Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-09-29
VERMONT w. B. M. MEETS.
Missionary Work in All Its Branches
Receives Their Attention.

Receives Their Attention.
The 9th annual meeting of the Yer
mont branch of the Woman's Board of
Missions of the Congregational church
was called to order at the church In this
village on Wednesday morning at 0 80
o'clock. There was meeting of dele
gates on Tuesday afternoon, which in
spite of the inclement weather was large
ly attended. In the evening Mrs. Dugald
Stewart rendered reception to the dele
gates and their friends at her residence
on North Pleasant street, and this also
was very largely attended, in spite Of the
rain. The principal business of the
meeting came before the sessions of
Wednesday. After the devotional exer-
cises, led by Mrs. Fairbanks of st. Johns
bury, the president of the board, Mrs.
NJ. A. Munroe of this village welcomed
the delegates in behalf of the local
church. Mrs. Fairbanks for the Home
Missionary Union and Miss Abbie Child
of Boston, secretary of the national
board. for the Woman's Board of Mis-
sions, then gave greeting to the assem-
bled workers. The reports of the treas
urer and secretary followed.
A missionary address was given by
Miss Alice II. Bushee of Spain. Her
fubect was "The Institute; Its Present
and Future" Miss Torrey of Burling-
ton read a paper on "Our Work in the
Field"
The afternoon session began at
o'clock. Miss Child, the home secretary,
gave missionary address and Mrs. o.
r. Ireland told of the Kraal girls home
and school at Amanzimtote, South Af-
rica, and also of her own work. After a
solo by Miss Stevens of this place, Mrs.
Mary Hamlin Ladd spoke on "Giving".
Mrs. p. F. Hazen. secretary, gave re-
port of the junior work, after which Mrs.
A. G. Reed of Manchester read a paper
on 1.-The Work of the Holy Spirit in
Missions" Following came the election
of officers for the ensuing year. The
old board was reelected entire, with the
exception of recording secretary, Mrs.
L. H. Elliot of Waterbury taking the
A young peoples meeting took place at
o'clock, conducted by Mrs. p. F.
Hazen of st. Johnsbury.
The eyenug session was public one.
Rev. Mr.. Dickens presided and Rev. DR..
Smart of Brandon conducted the devO-
tional exercises. The church choir fur
nished music for the occasion, including
solo by DR.. Sheldon. Mrs. Hemenway
spoke Of the missionaries of GO years ago
Mrs. Ireland, missionary from South
Africa, told of the work in her charge 4;
Miss Bushee from Spain related her ex-
periences there, and Miss Child described
the work among native teachers and
preachers. After a hymn, DR.. Smart
closed with the tenediction.
The delegates were entertained while
in the village by the ladies of the town.
Dinner and supper were served at the
church on Wednesday. Following is a
list of delegates present:
Mrs Buckham, Mrs. Benedict, Burlington
Mrs. S. I. Brooks, st. Johnsbury; Mrs II. j.
Barton, salisbury; Mrs. Chandler Barre
Mrs. S. E. Clark, Brattleboro; Miss Cum,
f. Ladd, Waterbury; Mrs. Henry Fairbanks,
st. JohnsDury; Mrs Fox, Rutlant; Mrs. p.
Hazen, st Johnsbury; Mrs. Hemenwa Man.
chester; Mrs r. A. Hail. Orwell; Miss Bessie
G. Hawley, Burlington; Miss Harrison, Bran.
don; Mrs. Lincoln, Bristol; Mrs. S. X. Mason.
Burlington; Mrs. Manly, Miss Manly, Pitts
! loIu, MIS-. " TtdSci MISS
Parsons, Manchester; Miss Perkins, Buring.
ton; Mrs G. A. Parker. w. Rutland Mrs.
Rhinehart, Montpelier; Mrs. Roseman, Bris
| tol; Mrs. John Ross Rutland; Miss Genevieve
Slate, Brattleboro; MIS-. L. b. sheldon. North
Remington; Miss Fanny Storrs Burlington
Mrs. Thomas salisbury; Mrs; sanborn, New
| Haven; Miss Nottingham, Shoreham; Miss
Torrey, Burlington; Mrs. j. S. Wilcox, Orwell
Mrs. Wilder. New Haven; Mrs. Wallace,
Barre Mrs. wooster Charlotte; Miss Bushee,
Spain; Mrs. Ireland, s. Africa; Miss Abbie
Child, Boston.