The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-03-26

VucouIoBinB OutlOcOk IOr inc permanenc
OF the work. Delegates co the association
of churches, meeting at Saginaw, May 20
the missionary society having been asked
send nine, were chosen as follows: Mrs
Bradley, of Grand Rapids; Mrs. Warren, o
Three Oaks; Mrs. Light, of Saginaw; Mrs
Swift, of Lansing; Mrs. Smith, Charlotte
Mrs. Sperry, Olivet; Mrs. Aldrich, Pontiac
Mrs. Strong, of Jackson; Mrs. Boynton, ol
Detroit.
The officers of 1897 were then reported
by the committee ON nominations, the only
change being that Mrs. ID. F. Bradley,
Is to be junior Dept. Sec, and Mrs.
Q. K. Swift, Juvenile Dept. Sec. The
committee on treasurer's report by Mrs.
Warren, chairman, recommended that the
report be accepted and adopted, that branch
officers write to association presidents urg-
ing more liberal devotion toward the con-
tihgent or expense fund; that the different
auxiliaries try to send at least 10 cents for
each member for the contingent fund; that
proper amount be appropriated to junior
work, and that IL subscriptions could not be
increased, that one more person be induced
to give.
The treasurers report shows that So, 240.-
05 was sent to the Board, and $27s. .s3 used
for contingent expenses. A thank offering
Wednesday amounted to $50 90, for the
contingent fund, the largest ever made for
A ,in l,., a.,
voted wife in the south, to be sold that the
money might be used for missionary pur-
poses, br ught IS SO in ten cent pieces, and
the ring will be returned to the wife.
Mrs. b. F. Aldrich, of Pontiac, took up
the different branches of church work. CIV
lag places for mutual help and showing the
needs for each She spoke of the great
mission work Of the Congregational society
IN the many directions it had taken. First
in CO o-educational industries, second in edu.
eating the negro, third in the united effort
against slavery before the war, the selling
OF slaves in the pulpit to free them. Funds
had been sent to support missionaries in all
parts of the world, and in all emergencies
like the time of cyclones, special relief had
been raised The work of the g. E. s.,
Q. IL. M. s., G. 9. B. s., A. M. A., S. S.
and Z. S. were wonderful in extent; yet
TO- 600, 900 children in the u. S,Twere yet
out of Sunday Schools, and people We're yet
using barns, box cars, shanties, etc., for
churches.
Wednesday evening was pleasantly spent
and proftaby listening to address and talks.
Rev. Ewing of Lansing, state s. S. super
intendent said the training of the boys and
girls would make the matter of moneyTais-
ing easy, as they would continue and push
the. work sas they grew older, if rightly
trained at fist.
The real work that missionaries do is not
understood. Miss Cozad was asked if
missions pay. She wished they might come
to Japan, where they had IL, 900 christians,
some earnest worker. some who live right
y but DO little wurk; sUine, VINO as here,
are self righteous Yet the missionaries
believe that Japan is yielding to christian
terest.
Miss Jones gavs short talk on Turkey,
mpressing the fact that the Mohamedan
religion or fanaticism was the enemy of
christianity more than anything else, and if
the power which that fanaticism holds over
the sovereigns and leaders in that country
can be broken, the march of christianity
will be greater than at any time in the
worlds history.
DR.. Il. A. Schauffler, of Cleveland, whose
parents were missionaries in Turkey and
Austria, and who has been in Turkey, gave
talk on "A Great Door open to Congrega-
tional Women" This door is the visiting
In their homes, of women or men who can
not, for some reason or other, get to
churches, and who are willing and even
anxious to hear the gospel. There are
8, 500 such deaconesses at work now In
Q, 800 fields in II countries, holding over
81, 200, 900 in property. The foreign ele-
ment, which always needs special work was
largely represented in Michigan, where the
foreign population is over million and the
native population about 9l7,000. In De-
troit IS per cent of the population is for
eign, aud the deaconesses can learn and
teach in the native tongue. 1t should lie
taken up. as the other departments have
been, and be pushed to the front, where
everything else that the Congregatonalists
have undertaken, has been. 1t is noble
field full of opportunity for the greatest
good. Let the ladies improve it.
An hour was spent in visiting and max
ing acquaintances, and listening to the tales
of missionary work.
The Woman's Home Missionary Union
opened its meeting Thursday morning with
Mrs. [. p. Powell, Grand Rapids, .presiden
in the chair. The following committees
we're appointed:
Credentials-Mrs. c. u. Denison, OF Grand
RAPIDS; Mrs j. l.. Woodruff, Of Ludington; Mrs
Wines, Of Chelsea.
Resolutions-Mrs. NJ, M. Martin, Ann Arbor
| Mrs. Il. p. Church, Lansing Mrs. Q. Dew
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