The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-02
WOMEN IN SESSION
Church Workers From All
Kansas Are Here.
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
First Session of General A8so-
citation Opens Today.

The first session OF the general 5ssocis.
ton Of CongregationaIsts VII be held il
the First Presbyterian church. beginning
at .2s5 p. N. today. The evening session
ard al subsequent ones WI be IN the
Plymouth Congregational church DIT
D. Il. Fisk Of Topeka pre4.h tonight
Plymouth Congregational church. which
entertains the general associau7a OF Con
gregational ministers znd churches OF
Kansas this week. was taken possession
OF Tuesday night and yesterday hy an ad-
vance guard. The two women's orgaDlza-
lions OF the state known as the Kansas
branch Of the ". 3. n L. which is one OF
three foreign missionary boards among
the Congregational women in the United
states. and the Kansas W II. IL u
which is auxiliary 70 the Kansas Congre-
gational Home Missionary society. held a
joint opening session the first night. Mrs
T. II. Glotfelter OF Atchis0n and Mrs 3.
r. Guild OF Topeka presided Plymouth
church ouartette rendered musical selec-
tons of a pleasing character. AIRS. r. -.
Thayer Of Wichita welcomed the coming
together of these valiant soldiers under
1he cross, whose avowsd purpose IS 10
wage unceasing war against l-eathenism
IL al its forms and II possible TO bring
even the uttermost parts OF the earln to
the feet OF the King of Kings The pre-
siding officers responded. Miss Alice c..
Little, formerly 3 missionary 10 Micro
nesia. delivered an address. dwelling es-
pecialy on the heroism OF native Chris
tiaEs in those foreign lands where perse-
cutions have most ragged. Mrs l. P.
Broad OF Topeka told OF frontier hard
ships and her personal contact with he
roic workers liz the state OF Kansas.
Yesterday morning session was opened
by a prayer service led by Mrs. c. L. Mills
Of Fredonia- This day was given up 10
the twenty-ffth annual business meeting
OF the foreign missionary auxiliary, Mrs.
Glotfelter presiding.
Mrs. E. II Bowen Of Manhattan. sec
rotary and field worker for the X 3. W.
B. " J., reported over 1900 miles Of
travel and thirteen associations, besides
scores Of churches visited. BY the aid Of
q large, vel executed map OF the state
the location and character Of contrfbut-
ing societies were plainly shown. blue
seals representing women e societies. red
seals young peoples. and white children s
societies
Reviews OF the work as superintended
IN the eight districts Of the state by their
associatonaI presidents were presented
entieh NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
either IN person or through others. by
Mrs. A. c. Residing of Centralis, for
northern; Mrs. .. 5. Afford of Lawrence
for eastern; Mrs ). 2. kirkpatrick OF
Alma Tor central; Ms. N. .. Morrison Of
this city for Wichita; Mrs. Z. P. Towns
ley Of Great Bend for Arkansas Valley;
Mrs. 7. B. Mason OF Eureka for southerns
Mrs. NJ p. Fisher Of Kirwin for north
western, and Mrs. =. L. Pestana OF Rus
sell for western association.
The treasurer OF the branch. Miss
Phoebe e. Haines Of Manhattan. IN her
report showed total Of g. oS3 raised dur
ing the past year. $3.50 being contributed
By adult missionary bands and - by wee
folks bands or babies societies. Of which
there are four in the state ana whose dot
ing parents donated the above amount.
The operating expenses were but triae
over ST. leaving a net grant to the parent
society. the Woman's Board Of Missions
OF the Interior, Of considerably over $500
The customary committees on credentials.
We're appointed by the chair. Miss Little.
who is at present connected with the ex-
ecutive force OF the board at tChlcago.
made a stirring appeal in behalf Of their
treasury
Yesterday afternoon, following a devo-
tional service led by Mrs ". c. Wheeler
Of Newton, and a symposium on The
Women Of the Bible conducted BIZ the
done through the children Of the state
was presented by Mrs. Mills the secre-
tsry of that department A special e8th
century fund amounting TO S720 ia addi-
ficn TO the regular contributions of the
year. was reported from the children.
IN the absence Of mrs. Charles g. MEuer
Of Kansas City, who was - have spoken
on ~The influence Of Literature iii 8Iis-
sionary Work. a paper prepared en- that
subject for this occasion was read by
Hiss Richter OF this city. setting forth the
power If the press In flrthering the
spread of the gospel. aside from the print
ing Of Bibles. tracts, devotional books.
lesson helps. picture cards. and mission
ary biographies have their bearing on the
work of missions.
The following were elected officers for
the ensuing year. President. Mrs. J. H
GIotfeiter. Atchison; vice president. Mrs.
Mary Saith. Topeka, district presidents.
Mrs D. s. Afford. Lawrence. Mrs Red
ding. Centralia. AIRS. Auendorph. Alma:
airs. Mason Eureka. Mrs Fisher. Kir-
win. airs. Watson, Sslina: Mrs Morrison.
Wichita; Mrs Townsley, Great Bend, sec
rotary. Mrs Z. H Bowen Manhattan.
treasllrer, Miss Phoebe Haines Manhat-
tan; auait0r. Miss sheldon. Topeka. sec
Rotary Young Peoples Work. Miss Fannie
Moves. Wabaunsees secretaryl Chldren.s
work. Mrs. c. T. lallls. Fredonia, score
tary Information Rureau, Mrs C. C. AM
Ter Kansas City
Ms ~Ierger OF Russell spoke CT the
work Of Bible reader IN Turkey, which
was supplemented by an extended state
uleut concerning like work BY Airs. ". S.
Crouch ~ Maple I'm
A Young peoples conference was con
Quoted by Miss Fannie Moves 81 - aha,sn-
see. in the course Of whsch il was brought
cut that the young people q Kansas con
Eregaticnai churches have raised SIS dur
ing the past year This goes to7vsri the
support Of Miss louisa b Fay 81 Ramon
dongo. West Central Africa the Kansas
vounz peoples missionary. who has hsa-
SIX years abroad.
The presidents annual address was de-
Iivered hv Mrs. Glot1elter. q nastsrlv-
presentation OF missionary motives ana
facts
Al the conclusion Of the afternoon ses-
sioa the ladies' of -ymoUth church served
tea n the church parlors e an IN at