The evening times., 1901-05-06
THEIR LABoRs COMPLETED.
Final session of the WOman's Home
and Foreign Missionary Society

snd Foreign Missionary Society
The Wornan's Home and Foreign Mis-
sionary Society closed its Twelfth Bien-
NAL Convention this morning. An invi-
tarion to hold the next meeting at Pitts
burg from the Bethany Lutheran Church
Of that city was read. It was accepted by
q unanimous rising vote.
The business Of the last meeting incIud-
ed an open parliament in which many
Subjects OF special interest to women in
missionary work were discussed, and the
passage of several resolutions of thanks
to the local organizations and individuals
that have assisted the convention and its
delegates
During the open parliament, Mrs. c H
Larlin discussed the subject How Can
the Woman's Missionary Society Reach
the Lutheran Foreign Population Com
ing into the Country Mrs A Y Hunt
CT treated the topic. What Are the Re
quiTements Of a Prospective Lady Mis-
sionary in India?' Mrs. G. c Maurer
gave some opinions on the question, Does
Contributing to Any Object Outside Those
Presented by the Executive Committee
Interfere With the Finance Committees
Work"
The constitution Of the society and box
work VIDE also discussed and it was de-
Cided 10 cooperate with the Inter-De-
nominauNlaI WOman's Missionary Con
ference, which holds its next meeting in
Toronto Two delegates win be sent. one
TO be appointed by the executive commit
tee, and one by the general literature
committee
The report Of the committee on resoIu-
tons, presented by Mrs A Y Hunter
was read and adopted It pledged loyalty
to the first great missionary and to the
Lutheran Church It recommended that a
general representative Of the society be
sent 10 the General Synod meeting in
3es MOin5s; that every auxiliary society
make a special offering in honor Of this
twentieth anniversary OF the society. that
the formation of the WOmaH's Missionary
Society IN the Rocky Mountain Synod be
approved The literature committee was
thanked for its work, and special thanks
were rendered Mrs Sarah Saddler for her
work on the lessons in the Missionary
Journal
The great loss Of life among the mission
aries in the African field was depIored and
f. WIS recommended that the location Of
the schools be changed Loyalty TO the
Executive Committee was pledged and
thanks were conveyed to the pastor Of
the Luther Memorial Church, the direct
Ors Of the Lutheran Home for the Aged,
10 the pastors Of the town, and to the
4L-THloeES ana directors Of the Lutheran
Church, 10 the choirs Of the various
churches who had assisted at services.
and TO Rev and Mrs HANNA personally
Special thanks We're offered 10 the 70
firing officers and 70 the three retiring
members Of the executive committee
Mrs breckenridge, the retiring chairman
O. the executive committee, was present
ed by Mrs Scholl with a fine table cr,ra.
sIa9Toldered BY the girls OF the School for
AiOhaEnmadan Girls in Guutur. which is
Ciety.
fnc retiring secretary, Mrs. NJ e EVir-
lex. and the first vice president Mrs. ]
= hartman, who has presided at all the
meetings, received similar gifts An AZ
temDt was made TO have the executive
committee prepare new constitution to
present 10 tne society at its next meeting.
but the pTOpOSlJiCu failed to receive 4 =
pIovaL