New-York tribune., 1906-02-10
WOMEN IN THE CHURCHES.

The NeT-Yorlz branch OF the Methodist Episcopal
Tomens Foreign Missionary Society VIII observe
February Is day Of prayer. Services viii be
held in the chapel Of the Methodist Episcopal Book
Concern. No 15o 5th-aye-, from Il TO ! o'clock.
Adjacent suxllisries viii meet in the mission hoard
rooms leaders Tor each hour have been appointed
e3sson North. Mrs Charles + Locke. Brooklyn;
Mrs J j. Knowles ana Mrs. May Leonard Wood
'uh, Bloomfield. y. J.
Miss 2 C. wilkins, r teacher at TaIladega Col
lege, Ala, VII be 81 New-York and vicinity for
tsyeral weeks presenting. the Interests Of the col
legA Miss wilkins can he addressed care AmeTi-
can Missionary Association. No. PSI 4th-aye.
Miss q. H. Lawrence corresponding secretary
o. the Wonsu's Board Of Foreign Missions Re
formed Church Of America. will lecture at the
Marie Collegiate Church 29th-st. and 5th-ave, on
Ti.l9g Ts eze.l9g oI teoruary u, on Views OF India, "
reference 10 Tie mission work in that country.
There las been a marked increase recently in
the number - women students joining the Voun-
teer Missionary Union. and many VIII attend the
conference n the Student Volunteer Movement TO
be held IN Nashville. March 20 4. Three thousand
Official delegates least two hundred missionaries
omoers cf foreign missionary societies, professors
tnd Students from FIVE hundred universities, col
reyes and seninaries, national leaders Of the va
flous movements for work among young people
and fraternal delegates from Europe win consti-
tute notable gathering.
+he Student Volunteer Movement organized in
~ ty 1r Moody with representatives. from all
Tie leading colleges 10 the number of 80. aims to
- ,-a'fresf and enroll sufficient number Of properly
t-aleo students from institutions Of higher learn
lne 20 meet The successive demands Of The various
~ L3ei intending rissionari,s TO prepare for their
coming an iudepeldent board for sending out mis-
s,s@a.tsees j ls simply recruiting agency where
NE so.e,3 " se2Lstng foreign f.lds 49,, ,r..-ra-
GER al
W D. present Al the conference.
is,s 81 tfetrE Mortimer Durand. the British An
GGssSea9r. b. b. 7. MacFarland. president Of the
~ J-l1ss y 1lers Of the District Of Columbia, and
.Lese volunteer conventions are held but once
faos,y lou ao1I years. and constitute the largest and
80 eiresentative gathering Of students in North
$3.50 Miss Ina NJ Saunders, for six years
Cs.t4-nS secretary in Great Britain. has recently
-7 10 America 10 M a similar position here
Miss Katherine r. Croweu, author OF several
textbooks on mission study for Juniors will con-
s-ct TIE training class junior study the Inter
- -oliilauonal Missionary Conference 10 be held
FEBRUARY p, % and a Al the Young Mems Chris
ush Association Building, in West 23d-st. Miss
NfoWeA VIII have exhibits OF her work in the form
Njse GfislISi etc made by classes OF juniors
80 n ssoS Iilne Petrie. Young People's Secre-
2 % me me Ffeesby byterian Board OF Home Missions
pose q The conference is 10 frInp together for
,oI4g 'Ion ano PRAYER the leaders Of the
cay school workers and ali interesfed In ,vo1ine
leaders Of Bible study and rnissi ,ii NE slge. - :.
methods q work VIII be discussed ~ syne-is 10
Enc difficulties and TSobems viii he Sa.I, -,9t -
open conference Probably half Tie deieeates
% the conference viii he women - 'i0 Ue'esa'eS
IN response 70 the appeal from the Rev. Dr r
Ryder, corresponding secretary OF the A,n.rt.ar
Missionary Association. twenty-five thousand ,,o,,
peoples societies have indicated their tntentio -,
Observe Tomorrow as Lincoln memorial iaW ~
's expected that forty thousand young rsoryy. q,
The Congregational denomination alone VII rola
bTafe the day.
The women of the Clinton Avenue Congregational
Church. Brooklyn have invited Dr Ryder 10 ad
eress them February Is THE People or
Abraham Lincoln" Or Ryder viii repeat the an =
cfss before the WOWaus League of Stamfor,3
'rnn.. fhe same evening
-n tie sunny South Was he topic FOR Thursday
afternoon. when tre Wor1aus Home Missionary
s''-etT ~ tie washington Heights Methodist
EIs'opal Church net a. The home ~ Miss Mary F.
ttilRss No ~ NeNi l6zq ~ hear an address hV
sl.s Holland on Work Among Tho Colorad Peo-
e aud hy Mrs IS. J.. PaiTd. one 0f The confer
.e