The Portland daily press., 1896-03-25
In the Great Work Of Foreign
Missions.
THE HIGH MISSIONS OF THE
WOMANS AUXILIARIES.

What Several Missionaries are Doing
Interesting Meeting at the Second Par
ish Church Yesterday Afternoon-Mrs.
Fem, Mrs. Curtis and Miss Kyle Make
Addresses.
The vestry of the Second Parish church
was filled with ladies yesterday afternoon
who went hither to participate in a mis-
sionary meeting to further the interests
Of the Woman's auxiliaries in general
and especially to consider the work be-
Ing done in foreign fields by Miss Mary
Morrill, and other Portland women.
Mrs. Cole, president of the Second Par
sshAuxiliary presided very gracefully and
made brief and effective Introductory re-
marks.
MRS. JOHN CARTER
was presented and made stirring and
feeling appeal for greater interest and in
creased labors in behalf of the great cause
of missions. She spoke of the noble
work of women in this line in the past
and hoped for still greater activity in
the future. Christ's divine command,
go ye into all the world and preach
the gospel to every creature" must not
be- ignored. sf
In these days, when women are SO much
engrossed and taken up with their wom-
ems clubs and literary wc1K, hope we
shall not forget, that al. important duty,
the Lords work Mrs. Carter alluded to
the noble work 81 the women Portland
in the foreign fields. Our mis-
sionaries send back to us the CRY, "Come
We dare not ignore such a message. We
want the help of the young people. The
auxiliaries are growing. We have them in
, the foreign fields among the converted
even. In China, Japan, Micronesia, In
dia, Africa, each doing their part In the
| great cause. Let US do our part faithfully
| and well.
Miss Thompson, of Worcester, was in
PRODUCED and sang Mendelssohn's. "But
the Lord is Mindful of His Own" in
splendid voice and exquisite style.
MRS. VIM. H. FEM
was the next lady to make an address.
Mrs. Fem is president OF the State Aux
Hilary. She said in brief: The opportu-
nifty to do the Lords work comes before
you by means of the auxiliary boards as
it has never come before. AS we are al
ways glad to disseminate good news, SO
| are we anxious to send abroad the blessed
news of the gospel Of Jesus. Our special
work is the care of the noble women, the
| Portland girls, our own townswomen
who are doing such grand work in the
| foreign fields. What if any Of this noble
band should suffer through our negli-
genoe or Indifference? God forbid that
such thing could ever happen. Some
time when you are shopping, seeking for
bargains and spending money, think that
| the SO you are spending might feed,
| clothe ucate and teach some poor girl
| in heather land that she has a soul.
The foreign missionary board is a great
big machine and its parts, spokes and
wheels must be kept moving. Let us see
to it that that portion of the machine
that is in our care is well taken care Of
Let us work for Christ. Have a part
in the salvation of the world. Tell that
| Christ died. Tell also that Christ glori-
ously rose again, the Saviour of all man
kind. Christ says to US women eff my
disciples We would be, go out and tell
your less fortunate sisters that the Mas
ter waits"
Mrs. Fem feelingly alluded to the no.
BILE work of the Portland girls, Mary
Morrill,. Anna Gould and Grace KIM
ball.
Miss Thompson here rendered another
selection in fine style.
MISS ALICE KYLE,
one of the secretaries ofthe general board.
was introduced to speak Of women's work
| in foreign missions. She began her re-
| marks by alluding to the last words spok-
en- to her by Mary Morrill, when she bid
her good bye at the Union station, now
over five years ago. She said to me, said
Miss Kyle, 'sAlioe I am going away
you m ust stay here. We shall be on diff
ferent sides of the great world, but there
| is one thing I want you to remember.
| Here on this side you can work and pray
and perhaps talk for two" The speak
| cI uEdCot oIO PIOAhAA0Ao pau oAWoy o
| played by women in the work of religion
and evangelization. From the earliest
days of the American board women have
been among its strongest supporters.
| You all know the story of how one wom-
an in Boston, Mrs Albert Bunker, after
reading the story Of the sufferings of
some poor heather people in a little mis-
sionary paper said to herself, 81 must do
more for these poor unenlightened ones, "
| and she called a meeting out of which
| has come forth the big and powerful,
| Woman's Auxiliaries to Foreign Missions
| Only forty women attended that first
meeting. Think of it, forty women to
undertake the work of keeping eighty
! million But God has blessed the work