The times., 1901-05-07
END OF THEIR DISCUSSIONS.
Adjournment of the Convention of
the Nomen's Missionary Society.

The twelfth biennial convention of the
Womans Home and Foreign Missionary
Society of the Lutheran Church closed
yesterday morning. The main business of
the morning was the adoption of resolu
tions, and the decision on the next place
of meeting. AN invitation rendered by
the Bethany Lutheran Church of Pitts
burg was accepted by a unanimous rising
vote. An open parliament for the discus
sion Of subjects pertaining to the wo-
mans home and foreign mission work
was held during the rrst part of the
morning. Among the subjects discussed
We're How can the Woman's Missionary
Society reach the Lutheran foreign pOpu-
lation coming into the country, in which
Mrs. G. Fl. I.arfing lead.
Mrs. ~ V. Hunter treated the topic.
What are the requirements of pros
pecttye lady missionary in India?" Mrs.
g. c Maurer gave some opinions on the
question, Does contributing to any OBJ
ject outside those presented by the Ex-
ecutive Committee interfere with the FL
nance Committees work ?"
The constitution of the society and box
work We're also discussed and it was de-
cided 10 cooperate with the Inter-De-
nominational Woman's Missionary Con-
ference, which holds its next meeting in
Toronto Two delegates Will be sent, one
to be appointed by the executive commit
tee, and one by the general literature
committee.
The report of the committee on resolu-
tions, presented by Mrs. a. V. Hunter
was read and adopted. 1t pledged loyalty
to the first great missionary, and to the
Lutheran Church. 1t recommended that
general representative Of the society be
sent to the General Synod meeting in
Des Moines; that every auxiliary society
make a special Offering In honor OF this
twentieth anniversary of the society, that
the formation of the Woman's Missionary
Society in the Rocky Mountain Synod be
approved. The literature committee was
thanked for its work, and special thanks
were rendered Mrs. Sarah Saddler for her
work on the lessons in the Missionary
Journal"
The great loss of life among the mission
aries In the African field was deplored and
it was recommended that the location of
the schools be changed. Loyalty to the
Executive Committee was pledged and
thanks We're conveyed to the pastor of
the Luther Memorial Church, the direct
ors of the Lutheran Home for the Aged
to the pastors of the town, and to the
members and directors of the Lutheran
Church, to the choirs of the various
churches who had assisted at services
and to Rev. and Mrs. HANNA personally
Special thanks were offered to the re-
firing officers and to the three retiring
members of the executive committee
Mrs. Breckenridge, the retiring chairman
OF the uiive-eommittee. was present
ed by Mrs. Scholl with q fine table cover
embroidered by the girls or the School for
MOhammedan Girls in Guntur. which is
under the supervision of the Womans s So
ciety.
The retiring secretary. Mrs. M. F.. Wir-
ick, and the first vice president Mrs. J.
L. Hartman who has presided at all the
meetings, received similar gifts An at
tempt was made to have the executive
committee prepare a new constitution 10
but the proposition failed TO receive ap-
prOVaI.