Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-03
REPORTS >.RECEIVED
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Business Before Woman's Home and
Foreign N esipaary Society.
VISIT TO LUTHERAN HOME FOR AGED
Commentator ofs the Work Of
General Literature Committee.
PROG RAM FOR EVENING

The twelfth biennial convention of the
| Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary
Society of the General Synod of the Evan
gelical Lutheran Church of the United
| States, which began Wednesday evening
| at Luther Place Memorial Church, was
! continued today, beginning at $50 o'clock
am. After a prayer and song service,
| conducted by Mrs George Harsh of ST
| TOWNSVILLE N. Y, reports were presented
| by number Of special committees All
were adopted, including the report on
the report of the corresponding secretary
that they indorse the the recommendations
made by that official. The treasurer's re-
port was also highly Endorsed.
The report of the executive committee
| was earnestly commended, and the various
recommendations made therein were in
| dorsed.
The committee on letters and papers ap-
proved the address of welcome made by
| Mrs. J. G. Butler, which, it was stated
was characterized by that spirit of cor
diality and kindness grateful to the
stranger, and left nothing unsaid that
! could make the delegates feel that they
| have come to the house of our Father to be
| received by his handmaiden"
| Mrs. James made strong plea for mis-
sion studies giving wider information of
the whole mission world than merely about
! Lutheran missionary operations as given
in the Missionary Journal.
Suggestions Made.
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Inc report OF the committee on box work
reported generous response to all appeals
sent out. and that in consequence the work
is moving on encouragingly and with prom
| Use.
The following suggestions were made:
Il. That the details of the work would
be materially lessened if the box commit
| Amounted
| so. That auXiliaries communicate so far
| as possi9ie Win lhe ssnoolcal poX commit
them.
20. That the valuation of the work for
lnaia ana A1r1ca pe Kept separate.
and SYNOD he eivan wban 49,. w. .hu u,o,
are sent
! 70. That boyes- be sent only on dates
| named py the general committee.
How AHssthe Boxes Sent to the Home
| missionaries Appreciated, was the theme
OF an ADDRESS by Mrs. A. Il. SHREDDER of Ne
Vada, Iowa. ana IN part she said: Speak
| ing OF ooX work. wsuld call 1t blessed.
mat the poXes sgnt ia our home mission
aries are appreciated follows, because of
| the condition In which the blessed boxes
| hnd them and BECAUSE of the kind of peo-
| pie our missionaries are
AFTER mentioning many instances con-
nected with the work, the speaker said:
Cold weather chflls missionary and his
cnlidren just as rSahlly and completely as
II FuoeS anybody flSeS A summer hat
MIS- MISSIONARIES head in the fall Is not
any more becoming than it would be on
yours, g;s
10 De hlnoered oy lack or material sup
plles - not 10 oe lhought or Tor one mo-
Hiehl' they VIII NOT 1orsake their post. A
cup OF wafer may mean lite and victory to
the sololRr Inc help Which Womans hands
pflng TO our missionary soldiers may mean
again, Is IL o1teh mas. lie ana victory 70
sven nople men ana women we are per
a ditt.eu 70 lhiilis.e yer. we may ne sure our
appreciated by them
81. General Literature.
The committee on report of the general
literature committee stated that the COM
mttee regretted that three of the members
had been compelled to resign during the
ysar Tho ranor. oo,,,r,o,,,d .ho r,t,,
.: ~ $500 nv p'o'.a
IONS OF the committee on literature, as FOL
lows: Mission studies, tracts, exercise
book, topic cards, ecumenical conference
and on finances. All have been satisfac-
tory, ana the committee feels gratified that
the committee has received such splendid
recognition from other denominations for
its work. They also recommend that eff
Gent synodical literature chairmen be not
removed from office.
Rev. DR.. Barnttz, western secretary Of
the board of home missions in response to
questions from various delegates, gave a
vast amount of information relative to the
needs of some Of those to whom boxes
were sent by the society.
Shortly before 2 o'clock this afternoon
the members of the convention visited the
National Lutheran Home for the Aged at
Winthrop Heights, where the following
program was arranged for:
introductory REMARKS Rev Dr M w |
HANNA; prayer, Rev. DR.. P. H. Miller;
solo, Miss Mary Mackenzie Byrnes; greet |
ings of welcome, Rev. DR.. W. E. Parson, |
president board of directors: response |
Mrs j. F. Hartman: solo. Miss Mary Mac |
Kenzie Byrnes; HYMN. benediction. Rev. |
Dr. s. B. Barnitz, western secretary board |
of home missions
The program for this evenings meeting |
of the convention is: Voices From India"
Mrs. Yeiser. Mrs l.. B. Wolf, Dr. NJ Baer |
and Mrs. Harpster; "Voices From Africa" |