The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-10-31


Last Year--Profitable Address De-
livered Last Night-Luncheon Was
Served to the Delegates-Dele-
gates Who Registered Yesterday.
| The most interesting missionary
| meeting which has probably eyer
been ncld in this city is now in prog
| ress at he First Presbyterian church.
| 1t is Of peculiar significance to this
| community for the gravcst topic under
| discussion is the proposed innovation
Of taking UP the work among the For
| eign speaking people. It s entirely a
| new work as connected with the won't
| Gus board and the results OF todaN's
| deliberations will be awaited with vivid
| interest. The subject entered mater
| iallN into the proceedings OF yesterday,
| Rev. Dr.. logan urging the women 10
| spend more Of their time and effort
on the sps cial field.
There are nearly one hundred dele
! gates present and they compose Il fine
| looking body of women. Many are per-
sons Of influential position in their
| own cities and are among those most
! prominent in the state IN church and
! charitable work. Mrs. Bailey, the
president. is handsome and most cup
| able as Il presiding officer. She resrn
| bes the fair and stately wife OF the
! late President Hayes. She is the widow
| Of Charles IL. Bailey, who was the pro-
prietor of great iron works in Ham
| burg. and her daughter is the Wife of
| Robert Specr, the well known mission
| aly.
Mrs. :. r. HARRISON. Of Allegheny. is
| III" wife of muiti-millionaire manu-
| Tacturer. whose heart is with her in
| her work for missions, and who has
| Spcn; vast sums in such interests.
| SECRETARY's REPORT.
Miss Frances Dyer. of CovinStun.
| led the devotional exercises yesterday
| morning. Mrs. Dicfrndcvicr of Erie
read the corresponding sccretary'S re-
| port, which was charmingly written.
! She reported money received as fol.
| lows:
Women'' societies .'.................S "''.ii' ~
Bands ................ ............... ''.52l II
sunday Schools Observation-Disclosures. i.iN2's
| Christian EnlcaNor Socictics .......... 3,l1ss:
| fTecdncns Board ......,.............. lj,9}G0'
! This was a gain of $3la5.o3 over last
| year.
Miss Murdock read Mrs. j. y. Moore's $
| report Of young peoples work. Mrs.
| l.. w. Lowry read the report of the
| secretary for Freedmen. The sum of
| $1,000 was reported as gain over last
year. Pennsylvania heads HE list of
| synodical societies in this work Mrs.
| I nd, I 1,n 4 I'm,
| gent Fund. which was accepted. Rev.
| DR.. Logan then gave an interesting ad
| dress regarding the work among for
| ciGn speaking people of which he is
| superintendent. He said that This
| work had been carried OH eight years.
! During the past year S7.ll1S2 WAS
| raised for this purpose. The total re-
! ceipts for eight years is $44159.3i. Not
one fourth of this amount has been
| gathered from the membership Of the
| presbytery, but from business assoria-
tions ana patriotic men in all parts Of
the country. Eighteen different Ian
euages are represented in the public
schools. while 1900 children have been
prepared by the committee to enter the
schools. Two churches have been
| erected ana one parsonage was built
AT Il cost of S5,STl.S7.
! AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session opened with
! devotional exercises. conducted by Miss
| Strong, of West pittston. The annual
| meeting Of the LackaWannn Preehy-
! terry was tn" first order of business
| Miss Strong presided. Mrs. \. T.. Hunt
preSbEtcrial treasurer, reported the to-
| tai cash receipts as $3.OI4.9G. value OF
| boxes. S2,543.GS, an increase of SaIG. Miss
Augusta lloSt, of Kingston. secretary
of Freedmen bands. reported Il de-
crease OF bonds. Total cash, $500:
boxes. $570.Gl.
Tho vice. presidents reports Were
| heard. Mrs. +. II. Brooks. Of Wilkes
Barre. gave reasons why she could not
organize i'll some OF the snall",
churches. or twenty-five churches, six
are not organized.
| Mrs. c. w. kirkpatrick could report
little change. Miss strong referred To
! The scholarships in memory of Mrs
Darling taken by Wilkes Barre First
| church. She then made an appeal for
! foreigners in This presbytery.
| The following pledges wer" reported:
Muntrose, $40; Carbondalr Sl5: Mont =
rose, s.: DUnmore, 81, Wilkes Barre
! Memorial. 81; Scranton Second, $40:
| Honcsdal", so: West ritlstun. $40:
| Wilkes Barre First. so; Scranton First,
S2o; Providence, 81; total, $lf5.
The surplus in he contingent fund
| Is to so to the Industrial School fo,
| McXicanS and indians in Albuquerque.
! Mrs. Pierson explained this work.
The aNti-polygany amendment Was
! discussed aud it was asked what tn.
church is doing in the matter The
! time of the annual meeting was voted
| To continue in the fall
| The question as to providing basket
| lunoheons at these meetings, the host :
csscs merely furnishing the tea ana
coffee, was decided in tn" anima tive.
The committee ON place reported Tow
arda as selected for the next annual
meeting,
OFFICERS CHOSEN.
The nominating committee presented
the following for election as officers of
the Lackawanna presbytery: President,
Miss May d. Strong, of West Pittston,
corresponding secretary, Miss Mary G,
Mates; treasurer, Mrs. A. T.. Hunt,
scranton; vice-presldents, Mrs. g. W.
kirkpatrick, Scranton Mrs. +. IL,
III poNs' w 'lh's- i'ail', hlSS Dullle
Read. Montrose: Mrs. n. =. GAYLORD,
Wyausins; Miss Antoinette King,
West Pttston, recording secretary,
Miss Jean Garlahau, Kmgstop corrcs-
pOndng secretary; Miss Virginia Wclls.
WyalusinG, Young Peoples Society
Christian Endeavor. The report OF The
committee was adopted. Miss King.
elected delegate TO the general asyem-
bis in New York next Muy,