Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-25
MISSIONARY WORKERS
18TH ANNUAL CONVENTION OF
WoMEN's SOCIETY.
Three Days Sessions Opened at
Foundry Methodist Episcopal
Church Today.

Womens Home Missionary Society of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. Baltimore
conference, began it's three days sessions
this morning at the Foundry Methodist
Episcopal Church, 10th and Church streets
northwest. Luncheon was served in the
basement of the church, and this afternoon
deaconess work was the principal topic oil
discussion. A session will be held this
evening, when. in addition to several well
coming speeches. an address will be deliv-
cred by Rev. Bishop Earl Cranston.
The auditorium of Foundry Church was
we'll filled at both sessions today, and in
cluded many of the prominent Methodist
Episcopal clergymen and their wives of this
city. Mrs w. G. Mcdowell, president of
the conference, presided at the morning
session.
The most important business was the re-
port Of the officers, that of the correspond
ing secretary being of special interest and
significance. The report of the treasurer,
Mrs {. w. Brown showed the receipts of
the conference for the past year to be over
SIT. Coo, $2Gi5 Of which was contributed by
the auxiliary of Foundry Church. Mrs.
Brown was unable to present her report
personally, being detained at home on &C
count of the death of her father, DR.. Elliott.
Mrs. Roach, in her report, made severe
criticism on Mormonsm and polygamy. and
declared the efforts of the society should
q
would surely result in the expulsion from
the Senate of the United States of Reed
Smoot of Utah.
She also referred to the great work being
carried on by the Methodist Episcopal
Church throughout the world, and stated
that the wife of Field Marshal Oyama, in
Command of the Japanese troops in Man
churia, and the wife of Admiral Uriu of
the japanese navy are both converts to the
Methodist Episcopal faith and are doing
much missionary work in their native coun-
try. These women said Mrs. Roach, are,
next to the empress, the most influential
women In the Japanese empire. and she
predicted that much good to the church
would result therefrom.
Corresponding Secretary's Report.
The corresponding secretary's report also
showed the number of Methodist Episcopal
churches to be 2s.213, with only $500 aux
iliaries. The number of auxiliaries, said
MRS. Roach. should be at least half that
OF the total number of churches
she made strong appeal for more dea-
conesSes, more missionaries and more en-
thusiasm. She declared that for every mis-.
sionary sent abroad there were 1000 emf
grants admitted to this country For this
reason, she said, the greatest fields in the
world for missionary work are the larger
cities, notably New York and Chicago
The conservation service. part of the
morning session. was led by Mrs. William
burris Mrs. Charles ]. Stewart, recording
secretary, submitted her report which was
listened to attentively and approved Miss
Elizabeth A. Steuart sang a solo. and the
session concluded with the serving of the
Lords supper, Rev. H. r. Naylor, DID,,
in charge.
The Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session was held in the
Sunday school room Mrs. John Nef pre-
siding. Devotional exercises were led by
Miss Kirstine Petersen. Miss Anna Ledig.l
the Baltimore Deaconess' Home" "Dea-
conesses-A Paying Investment was the
subject upon which Miss H c. Henry
spoke. and this was followed by solo by
Miss Bertha Sanford. Rev. c. w. Gal
l3eher DID,, president of Rust Hall and
Sfbley Hospital. addressed the conference
on the work in those two institutions where
the deaconesses are trained to go out in
the missionary field. Miss Jean NJ. Pater-
son explained the aims and progress made
by the Washington Deaconess' Home and
the session was concluded with a talk on
settlement work by Miss Hattie E. Worth
iDgtOn.
The committees to assume charge of the
late this afternoon. They were to have
bt EN- selected this morning. but the pressure
of other work was SO great that this por-
ton of the program had to be postponed.
The session this evening will begin at
o'clock. Among those who will deliver adj
dresses Of welcome, besides Rev. Bishop
Earl Cranston, are Rev. II. r. Naylor D.
Frank M. Bristol. wife of Rev. DR.. Bristol.
The response to these addresses will be
made by Mrs. Charles w. Wilcox. The
sessions will conclude Thursday afternoon.