Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-15
WORK OF MISSION s
HOME AND FOREIGN FIELDS UN-
DER METHODIST CHURCH.

The quarterly meeting of the Womans
Home and Foreign Missionary Societies Of
the Washington district of the Methodist
Episcopal Church assembled at 1870 o'clock
this morning In Trinity Methodist Church,
9th street and Seward place southeast.
There was a good attendance Mrs. J. Il.
Gilbert, the president, presided over the
meeting. An opening hymn was sung, after
which Mrs. s. V. Buzzee offered prayer.
The Scripture lesson was read by Mrs. r.
II. Allen and the song, Work for the
Night Is Coming, was sung,
Rev. DR.. j. G. Nicholson, the pastor of
Trinity Church, delivered an address. in
which he welcomed the members of the
societies to the church building. Sugges-
tons were then called for from the various
department secretaries relative to the par
ticular work they were doing. The SUBJ
jects and speakers were as follows: Chill
dren's Home Missions Mrs Helen u. Fer
guson; Press" Mrs. w. II, Chandlee;
"Woman's Home Missions" Mrs. Howell
Bartle; Reading Circle" Miss Grace e.
Chandlee; Thank Offering" Mrs H c.
Lamar; Young Peoples Work. Mrs. G. r.
l4inlins; Mite Boxes Mrs. NJ. n. Fer
nandez; Concert Lessons and Literature"
Mrs. r. L. Wright; Supplies" Mrs. c. A.
Williams; Temperance. Mrs. F. c. Smith.
The report of the treasurer of the home
society was read by Miss Ella L. Stinemetz,
and showed that the society had collected
S514.So and that the finances were in
fourishing condition. A resolution In re-
SDtCi u the IIlVIiOTy OI the late Kew
John r. Wright, one OF the members of
the executive committee of the Sibley Hos
pital National Training School for Nurses.
was adopted.
"Glimpses of the Indianapolis Meeting"
was the subject OF a short address of Mrs.
G. L. Roach
Denunciation of Mormonism.
Mrs. Gilbert then introduced Mr.. N. +.
Freese, resident of Salt Lake City, Utah,
-1,o
was born a Mormon, but became member
of a Protestant church when he was very
young. During his address he revealed
the secrets of the different forms of the
Mormon Church. During his remarks he
declared that Senator Reed Smoot of Titan
should not be allowed to hold his seat in
the United States Senate, "as he Is the
fUrerunner of Mormonism, which Is at
tempting to throttle the country" He de-
c!ared that in the last few years Mormon
Ism has grown faster than any other
church. and that If the political growth IS
vada, Idaho and the territories of New
Mexico and Arizona will be represented N
Congress by men Of the Mormon faith.
1.-The fact is declared Mr.. Freese, eff
Reed Smoot remains in the Senate the
other states mentioned will sooner or later
send Mormon delegation, which will hold
the balance of power in the Senate"
He then quoted Senator Dubois of Idaho
on the CROWN OF MOfmOnlSn IN tndt state.
Mrs. D. B. Street spoke on Our Present
Need" and the conservation prayer was
made by Miss Ida e. Miner, following
which the meeting adjourned for luncheon,
which was served in the Sunday school
room of the church.
The Foreign Society.
The afternoon session was devoted to for
eign missions. and began at 1:15 o'clock and
was presided over by Mrs. NJ. s. Houston.
Hasten, Lord, the Glorious Time" was
sung, and the reports of the treasurers Of
the foreign society, Mrs. w. F. Rodrick and
Miss Bertha Gray. were read.
The young women's quarterly meeting
was then held and Mrs. e. L. Harvey pre-
sided. The devotional exercises were con-
Quoted by Mrs. Lucretia w. Hardy. Mr..
Snygman Rhee, a Korean, then delivered
an interesting address upon THE Gospel
for Koreans and a Korean for the Gospel"
"How Interest People in Mite Boxes was
the subject of an interesting address by
Miss Augusta Swan.
The remainder of the program Of the
afternoon was as follows: .sThe Wrong OF
It," Mrs J. Finney Engle, Miss Emlyn
Hodge, Miss Mary Emmart Miss Bessie
Taylor, Miss Nellie Lutz. Miss Ruth Gran
dali, Miss Alice Hunter. Miss Ada Fowler
and Mrs. May Vanderwalker; THE Right
of It," Mrs John H. Stokes, Miss Elizabeth
Funk. Miss Emma Shade. Miss Elizabeth
Pierce Miss Carolene Smith, Miss Bertha
Gould, Miss Lottie Albert, Mrs E. L. Har.
vey. Mrs. w. s. Dewherst. Mrs. H. E.
Stauffer, Mrs. w. c. Posten. Mrs Robert
NJ. Moore Mrs. L. II. Stroh, Mrs. NJ. A.
Crlst, Mrs. L. H. Entwistle and Mrs. 8.
Bare; "Our Literature" Mrs. T. Finney
Engle. Doxology.