The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-20
TO DISCUSS MISSION WORK.
Annual Meeting of the General Lu-
theraH Synod in This City I'm May


The Woman's Home and Foreign Mis-
sionary Society Of the General Synod OF
the Evangelical Lutheran Church viii
meet in twelfth biennial convention May
at the Luther Place Memorial Church. OF
which Rev. Dr.. J. c. Butler is pastor. The
session viii continue until May 8. and viii
be especially interesting because Of the
notable foreign missionaries who viii be
present and participate in the proceedings.
Among those who viii discuss the work in
foreign fields are the Rev and Mrs /. 2.
Wolf, who after eleven years Of service
In India, have returned to America The
Rev Mr. Wolf was president of the Watts
Memorial College which has taken lead
ing part in the educational work in In
dia. Mrs Wolf has assisted her husband
as a teacher in the same institution
Other missionaries from India are ex-
peCted by tie stories of their experiences
to add to the knowledge of that work
The Rev. and Mrs. John Aberiy. who
have been long among the heather, are
now on fuTlOugh. and are expected to take
part in the meeting of the society pre-
vious to returning to their iabors- The
Rev. and Mrs. J. h Harpster, also from
India viii be present. They are now on
their way across the Pacific and viii
come direct 70 Washington. with fresh ex-
perieHces to relate Mrs. Harpster has
something to irnpart concerning work
along a certain educational line in India
She has been at the head of an indus
trial school for Mohammedan girls at
Guntur, and the Institution Under her su-
perviSiou has attained a Worldwide repu-
tation because of the fine embroidery done
by the pupils. An exhibition of this work
was made at the Worlds Fair in Chicago.
and attracted much attention because of
the skill with which ii had been executed
Recently in Madras an exhibition Of
work from the same school took six first
prizes. two second prizes. and six honor
able MENTORS Many of these famed en-
bToideTies viii be exhibited during the ses-
sion of the society in Washington They
have been brought 10 tBis country by Mrs
Aberly.
The society is composed OF the general
officers and the representatives, or InpOT-
taut committees, a delegate from each of
the twenty synOdS in the jurisdiction Of
the General Synod, and delegate from
each Of the local auxiliaries.
The society is formed to conduct mis-
sion work at home and abroad II as
sists the weak churches of the denOmina-
ton. especially those in the West, and
carries on evangeIistfc work among Ger
mans and SCdudinavianS. It's foreign Work
is chiefly in India and Africa, and il eN-
nGDOS over 9Jy,UJJ q year n carrying Oh
various enterprises in these distant lands
An immense amount of routine business
VIII be transacted during the approaching
meeting Among the special matters to
come up for consideration IS the cradle
roll This viii be urged By the TuDliCd-
ton committee in its report The cradle
rclI' Is planned to be a separate depart
mEnt. of which Lutheran LabieS can be
come members by the payment of annual
dues Of 10 cents. 1t is formed with the
idea of fostering interest in missionary
work among small children so there shall
be no dTminutiOH in the dcceSSIOnS to the
number working for the cause.
Members of the Washington Au&iliar1eS
VIII be hosts during the session, and So
cial features, in addition to the general
work, are being arranged. The ARA ge-
mentS in regard to reception and enter
tainment Of delegates is in the hands of
Mrs. a Y HANNA of 1896 MaSsa -huSetts
Avenue northwest.
The officers and committees of the so
Giety are as follows President, Mrs Alice
Mrs J. F Hartman. of Altoona Pa, and
Mrs s s Waltz, Of Louisville, Ky. sec
rotary. Mrs NJ EUgenia Winck, EmpO-
ria, Kan. corresponding secretary, Miss
Mary Hay Morris, Baltimore, Nd; treas
uTeT, Mrs. A '. HANNA. Washington,
D c historian. Mrs. Emma 3. Schell,
Baltimore, Nd.
Exet utive committee with headquar-
ters in Springfield. OhiO-Mrs 5 f
Breckenridge. Springfield Ohio; Mrs Z.
s Prince, Mrs. Ross Mitchell Mrs. L 4
GolWaid MIS- J w an, Mrs. y. ID. Cot
valid. Mrs Z H DoTnbIaSer Mrs T.
Watkins, Mrs. NJ. J. frey, all of Spring
field, Mrs a Y Hunter. Columbia City.
Mo; Mrs l. J. BeImer. Osborne. Ohio.
Mrs 9. knolleHbeTE. Richmond Ind.
Mrs. J. P ShdffeT, Delaware. Ohio.
General executive committee-Bfrs A
Y Hamma- Washington. d. C Miss
Mary Hay Morris Miss SaIIie Protzmau
Mrs. ". H Dunbar, Mrs N S Rupp
Mrs W II. James. Mrs. John 3 Carr
Mrs c. w Miller, Mrs. Emma 3. ScheH.
all Of Baltimore, and Mrs A H Stude-
baker, of Brooklyn, y. Y