Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-26
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
Vermont Branch of the Woman S
Board in Session.
over $4,000 Received and Expended in
Work During the Year--Practically
All of the Off1cers Reelected
Reports and Addresses.

BranCn OF the woman S BOHru Oh MlSSiolS
was held vest erday in the First church.
There was an attendance of about $50 at
the morning and afternoon sessions, while
at tho evening gathering the cdiftce was
we'll filled. Delegates were present from
many of the branches N the state and tho
addresses ard business were conducted
r,ost successfully. The altar was prettily
decorated with cut flowers while above
we're hung Chinese banners.
The morning session opered at o'clock
with n devotional service, led Ivy Mrs ~ }.
Ranslow Mrs. Henry Fairbanks of st.
Johnsbury gracefully presided and IN
troduced the speakers with few happy
remarks. The address. of welcome follow
cd by Mrs. G. II. Beard. who welcomed
the visitors to the hospitality of Buriin1-
ton and of the Congregational churche5
IN particular Greetings from the Womans
Home Missionary Union and the Nomans
Board of Missions were given BY Mrs. w.
j. Van Patten and Mrs e Harriet STAN
wood Of Boston. The report of the treas
uter, Mrs. T. NJ Howard of st. Johrabury
followed and showed the rec eipts of the
year to have been s5,6s522, all Of which
has been expended in the work of the
Vermont Branch. The report of Mrs l.. H.
Elliot, the recording secretary, showed the
board to be IN a prosperous condition, not
withstanding the fact that several branches
had been discontinued. New branches
have been organized in several towns and
increased efforts on part of the members
is expected during the coming year.
At the close of this report Miss A. y.
Brigham Of Bennington, state secretary o!
the Baptist Woman's Foreign Mission So
ciety, came to the gathering as delegatt
from the Baptist convention In session in
this city, with a few pleasant words ot
greeting.
on account of illness, Miss Mary c. To-
rey, the corresponding secretary, was ab-
sent Her report was read by Mrs. q. G.
Benedict. The report was in printed form
and was distributed to tho members at
the close of the morning session.
The last hour of the morning was devot-
ed to an address by Mrs. q. II. Hubbard
of Foochow China. who spoke on the Pa
CODA Anchorage School. She gave the au-
dence a word picture of the school ami
it's pupils. Their studies she said, consist
of Rible instruction. arithmetic geo
graphN. Chinese classics and writing.
The Romanizod system Of writing has be- n
introduced in the school and it has been
found to he much moro effective than the
Chinese characters. the women learning il
in from three to four months, while the
other system took much longer and was
easily forgotten. She spoke entertainingly
of the habits of the girls and women and
Of the interest they take in the work.
AFTERNOON SESSION
vbo ronort ~ ,bo sacra+ar, - 80 t,rior
rnrl, NJ y T., uoyar US raod ~, NJ
" u. rnton memorial Of Ms tIor.
ece Fairbanks, honorary president of q
branch, who died last spring, was prepared
by Mrs. A. W. Wild, but owing to her alb
sence was read by Mrs. NJ Fl. Buckhan.
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e., c,7,,,.ood nf pot,ar r,1 ry,rs iii
pr,aa ", S,arn I,ii ''' ,rh ,,,idt ~
tho ,orn,or u,,. 80, iaoi, 49, g.. u,
trhile tbe lattar snake 81 nori, ~ so,',,.,
M,ss Rrnco has for aor,w 20 -. ,,, q,
,rnror,od In nov ,.orl, ~, ~ w., 80
1"pl'oi 'c. IA lei "o,h y! tne ERIN III
bnrs 70 'i no. i,S Ice ,O tG III IN
80 " N0,''e my o'oSt So'.inui''.at
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of ofscors m.htnh ,t.,I wa
y, "H',n itS"Ittu III li'r V.-
executions owing TO removal from the
state or death The officers are as follows
Frcsident-Nlrs. Henry Fairbanks, St.
Johnsbury
/ l'Grorary presidents-Mrs. A. w. Wild,
Mrs. q. @. Benedict
FIRST -prcsdent--Mrs jonathan Ross.
| Vice presidents-Mrs. W. W. Eaton.
Middlehury, Addison county; Mrs. J.. II.
/ Hemcnway, Manchester, Re bennington coun-
ty: Mrs. c. H Merrill. St Johnshury.
Caledonia county: Mrs. & H. Perkins
burlington, Chitterden county. Mrs
/ Charles Webb Guidhall Essex county;
/ Mrs. c. j. Peterson East Berkshire,
| Franklin county; Mrs James Holmes
Johnson, 1amoillc county: Miss Sarah r.
Cummings, STAFFORD. Orange county; Mrs
X. l.. Sheaff Barton, Orleans county. Mrs
John Ross. Rutland, Rutland county: Miss
Z n Griswoll, Montpalier Washington Coun-
ty: Miss S f., Clark, West Brattlehoro
Wndham county: Mrs. Horace Pease
Hartford, Windsor county; Mrs j H.
Reid. Bellows Falls, Union Conference
Recording socretary-Mrs 7, ri Elliot
Waterbury.
Home secretary-Mrs NJ H. Ruckha,n
burlington.
During the day messages werc vrittcr
and sent to the various missionaries and
Eitle workers in Foreign lands both lv
the Woman's Branch and tho Jnrior so-
clety.
THE, T.I-1,>t>-o, ct,e,e,o>.
,, '''' 'i''"'''N'
nv 'N'ni"s S'aSi'i opened at 1'3o and
VIC AUDITORIUM was wen MED with mem
"'l" ~ w 'fAncn ana Irl' ndS, Tho busi-
HcSt Oh me nleotliS had been completed
uur'nt 'he AFTERNOON ana the even
ihs was U-Notel almost entirely 10
an "uu'eSS Oh me summer OF 1850 In
! c"choW, NY MIS- IL II. Hubbard. Owing
10 the illness or Key, q. g. Atkins tho
rlee'lnE was IN rhargc OF Rev q. ii.
h'aru, VINO cohdu"teo TIE service In an in
tcrestihs way. special music was furnish
ca 10y luartette MIS-, Hhbhards address
was history of the awful sumner OF
lov IN emma and especially of the trials
q I md Eatr "a, Tia.