The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-15
STATE MISSIONARY WORKERS.
Annual Convention Begun at the
Park CONGREGATIONAL.


An important meeting of the missionary
workers convened yesterday afternoon in
Park Avenue Congregational church, being
the twentieth anniversary gathering Of dele
gates to the Minnesota branch of the Woman's
Board Of Foreign Missions Of the Interior.
The afternoon meeting was followed last
evening by large and more general gather
ing, and the convention will continue through
today and tomorrow. The local society is a
branch Of the Board of the Interior which
has its central bureau in Chicago. The work
Of the society is wide. extending its mission
to Japan, China, India, Turkey, supporting
nine missionaries in the foreign field, and
conducting general educational missionary
work The afternoon meeting was Of a gen
eral nature, as preliminary to the business
sessions of today. Miss Margaret J. Evans
of Northfeld, president of the branch, which
includes the Congregational churches
throughout the state, was IN the chair to call
the meeting to order The first business was
a series Of reports from conferences, given as
follows: Anoka. Mrs F. A. Brownson Min
CeGer; Mankato, Mrs. ]. V. V. Lewis
Hutchinson, who read for Miss Haynes. OF
Mankato; Minnesota Valley, Mrs w. B. Nor
throp, Minneapolis, for Mrs. D. T. Wheaton,
Morris; Northern Pacific, Mrs. S. F. Stewart
Duluth, for Mrs. S. w. Horn, Duluth; Owa-
tonna, Mrs George Cooper, Northfield for
Mrs. e. n. Leavens, Faribault; Western Mrs.
J. II. Albert, for Mrs. Anna Lange, Marshall;
Winona, Miss Evans, Minneapolis for Mrs l.
G. Brewer, St. Charles.
The treasurer's report following was pre-
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total collections Of the year for the branch
amounted to $5.219.55, contributed by the
women and children. The chiIdren's work
was presented by Mrs. E. A. Fay, who gave
a general review of what the junior societies
and mission bands have accomplished. She
made a plea for increased labor along these
lines. Mrs. J. V. V. Lewis, of Hutchinson
made report on programme, telling what
had been done through the programme com
mittee for other societies. In a brief discus
sion that followed Mrs. A. H. Pearson, Of
Mortified spoke for the children, making an
appeal for more "mOthering" of the junior
societies. Mrs Jackson spoke along the line
of suggesting collectors for each congrega ton
which would systematic and expedite the
treasurers work.
This was the conclusion Of the afternoon
session.
Theh gathering in the evening was large
and more social in character. Following the
opening exercises Miss Mary P. Wright
travelling missionary for the board of mis-
sions Of the interior, brought greetings from
the board, and made an address on work in
the foreign field, which was the chief event
of the programme Miss Wright labored in
Marsovan, Turkey, nine years, and remind
ed of the fact that Miss King, who went out
from Minnesota a few years ago and died on
the field, a member of Park Avenue
church, she referred to Miss Kings influ-
ence. Miss Wright described in a general
way the needs Of the people in Their rela-
ton to Christianity, spoke Of the school,
and read in sautation a poem prepared for
the Minnesota branch by Miss II. L. Keyes
daughter of a missionary in Palestine, who
was born on Mount Zion in Jerusalem. The
writer of the poem was personal friend of
the speaker. Miss Wright was a missionary
in Mexico a year and a half after she re-
turned from Turkey, and has been travelling
missionary for the board in Chicago the last
seven years. A closing hymn by the church
choir was the signal for adjournment to the
church parlors, where a general reception
was held, with Rev. George D. Black pastor
of the church, presiding host. The ses-
siOns today, of which there will be three
will be of great interest. This morning the
committees will be appointed and general
business transacted. The treasurer will give
a summary of her report, and Mrs Pearson,
Of Mortified, will summarize the work of the
year. Mrs. L. E. Jepson will give a mis-
sionary talk, and the last hour will be de-
voted to sectional meetings. The afternoon
session will be twentieth anniversary pro
gramme with greetings from former officers
presented by Mrs. Norris, Of Sank Center
and a review Of twenty years work on for
eign fields. The evening meeting will be a
young peoples rally, in which Mrs. B. w
Smith, Miss Bertha Haneman, will partici-
pate. Mrs. Topper, of st. Paul, will present
a message from Miss Emily Hartwell; Miss
Susan Olmstead, missionary in Constantine
pie. will speak and Mrs. H. G. Webster will
tell Of the Armenian refugees. The final
sessions will take place tomorrow morning
and afternoon.