The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-10-16
WEEK OF MISSIONS
Delegates OF Two DpketaS and Minnesota
Came to Mitchell to Attend The Fall
Convention.
Missionaries Were Present Who Told of
the Need Of Extending the Gospel in
Foreign Lands.
The Same Officers Were Reelected 10
Conduct the Business for Another
Year.
MISSIONARY CONVENTION
Its Delegates From Three States AS.
sembled in First Session at
Methodist Church

TO the minneapolis
Branch of the Woman's Foreign Mis-
%sionary Society began arriving on the
late trains Thursday afternoon over
the Milwaukee road from east and
south, and they were met at the de-
pot by the members of the local re-
ception committee and conducted to
their stopping places while in the
city. On tie evening Omaha passen-
ger came the officials Of the society
among whom were Mrs. W. Fl. Land
is, president, Of Minneapolis, Mrs. I.
w. Joyce, corresponding secretary, of
Minneapolis, Mrs. D. B. Gardner, re-
cording secretary, of st. Paul, and
Mrs. {. W. Hall, treasurer, Of Mime
apolis. Aside from these there were
also about a dozen delegates from
Minnesota and the two Dakotas.
Many more delegates arrived Friday
morning and on the afternoon trains
The first session Of. the convention
was called to order Friday morning
at 9O'clock at the Methodist church,
although the attendance was not so
large the ladies showed an earnest
spirit in their work. The devotional
exercises were conducted by Mrs. D
Rifenbark, Of WatertoWn.
Mrs. Lands, the president, called
the convention to order, and the roll
call was made by Mrs. Hall, the sec
rotary. The delegates were then per-
mitted to select their seats fer the
business sessions Of the convention.
South Dakota, which has the largest
representation, was divided into two
parts and placed on each side of the
church, while the delegations from
North Dakota and the two districts
Of Minnesota were placed in the cen.
ter.
President Lands appointed the
chairmanships CT the various commit.
tees for them to begin work at once
President Lands made an address
in which he gave a resume of thu
work accomplished in the past yea:
and some suggestions that she wanted
carried out by the present conven
ton. Mrs. I. W. Joyce, wife of TIL
bishop, made the report on puhlica
ton and bylaws, in which over 200
pages Of literature had been distrib
uted. Mrs. Joyce read her report or
mission candidates. Two ladies were
sent out in the past year for work il
foreign countries. Miss Olson, O
Minneapolis, went to Malaysia, an
Miss Lee, Of Fargo, went to Japan
The report on mission boxes was t
the effect that boxes we're sent t
nearly all Of the missions last Christ
mas containing useful articles for tn
people.
Mrs. Joyce also gave a report on th
northwest German mission work
which showed an increase in interes
4 aud membership. Also a report O
/ the Nrr"egian-D Danish work, partit
3 ularly the society in Minneapoli:
4 which has a membership Of 40 ali
1 is regarded as a model society. I'll
report of the Swedish society WI
very encouraging and showed goC
increases.
Miss Anna Stone, the Chinese cir
4 sang one of her songs in a Gle;
sweet voice. Just before the noe
h hour Mrs. Harrison, Of Minneapoli
Z gave a report of her individual ira
els in foreign countries, where she j
: spected the mission work that is b
ing done. Mrs. Harrison said 81
: had always been opposed to forei4
mission work, but after her trave
she was thoroughly convinced tn
& it was very essert ial and that s.
+ was anxious to help in the work
( every way possible.
l|THF TREASURER'S REPOF