New-York tribune., 1901-11-09
METHODIST DEACONESSES.
rHr7R EXCELLENT WORK IN TIE
HOME MISSIONARY FIELD
-.y- o,-v rRsr,,rNG SCHOOL, WHERE CODoRED
woaIEN ARE TAUGTET-No SYMPATHY
FOR TIE NEGRO.

The usual large attendance characterized the
morning session Ct the convention Of the Woman's
T-oroe Missionary Society. held at St Andrews
.ss-hodist Episcopal Church. in West Seventy
sixrh-st yesterday. Mrs. P. c. Wilson. Of Chatta-
uooga- Tenn, conducted the devotional exercises
after which fina- -ial questions were taken up
There were several appeals for money Tor schooIs
and homes for negroes and these seemed 10 meet
with peculiarly hearty and generous response
Mrs Darwin ?. James. president OF the lnteroe-
,a-,insrtonal Council Of Women and OF the NoIn-
ems Presbyterian Home, and the Rev Dr. Mac
Arthur o. Calvary Baptist Church were the
speakers Dr.. Macarthur said in the course OF MS
remarks that he regarded the defeat OF IanlIIlaly
as special token Of divine love
Fur little girls from the De Peysrer Home al
rrvoH sang q hymn The ho1ne IS maintained oy
the society for orphan girls. and now has Sixty
nine II its 1eroily-
The e1ter-xS n session was opened by oeNouoila-
exercises led Fy Miss c. K SwartZ, a deaconess.
The meeting was given over wholly 70 the dea-
oouess work and Z large representation rom the
Nsw-York House gave an odd plcturesqueness 10
he sssernblv. as all wear simple black gowns with
vs,ts collars and cuffs. and small black bonnels
with vide strings tied under the chin
REPORTS OF REST HOMES.
Repo-ts were given from the various rest homes
so- deacoresses throughout the country, Mrs = u
1a-c,7-7a1- chairman OF the rest home committee
bae5nning with q brief general report Mrs Anna
Ke-1a sUoe-.-rendent OF the Ocean Grove f[esl
Home. spoke OF some important changes IN 'haI
place go, T..
We have become convinced" she eaid, thaI Il
Is not merely in sumner that the deaconesseS neec
vae- There = no time OF the year when there are
not some of those faithful workers in dlrs need O.
a few weeks Tor gathering their scattered lo''ei
OF mind and body. Therefore IL has seemed "lss
for Us 10 keep The home At ocean Grove OPEN a-
the year round
Ms Kemp stated that the conn g1ee hao Dousl'
two adjoining lots and asked for money TO increase
the capacity Of the home
Miss Joserh.De Corbtn took as her theme "Nha'
a Deaconess Thinks Of Rest Homes, ana to-o "n@ M
a blessing the Ocean Grove home mad oeeI 70 r. &
She urged Increase in their number 50 Il4I 'iieS
might be in all parts o. the coo-L'S -r5 about the
Graham Fiosu5taI KrCkuk, Iowa, ana -4s7 ;a -
n 2 syava e- sco51lnr OF its work. Mrs D. =
street chairman Of It's committee "S1S 70 ~ -Ie
s-7o,-9ciTa -r- sudden death OF q brother. so wa:
Obliged leave for home MIS-. Ssl,a-3s b.
sence caused deep regret the assembly MAJ =
OF whom knew her brother as an ardent Itlelii "
their work
THE COLORED WORK
A, Interesting feature Of the proceedings was
-ba address by -fe Rev ". Il Riley. coloreo
preanber from Cincinnati who has founded 1Ii'
only training school for coored deaconesses III '-i'
country. He said: Although these are GAYS ~ ~
NY people a1e tcid that they are IloI y 1aart for
know thar We have the privilege OF IIlSElIle
Us You vii be- surprised 10 hear that lHt 80. I-1
ern negro has Il better chance than the - u IL
Here they are taught that they are OIIe - !.
and when they 20 Il The WorId IheS - -
al theory they are mans equal ana 3,;,s -
no one gives them any help sympathy, bec1 . @ ~
ne tnlrks they asurrOunded by ne-t, -, a !,
Patav So ths No-slern people send generous a.,
10 the Southern negro. but 90 nothing -Oi '
the North
In concIa5.n- with an appeal for his train!111' a1
school "zhich. he said pathetlcally, rs me
has neither home nor money, NJ -, :,
created general laugh by saying u -4'I
NJ
SocieIy; when want food or money Va I7eun
the Womar's Home Missionary SocleIE, anu anu ~
pose that when we 20 heaven, We sil<--A 80 ~ -
N0nan's Home Missionary society - 4-,-,a
his address effective tt3t II .- w. 100
c2tey proposed 70 give 8 80 10 the TRAINING o
Tor coaored 6ezCClesses. - nj -,
Miss EenrieruE = Bancroft. Mrs j o. fecA a..
Mss NInifred Sraulding We're the otner speeHt speE.i
Miss spauIdlng- sooke Of the work OF the Z Isl
1raining School il Kansas Nlty anu - - y :
eed Tor larger building. 4 citizeIl OF vi
las offered 10 give q building lot l. INe 9oOiON' "
oGl.o a house
WOMEN TO SPEAK TOMORROW
Many OF the prominent members OF the socie"
VII speak IN different churches tomorrow 1i
L l. Roach, Of Washington, D. c, VIII De heaiu q
the First Church. Orange y J., in the nlorHi.i
and q the Park Avenue Church. Orange IN III
evening.
lAt the Centenary Church. Newark Mrs. Z L
Cominsky Bliss is 70 be at Wesley Chlrch. Fater e
son, y J.. az the morning service and In the even
Ing at Rutherford y. J.
Mrs. 3. s. Potter viii speak at Bayonne ana MI
. 4 Pearn Aontclatr in the fnorflliis. = -
Dr. c. " Gallagher. superintendent OF the LUG
WEBB Eaves Training School. washington ~ =