The times., 1899-10-12
SAYING THE BENIGHHHD
Conference of Workers for Religion
Among Heathens.
The First Days Proceedings of the
T,venty-Eighth Annual Meeting of
the Baltimore Branch of the
Woman's Foreign missionary So
ciety at HamIine Methodist Church

The anniversary session of the twenty
eighth annual meeting of the Baltimore
Branch of the woman's Foreign Missionary
Society was held last evening in Hamline
Methodist Episcopal Church, Ninth and
p Streets northwest. Two sessions were
held during the day. one at 10 o'clock a.
m, and one at o'clock p m. The meet
ings Will continue until the afternoon of
Friday. October 13. A large and earnest
congregation completely filed the audi
torium of the church last night and showed
considerable interest in the addresses,
which formed part of the programme. Mrs.
A. H. Eaton presided. On taking the chair
she spoke few words of encouragement for
missionary endeayor, and extended a cor
dial welcome to those who were present.
A brief song service followed. Mrs. E. B.
the Scripture. In the absence of Rev. w.
Raymond Stricken, pastor of the church,
who was i'll, the congregation was led in
prayer by Rev. DR.. l.. B. Wilson, in which
he invoked divine blessing upon those who
had assembled at the meeting, and upon
all who had eonsecrated their lives to mis-
ssonary work. A solo was rendered by Miss
l.. p. Altschu. Miss Florence Maskell was
introduced. and spoke of her experiences
in missionary work at Kolar, South India.
She showed the difficulties under which
the missionaries have labored, and aroused
considerable enthusiasm when she remark
ed that steddily increasing success was
following endeavor The Latest Tidings
from Madras" was the subject of an ad-
dress by Rev. A. W. RudisiIl. ID. d. The
speaker gave a complete history Of the
missionary work done in that part of India.
The benediction was pronounced by the
presiding elder.
The session in the morning was opened
by an address by the president, Mrs. A. H.
Eaton, who made encouraging remarks con-
corning the work being carried on by the
missionary societies of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church in heather lands. The meet
ing was preceded by Holy Communion. The
address of greeting was delivered by the
presiding elder, Dr. Wilson, and was re-
sponded 10 by Mrs. H. C. Tudor, the treas
urer- The delegates 10 the meeting were
assigned TO their proper seats. The report
OF the corresponding secretary, Mrs E. B.
Stevens, was read. She said that a debt
of SSo3.07 had been paid, and that a bal
anee remained. There are, she said, 122 SEN
ior auxiliaries, embracing 4,2sS members:
l15 local auxiliaries, with 5,365 members, a
gain OF twenty auxiliaries and $50 members
during the year; thirtythree young ladies'
clubs, with LOFT members, and eighteen
bands, with 5S1 members.
recess was taken at u o'clock, and
luncheon served to the delegates and guests
by the ladies Of the Washington branch
in the Sunday school room. The after
noon session was called to order at 9
O'Clock. Mrs w. NJ. Winks presided. The
roll-eall OF delegates from the Baltimore,
East and West Baltimore, Frederick, Will
mingion. Virginia, German, and Washing
ton conferences was read. Interesting pa
pers we're read by Mrs. B. ". Corkran, Jr.,
and Miss Caroline Smith, on the subject,
If you were given one hundred dollars
on condition that you would use ii TO ad-
vance the cause Of foreign missions through
the Baltimore branch, how would you ap-
propriate it, and why?"
The report Of the treasurer, Mrs H. c.
Tudor. and an address on Systematic Civ
ing by Rev. Hugh Johnston, D. D., con-
cluded the session.