The sun., 1900-10-05
NOMENS FOREIGN
MISSIONARY SOCIETY
70 ADJOURN TODAY
Interesting Addresses Were
Made by Returned Mis-
siOnaries.
OLD BOARD WAS REELECTED
The Next Annual Session Will be
Held at Oil City, Pa.--Prayer
Was offered for Mission
aries and Famine Suf-
fepers in India.
OLD BOARD WAS REELECTED


Philadelphia branch of the Womrn's
Foreign Missionary Society being held
in Grace NJ. Il. Church it was decided
70 hold the annual convention next year
ut Oil City, Pa. The session was open
ed with devotional exercises conducted
by Mrs. NJ. \. Stubs Of the Ihiladel-
phia conference. Prayer was offered by
Mrs. L. $. Bernheiser after which Mrs
IT. II. Wilkinson editor of the Quarterly
submitted I'M interesting report Of the
paper which is the official organ of the
society.
Mrs John T. Woods. Of Philadelphia,
read the report Of the mission box
band 1t showed the shipment Of four
boxes and the receipt of $21. of which
amount IS is in hand
Mrs. Mccullough. of Philadelphia
chairman Of the committee on Railroad
Work read an interesting report for that
department.
The election of officers was next taken
up and Mrs. Jennie Creamer of the Will
mington conference: Mrs. Davis Of the
littsburg conference and Mrs. Lingo of
the Philadelphia conference were named
as tellers.
The old board of officers was reelected
az follows: President, Mrs. Cyrus ID.
Foss; corresponding secretary, Mrs
John +. Keen; associate corresponding
secretary. Mrs. S. +. Darlington: record
ing secretary. Mrs. Amos Wakeln
treasurer. Mrs. Thomas II. Wilson:
editor of Quarterly, Mrs. r. II. Wilkin-
son; auditor, w. \. Church.
Mrs. l.. S. Bernheiser and Miss Calna-
han were elected delegates to the gen.
eral executive committee. Mrs. r. H.
Wilson and Mrs. purdy We're elected as
reserves.
Standing committees We're named. few
changes being made.
The conference secretaries We're re-
elected. excepting in few Instances.
Miss Fannie Sparkes takes Mrs. Hard's
place as secretary for Wyoming confer
ence.
Mrs. NJ. T.. Jackson was elected score
tary and treasurer for Delaware CON
ference.
Miss Carrie j. Carnahan was elected
secretary of literature.
\ greeting. Titus 3, Is, was sent by
telegraph to the Columbia river branch.
in session ut Walla Wnlla. and the
Minneapolis branch. mt Duluth. The
reference is. ".All that are with us salute
thee. Greet them that love MS in the
faith. Grace be with You all.
Prayer was offered for missionaries
and famine sufferers in India.
What To do with lOckpt and chain
that woman had given the treasurer Of
the Philadelphia conference was dis
cusSed. 1t was finally decided to take
mp Il subscription for it. the money to
be turned over to the society.
Miss Grace Stephens of Madras. India
returned thanks for the money received
for her work. Sooboonagam Animal
sang Nothing but the blood of Jesus"
in her native tongue.
The morning session adjourned with
the benediction pronounced by the Rev.
w. L. S. Murray.
Luncheon was served in the chapel
hy ST. raul'S Scott and Harrison street
churches.
Mrs. G. X Powell of the Wyoming
conference lead the devotional exercises
ut the opening of the afternoon session.
One of the features of the afternoon Ses-
sion was the echoes from the Ecum-
cnical conference. Short addresses were
made on the subject by Mrs. G.. X. Will
kinson. and Mrs. Van Kirk of phladcl-
phia, Mrs. Cyrus u. Foss, Mrs. John T.
Keen and others.
An interesting report Of the Young
IlfbllltN NbIh WIS Itilil anu on lllbllbn
was referred to the Executive Commit
toe.
Miss G. ]. Carnahan Of PittSbure gave
an interesting talk on missionary litera-
turc.
The subject ''How to increase snir-
tualitv IN the auNiliarics was discussed
by the district secretaries.
The discussion was opened by Mrs. y.
n. Keith. of Gettysburg Pa. Others
who took part were rs follows: Mrs.
~. i, Miller. Of .Iohnstown: Miss NJ. II.
PrIrlv of Sunhurv: Mrs. C. +. Davis.
IF PittshTrg; Miss Taylor Of Tyron:
Miss Jennie Creamcr Of Wilmington:
Mrs. =. r. Seienst of West Newton:
Mrs @. r. Cook. of Allentown and Mrs.
Wilnln Cook Of Philadelphia. After the
h"nrdiction hnd been pronounced hv
Rev. w. w. White Of Silverbrook NJ. f..
Church the session adjourned.
R"r. W. T.. S, Murray oncncd thn
evening session with devotional services.
Interesting addresses were node hv
Miss I.lovd Of Mexico nnd Miss 10
Wurav nf Rueros AvroS. both of whom
aI" returned missionaries.
Nv" convention will adjourn Mt noon
today.