The record-union., 1898-04-02
HAS FINISHED ITS LABORS.
PRESBYTERIAN MISSIONARY
SOCIETY ADJOURNS.
An Interesting and Profitable Ses-
sion, Showing That the Cause
Is Progressing.

The second days session of the Wo-
mems Presbyterial Missionary Society
yesterday commenced with devotional
exercises by Mrs. A. Haberly, after
which the minutes were read by Mrs.
]. Owen of Red Bluff.
Mrs. L. T. Hatfield the President de-
hvered an address on What We Have
Accomplished-Wha We May" as fol-
lows:
These are the feasts of the Lord,
even holy convocations.
In the joy of reaping all the hard
ships trials and self-denials of sowing
are forgotten, and the blessings OF the
harvest inspire new resolves to greater
diligence and faithfulness in the breast
Of the earnest and sincere laborer; may
1t be so with us, dear ones, as we re-
toice together at this feast Of our IN
gathering. as we have endeavored to
CLEAN for our Lord in the uttermost
parts of His inheritance; and though
the number of our sheaves is not many,
obtain them makes them Of great value
to Him at whose bidding we have Ia
bored
Our Presbyterial has been enlarged
by the addition of three new auxiliaries
organized in Davisville last October
By invitation of the pastor and wife
We met with several of their members,
and after praying with them, endeav-
ored to explain the privileges and OBJ
Ject of the Woman's Home and Foreign
Missionary Society-explain about the
Home President-and at the earnest So
hcitation of Mr.. and Mrs. Eccleston the
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luctantly consented to organize and ac-
cept the responsibility of office, but we
hoped in God and planted the seed.
though the soil did not seen favorable.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eccleston were very soon
called to Fresno, and the Secretary
has written me that they have never
held a meeting since their organization,
but as their pulpit has recently been
supplied / hope our hearts will soon
be gladdened and their own blest by
the putting forth of the tender blade
from the seed planted in His name.
But truly, as our Master has said,
While we sowed and have not reaped'
at Davisville, in Elk Grove we have
reaped where we have not sown.
Our surprise was only equaled by
our thankgulness when few weeks ago
Church at Elk Grove had organized
themselves into a Woman's Home and
Foreign Missionary Society of thirteen
members. May the Father richly re-
ward the faith of these earnest women
who, with full hands and hearts. are
yet willing to minister in His name to
all the world.
Following this came the good news
ut loc a inn
seemed propitious for them to begin
what they had so long contemplated
and hoped to do. Ill health and the
approach of our annual meeting made
the acceptance of their kind invitation
to assist them in organizing impossible;
but suggestions and literature were
sent, and the last word is: We have
organized with twenty members and
feel quite sure of five more. This is a
greater number than we had faith to
believe for. Carson City and lone have
been urged by correspondence to fall
into line.
The area of our Presbyterial is so
large that freqeunt visiting of the aux
iliaries is precluded to a very great
extent because of the expense and IA
tigue of travel.
Our knowledge of the societies has
been obtained principally through cor
respondence. The purpose is to write
quarterly to every auxiliary, to the
President or society or both. Pardon
me if l digress at this point to make a
plea: This method of mutual help be-
tween the Presbyterial and it's auXil-
iaries could be greatly strengthened,
and / believe to the profit and blessing
of our work, if the auxiliary President
would reply to the letters she receives
from the Presbyterial President, tell
ing just the conditions of her society it's
encoura gementS. or discouragements.
This is not said in a spirit of fault-find-
ing or criticism but with the hope that
1t VIII recommend itself to your minds
as being helpful and beneficial One
President always replies to every COM
munication sent to her, and / cannot
tell you what an inspiration her re-
SpOnses are.
Not with the thought of comparison,
but as an example, consider how Paul
maintained a supervision, of the
churches he could not visit, through cor
respondence, and the church continues
to this day to reap the greatest bless
ings from his epistles. Let US mutually
cultivate this grace in our Masters
service.
From information received through
out our Presbyterial there has been no
backward step, but much deepening of
the spiritual life widening of knowledge
and interest in the condition and ex-
tent of our Lords kingdom, and the
exercise of individual faith and offer
ing.
THE advance has not been without
struggle, many heartaches and failures,
for we are wrestling in cause the
farthest removed from all self-interest,
the Outmost circle of Christian activ-
ity. and so great that only the vision of
the spirit-fflled heart acn take Ii in;
but He in whose name We have under
taken to carry on The Home Side of
Foreign Missions has promised US His
strength and help in accomplishing it,
and now shall we not with greater bold