New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-31
HOME MISSION WORK.
TWELFTH MASS MEETING OF WOMANs
HOME MISSIONARY UNION OF THE
CONGREG ATIONAI. CHTRCH

Leslie Hall Eighty-third-st. and Broadway, pre-
scented an animated and attractive appearance yes
terday, when the twelfth mass meeting OF the
woman's Home Missionary Union OF the Manhat-
tan-Brookyn Conference was held with the Won
ans Guild ot the Manhattan Congregational
Church which meets at Leslie Hall. Mrs. ". c.
Peckham. chairman OF the conference, presided at
the morning and afternoon sessions.
The programme OF the morning began with q re-
sponsive reading led by Mrs William Kincaid
president OF the Manhattan branch. Mrs. H. a.
stimson. wife Of the pastor, gave graceful vel
come 10 the visitors, after which the auxtliaries
recently Joined were greeted Reports OF auxil-
iaries, singing OF hymns and a report by Mrs. H
L Hoyt, Of Grand View, Tenn, OF work among
the Cumberland mountaiueers completed the pro
gramme. Mrs. Hoyt is head OF a school for the
poor whites Of the mountains. and described
their life and necessities wildly. Many OF the
pupils are more than twenty years old and come
IN z state Of absolute ignorance not even knowing
the alphabet The school is for both boys and
girls and has forty pupils st present.
Soon after noon the meeting adjourned for lunch
con. which basket picnic IN the parlors.
with coffee and other good things supplied by the
hostesses Of the day.
The second session opened with patriotic hymn
The roIlcau Of the churches showed representa-
ton from nearly every congregation in the confer
ence- Fully Two hundred were present
Mrs. Nary Coffin johnson read a paper advocst-
ing the application OF rules and methods in use at
wouaen's clubs 70 home mission meetings.
The conference has many club women among
IT'S workers, including eight members Of Sorosis
The pastors wife IS vice-prestdeur OF Sorosis
and Mrs Cornelius Zabriskie, one Of the Executive
Committee Of the conference IS candidate for the
presidency OF the State Federation Of Women's
Clubs
Mrs Johnson spoke OF 4 mission meeting that she
once attended. in which 'au the business was
transacted by the members slipping behind the
Presidents chair and whispering their requests and
suggestions Incidentally, she remarked that
there are few dissensions IN clubs. most Of the
alleged trouble being in the minds Of those ex-
cIuded.
discussion followed the paper in which some Of
the falings OF mission meetings in general were
touched on. and remedies suggested.
Mrs Mary Wooster Mills, principal Of the Bethle-
hem Training School. Cleveland. Ohio. gave an ac-
count of the work Of the school Il began some
years ago. she said. with one teacher. who could
speak only English. and one pupil, who could
SPEAK o1Iv Polish Now Il has several teachers
and z number Of pupils. and sends many graduates
every year into home mission work IN cities.
Mrs Mills gave several instances Of the diff
foreign population One young woman encountered
Il her rounds q case OF smallpox when she du!y
nelghDor- and dislIkes the intrusion or law and
sanitation, and became 50 deeply incensed that II
that nelghborhood." Another case was that Of a
young girl who had studied Polish in order that
she might work among the many OF that nation
atty in al the manufacturing towns A can came
from e Massachusetts mill town Tor worker
among the Poles, and she went she encoQntered
strong opposition especially from the priests, ana
one day q woman knocked her down with heavy
stick She ran from the house, and second blow
struck her senseless, so that STE was laken 70 lh
hospital. 4 few days later she went back and
found that reaction had set in, ana she received
z kindly welcome. Her Work continues Win goou
The meeting closed with hymns and prayer and
benediction by the pastor Of the church. the Rev
n. 4.