The Portland daily press., 1897-02-25
THEIR ANNUAL TEA PARTY.
The Chestnut st. WOman's Foreign
Missions Society.


speaker-Other Interesting Exercises
A Large Attendance Evinoing Lively
In the Work.
The Women's Foreign Missionary So
ciety of Chestnut Street church held Its
annual tea party at the church vestry
The special guest of the society was Mrs.
VIM. H. Fem Of High strest church,
president of the Wouan's Maine Board
of Missions of the Congregational church
es. Tea WAS served at $50 and then Mrs.
Fem and the off GERS of the society held
an informal reception for an hour ana
a large number of the Chestnut street
Pensioners, men and women. spaid their
respects.
When the formal exercises of the eve
ming began at s O'Clock there was large
attendance. Mrs. Chsrles Day, presi-
dent of the society, presided.
Mrs. Charles Baker read selections
offered prayer.
Mrs. Harry Turner next read in a
charming manner Rudyard Kippling's
stirring lyric 1.-The Story ofithe Women"
written in aid of Lady Dufferin's hos
pital work.
Mrs. Day, then in graceful language,
presented Mrs. DR.. Fem, who was very
cordially received.
Mrs. Fem began her address with
some very complimentary illusions to
Chestnut street church and the earnest
ness of it's people in the missionary work
of all kinds. She said that when she
looked upon the large size and evident
enthusiasts of the meeting she was con-
strained to think that there was little
need of urging the Chestnut street PEG
foreign missions was all she had. BY
way of explanation Mrs. Fenn further
said the paper she was to read was one
she had prepared for the Congregation
al Women's Society. $780," remarked
the spea ker faceti ously, eff there is any
thing in 1t that is not true doctrine.
you must charge it to Congregation
alism," and her hearers laughed hearth
ly.
Mrs. Fenn's paper was asgeneral sulogy
of the missionary spirit and work and
plea for greater interest and renewed
zeal lin carrying tine banner Of the gospel
of Christ into every land and unite every
creature. Her address was especially
directed to the women. She entertaining
ly recouHted her first recollections OF her
acqaintance with . missionary work and
said she supposed her own experience
was probably that of most Christian
women working in the missionary cause.
She told how, as a little girl, she sat
by her fathers side in church and heard
for the frs; time of the wonderful work
of missions with what awe and venera-
ton she SAW the large collection taken
for the poor heathen::who had never heard
the "Story of the Cross of Jesus,
and how He died for all men. Those
childish, but deep Impressions had only
been intensified by the fight Of years
and increased knowledge OF the glorious
work whose necessities and demands
never pleaded more eloquentIy to Chris
tian people than now.
Mrs. f enn spoke forcibly Of what i'm
mense results for God and humanity
could be attained for very small
amount Of money in heather and un-
civilized lands. Chow much money you
dear souls fritter away In bargain
hunting" said she. "How you 70 down
town with fat pocketbook, OF ten
dollar bill, spend half day among the
bargain counters, come home with some
thing you didn t:want and didn't need !;
sit down and with a sigh calculate, Good
ness me! Where has my money all gone
to? Think of what this $40, gone for
naught, would have bought III the Mas
ters' name In heathen land like India
and China, clothed and educated ma
tive girl, show her what womanhood 10,
shed upon her the radiant and reaensrat.
ing light OF Christ and heaven, told her
that she had soul.
Mrs. Fenns' whole address was q most
earnest Christian appeal for missions,
couohed in exceedingly choice language
and In closing she interpolatsd the very
touching sacred poem "He Is Calling
for Thee"
Mrs. W. W. Cole was presented and
sung an appropriate song "The Dear
Home Land" in good voice with excel
lent expression.
Mrs. Israel Luce made few pertinent
remarks Introductory to the collection
and the audience responded generously
when it was taken.
The whole evening was enc Of the most
enjoyable and profitable which this ener-
getic society has enjoyed.
The society held It's regular monthly
business meeting In the afternoon when
the topic for study and discussion was
the "Medioal Work of the Woman's Mis-
sions." Papers on the subject interest
ing and instructive. were read by Mrs.
j. b. Donnell and Mrs. Ella Turner. /
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