The Jersey City news., 1903-11-14
MISSIONARIES
REPORT
Annual Meeting Of the New
o ark District of the
eqs.'' Women's Societies.
AT the RUsEvILlE CHURCH
pha0srs Tell of the work
Done i1iiisah III the Year Young
sss sspou People Meet.
AT the RusEvILLE CHURCH
Special to ''rhe Jersey city News.'.,

special to THE Jersey City News")
NEWARK, Nov. H. 19O3.--In the
Roseyille Methodist Episcopal Church
at Orange street and aBthgate place the
annual meeting of the Newark District
of Women's Foreign Missionary Society
of Methodist Episcopal Church was
called to order yesterday morning by
Mrs. G. w. Dickinson, the recording sec
retary, in the absence of Mrs. G. /.
Reeves, the president. The church was
decorated with palms and chrysanthe-
NUNS. The devotional services We're in
charge of Mrs. B. f. Edsall. The Rev.
DIR. T. 1. Cultas welcomed the society.
81 am glad to be with you at this
meeting" said DR.. Coultas. 81 congratu-
late you ON the greatness of the work.
iFrom the missionary pamphlet I see
that the work of the society is located in
Africa. Bulgaria, north, south, west and
central China, India, Italy, Korea, Mex
leo, Mayalysia, South America, Japan
and the Philippines and Loochoo Islands
Truly world power. 1t supports now
in active service 226 missionaries. When
we consider its hospitals, schools and
Bible readings, who can begin to read
its unwritten history? The financial
statement shows that in the thirty-four
years of its existence, the society has
received $6,0s0, sos, am sure l give
you as representative of the House
of God, hearty welcome"
\ Mrs. ]. H. Knowles, secretary of the
Newark conference, responded She said
that she had the great pleasure of ad-
dressing the mininsters' meeting in Balti-
more.
THE greatest thing in the world to
have, she continued, sis the heart of
the Methodist minister. We are making
rapid progress, but still we need encour-
agemsnt. Thank you, DR.. Coultas, for
your welcome, and we shall be glad to
have you with us at the meeting''
Mrs. Knowles was then asked to. pre-
Side because Mrs. Reeves was unable to
attend. Miss Burnetta Colt appointed
Mrs. John Perrine, Mrs, Henry N. Spell
meyer and Miss Brookfeld on the NOM
mating committee and Mrs. Charles e.
Conn and Mrs. George Hurlburt on the
resolution committee.
Mrs. R. M. Sanger, district treasurer,
reported that $71.59 was received, $69. 40
were expended and $2.13 is in the treas
ury. Miss Colt read the secretary's re-
port, which showed that the Newark dis
trict has twenty eight auxiliaries, 1904
members, and three new young ladies'
auxiliaries. In answer to the roll call of
auxiliaries, the presidents responded with
short reports of the work Mrs. R. NJ.
Sanger spoke of the meeting of the New
York branch of the Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society.
Miss ]. v. Hughes was not present to
report about the convention at Silver
Bay, and it is expected that she will be
at the meeting this evening. The noon
tide prayer was offered by Mrs. Knowles
The luncheon was servd by the ladies
of the church.
The afternoon session was called to
order at two o'clock by Mrs. Knowles,
who also took charge of the devotional
exercises. Her report of the meeting of
the executive committee of the Women's
Foreign Missionary Society, in Balti-
more, showed that $500,0O0 was appro-
priated for the work, and $4,000 was
given to the New York and New Jersey
Branch. Miss Wolfe was scheduled to
sing vocal solo, and Miss Elsie Wood,
bf South America, to deliyer~an address
The meeting last evening was in
charge Of the young people of the dis
trict. Miss Jennie v. Hughes presided.
Miss Elsie Carl read the scripture, and
Miss Hopping offered prayer. Miss
A. s. McNear delivered the address of
welcome and Mrs. W. E. Davis respond
ed. A song was sung by Miss Ella
Green, and Miss N NJ B. Jacobus read
report Of the Little Light Bearers
Work. The Roseville L. L. BIS deliv-
cred seng and the reports Of the Young
Peoples Societies and Kings Heralds
read The West Orange standard
/ beaifersssV Spoke Of the Pekin School.