The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-07-19
REPORTS OF OFFICERS
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The fifteenth annual meeting OF
the Notnaps Synodical Missionary
lconrentton adjourned Thursday al
'ernoou at 4 O'Clock The meeting
throughout WIS a success and much
interest was displayed in the pro
Iceedlngs by the delegates
The devotional service Thursday
Iafternoon was conducted by Mrs. G.
Il. SusFtx OF Denison
The entire session was devoted TO
the reading of reports from presby
terial officers
Abilene presbytery. with % coun-
ties, reported auxiIiaries with lo4
members, So churches and II minis
ters
Amarillo presbytery. with 46
counties, reported auxiliaries. with
~ members, Is ministers and a
church membership OF GAL
Austin presbytery, embracing II
counties. with auxiliaries and SO
members.
Brownwood presbytery, 81 coun-
ties. 6 auxiliaries, with 10 mem
bers. and "a churches
The Dallas presbytery has been
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and Bacon presbyteries and part OF
Denton presbytery. This presbytery
now embraces Is counties and in
point OF membership is the second
largest in the state Denton pres
bytery reported 3 auxliaries. Fort
Worth reported 26 auxiliaries and
30 churches. Houston, embracing SO
counties, reported 4 auxiliaries and
N
iaries and 10 members; San An
tonic auxiliares and 25 members;
/ Waco, % auxiliaries and 220 mem
/ bers.
The report Of Mrs. c. c. McCon-
nell, chairman Of the committee on
state work, showed that much good
work had been done by the auxili-
aries during the last year.
The report OF the committee on
future work made a number Of rec
concentrations as follows:
That one synodical organization
be formed for the purpose of pro-
noting the interest of home and for
eign missions among the womer
and young people Of the churches
the officers to be as follows: Presi
dent, vice-president. recording sec
retary and treasurer, secretary o
young peoples work, secretary o
literature and secretary of freedmen
That 10c per year be collected
from each auxiliary member, supple
mented by free will offerings, to
constitute the synodical contingent
fund.
That each executive committee
meeting be held after the annual
meeting. at which time and place
plans and pledges should be discus
sed and synodical letter outlined
and copies sent to each society.
That committee be appointed at
this meeting to formulate a synodi-
cal constitution and bylaws, and
this committee report at the next
synodical meeting.
That the Womans Presbyterian
! Missionary societies make their CON
| stitutions correspond as nearly as
possible with the synodical constitu-
( ton.
That the pledge and envelope
system be adopted by the societies.
! That the annual meetings be held
/ in connection with the synod, and
/ that free entertainment be limited
i to delegates
The report embodying the above
I recommendation was unanimously
adopted.
g The report of Mrs. Il. +. Butts OF
Houston. CORES spondiug secretary
treasurer. shows "a decrease in offer
iugs the last year excepting the
presbyterics of Amarillo and San
Antonio This was attributed 90 the
unsettled condition uf the church
for several months The treasurer.s
report at the annual convention In
Macon Mo. last May gave Texas
first place uu the honor roll uf
syuods Two of the banner Young
womeu's societies were trom Texas,
Paris leading with gift of $ll'.3l.
Tho Mesquite and Fort Worth Juu-
tor EudeaVorvrs We're also ON the
honor roll
Mrs Butts report showed the
number of societies to he ls tuIloNa
women AuNiulries me. Young
Women's societies 70. thtldfru
Bands 8. Junior Christian EudeaVor
societle- 30. Z. g.. total 1903
sosicttcs. 1u increase of lN over l8s'
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