The evening times., 1899-09-29

AAAS A
cal Committees of Entertainment.
Delegates to the third conference of the
International Union Of Women's Foreign
Missionary Societies of the Presbyterian
and Reformed Churches will begin arriv ns
in Washington tomorrow and Sunday, and
when the conference opens Monday after
noon in the Church of the Covenant, Con-
necticut Avenue and Street, about fifty
Of the mcst prominent missionaries and
church workers of the world are expected
TO be in the city. Among the delegates
expected are: Missionaries from China, ia
pan, Siam, South Africa, India, and Persia,
besides lot of brilliant churchwomen from
England, Scotland, Ireland, and Canada.
and from all parts of the United States.
The executive session at $3.50 p. m. Mon
day will be most important as a ccnstitu-
ton and bylaws will be agreed upon and
the union formally incorporated, for, while
it has held three meetings, it has never
been incorporated 1t was intended TO hold
session Tuesday forenoon, but the Dewey
parade has caused a change in the pro-
gramme, and the session Tuesday will not
begin until 2:30 p. m, with Mrs. c. p Tur-
ner. president, in the chair.
The first thing on the programme will be
devotional service, led by Mrs. W. J. Dar
| by, of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church, followed by the hymn, 'All Hail
the Power Of Jesus Name
Mrs J. n. Culbertson will ther deliver
her address of welcome, which Will be Iol-
| lowed b. :. address by the president, Mrs.
Turner Miss Mathews, of London, Eng
land, the general secretary and treasurer,
will then read her report Roll call OF del
egateS will follow and the roll call
OF missionaries and former missionaries.
hymn, How Baauteous on the Mountains,
will be sung. and paper on young peoples
organizations will be read by Miss Alice
Dawson, of the American Presbyterian
Church. The student volunteer movement
will be discussed by Miss Pauline Root, NJ
| D., Secretary of the Student Volunteer
| Movement. Then will come a discussion
ard missionary addresses on educational
work. by Mrs. McNair, Japan; Miss Balmer
| South China, and Miss Bliss, South Africa.
Brief greetings from delegates from Free
| Church of Scotland, United Presbyterian
| Church of Scotland, United Presbyterian
! Church of North America, Cumberland
/ Presbyterian Church of the United States
4 Ol -AIlsTlCa. &lh lNG AMER 4C1l IIGSbg ttl iah
! Church viii follow Messages from socie-
! ties not represented will be read. the
committee on resolutions viii be appointed
A prayer and hymn will close the session
1t is expected that the session will be
] complstsd by AS O'Clock in order that the
! delegates may attend tea 10 be given in
| their honor by Mrs. Thomas Wilson, ar her
! home 1918 Connecticut Avenue at o'clock.
Wednesday mornings session will begin
at 10 O'Clock with Mrs. Thomas Bell, OF
| the Church of England presiding. The
programme will be as follows:
Devotional service, led by Mrs. S. 5.
! Wilson. United Presbyterian Church OF
| America: hymn. 20 Spirit of the Loving
| Cod" brief greeting from delegates; The
Present Need by delegates from Pres
/ byterian Church of England; PTesby er.an
! Church in Canada. eastern division; Re
! formed Dutch Church in America; Pres
| byterian Church in Ireland; Presbyterian
/ Church in Canada, western division; ID tea
| Reformed Church in South Africa. Paper,
THE Money Problem" Mrs. Bannerman,
| Free Church of Scotland; discussion;
! hymn, Lord When in Simon's House Of
! Yore;' Missionary Literature" Miss Ell
! len G Parsons, editor ''Woman's Work for
/ Woman" discussion. magazines, leaflets.
! year book, annual reports missionary Ii
/ braries. Question hour, led by Mrs.
Meade c. Williams, American Presbyterian
Church; prayer; hymn, Jesus, Name of
! Nondrous Love" recess.
| Afternoon session at p. m, Miss l. y.
/ ADAM United Presbyterian Church of
| Scotland. presiding Devotional exercises;
hymn, Jesus, Our Best Beloved Friend;
paper, The Outlook, Opportunity. obi
CATION" Mrs. VI. McCTae, of Presbyterian
Church in Canada, western division; mis-
| sionary addresses, Medical Missions"
Mrs. Robert Mateer, North China; Miss
Jessie Wilson, N. D., Persia; Mrs. Thee
dore Wynkoop. India. Hymn, 20, the
| Darkness, o the Sorrow" missionary ad-
| dresses, "Evangclistic Work. Miss N. ].
| Campbell, India; Mrs. }. l.. Potter, Per-
sia; MIS-. NJ. NJ. Carleton, India Election
of president and general secretary OF the
union; report Of committee on resolutions;
closing words; hymn. The Churchs One
Foundation" benediction, Rev. Teunis S.
| Hamlin, ID. ID.
A question box will be placed near the
| literature table in which all matters tor
discussion should be placed not later than
| 10 o'clock Wednesday morning. The local
| committee has provided very handsome
| badges for the delegates. Light blue for
the Eastern section; orange for missiona-
ries; dark blue for Western section; white
for ushers, and red for committee on ar
rangements.
The delegates will be entertained by the
ladies of the local Presbyterian churches,
who have appointed the following commit
tees:
The central comNttee-Mrs. John N.
Culbertson, chairman; Mrs. Wallace Rad
cliffe. Mrs. Teunis S. Hamlin, Mrs. D. w.
| Skellenger, Mrs o. B. Brown, secretary.
Committee On hospitality-Mrs. Wallace
Radcliffe, chairman; Mrs. Isabella Macfar-
| land Mrs. NJ. II. Myers. Mrs. ID. A Nc
Knight, Mrs. F. /. Willis. Miss Chester,
| Miss Little, Mrs. NJ. a Mcbride, Mrs L.
| G. Hine and Mrs. L. w. Kellogg
Committee on entertainment-Mrs. T. S.
Hamlin, chairman; Mrs. John W. Foster
Mrs. De Witt Talmage. and Mrs. w. B.
! Gurley
| Reception committee-Mrs. w. D. Skel-
| lenger chairman: Mrs. j. n. Culbertson,
Mrs. S. A. Hodge, Mrs. d. A. Mcknight,
| Mrs. James Laws, Mrs. T. S. Hamlin, Mrs.
| Radcliffe. Mrs. ]. T. Kelly, Mrs. A. S.
Fiske, Mrs. T. C. Easton, Mrs. w. C. Alex
| ander, Mrs. George n. Luccock, Mrs.
George P. Wilson, Mrs. J. r. Verbrycke,
Mrs. y. H. Millar, Mrs. ]. T. Marshall,
Mrs Edward Warren, Mrs. C. Alvin Smith,
| Mrs. ]. Van Ness, Mrs. ID. L. Rathbun, Mrs.
! S. ". RICHTER, Mrs. w. H. Young. Mrs. d.
| w Montgomery, Mrs. F. ]. Grimke Mrs.
| H. p Vilcs, Mrs. L. Wall, Mrs. C. A. John
son, Mrs. A. S. Webster, Mrs. d. A. Arm
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