The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-27
MISSION JUBILEE.
Meeting Of the Woman's
Foreign Mission Society
of the Newark
Presbytery.
TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY.
Excellent Results Of the Society's
Work in Foreign Fields
Officers Elected.
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NEWARK. March q, 1SS7.-In the FRS
Presbyterian Church the Woman's For
eien Missionary Society of the Presby
terry of Newark began the celebration o
its twenty-fifth anniversary yesterday
About 400 members were present when tn,
session opened. The platform wa!
banked with palms and softly illuminat
ed with lights.
Mrs. L. J.. Hutchinson of Montclair
acted as presiding officer and announced
the programme. Mrs. Hutchinson read
clair, offered prayer. DR.. Frazer, pas.
tor Of the church. bid tie society vel
come. The clergyman stated that an an
faiversary meant more han the lapse q
time, it also meant deeds and the ac1
complishments of the past twenty-fst
years We're mentioned in thanksgivins
and congratuiation. DR.. Frazer tolo
Something of the practical work of tins
missionary society and hoped for even
greater achievements in the twenty-five
years to come.
Mrs. Hutchinson responded to DIR.
Frazer's welcome. She said the society
was honored in meeting in the church,
Us it was the mother church of Newark,
and in it women had worked for years
before the present society had been or
| ganized. The death of the President,
Mrs. j. P. Wilson, which occurred dur
ing the past year, was mentioned, and
much regret was expressed. Mrs. Will
son was the first and only President of
the society and her place is still vacant.
After some routine business Mrs. BeckeI
o~- -
on Resolutions was appointed. Mrs.
Malcolm Smith of Montclair was made
Chairman, with these assistants. Mrs. f.
A Mum of Newark, Mrs. Horace Bald
win of Newark, Mrs. e. ". B.. Dodd of
Roseville.
h report of the Corresponding Secre-
tary, Miss Alethia Garter, was listened
to with interest.
Miss Carter has been identified with the
society since its beginning. and her re-
pert told of the good work done. The
report from the work in China was par
ticularly satisfactory. In 1872 a Presby-
terrain Church was organized in Canton
With a membership of thirteen, and this
church has enrolled at present 42s mem
bers, and is s-elf-supporting, through the
efforts of a native pastor.
In 1881 the third church was organized
in Canton. and a new church is being
erected at a cost of 5000, most of which
was collected through the efforts OF
Chinese Christians in America. A board
ing school was established in 1872 with
twenty-five pupils, and now reports an
enrolment of 1873, of whom forty-one are
women and 142 girls. There are eight
native teachers there, and excellent re-
ports were given from the schools and
churches. Five day schools were opened
IN 1872, and there are now in operation
twenty-five schools, with an enrolment
OF 4ol pupils. Hospitals We're spoken OF,
and it was said that in these the mis-
sIonaries found a ready field for their
Letters were referred to as having been
received from many missions and
cnurches N foreign lands The work of
the auxiliary societies was praised. In
1872 there were only nine Of these, but
there are at present twenty-five auxili-
aries, twenty-,three bands, ten Sunday
societies.
Miss Carriers report was followed by
That OF the Secretary of the Young Peo-
Walker of Montclair. She said that the
reports were double in number Of those
last year, being at present ~twenty-six.
as was the circulating library arrange
nent taken up in the Young Peoples So
cieties. Two new bands were introduced
In membership.
Miss Baldwin of Caldwell reported on
distribution Of literature. Mrs. q. NJ.
Douglass of this city gave an itemized
the past year s5,363.S9 had been receiivve99
and handed out to missions, while in the
twenty-five years $112, 53S. SO was the sum
feanzed. An invitation was given for
held in Westminster Church In Bloom
liela. o9T S1iver Year" a poem, was
MISS Cook Of Caldwell went over the
twenty-five years records The societv
sr1s 1 % nzeaI n 10t the First Church. New
churches. two of Bloomfield and one Of |
caldwell as members. The membership |
:; q; ~, + Wenty-fiy churches The early
prove of woman's activity in such move
ments were rehearsed, and it was said
the good results of the efforts Influenced
the pastors to a true Understandings of
the situation.
The Boys Bands received a fine
sropI Ior their share in missionary
be easily consumed in m~entioninw the
the guidance Of this society.
~, m rs pun OF bloomfield offered the
Frazer in a pleasant way gave the invi-
tation for lunch, which was served in the
Prayer and hymns opened the afternoon
session at 2:3o O'clock. The roll can
church. eaSn
The Nominating Committee reported 4
recommendation that Miss
carter, who, at the wish of the Iafe
President. had assumed the duties Of
office. continue at the wish Of the
society,". The Vice-Presidents elected
Lyman Whitney Allen of
Miss Anna M. Cook Of Cald-
well, Mrs. J. Clement French, Newark
MRS; A. N: HolHield, Newark; Miss Mary
Mcllvalne, Newark; Mrs. L. ]. Hutch