The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-05
NEWS OF MISSIONS
Big Budget of Official Correspond
ence Read at the w. F. M. S. :
r@ ;.
10, Executive Meeting.
Publication Committee Reports on
the Election of Editors, Pub
l. Usher and Secretaries.

Tn accordance with the decision made
yesterday the general eXecutlVe VI 'nS
Woman's Foreign Missionary society VI
the Methodist church In session AT Nes
ley church took up the trst thias ILLS
morning the long delayed official cor
resnondence with the various mission
ary fields in which it has missionaries:
This correspondence gives the detaHeu
work of the missionaries. results OF the
work and statements Of future needs.
Owing to the fact that the comlnlttee
was very much behind in its work. thls
correspondence was rushed through with
out the usual opportunities FOR comment
from the missionaries, which Is usually
an enjoyable accompaniment OF THESE re-
ports. The reports given were oy MIS-
M. S. Huston Of Africa; Mrs r. +. Cran
don, Bulgaria: Mrs. J. F. Keen, central
Japan; Miss Mary Holt. North emma;
northwest India; Mrs. A. N. Fisher
north Japan; Mrs. p. Is. Stevens south
India. There were a few missionary
speeches interspersed. Miss May Lily
Misses Lillian Marks and Wright on
work in northwest India. Miss Alma
Jacobsen told of her work among Scandl-
navian people in the United States to Sc
cure support from school in India. she
was formerly Salvation Army worker IN
India who was found by Bishop Thoburn
and sent to this country to select funds
for school in great need of new build
ings She has secured $2,0S7 and $500
members among her countrymen in
America.
Badge Adopted.
The badge presented the other day was
formally adopted o-day and Miss l.. M.
Hodgkns, Mrs. r. E. Clark and Miss
Lawrence appointed committee to take
charge of providing pins and dies for
seals.
E The publca ton committee which has
been hard at work every afternoon going
over the whole field Of periodicals and
literature. began it's report, which, was in
terrupted by the noon recess. The items
considered and adopted elected Mrs. Lucie
F. Harrison of Worcester. Mass. general
secretary Of the children's work, and Miss
Mary l.. Ninde of Detroit as general Sec
rotary of the Standard Bearers and young
women's societies. Miss l.. M. Hodgkins
was reelected editor Of the WOman's Mis-
sionary Friend; Mrs. O. w. Scott, Of the
Children's Missionary Friend, and Miss
Pauline J. Walden publisher of the
society. Miss Achard was elected editor
of the Frauen Missions Freund and Miss
Elizabeth Northrop of the Study. The an
nual report will be gotten out by Mrs. j.
IT. Gracey as usual. The compensation Of
all of these women was fixed and an ap-
preparation made for purchasing articles
for the papers and for manuscripts for
publica ton by the literature committee.
More articles directly on foreign work
with illustrations were asked for in the
Woman's Missionary Friend.
Miss Fannie Meyer Of Chungking. Chi
na a missionary present at the meeting.
had for sale a number Of handsome Chi
nese emhroideries. The largest of these,
curtain. valued at $50, she offered as a
gift for the benefit of the work Of Miss
Galloway at Chungking. This has been
purchased by the delegates to the general
executive and was presented this morning
70 Mrs. C. S. Winchel, for many years
corresponding secretary of the Mipnea po-
lis branch, who has recently retired from
the work. The presentation speech was
made by Miss Clementina Butler Of the
New England branch; Mrs. Winchell was
much affected by the evidence Of the ap-
probation Of her work.
Literature Discussed.
Yesterday afternoon the literature of the
society was discussed at meetings pre-
sided over by Mrs. r. H. Pooley. Miss
Anna Bling spoke on literature for Japan
Miss Mary Means. for India. and Miss
Clara E. Merrill for China. Miss Acharc
spoke Of the kind Of literature needed II
the German work, and Miss Northrop anc
Mrs. Robinson spoke on the needs of the
young peoples work. G.. F. Wilder of the
literature committee said that often the
leaflets contained the gist Of a. book. Sew
eral Of the branch secretaries tof litera-
ture spoke. ~ *"j.S
The evening program was devoted to thu
work Of the student volunteers. Mrs. E
II. Miller presided and Mrs. Mary S. Will
kinson of Foltz Mission Institute, which
comes into very close relations with tn,
movement, was the principal speaker.
There Is a great desire apparent in thu
twentieth century young men and women
thought the speaker, to live great live
and the great life requires great motif
which may be found in Christ. When HI
is made manifest young hearts flame t.
answer him. A great life requires a grea
field for action and never was there
time when personality was so broad, 81
wide and so world inclusive.
There is great need for workers amon
the heather of other lands, the censu
returns Of India alone showing that 9
per cent Of the people cannot read o
write, but the young people of this gen
- Grafton are able to- meet this demand.
Misses Wiley and Milley. two voluntee
s.uuunts of Hamline, and Miss Bing o
Japan followed Mrs. Wilkinson with brie