The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-10-29
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1870; viz, Mrs. Mary E. NOrthrup in
December 1864, Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. ].
Barth in June 1867, Mrs. Agnes Scott
in Decem Der 1867 and J. w. johnson
in October 1869.
"The WOman's Home and Foreign
Missionary Society" was organized
Dec. 4, 1876, it being the first mission
airy society organized in the Presby-
terry of NeoshO. 1t worked as an aux
iliary of the "WOman's Mission Board
of the Northwest" at Chicago until
May 5, 1881, when it became identi-
fed with that of 1.-THE Southwest" at
st. Louis. In connection with this
society was, and is, the "DO What
You Can Band" which under the
superintendent of Mrs. H. A. Ewing
has for several years, among other
things, given S25 per year toward
Home Mission scholarship. Two of the
charter members of this band are now
engaged in mission work; viz: Miss
Mary Clark, in Persia and Miss Alice
Crosby, at MuscOgee, !. Il. Mrs.
Media Brewster Hayes, who with her
husband was for a time in Mission
work in Japan, was also a member of
this Band. During the twenty years
of its existence this society has put
into the Missionary treasury an av-
erage amount of $50 per year, that for
the last five being SS1 per year. The
officers are Mrs. J. p. Wright, Pres
Mrs. D. Ewart, Vice Pres; Mrs. VIM.
Davis, Sec, and Mrs. C. f. Scott,
Treas.
THE WOman's Working Society
For Church Work Financial and
Spiritual" was organized in the par
sonage on May 10, 1887, and has
proven au important agency in carry
ing on the work of the church For
the ten years it has averaged in sup.
port of congregational and miscel-
laneOus work the sum of S137 per
year.
1t has had much to do in sustain
ing the social life of the church, and
in making comfortable and attractive
the parsonage and church building
Its present officers are Mrs. DR.. Full
ton, Pres; Mrs. r. r. Claiborne, Vice
Pres; Mrs. d. B. d. Shelter, Sec,
and Mrs. j. NJ. Mason, Treas.
The first young Peoples Society"
was organized in May 1889, and in
November 1890 adopted the christian
Endeavor" methods. The Society was
again recognized in December, 1892,
and since that time, has continued
without interruption, in regular and
efficient Y. P. S. c. f. work. For the
last three years it has contributed SIS
per year to scholarship for an In
dian girl in the Henry Kendall Col
lege at Muscogee, in addition to other
amounts for local, district and state
work. The officers-elect are: DIR. j.
r. Pepper, Pres; Miss Joan E. Dud-
ley. Vice Pres; Miss Elva Cain, Sec;
Miss Ella Bostwick, Cor. Sec, and
Miss Ella Ewart, Treas.
The total enrolment in the
Sunday School is about $50. Like
the church it was the first
to begin its work in the little frontier
town, and in continuance it has ex-
emplified the perseverance of the
saints. The officers are w. s. Picken
Supt., A. NJ. Ewing ASST Supt., j. h.
Vannuys Sec., Miss Abbie Ewart
Asst Sec., and W. g. Allison Treas.
From April 1st, 1870 to April 1897, a.
period of twenty-seven years, con-
tribution was made for every quarter
to Home Missions at an average of
$50 per year and for the same period,
except for two years, to Foreign
Missions, at an average of SIG per
year. For the last five years the
average to Home Missions has been
S117. and to Foreign Missions $40.
In 1870 the church had 53 members,
1880, 1O4; in 1890, l75 and the present
enrolment is 219. During the present
pastOrate los have been added to the
church, 60 have been dismissed to
other congregations and nine have
died. Since his iDstallment over this
church the pastor has baptized 81
persons, performed twenty marriage
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