The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-02
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
Woman's Presbyterian So
clety Met Yesterday in
IIaekensack.
THE PEOPLE OF ASIA
Mr.. speer Tells About Them and
Mrs. G%oodlatte Talks
Among The Churches.

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The annual meeting of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society Of the Pres
byterian Church Of New Jersey was held
yesterday at the Presbyterian Church.,
Hackensack. There were two sessions,
morning and afternoon. The 9;i5 train
took to Hackensack 4 number of ladies
from Jersey City Presbyterian Churches.
Anons them were:-Mrs. Samuel r. For
man, president of the State Society; Mrs.
watson, Mrs. Saliie Bunce. Mrs. Charles
Herr, Miss Struthers, Mrs. Cnauncey
Holt, Mrs. Gopsill. Mrs. L'Hommedieu,
Mrs. Edmendson, Mrs. Pattison, Mrs
Headden, Mrs. Wait, Mrs. German and
Mrs. Campbell.
The meeting was opened at 1920 with
devotional services. Mrs. Forman pre-
sided. The usual welcome was given, to
which Mrs. Forman gracefully responded.
The t~reasurer's report was given by Mrs.
Demarest. 1t showed a balance in the
treasury and it was considered satisfac-
tory by the society.
Miss Pond, of Tenany, the secre-
tary, and some of the societies had
not responded to the request for
data, and would therefore not be
included in the report. Several socie-
ties had reported an increase in the mem
bership and had told the ways the in
creases were gained. The society has re-
freshments once a month at the meetings
ard draws people in through the social
side, keeping them afterwards through
interest in the work. Another society
OLD evening meetings, so that people
engaged through the day may attend.
Mrs. Nelson, the secretary Of Literature,
said the circulation of one of the papers
had decreased and that OF two others had
increased.
The election of officers then took place.
The nominating committee suggested one
person for each office and all were
promptly elected. The officers are:-Mrs.
ForEnan, President; Mrs. Demorest,
Treasurer: Miss Pond, Secretary: Mrs.
George w. Case. Secretary Of literature,
George W. Case. Secretary of Literature,
of VS.. 1t was decided TO hold the seni-an-
nuai meeting in october, at the Second
Presbyterian Church, Jersey City, of
which the Rev. H. c. Cronin is pastor.
Mrs. +. T. Goodlatte made the address
of the morning. She talked for a while
of the great good accomplished by the
Foreign Missionary Society. 1t has mis-
s~ionaries in all the foreign countries
where the gospel is unknown and people
are daily converted to Christianity. The
good don't is. she said, incalculable. The
heather, when converted to Christianity,
are devoted to it, heart and soul. They
stand all manner of prosecutions for it.
They try in all ways to live up to the
teachings of Christ. Mrs. Goodlatte said
she once saw a field of peoples, beautiful
to look upon. But the farmers hated the
peoples because they choke the good
grain. This reminded Mrs. Goodlatte of
the parable of the wheat and tares, with
the difference that the tares were un-
slightly and the peoples beautiful. The
peoples represent the many pleasant
things that serve to win Christians away
from their uty Mrs. Goodlatte urged
the ladies to destroy as ruthlessly the
peoples as they would the tares and to
be as devoted to Christianity as are
the converted heather. Luncheon was
served to the delegates at the conclusion
Of the address.
The afternoon session, which was short,
was opened by singing a hymn and read
The soloist sang Jerusalem" and the
newly elected officers were welcomed.
Mrs. Campbell, president of the Home
Missionary Society, welcomed Mrs. For
man and then Mrs. Forman welcomed
the other officers.
Mr.. RGbert E. speer, secretary of the
National Foreign Missionary Society.
gave an address on Asia. He talked
about the people-their habits and re-
ligions-and told what they go through
when they accept Christianity. They are
prosecuted horribly and they are ostra-
cized by their families. Their families
refuse to recognize them and they are
left with the co~mpanionship of no one
but their fellow Christians. After Mr..
Speer's address a hymn was ung and
Mr.. Speer made the closing prayer.