Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-04
CHURCH CONVENTION.
Iowa Christian Women's Board Of
Missions in Annual Session at
Des Moines.
The Christian Church Convention
Also Being Held at the
Same Place
Reports Of Officers Show the Work
to be in a Furnishing
Condition.

Des Nloines, Sept. 1.-THE twentieth
annual convention of the Iowa Chris
tan Women's Board of Missions was
called to order Monday afternoon al
O'Clock by Mrs. Ella NJ. Huffman, vice
president of the state board. The iresi-{
dent Mrs. Florence Hagsard, is With
her husband in Europe, and Will not re-
turn for about two weeks. The wonl-
en- > board Will haye charge Of the meets
ings today. Tomorrow the thirty-tir
annual convention OF tbs Ghris,iani5
church Will be called TO order by eN-
Governor F. NJ. Drake, wao is the press
dent of the state board. Monday al +
ternoon Was mostly taken up by routine I
business. reports OF the secretary and |
treasurer and The hsadof the chldrsn's |
department. of the Christian church. /
On calling the gathering TO order Mrs |
Huffman gave a short address and then
Miss Annette, Newcomer, the!
state organizer and corresponding score
tary. who gave a report Of tbs condition |
OF the hoartisof missions OF the state andi
presented tbs banners 10 tbs two auXil-
iasiea wllo have made the largest sain
III 9ll9t5lllDsfa ana Iul!uS sluIiHS tlIe psiSl
Year.
Miss Newcomers report showed the |
affairs If the society 10 be in a healthy
eetions during the past Year sslsoM a 4
..al.tsslal nerea,. During ne Year
from June, 1882. 10 June. 1890 the Sub
sesiptidns, aud collections SHOW an in-I
clefta a. 81 over sl,Nue oyer. tsiossa Of the
preceding year. Tbs north5assein Slls-l
triet received the banner for the largest
inereass Il tie Collection Of FUMES, and
tlSe northwestern district tins banner fo,
4tne lar sest numbar OF new members
,rhe isl port OF the {. as'llrsF, Mrs. Let
"a Page Ashlsye VAS nIsrsts The repp:ss
l@G the corresponding secretary, but
went more into q tan and gave tbs sub
srfatien and collection from each auN-
iilidsy III the state
Tiie trsa surer's report Vas followed by
she president OF IL Young psepls de-
psrtment. Mis- Ola Is. Sellanis OF OF
Efaln@a. who giNfe the inlrease ] II !nenl-
iD@ls Of the young pl-aple,s societies ~
ietshriefian ehureh Suring the year. A;
Eias psesssat tin2e mere are almost double
athe auaspsr OF secietisa there We're a
Neil' go she also gav' detailed re-
iilsrt 81 ne tinansssef the young neo-
Pc aepaf nsnt.
The presldsat then introduced Mrs
Hielsn Z. Moss. of indianapolis, wh9 IS
ltiie secretary rs the national ,pald.
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