The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-10
NOT TOO CLEAN.
Mrs. Charles u. Sheldon's
Words of Wisdom.
Homes May Be Clean Enough
to Be Uncomfortable.
ADDRESS OF WELCOME
Missionary Societies of Congre-
gationsl Churches In Session.
Meetings Will Be Continued In
til Sunday Evening.

4 band OF devoted Christian women
IS meeting IN the Central Congregation
Al church today IN the annual session
q the wouan's missionary societies Of
The Congregational churches Of kan
sas- There are about sixty delegates
IN attendance from over the state and
these are supplemented oy the attend
aDca Of Topeka ladies' Today the
ToUa1's board Of missions OF the in
terror Is in session This Is auxiliary
10 the American board. and Is devoted
u foreign missions Thursday the
Wom2n's Home Missionary union VIII
hold its meeting This Is auxiliary ID
the American Congregational Home
Missionary society and looks after the
home part Of missionary work
The services opened Tuesday evening
and CvviLhsta1di1E The bad WeaCRer
there vas q good aCrendance- There
vas & social half hour 70 begin with.
during which time the delegates De-
came acquainted with one another.
Mrs Flora P Hogbtn OF Sabetha i
president IF the foreign society Mrs
Charles NJ Sheldon wife Of the pastor
OF CEz Central church welcomed the
visitors II q brief address which was
out Of the ordinary run Of Welcome ad-
dresses because she made the visitors
feeI that the WeIcome vas genuine
We want 70 make our homes rest
ful 70 you" she said and I hope you
wont ind them 81 Immediately clean
that you won't feel comfortable in them
minds this sprlng-bur 7 hope We haven't
CverdC1A IL
Mrs, Hogbin and Mrs. r B Guild,
president Of the Home Missionary So
eiery- both Uade brief addresses. after
men rne missionaries from the for
eg1 fields were introduced and spoke
briefly They were Mrs Josephine L
CoI1g. Who has been q missionary TO
turkey Tor many years. and whose hus-
oand was killed BY the Turks few
years ago, and Miss Nellie y Russell
q P=kln- China
Miss Russell told Of q number Of in
teresIl1s incidents which had come 10
n@r notice during her missionary work
among the Chinese One peculiar Gus
tom which il not generally known to
Americans that she told o. IS that when
a CEIDanaC has q younger brother he
can contract q large amount Of debts
and then r=pu6iaue them and the
younger brother = required 10 pay
rhan- The same thing Is true with IN
cles and neph=ws-1n uncle can put his
debts off on his uephews
Miss Mary Page Wright field secra-
lary Ct the foreign society, also gave
brief address.
Today the routine work OF the for
e-E1 society was taken up and the diff
1srenr vice presidents Of rhe state as
soc-ar1ons gave their reports Thase
vice presidents ara Arkansas VALLEY
central Mrs J. z Kirkpatrick Of Al
ma, eastern. Mrs D : Afford # Law
renee northern Mrs 4 c RzdIng Of
Ce1rralLa- northwestern Mrs H A
RoTce of kIrwfu- southern Miss E L
tucker u Eureka south western Mrs
u : Miller Of kiusI=y. western Mrs
= L Pesrana Of Russeu- Wichita Mrs
= W Daring Of Wichita Mrs Rus
sell also gave Al address on her work
Fl China
1-lnc heon was served az the church
rom L 10 o'clock today. and all OF
tne del@gatss and many Of the Topeka
la0IeS IN attendance remained a. rha
church
Lnese meetings VIII be continued until
tomorrow evening vrrar -tz - es-L
annual meeting If rra CZ.--.s-.,T !. -s--5
ton Of COuEru "a rf.7-.r -,E,----5-- =
AaLsas VIII ceg1n and viii continue over
Sunday An attendance - a : - -,
minister's Is expected at that meeting
Including z uunha - -,----=-7-
en1rcn workers from cut Of the state
Rev c N Sheldon IS moderator Of the
association