The evening times., 1896-06-10
DONATED HER DlIn0IDs
Handsome Gift to the Woman's
Board Of Foreign Missions.
MODEST WoMAN,s OFFER
Work In Mexico VIII BE Extended.
The Foreign Secretary to Be Paid
n aSalary-DeIegates rendered Re-
ception by Bishop Hurst at the
American University.

One of the happy features of today's
session of the Woman's Board of Foreign
Missions OF the NJ. Z. Church, South, oc-
cured directly after the opening exer cises,
when MIS-. T. P. Campbell, OF the Southern
California Conference, presented the board
with a magnificent set of diamond ear
rings and diamond breastpin.
The gift, which is valued at $500, was
made by IA benevolent California lady, who
is Interested In missions, but who refused
to reveal her identity. The gems will be
sold and the proceeds used as a nucleus for
the founding of the McGavock Memorial
Bible Institute, at Shanghai, China, IN
honor OF the late foreign secretary of the
board, Mrs. d. II. McGavOck. A vote of
thanks was extended to both the donor and
Mrs. Campbell.
EXTENDING THE WORK IN MEXICO.
Devotional services this morning were
conducted by Mrs. N. s. Jones of Kansas
City, and included the singing OF hymns and
the reading of portion of the book OF
Isaiah.
Mrs. c. Price Brown of Los Angeles was
by resolution designated as organizer and
visitor of missionary societies for the Dis
trict of California.
Miss Belle Il. Bennett of Kentucky offered
a resolution, which was adopted, requesting
each conference in the II. Z. Church, South
TO provide and equip at least one mission
ary, whose expenses the conference should
pay, to he placed at the disposition of the
woman's Board, chiefly for work in China.
The report OF subcommittee No. 9. on ex-
tension of work, treating upon Mexico, was
read. 1t contained the following apprupria-
tions: To the Mexican Border Conference
Mission. S1S.015; to the Northwest Mexi-
can Conference Mission. $3.50; to the Cen
trail Mexican Mission. ST 400.
In addition to these sums So 900 was
voted to complete the payment upon mis-
sion property in Guadala jarro. The re-
port was adopted.
Miss Mamie E Holding was directed to
submit to the secretary of the woman's
board. Mt the earliest opportunity, an
estimate of the value of all the property
in the various Mexican mission posts.
MADE A sALARIED OFFICE.
The convention voted to make the office
of foreign secretary, who is also to have
charge of home work, Il salaried one. at
81, 200 per year and an allowancesof
$3.50 for office expenses. The president was
also voted the sum OF $3.50 for the purpose
of extending the work of the board ut
! home.
1t was agreed to extend a resolution OF
| thanks To the State Department for its
| assistance in bringing about the reception
of the ladies at the Chinese legation last
night.
The reports OF committees Nos. 3 and 4,
IN extension of work in Brazil and Indian
tTerritpry, were then taken up. These were
| followed By a discussion as to the advisa
| billty of opening up field of labor in
! Japan.
At 2 O'Clock the delegates started on
| their pilgrimage to the American Univer-
| sity, upon invitation OF Bishop Hurst De-
votional services We're held there and a
reception rendered the delegates by the
| bishop.
| This evening the reports of the exten-
| sion committees will be discussed. Final
! adjournment will probably be taken to-
| morrow afternoon.