Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-27
INTEREST FLACSN GERMANY
Enthusiasm in Foreign MirsiOns Difficult
to Sustain in Kailsr's Land
REPORT OF DELEGATE TO CONVENTION
scandinavian Work il Reported Rs
Making Better Progress, the
Various Departments Gain
Ing in strength.

Reports occupied Friday mornings ses-
sion of the Methodist Women's Foreign
Missionary society in progress at First
Methodist church, and few aside from the
voting strength of the convention were
present. The postponed report of the Ger
man work was made by Miss G. L, Roth
weller of Columbus, o., secretary of that
department, She said there is little COM
prehension Of the difficulty experienced in
keeping up the interest among the German
women of Europe. and expressed the dis
appointment Of The German constituency at
the refusal OF the last meeting to grant
it's request to withdraw and organize as
one Of the branches. Papers have been
presented for one new missionary candi-
date from the Germans and this, having
one OF their own women in the field, will.
she said, tend materially TO stimulate the
interest and enthusiasm Of the German
women
The scandinavian work was reported by
its secretary. Mrs. A. Farrell OF Seattle,
Wash The Swedish work was opened I'VE
years ago end receipts for this year will
amount 10 S9,922.87, an increase Of $500. 20
over last years Indicating the growth Of
the work. The report Of the chlldren's
work was equally gratifying $50 new or
branches this year as follows; New York
branch, Is; Philadelphia branch 20; Balti-
more branch, s; Northwestern branch as;
Cincinnati branch, IS; Minneapolis branch,
30 and Pacific branch p, The other
branches have not reported.
ChRnse In Program.
The departure Of the missionary candi-
dates Misses Welthy Il. Honsinger, Alice
IT.
for the west this morning. 10 sail from
Seattle for China next Wednesday, changed
the program Tor the afternoon ana Instead
of the candidates telling why they go to
the foreign field the returned missionaries
recited their individual experiences that
lead them to go into the nilsson work. Two
songs in the signs language by pupils of the
Nebraska -hool for the Deaf contributed
an interes ,-4g feature TO the program.
A chiiuren's meeting, conducted by the
chlldrens leader, Mrs. Lucie Harrison. Will
be held this afternoon al s O'Clock
Missionaries in costume win tell stories Of
the children Of other lands.
Among tho inte' ssting arrivals on FRI
day was Miss Ida Jontz, president Of Folts
institute Of HerkimeT, N. y. The Folts
has bible and kindergarten departments
and Is a preparatory school Tor young
women for WORK in the foreign or home
field. II is the property Of the Women's
Foreign Missionary society OF the Meth
odist church and the only training school
in America under the management Of the
society. The course il particularly adapted
70 college women, the ordinary college
course being incomplete preparation for
these workers. There are about hfty young
women In the school at present among
them number Of native girls from foreign
lands. sixty graduates have been sent out
from the two years course the school
offers and many more from the one years
courss.
! A missionary exhibit OF much interest has
| been arranged Al the rear Of the auditorium