The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-12
home MISSIONS.
Wcmen OF the NJ. E. Church Conclude Their
Session Inst Evening.

The session of the Woman's Home Mis-
sionary Society was resumed in Scott
Church yesterday afternoon. The first re.
port read was that of Mrs. NJ. r. Lincoln,
ON tho mite boxes. She told Of the work
having been started seven years ago, since
which time the amounts have grown from
S3 to SOL 10, the amount collected the last
year.
The report of the tellers in the election
for district secretaries showed that Mrs.
T. W. Eliason, of the Easton district;
Mrs. Maggie Cooper, Of the Salisbury dis
trict; Mrs. L Il. Terry, of the Dover dis
trict, and Mrs. M. j. Floyd, Of the VIII
mington district, were elected.
Mrs N. NJ Browne, delegate to the con-
vention at Springfield Ill, told of the
proceedings of tho body. She also dwelt
on the number of migrants annually ar
riving in this country and spoke of the
need of missionaries :among them. She
said If we do not Amerlcanize them thoy
will foreignize ms.
The delegates then listened to an adj
dress from Miss Matthews on her work at
Ellis Island, New York.
In the report of Mrs. NJ J..Floyd, which
had been held over from the morning, Ii
was stated there had been q falling off in
the work. Deaths in this district num-
bered eight. There is membership at
circles 1856, of the bands 205.
The amount received in the Wilmington
district was as follows; Dues, 1850 55. dea-
coness' fund, 900 AZ mite boxes, $75.67;
benevolent work, Sl23 81; beneficiaries. S53;
distribution fund, $3.50: leafiet fund, 81:
home missionary work 1862 81 local work.
S7l326, s32. 73 being in money: total from
all purposes during the year, S2,097 81. By
the will of John Wise, Asbury Church re-
ceived $500.
Mrs. T.. r. Jones read the report
of the Dover Auxiliary and Mrs.
Harry Jones that Of Middletown Auxilia-
ry. No figures were given. Mrs. j. B.
Quigg spoke of the work Of the reading
circles during the year, and Miss Emily
Finn told of the encouraging results Of
the leatlet societies. Queen Esther Circle
of Union NJ. E. Church also sent in re-
port.
The following secretaries were electeS:
Mite boxes, Mrs NJ Il. Lincoln; supplies,
Mrs. H. + Pickels; young peoples work.
Mrs. Challenger; literature, Miss Emily
Finn reading circle, Mrs. ]. B. Quigg;
local work, Mrs. Francis. Contested
elections will be settled by the executive
board.
The afternoon session then took recess.
The evening service was we'll attended
and was opened by devotional exercises,
after which reports were received from
the following societies; Grace Mission
Circle, Queen Esther Mission Circle Of
Newerk; the Cleaners of Chestertowp!
the Doughten Mission Band Of New
Castle; The Boys Missionary Circle of
Grace Church; the G c. Brown Mission
Band Of Epworth Church; the Sunbeam
Band of Scott Church; the Busy Bee OF
St. Paul's Church; the Clinton B. Fiske
Mission League; the Junior Home Mis-
gion Rand of Grace Church and the Will
ling Band of Newark.
Each society showed an increase in
membership. The reports were encourag-
ing.
After the reading of the report of Scott
Church Auxiliary, which had been mis-
laid during the afternoon, the business
of the society adjourned.
Then followed an entertainment, novel
and interesting 1t opened with the song,
"Mothcrs Jewels" by forty children
clothed in white.
/ The chorus was sung with sleigh bell nc.
compartment The little ones were thor
cughly drilled, and at the conclusion of
the rendition they were heartily applaud
cd.
Little Beulah Whiteman reclted in az
pleasing palmer the poem, Push and
Pray" story with moral She won the
hearts Of the audience.
The surprise of the evening was sprung
when the allegory, "The Praise Of the
Nations was given. Fifteen girls from
the different bands took part. They were
dressed In the costumes and made up in
the characters of foreigners. All eventu-
ally applied to Miss Columbia for shelter
and home, and We're cared for. After the
henediction by the Rev. w. l.. s. Murray
the session dismissed.