Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-20
FOREIG N M ISSI0NS
PRESBYTERIAN SOCIETY MEETS
AT GUNToN-TEMPLE CHURCH.

AT TEMPLE CHURCH.
| The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
| of the Washington City Presbytery met in
| Gunton-Temple Memorial Church Tuesday
| at 10 o'clock. with Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe.
+, the president In the chair. The devotional
| exercises were conducted by the Rev. DIR.
| Allison pastor of the church. In brief
address of welcome Dr. Allison dwelt upon
the potency of truth in all things. and
| urged the absolute need of sending the
truth of Jesus Christ to all the nations of
the world. Persistence of a pursuit is the
true secret of success. he said.
The official reports followed. Mrs. Cham
berlain. secretary of literature. invited in
spection of the three text books on Africa
which will be used this year in all mission
study classes. She had on her table the
address of the Rev. A. w. Halsey, D. D..
delivered at the general assembly in May
just after his return from Africa, which the
board had issued as a leaffet, the theme
being Foreign Missions as " orld Force"
Mrs. Chamberlain called attention to some
beautiful Japanese hand-colored photo
graphs Of scenery which she had secured
through Miss Shedd former missionary
to Japan and which she hoped to sell for
the benefit of the general fund
Mrs Wiber, secretary for young peoples
work. reported that the 1000 young people
in the different organiza lions contributed
one-third of all the receipts last year. She
emphasized the value of mission study
classes for them and the wisdom of class
organizations early in the autumn and
urged that the older women of the society
keep a motherly eye on this important
branch of the young peoples education and
visit the classes occasionally by way of en-
enlargement. November will be rich in
meetings both as to quality and quantity.
OF the Forward Movement meetings, the
one the evening of November will be
for young people and will be addressed by
Mr.. Robert Speer, a man whose worth
could not be measured by our standards.
An Observation-Disclosures missionary insti-
tute," to prepare teachers for classes in the
united study of missions will be held in the
Metropolitan NJ. E. Church November %
to II. 1t is a new movement, the direct out
come of the young peoples conference at
Silver Bay, N. Y, last June. Three dele
gates are required from each auxiliary, but
| it is hoped more will enter
| Arrangements are in the hands of Mrs.
Wiber and a committee of twenty-five
| ladies from the different churches for a
children's missionary rally, to be held at
| the New York Avenue Church on the 26th
| of November.
Synodical Society.
The nineteenth annual meeting of the
Woman's Synodical Society for Home and
j.
N. Culbertson, first vice president, to occur
at Wilmington, Del, the oath and 25th of
this month. for which reduced railroad rates
have been secured.
In connection with synodical work it was
decided by the Presbyterian Society to en-
ploy synodical visitor, to be known as the
field secretary, as an experiment for six
months, and the necessary money was
pledged for her salary. 1t was also agreed
to hold future annual synodical meetings
separate from the mems meetings. The
ciety elected Mrs. J. A. Travis of the Met
ropolitan Presbyterian Church delegate
- the meeting at Wilmington.
Mrs. L. B. Wight of the Church of the
Covenant and Mrs. Pulsfer of the New
York Avenue Church read two letters from
missionaries In the east. The first was
from Mrs. U. S. G. Jones, stationed at Lo-
diana, India, and gave an account of per-
sonal experiences in the recent terrible
earthquake in India, when more people were
killed than persisted at the battle of Lao
Yang or at Mukden. The second letter was
an account of the pathetic experiences of
Miss Mhliken among the wounded soldiers
in the hospitals at Toxic, Japan, when she
was taking her vacation from school
work. Miss Milliken is the principal of the
JOSH Gakuin girls high SCHOOL, of Toxic,
for which the ladies of this presbytery
| raised 5000 for Washington Hall as
silver anniversary offering two years ago.
A greeting from the newly adopted medical
missionary, DR.. Isabella Mack previous to
her departure for Canton, China, was re-
ceived.
Silvere Bay Conference.
Mrs D. e. Wiber, who was a delegate
from the c. E. Missionary Union to the
Young Peoples conference at Silver Bay in
June explained its conception and purposes.
She said these conferences were made nee
essary by the lack of missionaries in both
the home and foreign fields. Fifteen secre-
taries of many denominations organized
| themselves into a body under the name of
Young Peoples Missionary Movement"
with the csiect of deepening the spiritual
! life and rousing the zeal of young people for
mission work The results We're more can
| dtdates than money to use in the service.
| Six hundred and three delegates one-third
of whom were men, representing nineteen
denominations, were present, with sixty-one
ministers and fourteen missionaries On the
| closing night nearly fifty volunteered as
missionaries for the home and foreign fields
Mrs. Radcliffe announced woman's meet
! ing at II O'Clock Tuesday, November T. In
| the New York Avenue Church, in connec-
| ton with the forward movement meetings
| of that week, at which DR. Ibuka a distin-
| guiShed japanese, would speak and pop
| ular meeting the evening of the Sth at the
| same church, when Hunter Corbett of
| China, DR.. Rodgers of Manila and Mr.. Hunt
of Korea would all be heard.
After the benediction by DR.. Allison the
meeting adjourned to meet at Eastern Pres
byterian Church in January.