Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-06

IAOQOUGE1L1- - he bOOl1NEA-E
CONDUCTED.
The twenty-seventh annual conven-
ton of the Wheeling Conference Dis
trict CT the Woman's Foreign Mission
airy Society Of the Methodist EDisco-
pal Church was in session all day yes
terday at the Zane Street NJ Z. Church
corner Jacob and Seventeenth streets.
The session was a very beneficial one
and was well attended. there being
quite a number of delegates from out in
the district.
MORNING SESSION.
The convention was called to order
by the District Secretary, Mrs. J. T.
Rose, at half-past nine o'clock. after
which a prayer and praise service was
conducted by Mrs. A. Watkins. The
presiding officer then in an address
formally welcomed the delegates to the
convention. The response was grace
fully made by Mrs. Mccullough, of
Moundsville The reports of the aux
iliary secretaries and district officers
followed They were for the most part
statistical.
Mrs A. ]. Clarke, the conference sec
rotary, then made her report. In this
report Mrs. Clarke spoke of the uplift
h oI, bad hao civ % \, IL law
ing the year by tour she had made
through the State last summer in COM
pany with Miss Downey, of Chicago, an
evangelist we'll known in this city, who
conducted services at the Fourth Street
M. E. Church during the Rev. DR..
Riker's service at that church During
this tour four hundred new members
were enrolled in the society The re-
port was full of encouragement and
gave full account of all the auxili-
aries.
Following the report of the conference
secretary, the various committees were
appointed for the following year.
Miss Cline, Of the Zane Street Auxil-
larry, read an interesting and well writ
ten paper OF the --latest News From
China" in which very encouraging adj
vances were reported from the direct
efforts of the society.
Following Miss Shirley, a deaconess
who is doing missionary work in this
city, under the auspices of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Churches here, conduct
ed conservation service. Miss Shirley
is a graduate of the Methodist Home
Missionary School of Washington City.
After these services the morning ses-
sion of the convention was adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
+, The afternoon session was opened at
half-past one O'Clock by devotional SER
vices in charge Of the Moundsville
Fourth Street, Wesley and Thomson
auxiliaries. Miss Matte Burt. of the
Zane Street Junior League, rendered
an organ solo.
The convention was then formally
called to order by the presiding Off
Ger and the minutes of the morning
session were read and approved.
Cur New Possessions" was the SUBJ
ject of an interesting paper read by
Miss Baird, of the Fourth Street NJ. E.
auxiliary.
The Rev Mr.. Hanna then gave an
interesting talk on missionary work in
the State Miss Shirley followed with
an interesting and entertaining account
of her experiences in the home mis-
sionary work in this city. Mission
airy Literature" was then discussed
by the conference secretary, Mrs. A. j.
Clarke.
Miss Fritchie, of the Thomson aux
Hilary, very beautifully rendered Rock
of Ages" Mrs. Phillips, also of the
Thompson auxiliary, delivered a well
written and entertaining paper on "Our
Opportunity" which was followed by an
excellently rendered vocal solo by Miss
Kate Land, of the Fourth Street auv-
iliarv.
The reports of the various committees
then followed. The district officers
were reelected by reclamation. They