New-York tribune., 1897-07-28
w0MAy,s MISSIONARY WORK.
THE FOUR DAYS CELEBRATION AT OCEAN
GROVE CLOSED YESTERDAY.


The womans Home Mission part Of the four
days celebration OF the womans Home Missionary
and Deaconesses Anniversary which Is in prog
ress In Ocean Grove. close yesterday
The first two days were devoted to the work ef
the Woman's Home Mission Society. The meet
ings were held In the Young Peoples Temple. Mn.
Clinton r. Fisk the National president OF the 30
cieiy. presiding. Yesterday mornings session.
which began at 10 O'clock was opened With Q
conservation service led by Miss Helen Carlton. OF
Elizabeth. Greetings from the Woman's Foreign
Mission Society were presented by Mrs Henry
Wheeler; from the Womans Christian Temperance
Union. by Mrs. Anna r. Hammer: from the
Woman's Encouragement Service. By Mrs. ksor
nard Chandler.
Mrs J. W. Campbell corresponding secretary a
the NewYork Conference followed with speech
upon Homes for the Homeless" which was pref
need by the reading OF a bright. vigorous letter
from Mrs. Anna Beier. written from oonalaska.
Alaska. acknowledging the receipt OF three boxes
OF supplies sent from the NewYork Conference -
the Jesse Lee Industrial Home. In that place.
Mrs. Beiler has been sent by the Methodist Goa
ference to report the Methodist missions ef
Alaska. a large number OF which the Aleu-
tian Islands. After reading the letter, Mrs. Camp
bell made strong appeal Cor the fatherese
speaking especially OF the Immigrant Home. In
this city. and Of the General Watts De Peystss
Mrs. Ella l.. Petite. OF Trenton. y J.. had pre-
read ri' BY Mrs. p' G. T Il % Wee@ correspondns sec
retary OF the New Jersey Conference Society The
paper dealt especially with work among the de-
hundred Of whom have been reclaimed by the
mission work there.
The afternoon session addressed by Miss
Anita {. Rodriguez. whose subject was, What
for a Mexican Girl?" She spoke particularly Of
her work in the Harwood Industrial Home
and School. OF Albuquerque. n NJ. where she
said the work is divided into two sections-indus-
trial. which includes cooking. sewing and every
thing which pertains 10 the work OF a housewife.
and educational which covers the ordinary gram
mar-school course. The Bible is made part Of
the daily training. so anxious are the people that
their children shall have the benefit OF this educa
tional advantage that. when they are TOO poor 70
pay s. per month. which u the nominal Zee. IN.
fathers and brothers work about the place. and
the mothers. too often give their services that
the girls OF their homes may be- admitted
Mrs. ). =. Rust, Of Cincinnati. who was 10 speak
upon "Deaconess' Work Element OF Home
Mission Work. was not present. but Mrs ID Is.
Street, OF Washington. made impressive speech
upon the subject This followed by talk by
Mrs. r. G. Hathaway upon Rest Home and rs
opportunities resting place for missionary
workers. The singing was led by Professor
Sweny.
one of the features OF the evening was a chorus
by seven colored girls from Industrial schools In
the South
The Woman's Home Mission Society OF the Meth
odist Church was organized about sixteen years
ago It's object being 10 work among the neglected
industrial homes and schools. besides large
number OF mission schools. are maintained among
the indians. New-MeNicdns. coored people OF the
South and the illiterate whites OF the region.
Alaskans. Mormons. the immigrants 10 our own
country. and the foreigners and poor OF our large
cities. The society supports three orphanages and
maint tans twenty deaconess homes. the latter be-
ing a large and mnortant factor of the work.
The Immigrant Home. at No q State-st: the
similar home in East Boston. and immigrant
mission In Boston are all wards Of this society.