Evening journal., 1900-10-04
MISSIONARY Aids
ELECT OFFICERS
Mrs. FOSS Continues as PreSi-
dent for Another Year
Missionaries From Mexico and DuenOS
byreS Will Address Public
Meeting Tonight


munion service was conducted by the
Rev. Robert Watt, presiding elder Of
the Wilmington Conference, assisted
by the Revs. w. w. King, John France,
W. L. S. Murray. J. p. Otis, Charles
A. Grise, A. r. Scott, and others.
Mrs. Jennie Creamer, Of this city
greeted the delegates. and response
was made by Mrs. Henry Wheeler, oil
COatesville
The report OF Mrs. T. II. Wilson
treasurer, showed a great work done
during the year. The contributions to
the famine fund amounted to So
6S2.2O; thank-offering fund, S13S, 1851. !
Other receipts made a total Of Sal
439.44. The disbursements amounted !
to S46,436.47, leaving bal |
ance on hand Of S4,503.O2.
The report showed that the Whining
ton Conference had raised Sl,54211l
during the year, Of which amount
s4O9.SS was a thank-offering and S30.91
for the famine fund. The total con-
tribution is larger than that of the
previous year.
The Pittsburg Conference contributed
the largest amount $14,945.7g. Mrs
Amos Wakelin submitted an interest
ing record for the year, the finances Of
which are embodied in the report oil
Mrs. Wilson
Mrs. S. p. Darlington presented the
report OF the associate correspondents
secretary, and Mrs w. A. Spencer the
report OF the Committee on Literary
Supplies. Mrs. Van Kirk prayed for
imperilled missionaries.
The committees were appointed, and
their presidents arranged for meetings /
during the noon recess. Miss Gracs
Stephens, missionary from India,
and Sooboonagam Animal, a native
Indian, were introduced as also were
Lucy Rider Myer, Of Chicago and Mrs
Rudisil Of Indiana.
Missionaries Of distinction delivered
addresses at the anniversary meeting
of the Philadelphia Branch, Foreign
Missionary Society, in Grace Church
,ast night. They were Mrs. Rudisil
and Miss Grace Stephens, who have
spent many years in India. Miss Ste
phens introduced Sooboongam Animal,
a converted Indian, and used her as an
Illustration for her talk When she /
professed the Christian faith her peo-
pie astracised her, and afterwards
mourned her as dead. At the conclu-
sion of the address SoObOongam sang
5wo hymns, one in English and the
other in her native tongue.
In the report Of Mrs J. F. Keen, the
corresponding secretary, recent trou
Dlcs in China were referred to.
At the afternoon session reports Of
corresponding secretaries OF the sew
eral conferences were read. That OF
Mrs. r. NJ. Matiaek, Of the Whining
on Conference, showed the organiza-
ton Of one new auxiliary, and the col |
ectiOn OF $1,000, an increase of $500 |
over last year. The Thank Offering |
'und win receive 1900 Of the amount |
collected.
Devotional exercises, which preceded !
the business session this morning. were |
conducted by members Of the Philadel- |
phia Conference. Following the exer-
cises, Mrs. T. H. Wilkinson submitted
the report Of the editor OF the Quar-
terly, the official organ of the society
Every member of the society was in
vited to contribute to the columns of
the organ that the scope OF its inhu-
ence might be broadened.
Mrs. John ]. Woods, of Philadelphia,
read the report of the mission box
band. 1t showed the shipment OF four
boxes and the receipt Of S21, Of which
amount IS is in hand.
Mrs. Mccullough. Of Philadelphia,
chairman Of the Committee on Rail
road Work, read an interesting report
for that department.
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED.
The election of officers was next
taken up. Mrs. Creamer, Of the VIII
mington Conference; Mrs. Penn, of the
Erie Conference; Mrs Davis, of the
Pittsburg Conference. and Mrs. Lingo,
of the Philadelphia Conference,
were named as tellers. The
election resulted as follows: President,
Mrs. Cyrus d. Foss; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. John +. Keen; associ-
ate corresponding secretary, Mrs. S. r..
Darlington; recording secretary, Mrs.
Amos Wakelin; treasurer, Mrs. Thomas
II. Wilson.
These vice-presidents were chosen:
Mrs. Mary Sparks. Philadelphia Con-
| ference; Mrs. l.. p. Bennett Wyoming;
Mrs. Wesley Chambers. Erie; Miss
4 Mary Crouch, Wilmington; Mrs A. G.
Ellis. Erie; Mrs. Foster and Mrs r.
j. Gray, Central Pennsylvania; Mrs.
J. p. Hanna, Pittsburg: Mrs. W. S.
Hard, Wyoming: Mrs w. " Hazel
tine. Erie; Mrs. S. A. Herr, Central
Pennsylvania; Mrs. C. w. Howland,
. Wilmington; Mrs. W. H. Kinkead
Pittsburg; Mrs. r. II. Matlack, Will
mington; Miss Mary McCard, Central
Pennsylvania; Mrs. II. c. Sheafer. Mrs.
w. A. Spencer, Miss E. A. Townsend
Philadelphia. and Mrs. William Van
Kirk, Pittsburg.
These managers were elected Mrs
Peter Hunter, Miss S. Boswell Mrs w
A. Church, Mrs. J. II. ChubB. Mrs. w
G. Combs, Mrs. William Cooper, Mrs
NJ. e. CrOnham, Miss Virginia carp
Mrs. William Field, Mrs c. II. Griffing
2 Mrs c. II. Greenle, Miss NJ. J. Holt
q Mrs. r. c. Murphy, Mrs. c. X. Ross
y Mrs. J. II. Williams. Mrs. S. Smucker
Miss Ella Smith, Mrs. NJ A. Stubbs
Mrs. A. r. Thompson, Mrs. II. C. Wood
Auditor Mrs. w. A. Church; editoi
!. Of Quarterly, Mrs T. H. Wilkinson
Committees on Missionary Candidates
Mission Boxes, Railway Fares and Lit
erary Supplies also were elected.
IOl Delegates to the general executive