The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-28
SEMl-ANNUAL MEETING.
Convention Of Women's Foreign
Missionary Societies of Wyom-
ing District Held Yesterday.

Upwards of 100 delegates. represent
ing Methodist Episcopal Women's For
eign Missionary societies from all parts
of the Wyoming district, gathered in
the lecture room Of the Elm Park
church yesterday in seini-annual con-
vention and enjoyed two most profit
able sessions.
The morning session was opened with
devotional services, conducted by Mrs.
w. q. Simpson, and following this Mrs
II. Downing welcomed the delegates on
behalf of the missionary society of the
Elm Park church. Mrs. NleiXell, of
Wilkes-l Barre, the retiring recording
secretary, presented Il resume of work
done at the last convention, and Mrs
G.. *. Powell, of Wilkes Barre. corre-
spending secretary, presented an ac-
count for the receipts and disburse-
ments for the last six months.
Tho most important feature of the
morning programme was Il. symposium
on the subject, How the Womans
Foreign Missionary Society Helps the
Church" Mrs. j. w. Henry, wife Of
Professor Henry, of Wyoming Semi
nary showed how it helped the church
intellectually by bringing it into SYM
pathy with the outside world, and by
bringing lecturers from foreign fields
50 that the individual members of the
church can be brought face to face
with conditions existing in foreign
lands.
Mrs II. Whiteman, of Wilkes Barre,
told how the society helps the church
financially, and Mrs. G. r. Acker, of
this city, pointed out how 1t is a great
factor in the social life of every church.
Mrs. S. c. Murdoch. of Kingston, OK
planned how the society helps the
church spiritually by increasing the
gratitude and love Of its members, and
developing a deeper and more abiding
faith. Mrs George p. Lindsay read q
brief paper on "Our Work in Italy"
and this closed the regular morning
programme.
Between the hours Of II III. and 1890
p. III. prayer was offered for the success
of foreign missionary work and the
guidance of the workers in the foreign
field Mrs. G. X. Powell led the prayer
service. a dainty luncheon was served
in the Sunday-SchoOl rooms of the
church, and at O'Clock the afternoon
service was begun with devotional SER
vices, conducted by Rev. c. b. Henry,
OF Taylor. Mrs. Thompson, the cou-
tralto solost, of Film Park church,
sang The Light of the World" in q
superb manner.
Miss Sadie Peck, of this city, read an
interesting paper on Uniform Read
ings," in which she urged the necessity
of all members of foreign missionary
societies reading "The Friend" the
pfH i,l pf no nl
may be kept in touch with the same
line of thought. Mrs. III. c. B. Henry,
of Taylor read a paper dealing with
the life of Isabella Thoburn, n celebrat-
ed missionary worker in india. The
paper had been prepared by Miss Cor
nelia Stark. who was unable to be
present. \ letter written by Miss Lin
gle, one of Miss Thoburn's converts.
was read by Miss Nellie Dunn, of
Wilkes Barre.
Brief papers dealing with missionary
success in Korea, China. India and
Japan We're read by Mrs. w. r. James.
of Wilkes Barre; Mrs. II. W. Pascoe,
Of Avoca; Mrs. j. $, Miller, of Scran-
ton, ana Mrs, r. S. Emory, of West
Pittston, respectively. Mrs. Q. G, Will
cox spoke on What We Owe Our Mis-
slonaries."
The election of officers to fill vacan-
cies caused by removals from the dis
trict resulted as follows President,
Mrs. Il. NJ. Pascoe, OF Avoca vice
president, Miss Sadie Peck, Of Scran-
ton; recording secretary, Miss Sarah
Price, of Taylor; treasurer, Mrs. Ath-
erton. 1t was decided to hold the next
meeting in the Simpson Methodist Epis-
copal church in West Scranton.
Just before adjournment resolutions
were adopted expressing the gratitude
of the delegates for their reception and
hospitable treatment,