The Portland daily press., 1899-10-13
The Present Board Of Officers Re-
Elected.
Many Resolutions Of
fered and Adopted.
Thanks Returned to Church and
Pastor.

The Free Baptist Missionary society
meetings were concluded yesterday.
Thero was good attendance.
The exercises opened ut nine O'Clock In
the morning with prayer by Mira NJ. 5.
Getchell Of New Hampshire. After this
the unfinished business of Wednesday
was taken up. The reports of the publ
cation COMMITTEES and Of the editor Of the
Missionary Helper were read and accept
ed. IL was voted that the assignment of
the necklace be on the basis of two thirds
OF the membership of the state as reported
In the year book.
The report of the childIen's secretary
for the east was read and accepted.
The following officers were then elected
for the ensuing year:
President-Mrs. Mary A. Davis, Ocean
/ Park.
Vice Presidents-Presidsnt of the year
ly meeting and association societies.
Recording Secretary-Mrs. Alice N.
Metcalf. Carolina, X. l.
Corresponding Secretary-Mrs. Sarah
u. g. Avery, Alton, N. IL.
Treasurer-Miss Laura A. DeMerritte,
Ocean Park.
Assistant Treasurer-Aiiss Edyth II.
Porter, Peabody, Mass.
Home Secretaries-Mrs A. b. Webber
for Nav EnglGnd; Mrs. q. A. jackson,
Poland, N. Y, for Central and Ontario
associations ana Ohio; Mrs. A. A. Nc
kenney. Nashville Center, Minn., for
Western and Southern states and Michi-
gan.
Secretaries of Children's Depart ment
Mrs. Frances Stewart Mosher, Hills
dale, Mich, Mrs. q. Edith Chase, Con.
cord. n. H., Mrs. s. O. Lawrence, Cleve-
land, o.
Anditor-Miss Harriet Deering, Port
land.
Board of Managers-Honorary men,
bers, Mrs. Nj. Nj. ID. Hills Dover, n
H.; Mrs. Coralie II. Cook. Washington,
ID. c.; Mrs. Eta G. Lord, Brooklyn,
n. r.; Mrs. NJ. L. Scribner. Gossville.
n. ID. Mrs. O. A. Kicker, Lewiston (;
Mrs. o. W. Fullam. Portland; Mrs. S.
A. Porter, Peabody, Mass. Mrs. NJ A.
w. Bachelor, Hilisdale, Mich. Mrs
M. S. Waterman,s st Johnsbury, VT.
Mrs. NJ. g. Osgood, Littleton. ". II. /;
Mrs. Il. A. Cobb, HillsdAle. Mich. Mrs.
n. Ia Abbey, Half Way. Kas.; Mrs.
Mary X. Wade, Ocean Park; Miss c. NJ.
Law, Providence, K. /.
Bureau of Missionary Intelligence
Mrs. 5. g. g. Avery, Alton, N. d.
Publication Committee-Mr. s. A.
Porter. Mrs. Ella K. Stanton, Miss Clara
NJ. Law, Mrs. b. A. Sherwood, Miss
Lena S. Fenner. Miss Lizzie Moody, Mrs
X. II. Roberts.
Finance Committea-Mrs. c. A.
Kicker, Mrs. S. A. Porter, Mrs. Nellie
Wade Mhitcomb.
Western Communicating. A. A.. Mo-
kenney, Mrs. Nj. A. w. Bachelor, Mrs
N. l.. Abbey. Mrs. A. III. Metcalf.
r A noontide prayer session was held
from 1l.sO until IL and was conducted by
Mrs. Emily ID Jordan.
The session In the afternoon began at
two O'Clock by the singing of hymn and
a prayer being offered. 1t was decided to
re-arranGe the programme so that the
resolutions would be the first thing TO be
considered. ALI of the resolutions that
were introduced were adopted. there being
some slight discussion over few.
The resolutions In full are as follows:
Whereas, the growing interest of Free
Baptist young people In UNCONVENTIONAL
work Is matter Of profound thankful
ness ON the part Of the Free baptist Wo-
mems Missionary society whose interest
In them from the cradle to mature years
is 30 practical, therefore
Resolved, that we authorize our chill
dren's secretaries to Cooperate with the
United Society of Free Baptist Young
People In organizing junior societies and
that mission bands pc changed to junior
societies, wherever there are senior socie.
ties; that the name of the local junior
society be determined by local condi-
tions; that We request the United So
ciety OF Free Baptist Young People to
continue to cooperate through their
junior superintendent and directors Of
junior societies with our children's seq
retaries, and directors of mission bands,
in establishing and maintaining the mis-.
sion work among the children; that We
have been pleased to note, In appeals for
funds to junior secretaries. by the United
Society of Young People. the recognition
of the services OF both the principal OF
Storer College and Of Miss Emile e.
Barnes, the children's missionary, and
we wish to repeat the same appeals
to chtldren's organizations to support the
ohildren's missionary in India and tbs
principal of Storer College In America.
Whereas, the work of junior societies
including ohildren's bands, deserves
paInstaking care on the part of the Free
Baptist WomeE's Missionary society. there
fore
Resolved, that our children's secretary
including the cradle roll Of Little Light
Bearer, be- instructed to furnish an arti-
ole the coming year to the Missionary
Helper ON the general needs of their sew
Morning Star and the Free Baptist, and
In addition short items of news regard :
ing the junior societies, mission bands
and cradle rolls, as frequently rs possible,
for the junior department Of the Mission
AIRY Helper; that the secretaries keep in
close touch with the junior societies OF
the U. ). Of Young People, 90. operating
with IL In promoting missionary intslii-
gsnoe and interest and that, ss far as pos
sihle. the secretaries communicate with
yearly meetings and quarterly meetings,
either by letter or personal hstendancs.
presenting the needs of the children &
work; that auxiliaries interest themselves
in children's work, endeayorihg to secure
the services OF one OF the ohiIdrsn's seo-
retaries in public meetings. Particularly
a quarterly or yearly meeting. and report
ing the chiidren'a work, Including the
cradle roll nesting In short, bright itaiua
to the editor OF the Missionary Helper.