The record-union., 1899-05-25
Notable Gathering Of Religious
Workers at San Francisco,
The Occasion Being Anniversary Week Of
the Church In America.
Annual Meeting of the Women's
Home Mission Society and the
Pacific Coast Baptist Confer
ence-A Large Number of Dele
gates in Attendance.


gates in Attendance.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 24.-The
opening session of the Baptist anniver-
Church of this city this morning at 10
o'clock The auditorium was hard
somely decorated with festoons of ever
green and flowers. The pulpit was d
bower of sweet peas and Gala lilies.
The meetings were inaugurated by
the twenty ty-second annual meeting of
the Women's Baptist Home Mission So
ciety, and was presided over by Mrs r
E. Manning of Illinois. The address
of welcome was delivered by Mrs. Sun
derland of Oakland, President of the
Womans Baptist Home Mission of Cal
ifornia. Mrs. j. N. Grouse, President
of the National Society, responded to
the welcome and delivered the annual
address.
Miss Mary G. Burdette spoke on the
annual report of the society. The work
of the society for the year shows a
total of 2,361 auxiliaries reporting, con-
sisting of young ladies' societies and
children's bands, IA missionaries have
society during the year This work has
been carried on from ninety stations in
thirty-seven States and Territories in
this country and Mexico. The report
shows S6,93S religious visits in homes,
an average of 100 to each worker
The Baptist Missionary Training
School shows an enrolment of forty
nine students, besides the training de-
! no ,-t,,,
nection with Shaw University in North
Carolina and Bishop College, Texas
A resolution has been adopted by the
society pledging its support on behalf
of women missionaries to be appointed
to our new possessions, Cuba and Porto
Rico.
The report of the Treasurer, Mrs. A.
H. Barber, showed the following condi-
ton of the society's finances, S66 $50 30
having been received from all sources,
and the year closes with a deficit of only
$264. Is; 81, $50 having been received
during the last week. Goods to the
amount of $10,173.4S have been received
by the society dhring the year and dis
tributed to the various missionaries and
their families
The reports of the society are very
encouraging.
The following home missionaries were
introduced and spoke briefly: Miss Egli
and Miss Ross, representing Chinese
work. and Miss Hagstrome, on behalf
of the Swedish work. Miss Erickson.
Miss Clark of Colorado, Miss Pennoyer
of California and Miss Lofgren.
A solo by Mrs. Carpenter of this city
preceded the reading of the report of
the committee on the report of the Ex-
ecutive Board by Mrs. r. S. Macarthur
of New York City. This report con-
tanned a number of recommendations,
among them that being that the sum of
$4,000 be raised for the purpose of ex-
tending the work of the society to Cuba
and Porto Rico. The report was most
elaborate, and reviewed in detail the
various branches of the societys work.
Following the reading of the report
there was very general discussion,
which was participated in by Mrs. w.
F. Post of Colorado, Miss Burdette of
Chicago, Mrs. Wamsley of Brooklyn.
Mrs. Williams of Pittsburg. Mrs.
Thomas of Indiana, Mrs. Dickerson of
Chicago and Miss Peck of Texas.
At the afternoon session the report
of the Committee on Nominations was
presented by Mrs. Alexander Blackburn
Of Oregon. There were five-minute
talks by Mrs. j. G. Walker of Penn
sylvania, Mrs. J. ]. Corum of Utah.
Mrs. J. o. Churchill of Wyoming. Mrs.
q. M. Over of Idaho and Mrs. J. F.
Watson of Oregon.
A very interesting part of the pro-
gram was series of Bible and song ex-
ercises by some seventy-five Chinese
children under the leadership of Miss
E. M J. Ames, Superintendent of Bap-
tist Chinese work in San Francisco.
Mrs. w. E. Wamsley of New York
gave an able and suggestive address
upon the topic How to Interest Chill
dren and Why?"
Mrs. John H Chapman of Chicago
spoke upon the mission of the Women's
Home Mission Society.
Addresses were delivered by Repre-
sentatives of the society from various
parts of the country.
Miss Jennie L. Peck of Texas ono of
the first missionaries to the colored peo
pie in the South, spoke upon Africa's
daughters in America.
Miss Nina S. Everett of New Mexico
gave an interesting account of Mex
ico's Millions She declared that there
! was great need of religious education
in the Southern republic.
The anniversaries proper opened this
evening with the eleventh annual ses-
sion of the American Baptist Educa-
tional Society 7. G. Brownson, D. D..
President of California College. pre-
sided.
After devotional exercises DR.. Brown
son spoke on our educational attempts
and achievements, predicting that in
the future there would be great Bap-.
tist educational institution on this
coast.
Rev. H. L. Morehouse. D. D.. Cor
responding Secretary, presented the re-
port of the Executive Board The re-
port showed that in 1885, $157. 600 was
granted to six Institutions In ten years
81 10000 has been granted to some
forty different institutions in 30 States
and the maritime provinces of Canada.
A general survey and comparison of
the educational schools of the five lead
| ing denominations was made which
showed the total number of such
schools to be II; OF students. about
12000; aggregate property valuation,
! 81 .S05,00o.
Kerr B. Tupper, d. D., pastor of the