The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-01
CROSS TO FOREIGN LANDS.
Interesting missionary Meeting
Dayton Avenue Church.

Interesting Missionary Meeting al
Dayton Avenue Church.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary So
! clety OF the Presbytery Of st. Paul held
! its twenty-tnird annual meeting yester.
Gay at the Dayton Avenue Presbyterian
| church. About 200 women were present a,
the all-day session. Mrs. r. P. Lewis, the
president, presiding Mrs. A. M. Bartlett,
conducted the devotional exercises.
MRS. II. G. Stringer, corresponding sec.
retary, read most encouraging report OF
the work done in foreign fields during the
past year. She also read an interesting
| letter from Miss Adele Halle, who is In
charge of the Gaboon-Carisco mission in
Africa. The society has only within the
last year undertaken Miss Halle's support
so the news Of the successful progress OF
her work was particularly gratifying.
Mrs HI. +. Ware. Christian Endeavor
secretary, gave a report of the nineteen
Christian Endeavor societies in the St
Paul presbytery. Mrs. e. r. Sanford, the
treasurer, reported that s., 2,434.14 had been
raised by the society during the past year
a gain of s519 over the previous year
Mrs. e. c. Alexander made a strong
plea for the taking Of more missionary
magazines, emphasizing the fact that un-
less greater knowledge Of missionary
needs was possessed by the members OF
the society their interest would grow
lukewarm. Mrs. Bartlett, Mrs. w. L.
Wilson and Mrs. Carnes, the committee
on place, reported that the next annual
meeting Of the society would take place
at Westminster church, West St. Paul
the last Friday in March, 1900.
Inc committee on. resolutions, consist
ing of Mrs. w. T. Donaldson, Mrs. Camp
bell and Mrs. Moore, extended thanks on
behalf Of the society to the women of the
Dayton Avenue Presbyterian church for
their hospitality, and extended special
vote of thanks to the president, Mrs
Lewis.
Mrs. Lewis delivered a most interesting
address on Workers With God" She de-
clared that more was done in the way OF
mission work today than ever before and
the influence Of it on the world was be-
coming more and more perceptible.
After luncheon, served in the church
parlors by the women of the Dayton Ave
nue. Presbyterian church, Mrs. j.. H. Sam.
mis-, of Merriam Park, opened the after
| noon session with prayer
A pretty and instructive flag exercise
arranged by Mrs. James Wallace, OF
| Manchester. was carried out by the chill
| dren of the Golden Rule band of MacaI.
| ester. The little ones marched into the
| church to inspiring music, each one car
| rylng the flag of a nation. In turn each
| gold cross which adorned the altar Miss
| A. P. Hill read Il paper in which she
| compared the times of the apostles with
| the various missions now esta ablished over
! the world.
| After vocal solo by Miss Nickland
! Mrs. c. E. Burch made an eloquent plea
| for missions. Miss Ida E. Comvillion gave
| recitation and Mrs. D. A. McKinley ~
| spoke on ''The Joy of Service"
An interesting feature of the afternoon
| session was an address made by Mrs
| c. o. Van Cleve, still sprightiy, though
bearing the burden Of over eighty years
Mrs. Van Cleve spoke for almost half an
| hour on Missions" and her voice could
be distinctly heard throughout the
church. When she had finished she was
| rendered a regular ovation. -' --'- S.r =
Mrs. E. S. Williams, president Of the
! Minneapolis presbytery. on behalf of hel
| society, extended an invitation to the
members of the ST. Paul society to be
present at the meeting of the Minneapolis
society, which will be held Thursday and
Friday OF next week at the First Pres
byterian church, Nineteenth street and
Portland avenue. Minneapolis. -
All the old officers were reelected with
| the exception Of Mrs. H F. Mare, Chris
| tian Endeavor secretary who resigned
| Mrs. J. d. Kops will serve in her place
! One new office was made, that OF secre-
tary of literature, which viii be filled
! by Miss A. P. HILL
| The other officers are: President Mrs
! r. P. Lewis; vice presidents, Mrs. E. II
! Manu. Mrs. John Van SIyke, Mrs ]. c.
| Robinson, Mrs Benjamin Densmore; re.
Cording secretary, Mrs. T. H Dickson
corresponding secretary, Mrs. E. c.
! Stringer; treasurer. Mrs. E. r. Sanford