Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-03-23
LARGELY attended
Missionary Societies Hold Prof.
table Sessions at First Pres.
byterian Church.

liable Sessions at First Pres.
byterian Church.
A most interesting and profitable
gathering WAS that of the annual
meeting of the Home and FOREIGN
Missionary Societies of the St Cloud
Presbytery, which closed last Friday
noon in this city. We are indebted
to Mrs. Thos. Scotton, corresponding
and recording secretary of the Home
Society, for the following report of
the meeting:
The Woman's Home aud Foreign
Missionary Societies of the St. Cloud
Presbytery met in their annual session
at the Presbyterian church Thursday,
March II.
The largest delegation ever known
gathered at this time, about % being
present from St. Paul, Minneapolis,
St. Cloud, Litchdeld, Greenleaf, At
water, Harrison and New London.
The afternoon was devoted to For
eign Missions, Mrs. T. NJ. Findley,
the president, presiding.
Mrs. Jno. Martin led the opening
devotional service. The secretary,
Mrs. f. W. Lewis, being i'll, her place
was filed by Mrs. c. n. Sherwood.
Following the reading of the min
utes, came the treasurer's report,
which showed decided increase over
last year. The request had been
made that al societies increase their
contributions to Foreign Missions
this year 20 per cent. The treasurer
reported that this had been done and
even more, q total amount of $l56 II
having been contributed.
Mrs. M. E. Baum, OF Litch6eld, the
Secretary OF Literature, reported II
Foreign Missionary magazines taken
by the various societies.
The report of the y. P. S. c. E. Sec
retary was read by Mrs. w. B. Mitch
ell, of St. Cloud.
Reports from the different societies
were read, in which they told OF their
work the past year. All we're very
interesting and showed growing in
terest as we'll as contributions.
Matters of business for the coming
year were discussed. DR.. Marshall
of Minneapolis gave some very good
suggestions in regard to taking up
special Foreig ign Mission work in the
C. E. societies.
Mrs. Styles read an interesting
paper-on Foreign Misaions+- entitled
"Poor John"
Mrs. r. p. Lewis, of St. Paul, gave
q very bright sunshiny talk on "Un-
seen Successes" in which she banished
the dark side OF Foreign Mission
work and showed how the encourage
ments far overbalancedt the discourage.
ments.
The officers were all reelected for
the coming year.
A popular meeting was held in the
evening. Dr.. Evans, of Good Win
Mission, South Dakota, gave q sketch
OF the founding of the Mission School,,
and OF the present work being carried
on there among the Indians.
Dr.. Marshall, of the First Presby.
terian church of Minneapolis, gave q
very fine address on Home Missions,
taking as his text "Give Ye Them to
Eat," comparing the $500, 900 ex pended
by the Home Mission board the past
year to the FIVE loayes and two fishes
distributed by Christ to the multitude.
Friday morning was devoted to
Home Missions. Mrs. w. B. Nit
chell. president of the Home Society,
presiding.
The opening Bible Reading was
conducted by Mrs. A. F. Foster, o1
Litchfeld, followed by prayer by Mrs.
r. P. Lewis.
Minutes of the last meeting were
read by the secretary, Mrs, Thos.
Scotton. The treasurer, Mrs. O. 81
Campbell, of Litchfield, being absent
her report was given by Mrs. A. F,
Foster. An increase in contributions
was shown as encouraging as that re
ported by the Foreign Society tn.
previous day. The increase In con
tributions from Sunday Schools ant
C. f. societies was particular,
noticeable
Mrs. w. $. Foster, of Litchield
Secretary OF Literature, reported tn
number of Home Mission Monthlie
taken as 25, besides II Assembl!
Heralds.
Mrs. Duckering, of Greenleaf, CAV
some very encouraging reports from
the c. E. societies of the Presbytery
many of them having contributed thi
year TO Home Mission work.
Mrs. Noble, of St. Cloud, read th
report OF the Secretary of Freedmen
which showed S52 90 contributed th
past year to this work.
A letter from Mrs. Pomeroy, 9
Minneapolis, the Synodical Presideu
of Home Missions, was read, In whic
she expressed : desire that St. Clou
Presbytery pledge itself to . Scholar
ship At Good Will Mission OF $50. Th1
they voted to do.
DR.. Evans gave very interestiu
talk ON the work of the school, speaI
ing especially OF tho work and trair
ing of the women and girls.