The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-06-14
DELEGATES MAKE
ANNUAL REPORT.
The Condition OF all Societies
is Exc .lltnt.
Woman's Foreign Mission Societies
Hears Excellent Speeches by
Missionaries.
CONFERENCE is DOWN TO WORK

After a praise and testimony meet
ing, the business of the morning ses-
sion OF the Womans Missionary So
ciety of the Memphis conference to-
day was begun at the Broadway
Methodist church.
Reports from the various charges
In the conference were read by the
different representatives, showing
splendid condition both as regards
the spiritual and the financial sides.
In introducing the subjects for dis
cussion Mrs Roberts. Mrs. King.
Mrs. Aston. Mrs. Wills, Miss Taylor
and Mrs. Sellars made excellent
speeches. This was followed by brief
voluntary talks by the members of
the conference generally. The morn
ing session closed at IL o'clock with
a devotional service. led by Mrs. Ala
Cooper. The program for the after
noon session is:
Devotional service.
Paper, "a Visit to McTyeire
School, China Mrs. J. C. Swee-
ney.
Reports from Paris district.
Young Peoples Rally. Addresses
by Misses Glenn, Waters and Barnes.
Tonight Miss A. NJ. Barnes Will
address the conference and visitors,
her subject being, "The Evangelical
ton of the World in This Genera
ton" Miss Barnes Is the editor OF
the Little Worker" and 1t is espe-
cially desired that many children
hear her.
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session yesterday
opened with a memorial with Mrs.
Hattie Holland in the chair. Mrs. 5.
II. Winstead was at the organ and
solos were sung by Miss Jones and
little Miss Howell, of Dyersburg. The
report shows that during the year ten
members have died, including the
president of the society.
Mrs. T. b. King took the chair and
the regular business was resumed.
The report of the womens board was
read by Mrs. King. The women's
board is the highest body OF the for
eign missionary societies OF the Meth
odist church, by which the laws are
made, the problems of the work
solved and the future work projected.
OF the thirty-four conferences repre-
sented on this board, the Memphis
conference is one of the seven on the
honor roll.
A report on the extension OF the
work was next read by Miss Radford
and progress was shown to have been
made. Discussions of the condition
of different departments was general
and the session closed with announce
ment of committees by the president.
The committees appointed at the
close of yesterday afternoons ses-
sion were: Publication committee.
Mrs. w. l.. Duckworth, chairman;
finance committee, Mrs. J. C. OF
finger, chairman; district secretary's
journal committee, Mrs. J. NJ. An
derson, chairman; Young Peoples
work Mrs. II. F.Crawford. chairman:
resolutions committee. Mrs. George
Gibbs; Dora Rankin memorial, Mrs.
C. Dobblns, chairman.
Missionaries Talk.
The exercises at the session OF the
missionary meeting at the Broadway
Methodist church last evening began
with a beautiful organ solo by Mrs.
Winstead.
After singing by the choir. prayer
BY Mrs. w. l.. Duckworth, scripture
lesson by Miss Laura Bradford. and
vocal solo by Mrs. Henry OVERLY. ths
president, Mrs, T b. King. in grace
full speech introduced the speakers Of
the evening, Miss Alice Waters, re-
turned missionary from Sung Kong.
China. and Miss Layona Glenn, OF Rio
Janeiro, Brazil.
Miss Waters made an interesting
speech concerning her work in China.
dealing chiefly with the various school
enterprises successfully conducted by
the church.
Miss Glenn made forcible talk on
the need of missionary work In Bra
I'll. The talks were heard with eager
interest by all present.
At the conclusion of these addresses :
announcements were made by the
president.
The meeting was adjourned with