The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-02
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HOME MISSIONARIES.
Conference Of the Methodist
Societies Of Jersey City
District.
WORK OF THE DEACONESSES
Interesting Reports and Ad-
dresses Made in Emory
Church.

81 4ltCIG WISE q SAAS =
iCty district of the Woman's Home Mis-
sionary Society of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church yesterday at Emory Church,
on Belmont avenue. The conference was
divided IN two sessions, afternoon and
evening, the former beginning at two and
ending at six o'clock, and the latter open
ing at eight and closing at eleven o'clock.
The afternoon meeting was opened with
devotional exercises, led by Mrs. Graham,
after which followed short testimonies
by the members of the convention, the
majority of those present participating.
The Rev. W. l.. Hoagland. pastor OF
Emory Church, made the opening ad-
dress, in which, after heartily welcoming
the ladies to the church he strongly rec
commended every church to have a
Woman's Home Missionary Society, as
1t greatly helped the pastors, women be-
ing able to REACH the non-churchgoefs
much better than men. He spoke OF the
difference between the sacrifice made by
home and foreign missionaries saying IN
the former case the sacrifice was con-
slant, while in the latter it was princl-
pally felt in the case of a man whose
children were far enough advanced in
wears to realize the need of education, ia
mcilities in that line being less desirable IN
foreign missionary districts than at home
Mrs. w. H. Beach, president of the So
ciety. responded to this address she
spoke of a similar meeting held six years
ago in the same church, when it had
rained, making the audience very small.
On the present occasion the weather was
favorable, as was the audience. She urged
that an auxiliary of the society be formed
in Emory Church without delay. This
was Ions before the close OF the after
noon, with the following ocers:-
President, Mrs. C. Mathison; Vice Presi-
dent, Mrs. H. Lindsay; Recording Sec
retary. Miss Anna Yard; Corresponding
Secretary, Miss Louise Hunt; Treasurer,
Miss Grace Carpenter; Mite Box Seere-
tary, Mrs. D. S. Searles.
The minutes of last meeting were read
by Mrs. G.. e. Backus, Secretary. also a
report given of the correspondence dur
ing the year. Mrs. Backu having filled
the offices of recording and corresponding
secretary.
The delegates to the various auxiliars
les were asked to rise. Bergen POINT
showed a delegation of nine, West Side
Avenue four and the other auxillaries a
total number of nine.
In the absence of Mrs. Anna Kent, Miss
McCowen read her paper on Mexican
Work" This is really a work for Span
ish American girls and a very good dess-
| eriptIon of the HARDWOOD Home at Albu-
querque, N. NJ, was given. Miss Kent
told how the girls were brought there
dirty, unkempt, sallow. indolent- Their
fathers objected to their having a bath
for fear they would be i'll in -onsequenc
and are taught all the accomplishments
| which naturally belong to one of our ma
tive born American women. In describing
a Mexican wedding, she said
eThe brother of one of our pupils was to
AXE a wife. Their home was seven miles
| from Pueblo. We went on Saturday, re-
naming over until Monday afternoon.
On our arrival we were served with ma
| tive wine and cake. The CAKE was made
| Of lard. flour and sugar and was-oh, SO
greasy. Then we had fried cabbage and
onions, bread and coffee. They did not
use plates, but served the food in a
| saucer and coffee without milk in cups.
| Rhere was a stew of some kind, also
chill and molasses- They had no table
| cloth or napkins. / had to sleep in a
| room with a family of six. There were no
sheets on the bed. Three weeks of severe
| illness was the result OF this trip
She spoke of the habit of smoking
\ among the girls, but said they quickly re-
| inauished the habit when once convinced
| of its evil effects. The entire paper was
very interesting
A report on Young Peoples work was
| given by Mrs. butcher and the various
| auxillaries reported on their years work.
| A collection was taken up, and the follow
| ing district officers were elected:-Presi-
| dent, Mrs. w. II. Beach; Vice-President,
| Mrs. d. S. Searles; Corresponding Secre-
tary, Mrs. G. E. Backus; Treasurer, Mrs.
| w. S. Taylor; Secretary of Young Peo-
| ple's Work, Miss Ida F. Lewis; Mite Box
| Secretary, Mrs. T.. Reder.
This would have ended the afternoons
| programme, hut as there was still about
| two hours to spare before lunch was
| served, Mrs. j. Reeder gave her report ON
| mite boxes. Mrs. Cole read her paper on
the Lucy Webb Hayes Training School at
Washington, and Miss Ada Randall read
her paper on Utah, in which she gave
an excellent description of the Mormons
and the Christian work of the Home Mis-
sionary Deaconesses among them. These
last three addresses were transferred
from the evenings programme. During
the afternoon $40 was raised in about as
many minutes, that being the balance due
on various pledges of the society. The
Rev. q. G. butcher. Of the Linden Avenue
| Church, Greenville; the Rev. E. s. Wood
ruff and Mr.. w. II. Beach also gave in
teresting and entertaining addresses dur
ing the afternoon, which brought the