The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-04
FOR THE FOREIGNER
umen's Methodist Society In
Convention.
,unexERs FOR ENSUING YEAR.
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CArbonado.
.1ueKERs FOR ENSUING YEA

I - Woman's Foreign Missionary So
-.s.r az the Metho6sst Episcopal church
= tns Seattle district held three
pleasant meetings In tho
- Methodist Episcopal church
!. ,hix city last Friday, the occasion be-
- ne fourth annual convention of that
- Al the morning session the opening
z~~~etonsl exercises we're contacted by
- whitney. Of Tacoma Mrs. w. A.
Gsntrfn delivered an appropriate address
- ~e1eouse, which was happily responded
: ~ Mrs. A. J. Hanson. the conference
..crssary. Various committees we're sp-
sslnsed. and encouraging reports we're
80 from the auxiliary societies and from
- district corresponding secretary. The
Scrmer district corresponding secretary,
~, i r. Ryekman. now Of Los Angeles.
40 $50; . kindly greeting. Mrs w. 8
warrington read a valuable paper on mis-
sicnxry life In China. contrasting strongly
~ esciusion. restrictions and ignorance
aftsehing 10 the Chinese worrsan's lot
vifh the freedom and advantages belong
- 10 women under Christianity. Notes
frcu The field and a map talk by Mira.
Hansen we're Of great practical interest TO
H. convention. Mrs. w. =. Harrington
exhibited 4 collection Of curios sent from
vsfious foreign fields BY her daughter.
Mrs. cousIand. who Is a missionary at
owstor, China Al the close OF the morn
ine session substantial luncheon formed
shs basis Of a pleasant social iatermiasion.
Perhaps the most interesting feature of
~ afternoon session was the election OF
cGcers which resulted as fellows: Preat-
d<nf. Mrs ". g. Harrington: vice presi-
Ssnu. Mrs. Z. b. Fowler. Mrs. W. II.
Drake and Mrs T. ID. Van Olinda: dis
INC. secretary. Mrs. J. w. Range: dss-
Met corresponding secretary. Mrs SIlas
Munro. Mrs. II. ID. Brown gave an inter-
sting and helpful synopsis OF wornar's
work In q foreign missIon leid. touching
accidentally on the work with which she
y now prominently identified. that Of res
euinx and finding homes for homeless chill
trsn The workers half hour brought out
many suggestive plans, and a few Ietfsra
Rom missionaries giving thu latest news
from their respective fields. Mrs. r. A.
6sephsnson read an excellent paper on
-she Hath Done What She Could" In
which she maintained that even woman's
many home and social duties did not ex-
eIse her from mission work The conyen-
tion unanimously requested that the paper
- Published.
In the evening after devotional exercises
I'D BY Ms. a. J. Hanson. Mrs. Amy Wood
Hszeltine. OF South Bend. delivered an In
fsrsstng address on the difficuItles and
trumphs Of missionary work In Peru.
Ms Hazsltines father. DIR. Wood, ia now
Missionary I'm that county. and Mrs.
Hazeitins herself was born In South Amer
6A and grow up into the work there. SO
That as she says. sho became a mission
~ almost inyolnntarily. Her address
uAs hlled with thrilling stories Of aaven-
trrss Incidental TO South American poiiti-
81 revolutions and religious persecution.
end she talked with such unaffected grace
and ease that her narratives had all the
charm OF conversation around tho
hearthstone.
among The deiegates In attendance were
Mfa kabcock. Mrs. Clagne and NJ.
rnlmsr. OF Kent: Mrs. Van Olinda ana
Hrs Waterman. of yashon, beside full
otlegntsons from all the Seattle churches
Mrs. whitney president OF the Tacoma
district. was visitor. as we're also sew
srai city pastors