The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-16
he noble work of the Christian woman's

and successfully carried on by woman, who
sealed fountains of effective work for
Christ, yet not daring to speak lest she
appear unwomanly. We now press on, con-
fident Of Gods love, having the approval
of our noblest and brainiest men and the
happiness in our own everyday life that
we are trying to save the untutored heath
EN-, bring their souls to Christ and teach
them the way to that high standard that
Christianity alone can give. Let us move
on without faltering in a work that makes
us forget self and be hidden in Christ"
Many greetings by letter and telegram
were read by Miss Lois A. White the cor
came from Jamaica, Ontario, oklahoma,
Georgia, Texas and other places. The
greeting from Jamaica was signed by 1,664
names, and was prepared July %. 1897, on
the occasion of the celebration of the
twenty-hrst anniversary of the work on
the island.
COMMITTEES ANNOUNCED.
The president announced the appointment
of the following committees:
Educational Work-Mrs. j. H. Garrison
Miss ellie Carey, Virginia; Mrs. Emma
s; Latimore. Washington; Mrs. J. H.
Indiam-Miss Mabel withers. Florida
Miss Ellen Kent, Virginia. Mrs. N. f. At
kinson. Indiana; Miss Rebecca Sitter,
Maryland; Mrs Ella Hoffman,, Iowa. Mrs
j. c. Shivers, Ohio.
,Jamaica--Mrs. G. c. Smith. Ohio; Miss
Helen q. Moses. Kansas; Miss olivia Bald
GINA; Mrs. f. NJ. Richardson, Missouri.
MeXico-Miss Grace Carlton, Texas; Mrs.
Emma c. Ewing, Illinois; Miss Bertha Ma
Mrs. w. o. Darnell, Indiana
Committee on the West-Miss Annette
Newcomer, Iowa: Mrs Virginia Hedges,
Missouri; Miss Salle Batterton, Montana;
Smith, Ohio.
yidson, Illinois; Miss Kate Whistler. In
dlana; Mrs. Minnie G. Hines, Nebraska;
Mrs. Mary ONeal Evans, Kentucky.
Junior Builders-Mrs. Ida p. FAINT, Ken
lucky; Mrs c. A. Freer. Ohio; Miss Gus
sic Courson, Illinois; Mrs. Eva L. Page,
Iowa; Mrs. w. D. Harrison. Missouri
Pennsylvania; Mrs. Fl. Goodacre, Wiscon-
sin; Mrs. Mary Fletcher, Arkansas; Mrs.
Fife Cunningham, Indiana; Mrs. R. D.
Miss Lois White the corresponding Sec
rotary, made her annual report, which
consisted largely Of detailed account of
the missionary work accomplished in the
field. The statistical portion of her report
has already been published. Miss Mary j..
Judson, the treasurer, also made her re-
port; showing a balance on hand Oct; 1 of
$5,lS739; receipts for the year, $67 81; dis
bursements, $6S, 727.75, and balance on hand
in the various funds are as follows: Ia
maica school, $1,57253; India orphanage,
Bilaspur, $l9264; India orphanage, Mahoba,
dia hospital, $502.S2; Womans Home $50 40;
builders, $.432.24; Bible chair, So 43S.70; me-
mortal &0.47 Payne memorial $6960;
Shortridge memorial $3.50; organizers
$321; 46; Ogden building, $6O8.62; endowment,
1881
The total in the various funds thus
amounts to $l2,O73. II. but the general fund
being overdrawn sS.07S.26, leaves the actual
cash on hand, $3995.45
THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
Mrs. o. A. Burgess. the president of the
organization, delivered her annual address.
which was received with great applause.
She spoke, in part as follows:
Members and Friends of the Christian
Woman's Board OF Missions-It seems but
yesterday that 1 stood before you in Spring
field with the annual message. So again
are we reminded of the swiftness of the
flight of time, how irresistibly it bears us
ON, until soon the years of our pilgrimage
no more. With the Psalmist, let us pray
30 teach us to remember our days, that we
may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
In the midst of famine and pestilence
our missionaries have been preserved. a \
nave gone on ministering to the suffering
and the dying. They have been kept from
tne pestlience that 'walketh in darkness
and the destruction that wasteth at noon
day. The terror by night nor the arrow
that fieth by day has harmed them. Truly
GOD GOD has given His angels charge over
But where shall l begin to tell you OF
India? There is so much in connection with
lHdI WOlk TO touch the heart and call forth
our sympathy. Our missionaries have stood
at the post of duty in the midst of danger
and suffering that has Wrung our hearts
They have fed thousands of the hungry
from their scanty store. All know some
thing of the suffering in that country The
sad story has come to us from other sources
than our missionaries and | am glad that
1t has. The graphic description by Julian
Hawthorne, in the Cosmopolitan for July
the groups as given in the cuts, tell more
eloquently than can the pen the tale of their
missionaries
the distress and dire necessity of the peo-
Pile Beside filling their orphanages to
overlooking. scores and hundreds of chill
dren have been taken in temporarily fed
and clothed and given to other missions
where there was room for them. The effort
on every hand is to get hold of as many
children as possible"
Mrs. Burgess spoke of the educational
work of the society as being of large pro-
Bible teaching she said, and this demand
is beyond our limit to supply" Speaking Of
the Young Ladies' Circles she said that
their number was very limited.
would it not be we'll" said she, ''to put
more emphasis on the organization of this
part of the field? To arrange for its best
development when our organizers are sent
out? We have our state organizers and our
superintendent of Junior Endeavor work
but who shall interest the young ladies and
organize them? We want their bright young
lives and enthusiasm
Last year there was a recommendation
adopted that a reading circle be formed In
course of reading calculated to create and
foster a missionary spirit be marked out.
I do not know how generally this has been
carried out, but hope at least a beginning
has been made, and that in the time to
come many societies will have their read
ing circle. The Bethany G. E. reading
courses can be recommended 20 meet the
need in the auxiliaries.
THE only objection l have heard to the
reading course is that women belong to SO
many clubs and circles that they have no
time for anything more. Did such a Senti-
ment obtain generally among our sisters, II
would indeed, be cause for alarm. Time
for society and all its demands, time for
literary clubs-Shakspeare, Burns ct al.
but no time to store our minds with Bible
truths nor to inform ourselves concerning
the church and it's movements; neither time
TO study missions, to see the hand of God
gospel to the nations of the earth, to hear
His voice as Jesus commands His disciples
to preach this gospel to the ends of the
earth Whatever else is left undone, my sis
ters in our ever-busy lives may we say:
This one thing do.
The address of the president was referred
to a committee composed OF Mrs. Christian,
Arkansas; Mrs. Dickinson, Illinois, Mrs:
Pearre. Indiana: Mrs. Sublett, kansas; and
Miss White. Indiana.
THE SOCIAL UNIONS.
Mrs. Catherine F. Lindsay. of Springfield.
address, the subject of which was the mis-
sionary social unions. The first social union
was organized seven years ago, but now
there are nearly one hundred of them scat
tered over twenty-six States. Mrs. Lindsay
in her address told of the mistakes made
and likely to be made by new unions.
She said:
.scoma societies have made a Fundamental