The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-10-17
P~resbYteriaI Union.

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day night tue annual meeting OF the
Woman's Missionary Union Of the
Lafayette Presbytery was opened
With a sermon by Rev J. Layton
Mauze. OF st. Louis. The church was
comfortably filed and DR.. Mauze was
listened to with much interest.
The following are the delegates
attending:
Misses Brown and HaYman, Hous-
tonia; Mrs Bell P. Vaughter, Corder;
Mrs. Field, Blackburn; Miss Arm
stron, Mrs. Lee, Odessa; Miss Con-
way, LaMonte; Misses King and
Wright, Mt. Olivet; Misses Wage
Fink, Vandyke, Mrs. Sparks, Mar
shall; Miss George, Mrs. FOrsythe.
Lees Summit; Mrs. Mccain, Kansas
City; Mrs. Ralston, Prairie; MIS-
Wallace, Misses Stockney and Cald-
well, Independence, Miss Hockaday,
Pleasant Hill; Mrs. Morton, Mrs
Hall, Sweet Spring.; Miss Mason,
Higginsvllle; Mrs. Abbott, Mrs John,
ston, Boonville.
WEDNESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The business session of the Woman's
Missionary Union opened Wednesday
morning with a devotional service by
DR.. E G. Gordon, after which Mrs.
Sanford Sellers greeted the union
in words of warmest welcome, hope
and cheer which were taken up and
repeated, varied in expression but one
in spirit, by ladies Of the sister
churches from the quarterly union
Mrs. Wallace, of Independence, and
the president responded to these
messages Of encouragement and well
come. In the afternoon the pro-
gramme as printed was carried out.
In the evening a large audience list
ened to DR.. Morrison, who has been a
missionary in the Congo Free State,
Africa, for several years. A free will
offering Of $40. OF was made.
THURSDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The Woman's Missionary Union of
the Lafayette Presbytery which has
been in session here for several days
closed Thursday afternoon, at 4 O'Clock
and most of the delegates left for their
homes, Thursday evening and Friday
morning. The devotional service
Thursday morning was conducted by
Mrs. Morton, of Sweet Springs. A
discussion followed on "Nhat and how
shall we give to the Lord" There
we're talks aud papers, among them
! were, ''Slgnlicant events of the year,
Power of faith in Missouri, and etc.
! The memorial service for DIR. Rankin
and others was conducted by Mrs
Forsyth, of the ''Jessica Wallace So
ciety of Lee Summit. There were
several very interesting letters read,
among them one from Mrs. Meyers,
nee Grace Field. The officers who
have been serving for several years
were reelected by acclimation. Mrs,
B. R. Ireland, president, Mrs. Sanford
Sellers, first vlce-yresid mt, Mrs. W. II.
Bell, OF Uorder, second vice-president
Miss Laura Brown, of Houstonia, sec.
rotary and treasurer and Miss Haymar
Of Hous,oDia, corresponding secretary
The place OF The next meeting will b,
selected later.
The programme of the whole ses
sion was as follows:
WEDNESDAY, $50 A. Nj.
Devotional Exercises.
Greetings. Response.
Missionary Greed in Concert.
Enrolling New Societies. Appoint
ment Of Committees
/. Roll Call Of Nations.
; Vocal Duet, Misses Ryland and Henry
Reflex Influence Of Foreign Missions
Treasurer'S Report.
Minutes.
u WEDNESDAY, 2 P. NJ.
% Devotional Exercises, Miss Hockaday
Open Talk-"Good News"
Paper-"Worship the Lord in tn
Beauty Of Holiness" Mrs. Bell.
= Letters from the Field.
i CHILDREN's HOUR
Hymn Primary Clas
L. Vocal Solo Helen Dicke
Map Study OF Africa Mary Berr
T Hymn Belle Leyburr
=" Vocal Colo Rattia niOkp