Evening star., 1898-10-10
WOman's Department..

The Woman's Auxiliary is the womans S
department of the board of missions. 1t
was created by the board during the session
of general convention, in the city of Balti-
more. in October, 1871, and declared organ
lied by the reverend secretaries of the
board to whom its organization had been
committed, at a regular meeting of the
board, October, 1872. 1t aids the board by
means of parochial, city, county and do
cesan associations Of ladies, formed for the
purpose of raising money, forwarding box
es and otherwise helping on the missions
of the church 1t meets triennially at the
time and place of the meeting of the board
of missions.
The Womans Auxiliary has diocesan
branches in every diocese and missionary
jurisdiction throughout the country and in
foreign lands, organized under the dircc-
ton or with the approval of the several
bishops, and with the advice and assistance
of the general officers of the auxiliary.
Any parish society of women in the
church working for missions in connection
with the Womans Auxiliary. with the APP
proval of its rector, is considered a paro-
chial branch of the auxiliary.
Every church woman, by virtue of her
baptism only. is considered possible men,
Der of the Womans Auxiliary, and no 9TH
er terms of membership are imposed,
should She desire to become an actual men,
ber, by aiding the missions of the church.
In connection with the auxiliary, by her
sympathy, her prayers, her work and her
.
ever, preclude the various diocesan and
parochial bre inches from requiring annual
dues from those who wish to connect them
selves with one or more of such local
branches.
The general officers of the Woman's Aux
tliary are a secretary and honorary secre-
tary. serving under appointment of the
board OF missions, the honorary secretary
having been the first secretary of the Wo-
mans Auxiliary, appointed in November,
1871, entering upon the duties of her office
on the 1st of January, 1872, and resigning
them TO the present secretary on the 1st of
October. 1875 The appointment of the hon
orary secretary oates from the 18th of
June, 1888. BY action of the board of mis-
sions, taken October, 1874 and again Octo-
Der, 1892 the secretary has the privilege of
choosing an assistant to aid her in her
work.
Recognition Accorded.
All officers of diocesan branches, appoint
ed by their bishops or chosen in accordance
with forms of constitution having their ap-
proval, are recognized as diocesan officers
of the Womdn's Auxiliary, with the privi-
lege of attendance at the conferences of
general and diocesan officers held monthly
from September to April inclusive. These
conferences are held the third Thursday of
the month in the auxiliary room of the
Church Missions House, Immediately after
noon prayers in the chapel, excepting the
one for Octobe" which Is held at the time
and place Of the meeting of the board of
missions or Of the missionary council.
AT the suggestion of the secretary of the
auxiliary, the BOARD of missions during the
session OF general convention in Baltimore
in 1892, requested the board of managers to
appoint four committees, made UP from the
diocesan officers of the auxiliary. one on
systematic giving, one on missionary pub
1catlons, one on missionary workers and
one on the junior department of the aux
iliary, to confer with the general officers
Of the auxiliary with regard to devising
and carrying out such plans as may COM
mend themselves to the board of missions
and TO the 7uX,lIary generality lit being
understood that the functions of these COM
mittecs shall be advisoryi The nomini-
tions were made by the general and dio-
cesar offcers at their conference, October,
ls92 and the nominees were duly appointed
by the board OF managers. In October,
1919, during the session of general conVen-
ton in Minneapolis, new nominations were
made at the officers conference, which
were approved ny the board of missions
and the nominees were duly appointed by
the board of managers.
Its Annual offerings.
The Woman's Auxiliary now reports an
annual contribution to the missions OF the
church Of over S35O.0OO in money and the
value OF boxes; or over a million Sf dollars,
in money and the value of boxes. trien-
nially. In seeking to approach the aims set
before 1t in 1871, it claims that it has had
some share in increasing the funds of the
board by its constant effort to pay the sti-
pendS of all women serving under aDpotnt-
ment as mission aries at home and abroad,
by Its payment of numerous scholarships
In South Dakota, China, Africa and Japan,
by its frequent gifts to help NEE. appro-
priations of the board for specific objects,
as well as by its continual undesigna.ed
contributions to the general work
By means of its scholarships and by help