The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-10-20
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Annual Meeting Of the WOman's Home
Missionary Society OF st. Johns.
bury District.

This meeting was held on Thursday and
Friday, September 20 and "a, at Hardwick,
and opened with devotionals conducted BY
the president, Mrs. Ellen Colby of Plain
field: Mrs. W. g. Smithers said: az greet
you because your mission is to do good not
only to yourselves but all humanity, and
because 1t is Gods work" The president
responded by saying we had not come for
visit or recreation but to present work and
enlist workers for g. II we did not Christian.
ize the many people coming to our shores
they would heathenize u.s." Experiences
abbara ssa rssd By M pfSpe5es By Bs
described the origin and work of Queen
Esther Circle in Williamstown, which is
the only one in st. Johnsbury district.
why the Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety Has Right to Our Sympathy and
by Mrs. Parmelee, first in story form, then
stated in brief because there was so much
to be done. 1t was illustrated by the fact
that In the United States there are twenty
Buddhist temples with precisely the same
rites as in heather countries. Seventy ma
tionalities on Blackwell's Island and many
towns in some Of the western states without
an English-speaking person, gave oppor-
tunity for those who wanted to go to for
eign lands and could not, to stay and work
with foreigners at our own door.
Mrs. Kimball in her paper on "Deaconess
numbers which Victor Hugocalls one of the
advance steps Of the church. Although an
ancient order revived, its growth was mar
velous, and now spreads over parts of Eu-
rope. These workers must be trained and
give two years of service for one of train
ing. Branches of training-Biblical, medi-
cal and practical. No salaries but an al
lowance for clothing. "Our Literature i"
was presented by Mrs. Elmer of Cabot, in
which she traced the growth of our maya
zines, ETC., together with personal reminis-
cences of editors. "Have We Too Many
Societies in the Methodist church," was
opened by Rev. j. o. Sherburne for the af-
frmative, but as he stated he should, he
spoke on both sides. "If societies were
less expenditures would be reduced" Rev.
Mr.. Parounagian believed in division of la
Dor; we must keep up with devils who keep
inviting in al. lines. This is an age Of spe.
cialists. He related bit OF his experience
when landing from Armenia at Castle Gar
den. He was met by lady of the Woman's
Home Missionary Society who asked: "Have
you Bible? Do you read? Are you q
Christian"" which served to confirm his
belief that all Americans were angels
These modern days had discovered the
young people and women and we could
trust anything in their hands Rev. W. S.
Smithers said: "'Why Am Interested in
the Woman's Home Missionary Society is
because God is interested, open door of
usefulness to Christian women and de-
mand never greater than to-day" Train
ing was in brief Mrs. M. L. Woodward's
answer to How to Interest the Boys and
Girls in Missionary Work" A very inter-
esting and faultlessly rendered programme
was given entirely by Hardwick school
children after short talk for them about
Mothers Jewels Home by Mrs. Parouna-
gian.
A good-sized audience assembled for the
evening exercises which were very interest
frannanflv intaraparaQd mi
lent music which by the way was much en-
joyed during the entire convention and
generously furnished by Hardwick singers.
A duet by Miss Brown and Mr.. Kinney
and solo by Professor Thomas were rem
dered in addition to choir singing during
the evening. The principal features Of the
programme were interesting and practical
addresses by Rev. j. o. Sherburne of Will
Jamestown and Mrs. A. ii. Webb OF Brad
ford. Mr.. Sherburne offered suggestions as
to what might and ought to be done by
some body in Vermont for the stranger
within our gates for whose conduct we are
to be accountable, who must be made law
abiding ,citizen according TO the law Of
Moses. Vermont has it share Of foreigners
in proportion and population and to very
many Vermont is their first knowledge Of
America and first impressions are telling.
Reference was made to 800 Italians in Barre
who needed night schools. Many Hunga-
rian, thoughtful class of people, especially
in Rutland. Christian people must admin
lister the remedy. Couture and help will
come to the workers in answer to the PROM
ise, Give and 1t shall be given you.'"
Mrs. Webb pictured an incoming steamer
and the work done by the Woman's Home
Missionary Society in meeting young women
and escorting them in safety to their desti-
nation to guard them from being decoyed
by PROGRESSES. She wildly pictured the
condition and surroundings OF the sub
merged tenth in New York city and of the
poor in other cities In California 1000
Chinese women in complete slavery; young
girls OF ten come under promise OF marriage
to life of slavery. Mrs. Webb further ex-
tended her talk to include the mining camps,
Mormonism in Utah, superstition in Alaska,
and proved that in our own country there
are those in just as dense heathenism as
anywhere in the world. "Not for any
Christian to sit down and say it is nothing
for me, the Lord will look after his work."
and it was only by organization that effec-
tive work could be done. The Woman's
Home Missionary Society came into exis-
tence in 1880 by need OF work among col
ored people and in the South transcends
any other work in the Freedman's Aid for
II trains the girls to become good home
keepers and the home is the hope of our
nation. More might be added of this prac-
tical and instructive address but space for
bids. After generous collection the con-
vention adjourned to meet the following
forenoon at which time Woman's Home
Missionary Society was organized in Hard
wick Methodist church. Fitting remarks
were made by the president, reports of aux
iliaries and papers by. Mrs. May Atkins of
Cabot, Miss Chamberlin of Plainfeld, Mrs.
II. w. Lewis OF Marshtield, and were said to
be very interesting, but the rain prevented
many from enjoying them The president,
Mrs. e. j. Colby and secretary, Mrs. j. o.
Sherbnrne had reason to feel we'll paid for
their efforts in arranging, as also Hardwick
people in entertaining 80 profitable gather