Evening star., 1896-10-10
METHODIST HOME MISSIONS
Ninth Annual Meeting Of the Woman's So
ciety.
Program Of the Business to Be Trans
notwithstanding Reports
Are Expected.

ing OF the WomanS Home Missionary So
ciety OF the Baltimore conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church is to be en-
tertained by the Methodist churches of
Washington district next Tuesday and
Wednesday. October 13 and ii. The meet
ing Is to be held in Hamline Church, at
9th and P streets northwest, and a large
number OF delegates will be present from
Baltimore and other parts of the confer
ence They will be entertained in the homes
OF resident members. and lunch Is to be
served each day at the church. In the
absence OF the president, Mrs. Henry M.
Ieiler, the vice presidents of the conference
are TO preside. The sessions open Tuesday,
MRS. william Burris presiding. Addresses
OF welcome are to be made by Rev. w. r.
Stricken. D. D.; Mrs. Thomas L. Tulloch,
president Of Washington district, and Mrs
3: M. Lake OF the Woman's Foreign Mis-
sionary Society. Mrs. T. P. Frost Of Bal
tM Imore VIII respond. On account of the
illness OF the recording secretary, Mrs. A.
y. stuart, her duties will be performed
Dy another. The corresponding secretary
Mrs. Z. l.. Roach. will make a report of
the work OF the society for the past year.
showing it's extensive growth. and Mrs c.
w. Brown. the treasurer, will report a
large increase of receipts. The work done
IN the various parts of the conference Is
70 De told of by the district secretaries:
Mrs A. NJ. Hopkins, Mrs e. M. Rutter.
Mrs. NJ G. Baer. Miss Maggie Addison and
Mrs. d. B. Street
TUESDAY afternoon is to be devoted to
oeaconess work. Mrs. DR.. Jno Neff, presi-
dent or the deaconess board of Baltimore.
presiding -
Rev. L. B. Wilson. d. D., presiding elder
or the Washington district is to address the
meeting on "A Larger Place for the Dea-
coness Work." and Rev Mr.. Sheers of Bal
t1more will also speak The society has two
large Deaconess Homes within the bounds
oi this conference. One Is located in this
city. IN connection with which is the Lucy
Webb Hayes National Training School and
Sibley Hospital. Rev. A. H. Ames. u. D..
president OF this institution, is to address
the meeting. An address will also be made
by DR.. d. b. Street. There will be present
deacOnesses from the Deaconess Homes
VINO will speak Of their work The follow
ing statistics show the ministries Of these
women In the churches and among the sick
and poor during the year:
Number of visits. 2.164; opportunities for
bipie readlng and prayer, 3.944; meetings
addressed, 2O1; lessons in Industrial and
kindergarten schools. 772: garments given
to the poor, 1855: number of Bibles, papers
and tracts distributed, 14,S13; visits to nos
pitals, SbS; hours spent with the sick, 3,213.
Other branches Of the Work.
The meeting IS also to be favored with an
address by Mrs. S. L. Beiler, secretary of
the bureau for Alaska for the general So
ciety. Mrs. Beiler has been most successful
in her conduct of this work, and during the
past year several missionaries have gone TO
this land under her direction. Mrs. Beiler
Is in constant correspondence with DR..
Sheldon Jackson. who speaks most favora-
bly, of the work done by the society. The
Baltimore conference has paid the salary
OF one OF these missionaries during the past
year, and, In addition, has aided the mis-
sions and missionaries in the south and
west. The Ritter Home will be represented
by one of the students, many Of whom are
children of the mountain whites of the
south. The work in New Mexico and
among the II dians will also be reported
The society has sent boxes of supplies to
the ministers on the frontier and to desti-
tute regions in this section during the past
year. valued at over 5000. The receipts
for the past year have been about $4,000
The property owned by the society in this
city and in Baltimore IL valued at nearly
$4,000
Tuesday evening at 7aSO an address will
be made by Rev.+T. p. Frost OF First
Church, Baitimore; connected with which
ject will be why Believe In the Woman s
Home Missionary Society,""
The music for the evening session is to be
under the direction of VIM. j. Palmer
leader of the Octet Choir of the Epworth
League, and with Miss Dashien as organist.
There will also be solos by leading singers
of this city.
The meeting of the general executive
board Of the society is to be held at Spring
field. Ill. from October y to %. Mrs. Cnn-
ton B. Fisk is the Eational president. The
delegates from this conference will be the
corresponding secretary, Mrs. c. L. Roach,
Mrs S. L. Beiler, Mrs. D. B. Street, Mrs
DR.. John Neff of Baltimore, and one other
to be elected at next weeks meeting.