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

Sionary oocicueS OF MlCnigan Sonsioe
Ways to Help Them.
The best women of this great state inter-
ested In the most tremendous and self sacri-
ficing undertaking I'm the history of the
world, were represented at the oath annua
meeting of the Michigan Board of Missions
of the Interior and the 10th annual meeting
OF the Women's Home Missionary Union,
held In the Congregational church in this
city, Tuesday, Wednesday aud Thursday OF
this week. All parts of the state, which is
divided into seventeen district associations,
have from one of the many single associa.
tions comprising them lady or two to make
reports and take back the many good things
of the w. b. M. 1. was held in Lansing in
1878 with Mrs. s. M. Freeland as president,
and state meetings have been held In Is
different cities and regularly every year
since, the interest both in religious and
financial way having constantly increased
except for slight decrease in funds in 1896
from 1895. They have as special work
the carrying of the gospel to the women and
children in foreign lands and the decreasing
of suffering among those converted, many
of whom are constantly harassed by the
heather and religious fanatics OF these far
away lands. About SIS delegates were here
at some time during the week, they being
entertained by the families of the CoDgrega-
tional church.
present, are: President, Mrs. j. B. Angel,
Anu Arbor; first vice president, Mrs. WA.
Gavett, Detroit; second vice president, Mrs.
q. B. Stowell, Hudson; third vice president
Mrs. j. w. Bradshaw, Ann ArbOr; cores
ponding secretary, Mrs. Z. G. Ellsworth,
Greenyiile; assistant secretary, Mrs. K. Ru-
tan, Greenville; recording secretary, Mrs.
". G. Sperry, Ollvet; treasurer, Mrs. Rob
ert Campbell, Ann Arbor; junior depart
ment secretary, Mrs. Thomas Chalmers,
Port Huron; juvenile department secretary,
Mrs. d. F. Bradley, Grand Rapids; auditor,
MIR. Sidney ClarksOn, Ann Arbor; agent,
Emission studies," Mrs. M. M. Martin, Al
Logan.
Mrs. ANGEL called the convention to order
at 11:OO Tuesday forenoon and conducted
devotional exercises and appointed as NOM
mating committee Mis-. j. Estabrook, Olivet;
Mrs. M. M. Martin, Ann Arbor; Mrs. h. r..
Lowell, Flint; Mrs. VIM. Knight, Saginaw;
Mrs. l.. Witty, Grand Rapids.
Mrs. j. G. Cromer welcomed the ladies to
the city and Mrs. w. A. Gavett, of Detroit,
responded, after which greetings were given
by Mrs. Mershon from the First NJ. T..
church, Mrs. Spayd of the Disciple church,
Mrs. Van Ness of the Baptist church, and
Miss Wingate representing the Board of the
Interior at Chicago. Miss Cozad, a mission
ary in Japan now on a furlough, was called
upon and gave a short but interesting talk
on her work in Japan, saying that 1t was
necessary that ladies should do the mission
ary work In Japan as mans presence was
sure to create scandal. Boys are the more
apt pupils upon first entering the schools,
and as the girls are married between the
ages of IL aud Ii but little chance is given
for instructing them until they grow older.
At 23 years they ars as American ladies
would be at 80 and being in most cases di-
vorced before that time they are able to take
up Bible study. About IL years ago the
Bible schools were started and are now the
greatest agency for God in the great work.
Mrs. q. G. Ellsworth, secretary, made her
annual report which was most complete and
we'll written. She said five auxiliares had
been added to the Cheboygan association, a
new church had been started in Grand Hav-
en- with returned missionary from Turkey
as pastor; the Hancock association has or
ganized boys brigade which will support a
foreign missionary; Kalamazoo association
Sunday schools will also send missionary;
in the Genesee association Grand Blanc has
increased its contributions five fold; Ovid
and Highland station doubling the former
gifts.
Mrs. Bradley, of Grand Rapids, sang a
solo and Mrs. Kassick, of Jackson, conduct
ed the devotional exercises in closing. Mrs.
Angel appointed Mrs. J. s. Woodruff, OF
Ludington, Mrs. G. A. Pollard, Of Grand
Rapids, and Mrs. j. Warner, Of Jackson, as
committee OIL credentials.
Tuesday evenings was a service highly
enjoyed by large number Of 0wosso peo.
pie and the delegates. The chorus under
Mr.. Ferry's charge sang TeDeum;
prayer and Bible reading conducted by MIR.
Cromer. Rey. w. g. Sperry, president OF
Olivet college, who is so we'll and favorably
known in Owosso, having filled the pulpit
several times when the church was without
a pastor, preached most earnest and help
ful sermon, taking as text "Thy Kingdom
Come Mr. Sperry paid high tribute ol
praise to the Christian workers in foreign
lands, believing that their work Of devotion
was the exemplifcation OF the highest Chris
tian sacrifice.
Mrs Ohlinger, who has for many years
been a missionary ia China and COrea
whose husband Is now working for the lep