The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-29

meeting of the Womens Foreign Mis-
sionnry society of the Wyoming dis
trict held yesterday in the Methodist
Episcopal church at Kingston The
semi annual session will be held in the
same church as the Wyoming confer
ence will then be in session in Kings
ton.
Present from this city at yesterdays
meeting were Mrs. G.. u. Simpson, Mrs.
Aria Powell. Mrs. Amelia Smith, Mrs.
Aubrey Powell Mrs. Mary Brock. Mrs.
&. B Acker, Mrs A. T.. Chaffee. Mrs.
s. |. Jones, Mrs. a. r. Raub, Mrs. G..
Frank Reynolds, Mrs. II. w. Littell,
Mrs. ]. p. Ackcr, Mrs. J. s. Miller.
The pretty edifice was elaborately de-
Coratcd. A feature of the programme
was the rendering of the several num-
bers by Prof. Karl Schmidt on the
new organ. The ladies of the church
furnished a delicious lunch to the WIS.,
itors.
Mrs. Nj. S. Hard presided over the
sessions. Mrs. Amelia Smith conduct
ed the devotional exercises of the
morning and Mrs. W. Dean gave a
| pleasant greeting to the convention
| The recording secretary, Mrs. II. S.
| Nickel, gave the report of the last
meeting The district treasurer, Mrs
NJ. l.. Atherton reported receipts $2,12O
for the past year.
INDIA MISSION FIELD.
Mrs. NJ. l.. Atherton gave an article
| on MY First Year in India" the re-
| lation of a missionery's experience in
the foreign field. Mrs. A. r. Chaffee
| gave most interesting account pur-
| porting to be the story of an East In
| dian girl preparing in America for the
work of a physician in her native land.
| A band of little children from Forty
| Fort conducted a missionary colloquy
| which was much enjoyed.
The following committee We're ap-
| pointed: Nominations. Mrs. Thomas,
of Pittston; Mrs. J. p. Acker, of Scran-
ton. Mrs. f.. II. Wadnam, Wilkes
Barre Resolutions, Mrs. G. +. Mogg,
| Wilkes-Bar Mrs. A. Smith, Scran-
ton: Mrs. NJ. l.. Atherton, Wyoming.
The afternoon session opened with a
| promise meeting conducted by Mrs.
w. G. Simpson. Mrs. Armstrong offered
| prayer. Mrs. G.. X. Powell gave the
corresponding secretary's report. A
| thanks Offering from the auXillaries
resulted in the sum of $S1.66 She urg-
ed efforts in the way of securing new
members for the society.
Mrs. j. r. Dilley gave the first paper
on the subject of Clubs" Her topic
was Attraction" and many sugges-
tions for entertaining in the mission
airy society Miss Grace Armstrong,
of Forty Fort, spoke on "Enlighten-
ments." Miss Laura White, of Wilkes
ARE, gave a paper on Invitations"
Mrs. Charles Chamberlain read a de-
lightful paper on Opportunity" Mrs.
j. w. Treble read an earnest essay
on "Urction."
COLLECTORS EXPERIENCE.
After a collection Mrs. James Bow
man, of Wilkes Barre, told "A Col
lector's Experience" which appealed
| to every hearer.
Mrs. George Shonk, of Plymouth,
read paper of great interest on "Sa-
cred Trees and Rivers in India"
The most elaborately prepared and
important paper of the afternoon was
that read by Miss Harriet B. Laciar,
of Wilkes Barre. on the subject of
Mission Work in China in the Light
of Recent Events" In beginning she
enumerated obstacles in the way, in
cludinG Chinese dislike for foreigners,
the conceit of litera ture, the supersti-
tion of the people, the opium habit, the
difficult language, the distractions to
travel, etc. A brief resume of the
history of modern China followed and
clever review of the present political
situation was given. The recent i'm
perial edict regarding the superiority
of western civilization was mentioned
| q fnrpp1S a
of the increased enlightenment.
The effect OF the Spanish
war in the planting of Americas con-
troll in the Philippines was described
as giving the key to Chinas future
Christianization.
Mrs. G. d. Simpson, of this city
rave an interesting report from Italy,
in which she alluded to former paper
read by Miss Laciar three years ago
on the work in Rome which, she said
had furnished much of the inspiration
of her present report in the interest
then awakened. One of the significant
points mentioned was that when a
teacher in those schools is obliged tC
relinquish school work, she is retired
on pension.
THE OFFICERS.
The nominating committee made the
following report: President, Mrs. NJ
S. Hard: vice. president, Mrs. w. G
Simpson, West PttstOn; recording sec
retary, Mrs. r.. s. Weikel Wilkes
Barre; treasurer. Mrs. NJ. ]. Atherton
Wyoming; organizer, Mrs. G. d. Simp.
son, Scranton. This report was con-
firmed.
| Mrs Amelia Smith of tho ror,roit t