The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-23
Meeting Of The Chestnut Street
Auxiliary.
Of Women's Foreign
Mission Society.
Miss Harvey a Returned Mis-
siOnary Spoke of India.

The meeting OF the Chsstnut street
Methodist Auxiliary of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary society cnvened in
the chapel OF the Oh uroh yes erday after
noon. Mrs. r. II. Hazelton, the presi-
dent was In the chair. and there was
good sttendaIcs of the members and
their friends. After the transaction Of
routine business, Ars. Charles o. Files
was INTRODUCED and read a most inter-
esting paper on the subject Some Mis-
slonary Hymns and Their WRITER'S
Mrs. lilies gave history Of the hymns
and the circumstances under which they
were written. Intersparsed with the
reading Of the paper several Of the hymns
to which reference were made, were
sung. Mrs. Warren W. Cole rendered
the Waters" The congregation Joined In
singing, "Oh. for thousand Tongues"
"The Call for the Reaper" "Resoue the
Perishing,'' "Soon May the Last Glad
Song Arise" and "Hastsn. Lord, thu
Glorious Time"
Mrs, Frank b. Clark, presided at the
evening meeting which was held in tina
main room Of the vestry. After the
singing of hymn Rev. Luther freeman,
the pastor, read the sixtieth chapter of
Isaiah and offered prayer.
Mrs. Files then continued her subject
on the hymns and their authors. She
praised as authors { some OF the famous
hymns, John Wesley and DIR. Isaac Watts.
a hymn of DIR. Watts WAS sung by the
congregation. Another well known
author was was Bishop Heber who COM
posed "FEom Greenland Icy Mountain 60
India's Coral Strand" This familiar
song was sung by the congregation.
"Watohman Tells Us of the Night"
was written By Sir Thomas Bro wnrig
who was able to speak two hundred
languages. In 1854 he was knightsd
and appointed governor of Hong Kong.
The Watchman's Report was then q nsly
sung by MIR. Edward S. Everett and Mr..
Harry Files. who were heartily applaudsd.
Another well Known author WAS DIR.
Ray Palmer, who wrote among others,
'tMy Faith LaOks Up to Them" hymn
which has been translated into over TWEEN
ty different languages. DIR. Philip was
another famous author. who was origi-
nally Baptist. ana who afterwards
became Methodist.
Miss Madeleine Files then rendered
solo which was greatly appreciated.
Samuel Smith was then referred to by
Mr.. Filse. who gave brief sketch Of his
life. DIR. Smiths most famous hymn Is
my Country 'Tis of Thee" written
while he was theological student. he
also composed The Morning Light Is
Breaking" which was sung by the con-
gregation. DR.. Lowell Mason wrots the
music for many Of these missionary
hymns. From childhood he had a pas
sionate love of music, and whsn six
teen years of age was leader OF the church
choir In his native town. He travelled
extensively about aud the degree of Doc
tor Of Music was conferred on him by the
New York University, the frat time that
such q degree had ever been conferred by
that Institution.
Mrs. Freeman, the wife of the pastor.
was intrc duesd and spoke fselingly of tn
death of the late Mrs. Il. b. Donnell. IL
is the plan that the sum Of two hundred
and tltty dollars be raised to erect a
chapel in India to be named In honor of
Mrs. Donpell. The executive oommitte
decided this year that the suhsor iptions
should be devoted towards this memorial.
A collection was taken for this purpose.
Mrs. Clark next introduced Miss Har-
Vey, the missionary who has recently re-
turned from Iudia at work In the mission
fields. She had been there eight years.
"India is a great field" said the speak
er. "Only about a hundred years age the
divine 1ights in that country was out of
sight. Since those dark days how rapid
ly she light has been diffused. All dark
ness is dispelled, all shadows chased
away, and yet there are shadows and
very dense darkness m that land of