The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-15
MISSIONARIES
FINISH WORK
Yesterday Was Last Day OF
an Interesting Session.
WAS SUCCESSFUL MEETING
Central City, Neb,, Chosen
for Next Conference.

The business session of the Topeka
branch of the Womans Foreign Mission
airy society (nineteenth annual meeting),
began the fourth day yesterday with de-
votional services The session was well
attended and unusually interesting. The
reports of conference secretaries were
read and adopted, and comprised reports
from northwest Kansas, Swedish, Central
ission, Oklahoma, northwest Nebraska.
Colorado and Nebraska.
The annual election of officers resulted
a: follows: President, Mrs. c. c. Adams,
OF Topeka; corresponding secretary, Miss
Matilda Watson. Lincoln, Neb.; treasurer,
Mrs. a NJ Davis, Lincoln. Neb.; record
ing secretary, Mrs. x. r. Stratton, Kan
sas City, Kan. Delegates TO the general
executive committee meeting TO be held at
Minneapolis. Mimi, October %, 1902, were
chosen, as follows: Mrs. J. F. Kentz and
Mrs. E. H. Pollard, with Mrs. +. NJ. Sisson
and Mrs. Mary Price Smith as alternates.
Conference and district secretaries were
elected for the different conferences in
the branch.
At the afternoon session memorial ser
vice was held for Miss Della A. Fuller,
the missionary in Dironcha, India: Mrs.
Thoburn. the wife of Bishop ThobUrn. of
India; Mrs. Lee, one of the first secre-
taries of the conference, and Mrs. Cath
crime Watson, mother Of the present cor
responding secretary; Miss Matilda Wat
sen, and Miss Ella Watson, secretary Of
the Nebraska conference. Loving tributes
were paid to the memories OF these
sainted women by Mrs. Mary Wilson
Mrs. May Price Smith, Mrs. T. D. Baker
and Mrs. c. c. Adams beautiful solo
by Mrs. c. c. Stanley was given, which
eyes of the devoted women assembled,
erly home where their sisters had entered
before them.
The special features of woman's mis-
sionary work were emphasized in timely
addresses by Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Leech,
Mrs Smith. Mrs. Gabrielson. Miss Ella
Watson, Mrs. Riley and Mrs. Pollard.
Incidents of the work in bulgaria and
Korea were given by Mrs. Stratton and
Miss Ola Kramer. Mrs. Steeth recited an
original poem illustrating womans mis-
sion work in the Orient, which was fine
IL conception and effect.
On motion of MI Imboden the branch
assumed to raise $4,000 for the ensuing
year, this being an increase of 5000 over
last year.
Reports of standing committees were
accepted, and Central CIV. Nebraska,
CDOStH dS the place Oi Injecting lOl 44SlNl
year.
In the evening an interesting address
on matters in China was made by Miss
Mabel STA. She was followed by Miss
Lydia Trimble. whose subject although
the same. was discussed with a clcarness
and warmth that awakened intense inter
est in the sympathetic audience.
The session closed with "gimpses Of
mission stations by way Of incident and
SC ng," and the nineteenth annual meet
ing Of the Topeka branch of Woman :
Foreign Missionary society passed into
history.
The personality of the brave women
who have ventured into 4 strange and
darkened world for no other end than to
spread the teachings of a man--God-
who showed His people how TO live and
how to die. has in it something grand
grand in its courage. grand in its hope.
and grand in its simplicity. God speed the
devoted women who have been among
US. and have told us how they 40 things
for Him who never fails TO reward.
The district meeting of the Womans
Foreign Missionary society Of the Wichita
district will meet in the First Methodist
church this morning at 9 O'Clock. There
will be morning and afternoon services.
Lunch will be served at noon TO the dele
gates and visitors. Miss Watson. Miss
Tbackara, Mrs Davis and Miss Marks
Will be present, and the convention is
expected to be one of great interest
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