Evening star., 1896-10-07
THE WORK OF THE YEAR.
Annual Session of the Woman's Par
sOnage and Mission Society.


sOnage and Mission Society.
At the morning session of the Woman's
Parsonage and Home Mission Society at
Falls Church yesterday, Mrs. Beehler pre-
siding, the reports from the auxiliary So
cieties were concluded. The finance COM
mittee, through its chairman, Mrs. w. W.
IS. Galleher, made a report which recon-
mended that the treasurers of the aukiliar-
les collect all dues promptly and visit delin-
auents. that the conference, corresponding
and district secretaries shall keep an item
lied account of the amount spent In their
work and submit the same 20 the annual
meeting, that an appropriation of 81 or
more, with consent of the executive COM
mittee be made to each district secretary
Tor travelling expenses, authorizing The cor
responding and district secretaries to take
collections for their expenses and report
ana that at the annual meeting a collec-
ton be taken for incidental expenses of the
officers; that the conference society pay
It's pro rata share OF the expense of print
ing reports, leaflets etc, by the general
society; that the members consider pray-
erfully and conscientiously the subject of
systematic giving: that boxes and birthday
oHerlngs be encouraged; that the monthly
dueS De nxed at ten cents and this amount
be required to constitute membership; one
| dollar TO be remitted to the treasurer from
each auxiliary: that the dues of the Home
BullderS' be five cents monthly and that
banner be presented to the society rails
ing The largest amount TO the fund The
| report was unanimously adopted
MRS. }. H. G Strong, chairman, presented
the report of the committee on extension
OF the work. This report recommended
that the district secretaries hold district
meetings, visit auxiliary societies in their
ulslrlcts. require reports to be rendered. or
sdfize new societies, require all societies
10 Use the Wolf record books for their Sec
retaries and treasurers; that the vice presi-
| oent OF this society take charge Of the de-
II nj l..
| course OF reading selected by the central
| committee, urges the members to subscribe
| Tor our Home, TIE paper of the general so
| csS, requests the observance Of the week
| OF prayer. urges all pastors to preach on
| tne subject OF parsonage and home mis-
| SION work and secure collections for i.
! reaizing the great need of trained work
| ers, recommends the Scarrett Rible ma
training school; also the organizing In -
| churches OF Christian workers institutes
| anu tioscs with indorsing and recommend
ing me proposed conference orphanage and
pieoges support to same. The report n as
| ADOPTED Rev. Rumsey Smithson Iaey A
| NJ; Cackley and Mrs. j. T. Williams and
otners made Interesting addresses on The
| subject OF systematic giving
| MISS Margaret l.. Ball, chairman s,h
| mitted the report OF the committee on nuh-
ncation, which heartily indorses Our Hnma
.He oHlciai organ, and urges the presidents
OF the societies to appoint agents TO secura
| supscribers; also commends the Baltimore
| advocate; recommends that the procea1-
| ings OF this meeting be furnished the Al
| Vocate FOR publication and requests that
| paper TO publish items concerning the work
| OF the society. to be furnished hy the dis
| trlct secretaries; that secretaries be nro
Vlded with literature. and that a statistical
| page De published I'm the minutes Af,er
discussion the report was adopted
Linden, Va, was selected as the nlacs
ior noidlng the next annual meeting and
May as the month. The election OF officers
resulted In the selection of the following
viz: Mrs. w. ii. Beehler Of Washington
president; Mrs. w. j. H. Robinson of Was1
| lngton, first vice president; Mrs Annie
Hatcher of Salem, Va. second vice prasi-
dent; Mrs. j. ID. Martin of Lewisburg w
va. corr esponding secretary; Mrs W. w.
| H. Galleher of Charlestown, w Va treas
| urer; Miss f. NJ. Hoffman OF Linden Va
| recording secretary; district secretaries
mrs H. M. Whaling. Baltimore; Mrs j. b.
Myers baltimore; Mrs. &. A. Taylor Win
| chester; Mrs. c. NJ. Marquisse Rocking
nam: Miss Maggie l. Bah, Roanoke; Mrs.
e n buchanan. Lewisburg; delegate to
the Little Rock convention, Mrs C II
| Buchanan of Lewsburg.
The society selected as its motto for the
| ensuing year, Pray ye, therefore, that the
Lord OF the harvest will send reapers into
| His harvest"
After adopting a resolution OF thanks 10
the citizens of Falls Church for their hos
| pitality and to the several ministers for
their presence. the convention was ad-
Journed to meet next May.