New-York tribune., 1905-11-02
HEADQUARTERS HERE.
Methodist Women to Found Them
and Hare Salaried Secretary.


and Haze Salaried Secretary.
One of the most important steps taken by the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church. now IN session at
St Paul's Church, was that Of yesterday. when
it voted to establish headquarters in the Meth
odist Book Concern Building, with . salaried
secretary.
Mrs William B. Davis, OF Cincinnati, brought
forward the matter. There was hardly dis
sentent voice
I'VE losing business right straight along
by not having a central bureau" Miss Elizabeth
Northrup. of Waltham, Mass, told tho women.
at will be good investment for US in the end,
by securing to us legacies and gifts which now
slip through our fingers"
"I didn't see the need Of it at hrst; now I'm
thoroughly converted" said Mrs John Legg. Of
Worcester, Mass
Now we're getting down to solid business
principles" remarked Mrs. I. w. Joyce. OF Min
neapolis
Question:" Question:" demanded the dele
gates. And it was carried unanimously.
1--WE shall need an angel to run It," said Mrs
Davis "Our secretary must possess business
ability. tact and loyalty. She will have to keep
our work before the young women in the
churches and the students In the colleges, and
she must keep track Of the new missionaries to
see that they go out in groups. She must be
able to answer any question about our society,
it's branches and its missionaries"
How shall we meet the extra expenses en-
tailed by the headquarters?' was the next ques-
tion.
Lets devote 1 per cent Of the societys gross
receipts to it," said
Lets levy an assessment Of 21a cents men,
ber, exclusive of children" suggested another.
"I don't think it would be fair to assess the
receipts" objected Mrs. ". 3. Thompson, Of
Bedford. Iowa.
"It would virtually be placing premium
a minimum of energy and devotion in the sew
eral branches
1.-The committee went all over that question:
replied Mrs. Davis. land found the simplest way
was to assess the receipts"
THE fairest way is the simplest" retorted
Mrs. Thompson. 1t voted to support the
newly created office by an assessment on the
ceipts. This will bring IN something like $5 600
year.
Invitations for next years session were re-
ceived from the Pacific, Northwestern and To-
peka branches. 1t the third time the Pa
ciflc branch had invited the society, and there
was much disappointment the part of It's
delegates when the invitation was declined, on
account of the great expense, in favor of Topeka.
1t was said that the session would probably be
held In San Francisco two years hence.
The annual election resulted In the unanimous
reelection Of Mrs. Cyrus d. Foss. wife Of Bishop
Foss Of Philadelphia. as president Mrs. C. W.
Barnes. of Cincinnati. was elected secretary, and
Mrs J. M. Cornell of New-York was reelected
treasurer.
Addresses ty Bishop Burt. who has supervis-
ion of the Methodist Episcopal missionaries in
PauIs Church: the Rev Mr. Barrett. in charge
OF the Methodist work in Christiana, Norway,
odist Church in Brooklyn formed q pleasant in
terregnum in the mornings business.
Bishop Burt said he wished Methodist
In Europe could be brought into closer touch
with the Methodist of America. They
ought to be members OF the Woman's Foreign
Society They're little afraid Of it,
but let them get in connection with It, and
they would find all their sympatbies and re-
sources broadened. I wish they could form
Then he went on to sketch rapidly the state
Of Methodist missions in Europe. beginning with
Bulgaria"-and ending with
Trieste, Austria. I'VE were terribly prosecuted
there last year, he said "Bir. Dardi, the Meth
o&st minister, was fined and suffered two
months Imprisonment for repeating tho Lords
Prayer over the dead body Of one Of his parish
oners. Because an organ was heard outside
the building. our little church was closed"
you g. magnificent demonstration OF what |
cultivated women can accomplish" said DR..
Ecknan
Mrs. s. L. Baldwin. president OF tho New-York !
branch-the hostess OF the session-presded IN /
the afternoon, when she introduced to the audi |
.nce every one OF the missionaries. Mrs Bald
win was herself a missionary in China for % /
vears. Her branch raised $4,000 last year for |
foreign missions. and has pledged Itself to raise
Is5. 900 the coming year
The evening meeting took the form OF young |
peoples rally Miss Clara NJ. Cushnan general
secretary OF young peoples work. presiding.
Mrs. Charles Spaeth superintendent OF the |
Young Womens and Standard Bearers work In t
he New-York branch, welcomed the young
women to the session Miss Mabel Hartford.
Misg Laura White and Mrs. F. D. 0anewell t
Who had come from China as special messengers
rave tidings from the field. ana tableaus illus
rative OF home life in Japan. Corea, China, India
he direction of Miss Cushman.
II all the business is transacted tho session
viii close at noon to-day.
Mrs Frank D. Gameweli. Of tho impor-
ant women at the convention, for many
ears associated with Miss Clara NJ. Cushman
n establishing schools for women and girls IN
,hina. AZ Miss Mary Porter she went to PskinB
a 1873. and there married Dr. Ga.newell IN 1882.
he Of the missionaries who lived
through the Boxer uprising The school at
'eloing destroyed Tho Chinese govern
1ent paid indemnity. but tho school Is
uilt on scale much moro commodious and
etter adapted to up to date work that q debt
$4,000 has been Incurred IN its erection
iiss Cushman, general secretary OF young peo-
les work and organizer Of the Standard Bear
r. - endeavor1ng to raise this debt through her
apartments Of work
FOR MRa DONALD MLEAN.
Washington. Nov. 1.-The Prssidns s.d XrA
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