Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-27
WOMAN'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

Programme for the Annual Meeting of the
Philadelphia Branch to be Held Here.
The annual meeting Of the Philadel-
phia branch Of the Woman's E'orslgn
Missionary Society OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church, comprising the Will
mington Conference aud the Confer.
encrs of Pennsylvania, will be held at
Grace Church October Sd, 4th and 9th.
1t is expected that about 200 delegates
will attend. The following interesting
programme has been arraneed:
Wednesday, October 3d-10, COM.
munion service, conducted by presiding
elder ard pastors Of Wilmington;
greeting, Mrs. Jennie Dreamer; re-
Spouse Mrs. j. +. Keen; seating of
delegations by conferences; appointment
Of committees; |, enrichment; 9, intro
| ductions; 3, nominations; 4, press; s,
young peoples work; q, resolutions;
Z, soliciting subscribers; Ills, record
of the year, Recording Secretary Mrs.
Amos Wakelin; ll.25, report Of finances,
Mrs. I. II. Wilson; 11.35, report of
associate corresponding secretary. Mrs
S.P. Darlingtop; Has, report Of COM
mittee on literary supplies, Mrs. W. A.
Spencer; ~, prayer for imperilled mis-
slonaries; IL. 10, advertisement OF litera-
ture; 1920, introduotions and an
nouncements; 1890, adjournment;
lunch and social hour.
Afternoon Sessions o'clock, Devo-
lions in charge of Erie Conference /;
minutes of morning session; 2.30, in
PRODUCTION of missionaries 2. 40. reports
from conferences; conference secretar-
les: Central Pennsylvania, Miss Mary
McCord; Central New York, Mrs. s.
Repdall; East German, Mrs. Louisa
Edwards; Erie, Mrs. w. V. Hszeltine
Genesee (Olean district), Mrs. M. q.
Dean: Philadelphia, Mrs. M. L. Shesfer
Pittsburg, Mrs, William Van Kirk
Pittsburg bands, Mrs. j. III. Brown
Wilmington. Mrs. r, II. Matlack
Wyoming, Mrs MS. Hard; Delaware,
Mrs. jackson; 4.30. adjournment.
Wednesday Evening = Anniversary
7.30, opening service, the Rev.. W. W
King; singing, choir of Grace Church
report of corresponding secretary, Mrs
J. F. Keen; address, Miss Grac'
Stephens, Madras, India; address
Soobconagam Ammal of Madras, India
: collection; doxology.
Thursday Morning, October 4th-9
= devotions in charge of Philadelphia
conference; minutes of last session
$50, election of officers and delegate
| ~ buC sSbbIdt tAtCublNb CUluIDtbbbb IT
port Of nominating committee for vice
:, presidents and managers; appointment
of conference secretaries and treasurer
ID and district secretaries; fixing OF plac
OF meeting in 1901; LAS, echoes from
Z Ecumenical Conference; Ills, repor
l. Of committee on young peoples work
II 30, report of editor Of Quarterly
= Mrs. I. H. Wilkinson; 1l.40, talk O
: literature, Miss @. j. Carnahan; IL
prayer for missionaries and famine sui
D ferers in India; u. 10, informal addres
by a missionary 1920, report Of com
mittee on railroad fares, Mrs. J. B
y Mccullough; 1890, adjournment
i. lunoh and social hour.
b Afternoon Session. o'clock, devc
!. tions in charge of Wyoming Confer
ence; minutes of morning session; 2. &c
!, question drawer, led by Mrs. j,
Keen; 3. 10, singing; 3. 25, open confer
!. ence of district secretaries; 3, report {
81 Twentieth Century Offering, Mrs. s
p. Darlington; AIS, announcements
81 4.30, adjournment.
Thursday Evening-7.3 80 O'Clock, de
sr votions, led by the Rev. w. L. s
Murray, D. D. +; news from far cour
j. tries-"Our Own Missionaries, Mil
Lloyd of MEXICO, Miss LeHuray I
n. Buenos Ayres and others; collection
:. doxology; benedIction.
Friday Morning, October 9th -.
5. o'clock, devotional services, in chars
of Pittsburg Conference; minutes
r. last session; $50, reports of the con
m mittees on press, enrolment, introdu,
tions and soliciting subscribers |
magazines; 10, miscellaneous bushes!
v. 10. As, conference Of branch, conferent
and auxiliary treaurers; IL. is, reno
n. of committee on resolutions; II. %, III
n, finished business and last words; i
I'M prayer, followed by adjournment.
On Tuesday evening prelimina
L. meetings of the conference, branch al
district secretaries and treasurers VI
"a. be held