The sun., 1901-03-21
1HIRTY. THIRD ANNUAL
CONFERENCE SESSION
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pleads for the preservation of the sacred
ness of womanhood among the mass Of
young girls going forth into the world to
make their living. Don't wait to do
tins work in the big cities" she said.
There you are met with almost impos-
sible obstacles, but. go to the rural dis
tricts, to the small towns and the farms
and your work may count for something,
before the seed Of vice has taken too
deep a root. Mrs. Barrett spoke OF the
revolving degradation of the white wo-
men found in the Chinatowns, Of our
large cities. She pleaded as much fol-
the careful watch over our boys as over
the young, growing maid. Her langu-
age was strong and forceful and its
sincere ring disturbed the circles of
thought which spread out and knocked
gently ut the heart of every mother and
every father, aye, at the heart of every
good man or woman who listened. 1t is
the earnest endeavor of these women in
terested in this good work to make it
possible to form Florence Crittenton
Homes all over Delaware. At present
this method of reaching out helping
hand to the poor souls caught in the
maelstrom of vice has but one voice in
Delaware.
The mass of women listening repre-.
scented all classes of life about the city,
for mission work is non-sectalian. After
| the meeting Mrs. Barrett met quite a
number of the women present among
whom We're Mrs. G. Wesley Weldon,
Mrs. Nathaniel Benson, Mrs. Henry @.
Robinson and Mrs. III. III. Ward, who
had with her as her guests Mrs. w. G.
Rooms of Bridgevile and Mrs. III. A. G.
Westerheld. Tomorrow afternoon there
will be a meeting of particular interest
to women, in the Woman's Foreign Mis-.
Sionary anniversary which will be pre-
sided over by Mrs. II. ii. Matlack..
The Fentecostal services in st. Paul's
/ NJ. Il. Church yesterday afternoon were
conducted by the Rev. Alfred Smith
ana an address was made by the Rev.
W. n. Spencer, ID, ID.
CHURCH EXTENSION ANNIYER-
/ SARY.
The church extension anniversary was
celebrated at the evening session with
the Rev. G. Il. Wyatt presiding. The
meeting was opened with responsive
reading after which the Rev. f. O. Mac
Sorley led in prayer. The addresses OF
the evening We're made by the Rev. w.
\. Spencer, u. d., secretary of the board
of church extensions.
DIR. Spencer said: "The board of
church extension has done a great work
from the first. 1t has had Il wonderful
history in planting churches during the
thirty-four years it has been in exist
ance. Tonight we have more than
100000 more members than when we
begun. We have $7,O0O,OOO more than
we had when we begun. In the Will
mington Conference 141 churches have
been aided by the church extension
work" DIR. Spencer. with the aid of II
| map which was passed through the con-
gregation, showed the territory which
pIas been benefited by the work.
In continuing Dir. Spencer said: "In
the home field the board of church ex-
tension is completed to furnish money
ior the building of churches" In con-
'lusion DIR. Spencer spoke Of the good
work which the extension is doing in
the Philippines and our new possessions.
| Bishop Goodsell and his cabinet, which
consists of the four presiding elders
hcld conference at Grace parsonage al
O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
n number of the committees appointed
held meetings and organized in the after
noon The trustees of the Wilmington
Conference Academy held a meeting il
st. Paurs NJ. Il. Church last night.