The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-05-18
GLIMPSES OF 4 BUSY WEEK.
Going to the Biennial Assembly of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary SOci-
ely OF the Presbyterian Church
Philadelphia Division.
BY NANCY c. MORROW.

| tlOn 10 the woman FpGelgn missionary
Society of Clarion Presbytery
Through the royal kindness of the child
ofa King, was permitted to enjoy what
never expected to, the privilege of al
tending Biennial Assembly of The Wo-
mans Foreign Missionary Society of the
! Presbyterian church, Philadelphia, which
includes the synods of Atlantic, BSlti-
more, Catawbs. New Jersey, Ohio, Penn
sylvania and Tennessee. My feelings
can I've better imagined than described
when our kind president telephoned me
that if l could 90 to Newark friend
would bear all my expenses. 1t was so
unthoght of, but it was not hard to guess
who the kind friends were who had
cnunciled together concerning the pro-
posed visit, for their princely gifts are
continual blessing to humanity.
| AS the first session was announced for
Tuesday evening, April 26, it was decid-
cd that we start on the evening of the
25th in order to reach Newark in time.
When it was found that Mrs. Marks, of
Tldioute. had never seen New York we
concluded to spend our extra time on
! Tuesday in that great metropolis. 1t was
aller ten in the morning when, after de-
! lightful journey, we were registered at
The Holland. ON Fifth avenue. Our
| hostess, after con >ulting her guests, con-
Quoted us to the Missionary Headquarters
OF the Presbyterian church, at 1856 Fifth
| .ol; ;ub ,ol 10, ,.,sf l,a Enn
new building, which is decided i'm
provement over the headquarters of a de-
cade and more ago. We were pleased to
meet Mrs. Halsey Wood, in her office,
who had just received letter from Mrs.
Edward Wheeler, of Portville, asking
about the support of missionary in
whom we are interested. We also called
| in the office where Miss Katharine A,
Crowell is busily engaged, and were de-
lighted to find that we had purchased a
copy of China for Juniors from the author
ess of that charming little booklet. Miss
Crowel is rather plain looking woman,
but so kind, gracious aud unselfish that
her inner life makes deep impression
upon those who meet her. She has been
asked to write Japan for Juniors which
will be out in October. One of the sa
cred spots We visited on that floor was toe
| little chapel where all the missionaries
gather for prayer before they embark for
| foreign shores and where the daily and
weekly prayer services are held by the
mission workers. 1t seemed hallowed
spot-an entrance into the holy of holies.
On the floor below we came back TO the
| United States and saw the needs of Alas
| ka, Hawaii, the frontier stations of the
West and the call for help from the
mountaineers and freedmen of the South.
tor lunch, but we had the happy priyi-
lege of meeting Miss Josephine Petrie,
whom many of you know, who was also
guest oi Mrs. Wheeler at luncheon at
The Holland. AT o'clock carriage came
to take our little party to visit the tomb
of the hero of Appomatox. The drive TO
Riverside Park was simply delightful,
while the sight of the tomb with its bat
tie flags of the COS and the tokens of ma
tion's love and honor, aroused all the
patriotism of true American.
We were soon vending our way to the
convention city which we reached be-
tween and in the evening. We were
met by the Rev. Mr.. Hutchison, who
was at our last convention and who is as
sistant pastor of DR.. Aliens church, the
largest in Newark. Mr.. II. kindly con-
Quoted us to the places assigned us, and
it was not long before we felt our lot had
been cast in pleasant places.
Perhaps / had but the best view of
Newark, but il you were to ask me what
think of the city, would say the peo-
pie are delightful, for it was simply one
round of gracious hospitality from be-
ginning to end. Eight O'Clock found us
costly quaItered in the Third Presbyter
ian church, where the first service was
held. 1t was presided over by Mrs. j. b..
Howell, of Philadelphia, one of the vice.
presidents OF the Board. 1t consisted ofa
prayer service conducted by Mrs. Wal
lace Radclytie, of Washington, d. c., who
took as her theme "The JOY of Service"
She brought out very nicely the obiga-
ton resting on Christian people to give a
joyful service unto the Lord and thus bring
gladness into the lives around us. Some
of the missionaries present, were intro
duced, among whom were Mrs. VIM. G..
Gaull, who went to western Africa from
Allegheny mole than twenty years ago.
Another was Mrs. c. A. r. Janvier, of
Philadelphia, who spoke for India, al
though, as she said, she scarcely knew
where she belonged, having been born in
China. Mrs. JanYier is little, unpre-
tentious woman " ith all the earnestness
and deep conservation that has brought
her celebrated husband into such promi-
nence. After the hours devotion the au-
dience was invited to the rooms in rear
of the auditorium, where those who knew
each other had the delight of renewing
former acquaintanceships and those who
were strangers had the pleasre of look ing
on and also forming new friendships.
The large audience was served with lem
onade and candied waters. Among those
whom l met was Miss Hawes. 1t seemed
no time till Wednesday came, and, altho'
it was raining very hard, the delegates
were at the church very early and con-
tiDued to come till some 600 had been
registered. We had time that morning to
look around little and found the New.
ark people had done everything to make