Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-29
THREE SOCIETIES MEETING
PrOsbytery, wOman's Mission and Young
People at First Uuited Presbyterian.
MINISTERS SENT TO NEBRASKA POSTS
Survey of Irrieated District of the
Platte is Made with view
of Locating New
Churches.

The First United Presbyterian church at
Twenty-frst and Emmet streets was a
busy place Wednesday morning with the
presbytery the Women's Missionary
society and the Young Peoples Society of
the Omaha Presbytery each in business
session there The women occupied the
auditorium, the young people the Sunday
school rooms and the men one of the class
rooms. This is the second day of the ses-
sion. The Omaha presbytery covers the
north half Of the state and Includes fifteen
towns and congregations.
In the mems meeting Wednesday morn
ing provision. was made for locating a
minister at Murray, Neb., Rev. S. II.
Rtchie of Plain Grove, Pa, having been
assigned to the place. Rev. J. A. Mccall
mont of Wheeling, Pa, was assigned to
the church at Majors, Neb. 1t was further
decided to go over the newly irrigated dis
trlct of the North Platte with view to
locating new churches there. Reports and
routine work occupied the remainder of
the meeting. Rev. David r. Turnbull Of
First church, Omaha, presided.
Session of the Women.
Mrs. Elizabeth c. Graham Of First
church, Omaha, is presiding over the
women's meeting thank offering pro-
gram and business occupying the morning.
The various phases of the thank Offering
who should give .'ow to teach the children
to give, from what motive 1t should be
given, etc.-Yere presented by representa-
tives of the different churches.
A devotional meeting and conference,
"A Spirit-filled Life" in which all partici-
pated, occupied the remainder of the time.
Murray c. French of Central church.
Omaha, presided at the young peoples
meeting, which was brief
Yesterday afternoon the following pro-
gram was presented:
1.-THE Value of Biographical Mission
| Study" a paper from Central church,
Omaha; a conference on missions; a paper
on christian Union Finances from Dun
bar and discussion of that subject; ques-
ton box. The society includes nine
branches. FIVE of which are represented.
Young Peoples Meeting.
The convention opened Tuesday after
noon and last evenings program was pre-
sented by the Young Peoples society. The
| church was crowded. A devotional service
was led by the president Murray c.
French, and was followed by an address of
welcome by Dwight c. Edison, Miss Harvey
of North Bend responding for the visiting
| delegates.
| The address of the evening was made by
Rev. r. B. A. Mcbride of Tarkio, Mo-, his
subject being Choosing Life's Work."
| The following officers were elected
| Wednesday morning at the First United
Presbyterian church, Twenty-frst and EN-
met streets, by the Young Peoples Chris
tian union in convention assembled: Muir
ray French, Omaha, president; Bessie Mad
sen, South Omaha. vice president; Mable
Selling North Bend. secretary; Edith Will
son, Dunbar, treasurer; Stella Kellar
Omaha, corresponding secretary. The con-
vention closed Wednesday evening with
an address by Rev. T. H. McMichael, d. D.
president of Monmouth college.
Women Close Their Work.
The convention OF the Womens Mission
ary society came to a close last evening
with appropriate ceremonies. Most of the
business of the society had been transacted
through the day, the most important o.
: the evening session being the reading o.
the report OF Mrs. c. M. Ritchie of Nortl
Bend who was delegate to the nationa
convention of the society which was helC
at Portland, Ore, last summer. Mrs
Ritchie told in the report of the business
transacted at the national meeting, OF th
hospitality Of the Oregon people and of tn
good work which was accomplished at tn
convention.
Th- evenings program closed with al
address by T. H. McMichael D. D., of Mon
mouth Qll) college.
The announcement was made of the elec
tion OF the following officers: President
Mrs. c. M. Ritchie of North Bend first vic
president, Mrs. A. j. Mclean of soutl
Omaha: second vice president, Mrs. JefH
, Robb of Murray, Neb; recording secretary
Ada Mcconnell OF North Bend; literar
| secretary L. w Bummel of Omaha JUNO
a secretary Miss Nettie Smith Of Nort
Bend; philosophical secretary Mrs A. W
Bowman OF Omaha, secretary of Dr. Drak
missionary fund, Mrs d. @. Wallace o
Omaha; treasurer Mrs. James Murray o
Lorton, Neb.; corresponding secretary, Mrs
Lennie Gray OF North Bend.