The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-07-03
District Meetin" of the ". +. VI. Society.

| The district mcctin" of the Woman :
| Foreign Missionary Societies, OF the East
| Baltimore District WAS held NJ Br""kiield
| NJ f. Church, South. on Saturday ano
| SUNDAY, June Goth and Dist
| Notwithstanding" The excessive heat the
| attendance was fair-rathcr large on sun
| dav afternoons Elect women from dltler'
| ent sections of the country and represent
| Ing three denominations were present
With becoming mndcStv and with Charac-
| teristic heart and zeal they told of what
had been undertaken and done, and what
plans projected for the future of Nv oman
work for woman" Societies not repre-
scented hv delegates submitted written re-
ports Harmony, unity, oneness of purpose
and effort in honor prctcrring one an
other yet each ready to respond, made 1t
Il delightful occasion.
The meeting was opened with the read
in" Of scripture by Mrs F. I. Griffith ant,
prayer by the pastor. Mrs l.. VI. Monroe
of the Waldorf Auxiliary and correspond
inc secretary of the district, presided.
Miss Grace Hutchinson was made Sccrc-
tary. Miss Giu.lys Higgins, o. behalf of
the Auxiliary. welcomed most cordially IN
impressive words and manner the mi-sion-
ary worker; this welcome was swcctly ac-
knowlcdged hv Mrs Ada Sassccr of the
Waldorf Auxiliary. The pastor begged
pardon for ohtrusion, and on behalf of the
church assured the ladies of a most hearty
welcome and his cooperation. Mrs. Mon
roe, the president, rcsponed with many
thanks
The meeting was then opened for bust
ness. Reports on numbers, finances litcra-
ture, plans, etc, from following auNiiarics
were submitted and discussed, viz: Trini-
ty, (Baltimorc;) Waldorf, prince George :
countv;) Emmanuel, Calvert county;l
Argosy. (Baltmorc) Apple Blossoms
Juveniles" (Waldorf;l Missionary Buds,
(FricndshipJ Number of societies in the
district, .; adult members, 1;5:'; juveniles, -
Mrs. J. T. Williams, vice president OF
the Baltimore Conference. W. F. VI. >,
and wife of Rev J T. Williams, of Alex
andria, Va, was intro duccd, and i'll 4
charming manner gave an cdl1vlnG account
of the work at large, and encouraged her
sisters in their blessed efforts.
On Sunday morning the pastor Rev. r.
T. Griffith. preached from St. Matthew,
Goth chapter, 9TH to 18th verse. inclusive,
He calculated the following points. Our
authority for missionary work throughout
the world, ''woman'S relation thereto. He
cited irrcfutable scripture proofs. He
said, Christ as shown is this Scripture,
and in Acts |: II }: 1918, united woman
with the cvangclization of the world, and
| what God hath Joined together let no man
| put asundcr Nan tried then to prevent
the union hut failed Christ intcrposcd
Man has been trying ever since to break
| this union, but it only liscloSeS his lgn"-
rance and weakness the Divine seal can
not be broken by human opposition:
woman is in IL to stay till the last day
| That man who opposes Missions and ''w"-
mans work for woman and for the world
| is more than 1900 years behind time
After the sermon, Mr., Williams made
| a touching address, and an appeal for men
| members \ collection was lifted for the
cause.
The afternoon session consisted of :,
reading by Mrs. Mrs. f. I. Griffith, an
elaborate paper on Missions by Mrs. Ben
son Pcrric and read by Miss Mamie Per
| rie the organization of Il Society OF Ju-
| yrnles with Mrs William Duvall lady
manager y very pleasing part of this
| service WAS the music by youn" people
| from Rrnokticd, Emmanuel, Oakland and
| Mex cndrcc churches. The sweet solo 10y
! Miss Mamie Martin merits special mention
| A rising vote of thanks was rendered
| Mrs. Williams for her valuable aid Tn,
| delegates and visitors were entcrtaine
at the homes of Mrs VIM. Duvall, Mrs
| Pliny Martin, Mrs. Fulton Gibbons
Mrs TIucman Rawlings and Mrs. c. IL
| Hunt.
| Plcasin" rccn.lrrtinns ot this meeting
| will abide and good viii follow.