Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-11
WORK OF MISSIONS.
Meeting of Two Societies Connected
With Presbyterian Church.
The Evening Star.


FALLS CHURCH. Va, June IL, 1902.
An all-day meeting Of the woman's Home
and Foreign Missionary Societies of the
presbytery of Washington city. embracing
in their jurisdiction the societies of Wash
ington city and portion of Maryland and
Virginia, was held here yesterday, COM
mencing at 10 a. m. Fully 300 ladies were
in attendance as delegates from the vari-
Gus societies. The morning session was
called to order by Mrs. Teunis S. Hamlin
of Washington, president of the Home Mis-
sionary Society, and opened with devotional
exercises conducted by Mrs. Skellings.
Prayer was offered by Rev. r. A. Dawson,
pastor Of the church here The young ladies
of the Kings Daughters acted as ushers.
Mrs. ID. o. Munson welcomed the delegates
and visitors and was appropriately respond
ed to by the president, Mrs. Hamlin.
The quarterly reports Of the officers were
submitted. The report of the treasurer,
Miss Fanny G. ChildS, showed receipts for
first quarter amounting to 81 1921. in
crease of sl34.36. The total contributions
of the various societies of the presbytery
for the year for the home missions was
s4,S12. II. The secretary, Miss NJ +. Decide,
reported total number of societies under the
jurisdiction Of the Home Missionary Society
as 81 auXiliaries, 2f young peoples societies
and bands, 10 Sunday schools. % Christian
Endeavor societies, intermediate Christian
Endeavor societies, and 13 junior Christian
Endeavor societies
The work supported by the society is
located in New Mexico. Utah, Colorado.
Alaska South Dakota, Arizona North and
South Carolina
DR.. Atkins, engaged in dispensary work
in Porto Rico as missionary, delivered an
address in which she stated that the Pres
byterianS have the strongest force OF any
denomination there; that the Presbyterians
have the western portion, the Baptists the
eastern, the Congregationalists the central
and the Methodists the northern and south
eastern, and that the Presbyterian is the
only church doing dispensary work. She
spoke of the great need Of hospital for
the care of the sick.
Mrs. NJ V. A. Mills, secretary of Freed
mans Work, made report of this work Mrs.
T. c. Magoffin, secretary of literature, sub
mitted a report of her department. Miss
Jennie Taylor spoke Of the good work of
the young peoples societies and the amount
raised for missions.
This closed the morning session for the
Home Missionary Society, and Mrs. j. N.
Culbertson. president of the Foreign Mis-
sionary Society, took the chair and the ex-
ercises were opened with singing, followed
by prayer by Mrs Joseph Kelley. Mrs. A.
G. Draper. treasurer, submitted her report,
showing the receipts for the first quarter
to be $1,O46.s3 and total for last year of
$5912.11. Mrs. G. F. Johnston, secretary,
reported the number Of societies connected
with the Foreign Missionary Society as 81
auxiliaries, 80 young peoples societies, %
senior Christian Endeavor societies. inter
mediate and 10 juniors. The field Of the
Foreign Missionary Society Is in Syria,
Siam. India, China, Corea, Africa and
Japan.
who has just been reappointed by the board.
made an address and spoke OF the work
being done In that country. Special prayer
was offered for this work.
Mrs. J. A. Travis submitted her report
as secretary Of literature. Miss Jennie Tay-
lor, secretary of young peoples work, re-
ported the sum of $1.754.17 as being con-
tributed by the young peoples societies OF
the presbytery. Miss Sue Hussey, as secre-
tary of mite boxes, made her report of this
department and Mrs. o. B. Brown spoke of
the appointment of Miss Hussey teach
er in the schools for the children of the
mountaineers of Tennessee. The auditors
reported the accounts OF the treasurer and
books of the secretary OF literature to be
correct.
The. afternoon session was opened with
an appropriate hymn and the reading of
the 22d Psalm. The principal speaker OF
the day. Rev. Thomas Marshall, ID. D.,
field secretary OF the foreign missionary
board, was introduced and made a strong
address in behalf Of foreign missions. He
said the Presbyterian Church was foreign
missionary society and every member a
one years of the existence of the Presbyter-
ian Church 1t had contributed s27,e27, 27.21
to foreign missions. The sum of a.S60.
341, "a. he said, was contributed last year.
The church. is supporting 121 principal sta
lions and 1.2S6 substations, 2.627 mission
aries. directly and indirectly IN the fed,
"a hospital medical dispensaries with pa
tents visited last year. to the number of
2S9. 363. At Shanghai 1t has the largest mis-
sion press In the world, supplying 100000. 600 !
of people with religious literature. He re-
ferred to the fact that people say their con-
tributions do not reach foreign lands. and
he said It costs but five cents on the dol
lar to send to foreign fields, and that a.
443 have been received into the churches in
foreign lands. But comparatively short
time ago this country was foreign field,
occupied by foreign missionaries. but home