The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-07
END OF THEIR DISCUSSIONS.
Adjournment of the Convention of
the women's Missionary Society.

The twelfth biennial convention of the
Woman's 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. IAN 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 first part of the
morning. among the subjects discussed
were How can the Woman's Missionary
Society reach the Lutheran foreign popu-
lation comir g into the country" in which
Mrs. c. H. Larising lead.
Mrs. a. Z. Hunter treated the topic.
What are the requirements of pros
pectfve lad.-. missionary in India?" Mrs.
O. G MauIer gave some opinions on the
question:. Does contributing to any OBJ
ject outside those presented by the Ex-
ecutive Coranittee Interfere with the FL
nance Committees work.
The constitution of the society and box
work Were also discussed and it was de-
coIsi Gided to eerate with the Inter-De-
ference, " lich holds its next meeting in
Toronto. 'wo delegates will be sent, one
to be app ,inted 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. II 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
1t was recommended that the location of
the schools be changed. Loyalty to the
Executive Committee was pledged and
thanks were 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-
tiring officers and to the three retiring
members of the executive committee
Mrs. Breckenridge, the retiring chairman
OF the executive committee. was present
ed by Mrs. Scholl with a fine table cover
embroidered by the girls or the School for
Mohammedan Girls in Guntur. which Is
under the supervision of the Woman's So
ciety.
The retiring secretary. Mrs. NJ. F.. Wir-
ick, and the first vice president. Mrs. j.
+. Hartman, who has presided at all the
meetings. received similar gifts. An at
tempt was made to have the executive
committee prepare n new constitution to
present to the society at its next meeting
but the proposition failed to receive ap-
DrOVal.