
OF sl,5u0, so that the treasury has SJD(
less tnan nothing" The next meeting
will be held in New Brunswick.
The following officers were elected 70,
the ensuing year:-President. Mrs. w. q
Mrs. j. H. Owens, Paterson: Mrs. q III
3. Gushing, East Orange; Mrs. c *
Langdon, Elizabeth; Mrs. D. c. Blai-
Belvidere; Mrs. J.. Roberts, Lambertyille
Mrs H v. Deshler. Hightstown. and Mrs
M. j. Paulding, Darttown; C~orrespondin
Secretary, Miss Josephine Petrie, Plain.
held; Recording Secretary, Mrs. ]. r
Gibson, Newark; Secretary Of Literar,
Secretary of Young Peoples work. Mrs
Z. Kelley, Elizabeth; Treasurer. Mrs
j H. Manning, Plainfield. The Rev. 1,r
Shaw made a short congratulatory ad
nounced the benedictfon. The meefins
then adjourned until next year.