The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-24
GIRLS AS MISSIONARIES.
Rockingham Selected as the Place for
the Next Meeting.
MORE MONEY FOR The MISSION WORK
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society Visits The
Methodist 0rphanage and Last Night
Held Their IMMORAL
Exercse

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Womans' Foreign Missionary Society of
the North Carolina Conference had the
right of way.
The day was devoted to matters per-
tanning to the societies known as the
| Bright Jewels and splendid reports
came from these societies.
| After a responsive song and scripture
service, there was an address of well
come to the Bright Jewel delegates made
| by Miss Ava Jordan, of Raleigh, who
made it mot pleasant one.
| Mrs. Hendren made her report on the
| Juvenile work, and in her talk spoke of
the effort of the children crusaders 700
years ago to take the holy sepulchre
when 5000 of them persisted That work
proved not to be for children, but they
had a greater task now in which they
would succeed, namely saving the
heather.
Reports were then presented from
Bright Jewey Societies as follows
Washington district Wilson, Annie
| Moore. delegate, Miss Callie Quarles,
manager, $37; Rocky Mount, Lucille
Draughn, delegate $62.46; Greenville,
| $164S; Rockingham district, Rockingham
Jewels, $500; Laurinburg, $29.54; Hasty
country band made their money picking
cotton; Aberdeen, s1S.45; Maxton, Lettie
Pace, delegate, 1921: Hamlet, 1852;
Grace Street, Wilmingto, $14; Salem, Sc;
Shilo, 1928; Louisburg, 1870; Elizabeth
City district, Manteo, 1898; Warrenton
district, Warrenton, $21.50; Colrain, SIS;
Garysburg, $500; Littleton, Helen Ker-
Goodrich delegate, Durham district,
Trinity, Irene Hedgpeth delegate, S4335;
Main Street, Maude Angler, $4S; Rexboro,
Mrs. McCave, manager, $685. Chapel
Hill, Myrtle Merritt, s11.7S; Leesburg,
$174O; st. Paul. Goldsboro, Bessie Ed
wards, $27.6S; Kinston, Martha Allen.
$425; Cary, James Pemberton, $64. SO.
Others also reported but the amounts
were not given.
very interesting and encouraging
report came from the Bright Jewels of
Brazil, first organized in June, 1900. Mrs.
Lee sent the report and showed $1765 so
raised in eighteen months prior to De-
cember last.
Rev. A. McCullen and Dr. B. F. Dixon
were introduced. Little Florence Adams
the two months old daughter of Mrs. B.
Bright Jewels at once raised $40 and
made her a life member.
paper that was much enioyed was
read by Mrs. Mann on Juvenile work.
During the past year Miss Priscilla
Mckee and Mrs. DR.. Hill were made life
members OF the Edenton Street Auxiliary.
AT the afternoon session the report of
Warrenton District of the Woman's For
The delegates and amounts collected are
as 1oilows: Littleton Female College,
MISS Annie Mann, delegate, Littleton
Auxiliary, Miss Bertha Thomson dele
gate, $61.S5, Misses Kate Black and Int
tie otalllngs 1855; Warrenton, Miss Am
ma ID. Graham delegate; Henderson.
szo'Io; tabernacle 1921; Rich Square
@i4'S'' weldon, $75; Macon, $780, with
others to report
In the corresponding secretary's re-
port, winch was acted on, it was stated
that the Woman's Board of FOREIGN
missions IN recent session in Charleston.
:. u, decided to establish the Marian d.
WIghtman LectuTeship in the Scarrett
Bible and Training School in Kansas
oity, Missouri, and the North Carolina
Conference is expected to raise $3.50 for
stated.
would be special offering, added to the
pledge OF $l,75O, making a total of So 900
to March, 1903. This. was agreed to by
the society.
The week of prayer was changed from
the fourth week in November to the
first week in the same month
A letter was read from Mrs Frank
Borden, who was detained at home by
In 70,
the collection from st. Paul, Goldsboro,
was $1022S.
For the next place of meeting War
renton and Rockingham were placed in
nomantion and vote being taken the
invitation to Rockingham was accepted
and there the society will meet next wear.
The report on the extension of the
work of the society was read by Mrs.
r. u. Swindell.
The session closed with the benedic-
ton by Rev. Geo. r. Loehr, and the del
egates left for visit to the Methodist
0rphanagc, which they report as enjoy
ing greatly.
At the night session of the society let
ters were read from the lady mission
aries who have gone out from this con-
ference. Miss Mary Pescud and Miss Liz
zle Davis, who are now in Brazil, sent
letters, the reading of which created
much interest. There were also memo
rial services of the members of the So
cieties who have died during the year
This morning Rev. A. McCullen, of Ok
ford, will preach the annual sermon be-
fore the society. In the afternoon Rev.
T. N. Ivey will address the Bright Jewels,
and at night Rev. George R. Loehr,
of the China Mission, will preach.
Go to Norfolk on Christian G. Wealth
err fast train over the Seaboard Air
Line June 25th A rive there at n m