Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-24
PURVEYORS OF GODS WORD
Presbyterian Women Mission Workers
Meet in Annual Convention.
ADDRESS OF WELCOME AND RESPONSE
Foreign secretaries' Report the Inn
portant Feature of the First ses-
sion-Addresses In the
Evening.

The First Congregational church. at which
met yesterday morning the thirty-hrst an
nual convention Of the woman's Presby-
terian Board Of Missions Of the Northwest.
was well filled with delegates and others
interested in carrying the word to the
heather. Every department OF the edihce
was a scene Of activity. Besides the main
auditorium, in which a very interesting and
profitable program was being given, the
rooms adjoining were crowded with
women, all busy receiving and registering
new arrivals and providing for their COM
fort. There was the registration room,
the postofice, the retiring or rest room,
the check room, the reception room, and,
down in the basement, the tea room, where,
at ~ o'clock, a luncheon was served. These
are the rooms Of the Omaha Woman's club,
which have been generously surrendered
for the use Of the delegates. 1t is estl-
mated that there are at least 400 delegates
present, many Of them coming from re-
mote corners OF the habitable globe.
CoIors of All Nations.
with it's magnificent decorations Of flags,
banners and standards, the big auditorium
might easily have been mistaken as the
meeting place of a congress Of all the ma
lions. Most conspicuous OF all was the
boards motto. The World for Christ"
done in green letters on a field Of red,
which occupied a place just above the choir
enclosure, in which sat the officers and
most Of the foreign delegates. Above this
was a line Of silk standards. colors OF the
nations represented. Between the windows
and in every coign OF vantage flags were
draped. There was the elephant Of Siam,
the star and crescent OF Turkey, the pea
cock of Burmah, the interlaced comets OF
Corea, the solid scarlet of Morocco. the
gold. white. red and blue bars OF the Orange
Free States ensign, the khedive's three
crescents and three stars. the green stripes,
cross and crown Of the Grecian merchant
flag and the Persian lion and sword on a
field Of white. All these spoke eloquently
OF the work In hand, the spreading Of the
gospel in all lands.
Opening of Program.
The program opened at $3.50 with an ex-
ecutive session, at which Mrs. e. S. Will
liams OF Minnesota presided. II was de-
voted largely to a discussion of ways, means
and methods Of work. Questions were
asked and nswered and experiences ex-
changed.
At $3.50 the delegates assembled in the
large auditorium and the convention proper
began. Mrs. N. w. Campbell presided. A
hymn was sung, Praise the Lord, We
Heavens Adore Him." after which there
vas a scripture lesson and prayer.
The address OF welcome was delivered
by Mrs. p. l.. Perine Of Nebraska. She
said In part:
ut Is with thankfulness and Joy that we
are permitted to welcome our beloved
Board OF the Northwest to our city, our
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long waited for this time, and now we are
to enjoy the blessed ~fruition Of our hopes.
We feel that the coming of the board will
bring a blessing to our city and to each Of
US as individuals. We pray that many a
new conservation will be made while you
are with us. We look for faces that have
30 long illuminated these meetings and we
see them not; but a sweet and heavenly
reverence steals over us and we seem TO
hear their voices In unison with ours as
We sing the songs, and can almost see their
faces bending over US among the cloud of
Witnesses"
Response 20 Welcome.
The response was by Mrs. j. c.. McClin-
took Of Iowa, who said in part: I'VE. the
delegates and friends attending this meet
ing, thank you for your cordial and loving
oHN w hO CouCGdI the
fact that We are glad to visit your city. 10
meet you personally and to share your
sweet hospitality. All about us we see
your careful and thoughtful preparations
for our pleasure and comfort and we as
sure you that we deeply appreciate your
labor of love in our Masters name.
with the return OF spring we look
orward to the privilege of gathering to-
gether our missionary family from the
fourteen middle and western states in an
annual assembly. This means not only
the hearing OF reports. the election OF ON
GERS and transaction Of business pertain
Ing to the cause OF foreign missions, but
something better. 1t means the bearing
OF all our needs to the feet Of Jesus, wait
ing upon Him in concerted prayer, and the
heart-to-heart conferences with the lead
ing workers In all our synods, Presby-
teries and auxiliaries. We are glad YOU
invited us to meet in Omaha this year and
are glad to come when Dame Nature is
putting on her new dress of green. For
she. being arrayed in her freshness and
beauty. Will all ua with naw couraoa -