The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-20

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Addresses at Night by Bishops
Partridge and Mann.
over one hundred enthusiastic an,
| jealous missionary workers from al
parts of the Protestant Episcopal dlo
cese of Central Pennsylvania gathered
yesterday in st. Luke's church and th
parish house adjoining in attendance
at the twentieth annual convention o
the diocesan branch Of the Woman
Auxiliary to the board of missions.
The convention was opened with
communion service conducted by Rt
Rev. Bishop Ethelbert Talbot, assisted
by Rt. Rev. Bishop S. G. Partridge, o
Kyoto, Japan, and Rt. Rev. Bishol
Cameron Mann, of North Dakota
Rev. DR.. Rogers Israel, rector Of st
Luke's church, delivered a brief ad
dress of welcome and Bishop Talbo
followed with an address on the mo
tives, methods and success of mission
ary work.
The afternoon session. conducted II
the parish house, was largely devoted
to business. The election of officers foI
the ensuing year resulted in the unan
imous choice of Mrs. Rogers Israel, O.
this city, for president in place of Mrs
Eben Greenough Scott, of Wilkes-Barre
who was elected honorary president
The following officers We're reelected
Vice president, Mrs. George Dougla!
Ramsey, of Harrisburg; treasurer. Mrs
\. L. Culver, of South Bethlehem; sec.
retary, Miss Elizabeth Douglas Mercur
of West PittstOn; organizing secretary
for Reading archdeaconry. Mrs. Harr,
Oscar Rodgers, of Reading: for arch
deaconry Of Harrisburg, Mrs. J. w. E
Bausman, of Lancaster: for archdea
conry of Williamsport, Mrs. Edward P
Almy: directress of Junior auxiliary
Mrs. George Douglas Ramsey, of Har'
risburg; drectress Of babies branch
ton.
Secretary's Report.
The report of Miss Elijah beth Mercur
the secretary, showed that the new fis'
cal year opened with records of in.
creased activity and liberality in the
diocese as a whole. She showed thai
the start made in the collection of funds
for the united Offering to be paid in 1907
is a far better one than was made three
years ago for the offering of 1901, anG
expressed her belief that this augurs
well for the future.
In Mrs. Ramsey's report of the walls
Of the junior auxiliary, she referred tc
the efforts which are being made
throughout the diocese to furnish five
hundred Christmas gifts in response tc
!, n1, icSin
house in New York city, The result
accomplished by the babies branch
We're presented by Miss Troxell This
newest and last of the three-fold order
of the auxiliary she reported, contrib
uted S100lG to the work Of missions dur
ing the year, "a pure Offering" most
truly acceptable to God.
Mrs. Rodgers, for the archdeaconry
of Reading, reported that one new
branch and two junior branches were
organized during the year with Others
in prospect The mid-winter meeting
of the archdeaconry branch will be held
this year as an experiment at the same
time and place as the meeting of the
clergy of the archdeaconry. The total
value of the contribution made by the
churches of the archdeaconry, including
both money and boxes. was s3,157O2.
Mrs. Bausman, reporting for the
archdeaconry of Harrisburg, announced
that three new i""ior branches have
been organized during the year. The
total amount of the contributions re-
ceived from all sources in this arch
deaconry was $1,56l92, which is some
what less than the amount contributed ID
last year.
The report of the WilliamspOrt arch
deaconry was prepared and presented
by the general secretary. because of i'll
ness in the family of Mrs. Almy, the
organizing secretary. The report
showed that the sum of $1,1321O had
been raised from various sources dur
ing the year.
Scranton Archdeaconry.
Mrs. Rogers Israel, retiring secretary
for the archdeaconry of Scranton, laid
especial stress in her report upon the
plan of adopting common programme
for missionary study, which was put
into operation last Lent when a special
study of Japan was made. The result
obtained We're most encouraging. She
reported the total amount of the con-
''''u'''h IVA Po'posVs W Oe
$3,O32.16.
The report of the treasurer, Mrs
Cleaver. showed the total cash receipts
for the year to have been s4.05l.5S, out
of which amount the following pay
ments We're made: Annual pledges
$3.50; appropriations, 5000; to Bishop
Talbot. s275; expenses, $117,7O; Mrs
Twing's memorial, $3.50; special offer
ings. $1,3S5,59; total sa,17S.29. She re-
ported a bank balance at present OF
$l,273,24.
The list of annual pledges was read
by the secretary, and it was unani-
mously decided to continue them in
force for the coming year, A rising
vote of thanks for the reception ac-
corded the delegates by the members OF
the local branch was taken, and the
convention then adjourned to listen to
an address by Bishop Partridge, OF
Japan.
The bishop discussed at some length
the condition of the church in Japan
and urged upon his listeners the vital
necessity of the Christians of this
country reaching out and helping the
Japanese into the brotherhood of the
Kingdom of God. inasmuch as they first
assisted the nation into the brother
hood of nations.
The experience of missionary work
ers in heather lands is that jealous