Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-24

strength to do our part in the work the
Lord has designed for us.
I'VE ask this one privilege, OF taklnR
away with US from this meeting. not only
a handful lin our notebooks), but a heart
full OF fo~rget-me-nots. whose every little
petal will bring 10 our minds the lessons
we have here learned, the words that have
been spoken in his name and the good reso-
lutions made, that these may be as good
seeds. fallen into good and honest hearts.
which will bring forth fruit. some thirty.
some sixty and some an hundredtold."
The chair announced the following com
mittees:
Place Of Meeting-Mesdsmes T.. McAfee.
Illinois; c. P. Luce. Indiana; F. Haupt.
Minnesota
On observation-disclosures Hammond.
Michigan; Rowley, Iowa; Brainard. Illinois;
Mitchell, Indiana; McNeice, Utah.
On Letters and Telegrams-Mrs. Lacy,
Illinois: Miss Clark, Michigan.
Foreign secretarIes' report.
The foreign secretaries report was the
most important document on the forenoon
program. 1t had been prepared by Mrs.
e. @. Shumway. but Mrs. Shumway being
unable to attend, the report was read by
Miss Elizabeth Stewart Here are some
excerpts from 1T:
Not only alphabetically, but historically,
Africa must claim first mention I'm a re-
port of Christian missions. Surely the
first omnlpotent mman and fulhllment
Of the Christian era was to take the
place OF refuge instead Of a place OF bond
age. From our own little band OF workers
bearers have fallen" 4 joyous welcome
awaits Mr.. and Mrs. knauer.
At the Batanga school. where four tribes
Z nFn FpnTagnnfpn Mrs ManEnl has haaN tha
brave support throughout the year, sking
general supervision, teaensng classes in
counseling, visiting, helping and attending
to new responsibilities in her own home.
Her oldest scholar. the faithful Ndanga,
has been promoted as assistant at Efulen,
which hopes soon to rely upon native
teachers and converts.
From Syria comes this word:
The past year in Syria has been one Of
faith" seems the triumphant note, sound
ing clear, above the rumbling of political
Interference and the prejudice of false
Early this year Miss Hunting tells Of a
class formed in the church to work and
school another class studied How to win
souls and how to give wise answers to
way Of life. Rewarding their faith, pupils
came hocking to the school-even from re-
mote ,vi~ilages-until there was not room
IN unprecedented measure, nearly as much
In a Jingle term as in a year before.
Broader work is undertaken. Tripoli
presbytery has established a new school
on a firm basis. Piasters are generously
set aside for another out station. Yearly
subscriptions come in with JOY of giving.
Dense clouds OF error are illuminated with
rays of light, as of the breaking day.
From China and Bainan.
From Central and Southern China and
Hainan comes the following:
There is almost universal testimony that
the most apparent effects of the troubles of
1900 are greater friendliness on the part of
the natives and increasing opportunities
for work. The thirty-second annual mis-
sion, held In Shanghai last September, was
the largest ever held in the history of the
mission. II is described as wonderful in
the delightful spirit of Christian love.
The message from the island OF Hainan
gives much evidence OF the spirits power,
one boy from school selling 800 copies of
the gospel in a short time. Mrs. Melrose
writes: When l think of my boys 1 long
to go home to them. but when / see the
poor heather here, 1 realize how impossible
1t is Miss Schaeffer adds: "A little
glimmer of the real object OF our coming
TO Hainan seems gradually dawning upon