Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-19
FOREIGN AND HOME MISSIONS.
Discussed ny Women's Societies of M
E. Church at Yesterdays Meeting.

The third quarterly meeting of the Wo-
mans Home and Foreign Missionary So
cieties of the Washington District, Meth
odist Episcopal Church. was held yesterday
in the Union Methodist Episcopal Church,
on 10Th street near Pennsylvania avenue.
The forenoon was devoted to the interests
of the foreign branch of mission work, and
the session was presided over by Mrs.
Frank NJ. Bristol. president. Mrs. Charles
Nlillains, vice president of the Home MIS-
sionary Society, occupied the chair at the
afternoon session, which was devoted to
the work of the home branch
The morning devotional exercises were
conducted by Mrs. c. L. Roach, after which
Mrs. Bristol extended her greetings al
president. Rev. S Reese Murray pastor ol
the church. welcomed the members to tie
church. The reports of the officers and
auperlnteadents of the departments Were
next heard. Mrs. L. II Tilton made heI
report Is recording secretary, Mrs. S. III
= friFGok as district secretary, Mrs Robert
II. Moore IS corresponding secretary, Mrs
,. u. La tetra as treasurer, and Mrs. II
a. Hall. in charge of the district and
rr2nch contingent fund. In the report Of
ire treasurer X was shown the receipts OF
the quarter We're 81 j7S.39, and that 81, ia. IS
had been raised an Easter Offering to-
ward the Lewe NJ Foss Memorial IN
R2ipur India
MIS-. 4. l.. Harvey reported on the work
cone in the young women's department;
Miss Louise Duvall the standard bearers
MISS Ada Fowler the childrens work; Mrs
}: Waiter Duvall, embroidering for mis-
sions: Mrs. j. Finnay Engie. on periodicals
mrs. II. X. Naylor, on mite boxes; Mrs
Court F. Wood, on reading circles; Mrs. VI
L. Plckerhg, on Christmas boxes, and Mrs
D. NJ. homes, on the bureau of supplies.
An interesting feature of the forenoon
session was an address on conditions III
Russia, delivered by Mrs. J. Ellen Foster
who was sent to the seventh international
40 E,I
burg by the government. Mrs. Foster said
that the car meant well and was very
deslrous OF the progress of the Russian
people. Inc underlying cause of Russia $
,eiflple assault on the conscience and the
heart OF the world is that Russia is trying
10 puiio up western institutions under orr
entail conditions She said that Russia did
not seem TO Know that free institutions OF
England ana America cannot be engraftsd
upon the lgnoranco and laowntrodden orr
entallSm of Russia - ~
me members of the missionary societies
were entertained at luncheon by the ladies
of Union Church. and the afternoon ses-
sion began shortly after . o'clock.
MRS. }. = TaskeE offered the opening
prayer, and the Scripture lesson was read
by Mrs. T. c. Smith The minutes of the
last meeting were then read by Mrs. j.
Waitef Duvall. after which Mrs. G. L.
Roach spoke briefly on John Wesleys Two
Hundredth Anniversary
miss. MISS Grace e. Chandiees presented some
Interesting 1acts concerning Porto Rico AZ
conveyed to her by her sister, Mrs. Chad
WICK, who is stationed with her husband ON
that island. Mrs. Christine B. Dickinson
ana Deaconesses Worthington. Reeves and
Kendall spoke concerning the Deaconess
Home. Mrs. d. B. Street presented her
report as corresponding secretary; Miss
Ella L. Stinemetz, as treasurer, Mrs. C. A
Williams. as secretary of the department,
ON supplies; Mrs. NJ Dwyer, mite boxes
MRS. Stacey Briant. young peoples work;
MISS Grace e. Chandlee, reading circles;
MISS Gertrude Houston leaflets; Mrs. j. Z
Amos. systematic beneficence, and Mrs. IL
M. Mitchell, mothers jewels and childrer's
home missions.