The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-11-06
OFFICERS WERE ELECTED.
CLOSING SESSIONS OF WoMAN'S
BOARD OF MISSIONS.


Famous Experimentation Speakers.
The last day of the annual eonven-
ton of the Woman's Board of Missions
was opened yesterday morning with
devotional session conducted by Mrs.
Charles NJ. Lamson of Boston. The reg
ular morning session was devoted to
five inspiring addresses by foreign mis-
sionaries.
The election of officers for the ensuing
year was the principal business Of the
closing session yesterday afternoon.
The following list of officers was unan-
imously elected:
President-Mrs. Judson Smith.
Vice presidents-Mrs. N. G. Clark,
Mrs. Z. K Alden, Boston; Mrs John o.
Means. Mrs. E. e. Strong, Auburndale,
Mass: Mrs Lemuel CULVER. South
Hadley. Mass; Mrs. c. H. Daniels,
South Framin CHAM, Mass: Mrs. ]. L.
Barton. Newtown Center; Miss Susan
Hayes Ward, Newark. N. j.; Mrs. S.
Brainard Pratt. auckland. Mass.
Corresponding secretaries Mrs. John
j. Means. Mrs. e. E. Strong. Mrs
Joseph Cook. Mrs c. H; Daniels.
Recording secretary-Mrs. J. Freder-
lex Hill. Cambridge, Mass.
| Home secretary-Miss e. Harriet
Stanwood.
Foreign secretary Miss Kate G..
hanson. Boston.
| Field secretary-Miss Alice NJ. Kyle,
Boston.
| Secretary for young peoples work
Miss A. Brown. Boston.
Treasurer-Miss Sarah Louise Day.
Boston. @. .f
| Assistant treasurer-Miss Miriam L.
/ Woodbury.. Boston.
Auditor-Mrs. F. S. wilkins. Boston.
| Directors Mrs. Henry r. Durant,
Mrs. John Cummins. Miss Carrie Ber-
den. Mrs. John r. Colby. Miss Ellen
Carruth, Mrs. A. c. Thompson, Mrs.
George w. Coburn, Mrs. Frank Wood,
Mrs Henry D. Noyes, Mrs. F. E. Clark,
Mrs. G. L. Goodsell, Mrs. G. T.. Billings,
Mrs. Nathaniel Green, Mrs. S. B. Cap
ron. Miss E. S. Gilman. Mrs. A. A..
Lincoln, Miss Grace Weston, Mrs A. III.
johnson, Mrs. Charles M. Lamson, Mrs.
c. A. Hopkins. Mrs. S. B. Capen, Miss
I Helen H. Lathrop. Miss Mary G. e.
! Jackson. Mrs. John e. Bradley. Mrs.
Chrales F. Weeden, Mrs Alice G, West,
Miss H. L. Woodbury., Mrs. Edward
C. Moore. Miss Mary c, Wilder.
Four addresses We're delivered after
the election of officers. Miss Mary F.
i Long, Chihuahua. Mexico, spoke on
Girls Schools in Mexico" and Mrs,
Edward S. Hume. Bombay, India, on
Faith and It's Reward in Bombay"
Mrs. Mary Mills Patrick, Phi. D., pres
ident of the American College for Girls
at Constantinople.. spoke on. Higher
Education and National Development"
She termed Constantinople the key to
the intellectual and moral development
OF all the eastern nations just as il is
the political key to the east. And abb
sorblngly interesting on account Of the
students who come to this educational
+ center from all the east to- the girls
college, representing eleven nationali-
ties. and Of their added usefulness in
.he world. was then related by Miss
Mills. a., #~
/ The closing address of the conven-
ton was delivered by Miss Ellen M.
Stone Of Macedonia, the missionary abb
Quoted by Bulgarian brigands, who
spoke on Our Answered Prayers. u
Miss Stone concluded her address as
follows:
"By the memory of the marvellous de-
liverance of the captives in February
of last year. after nearly six months
from autumn to early spring, in the
midst of the unutterable Institution and
unspeakable horror which attended
that captivity, we call upon our souls
we call upon your souls also, to lay hold
with faith upon the promises Of our
God, to enlarge our souls by a new con-
ception of His eternal purpose in which
He Is here making us His co-workers:
to go forward into the days before us
pledging ourselves to each other and
to Him. to enter every door which He
opens before us in all the might of the
wonderful strength and ability with
which He is blessing us in this fair land
Of ours-the most blessed land under
the sun. Thus shall we extend to The
remnant of those still suffering In that
saddest of all lands the hand of trues
helpfulness, and help them to attain
that for which they are struggling, the
rights given to every man by God, the
Iinalienable rights of life, liberty, and
the pursuit of happiness" Going for.
ward in this course we have the pledge
of the Eternal Word. His name shall
endure forever, and all me shall be
blessed in Him, all nations shall cal
Him blessed To this end shall be ad.
dressed our gifts, all the endeavors Of
our souls, and our prayers to make thai
land of Macedonia, which now so lies
upon our hearts, because of it's i'm.
measurable need. one of those blessed
nations whose God Is the Lord.'"
The other speakers were in the order
detailed in this paper yesterday morn.
ing.
During the session. yesterday after
noon several matters of importance
were decided.
The constitution was SO changed tina
hereafter the annual meetings will b
held during the second week in No
vember instead of the first.
There was considerable discussion al
to where the next annual meeting
should be held and it was finally de
cided to hold it in Providence, r. I.
The chair also appointed the commit
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