Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-23
MISSION WORKERS MEET.
Annual Gathering of Woman's Home
Missionary Society of NJ. E. Church.

The annual meeting of the Woman
Home Missionary Society of the Balti-
more conference, NJ. E. Church, closed yes
terday in Baltimore after three days ses-
sion at the Strawbridge NJ. f. Church.
The meeting was largely attended, and
there We're numerous matters of interest
discussed. The annual reports showed an
increase all along the various lines of
work, both in the amount of money raised
and in enewed interest in the different
auxiliaries. especially among the young
people and children of the churches.
The work of the Womans Home Mis-
sionary Society is among all the various
nationalities under the American flag, and
is virtually a foreign missionary work
within the borders of the United States,
as 1t Is trying to help these millions who
are yearly coming to this country, not
only to become good citizens, but also to
gather them all into the church. The re-
sponsibility is increasing as the tide of i'm
migration increases, as the secretary of
the Frederick district mentioned IN her re-
port.
One of the most efficient agencies in adj
yancing the spread of the Gospel among
these people is the establishment of train
ing schools for the purpose of educating
and fitting Christian young women to do
practical service in the byways and hedges,
the lanes and alleys of the cities where
these classes cOngregate.
DIR. Gallagher, president OF Rust Han ana
Sibley Hospital of this city, presented this
part of the work in an earnest address
calling for volunteers to enroll themselves
There are already lightweight students,
hut "still there is room A very able
paper on Social Problems read by
Miss Janet Kemp of Rust Han. Rev. Or.
w l. Mckenney, presiding elder of Fred
erick district, said that deaconesses are
more needed than ministers, and he made
an earnest appeal for this important serv
ice He said the only hope of rectifying
and uprooting the looseness of law among
this foreign population lies in the gospel
and the fathfulness of the churches.
DR. Dawson, pastor of Mount Pleasant
NJ e. Church, delivered an address on
"The Alleys of Washington a Menace" He
said there are 29S alleys. where there are
congregated 2,51O white people and 1926
coIored.
The work of the society was illustrated
by the young people representing the va
rious nationalities in this country in dia-
logue entitled Queens and a Kingdom"
under the direction of Mrs. CIV. Gala
CHER The reading circle branch of the
young peoples work was conducted by
Miss Grace E. Chandlee, reading circle sec
rotary of the Washington district assisted
by Miss Ueustiss and Miss SWEET of Ham
line auxiliary, Miss Edwards of Metropoli-
tan and two young ladies of Baltimore dis
trict
The convention was addressed by Mrs
May Leonard Woodruff on What Woman
Saw in Porto Rice,p illustrated with
stoned appeal for laborers in this field
The officials of the society for the ensuing
year are: Mrs. w. G. Mcdowell president;
Mrs William Burris, vice presidential
large: Mrs. C. L. Roach, corresponding sec
rotary: Mrs Charles Stewart recording
secretary; Mrs. C. w. Brown, treasurer;
Miss Ella Stinemetz, associate treasurer;
Mrs. I. II. Anderson, auditor.