The San Francisco call., 1907-02-10
Occidental Board

Woman's Occidental Board OF
Foreign Missions of the Pres
u byterian church was held last
Monday in the lecture-room OF
Calvary Presbyterian Church, where
the open meetings of the board will
hereafter be held. The executive meet
ings will, as in the past. be held at the
Home, 47T East Eleventh street. East
Oakland.
Mrs. Robinson, secretary of the Mis-
sionary Candidates Society," presented
two new missionary candidates, Miss
Herriott and Miss Leila Quinby OF
Los Angeles. Both will be recon-
mended for acceptance by the Board
of Foreign Missions in New York.
Mrs. E. @. Denniston, the treasurer,
after presenting her report, made a
special plea that all auxiliary societies
make their quarterly payments by the
quarter and not carry them to the end
of the year. She stated that if this
were observed the Board of Missions
would be saved much in interest on
money ii now has to borrow in order
to pay salaries to the missionaries.
The New York board. she said, now
had a deficit of nearly 100000, partly
due to the failing of legacies and part
ly to the expansion of the work of the
board.
The Occidental Board has always
been in the lead in sending in quar-
terly returns on time and does not
want to go behind this time. The
fiscal year ends March 90, on which
date all accounts must be closed for
the year.
A very interesting letter from DR..
Merwin was read by Miss Latham.
conveying the pleasing information
that the doctor would soon take up
the work again. Considering her re-
cent serious illness and severe oper-
alton she had to undergo this was
looked upon as almost marvellous.
1t was announced that Miss Giles. a
very gifted missionary speaker. would
be in this city shortly and would ad-
dress several important meetings dur
in the latter part of the month.
Miss Partridge, after an enforced
absence on account of serious illness.
was present at the meeting and gave
an interesting account of the work of
the Young Peoples societies in Santa
Barbara, announcing that all were in
iourishing condition Through the
efforts of this lady, who is now secre-
tay of the Young PEOPLES societies.
the societies in all parts of the State
are united and enthusiastic and they
have raised more than the amount
pledged for missionary work. money
enough to pay for the furnishing of
the Occidental Boards new home.
Mrs. Kelly reported that every ef-
fort was being made to have the board
return to it's old site at $40 Sacramento
street She stated that the building
would be restored, and that she was of
the opinion that it would be ready for
occupancy by Thanksgiving day.
1t was announced that the Far West.
the old Occidental Board Bulletin and
Synodical Quarterly, would be pub
lished hereafter, commencing with
April
At the afternoon session the board
was addressed by Mr.. McKitteridge of
Genesee, New York, who is on his way
to Shanghai to attend the hundredth
anniversary of the founding of
Protestant missions in China. He con-
graduated the board on the good work
in which 1t is engaged and expressed
the hope that ii would continue in this
work for long period. He promised.
on his return in August, to appear be-
fore the board and give an account OF
the celebration.
II was expected that several of the
missionaries would be present, but they
did not appear
Miss Cameron. who is engaged in
rescue work. told in a very interesting
way of what she had done in Oakland 5
Chinatown in the matter of rescuing a
slave girl. with the assistance of the
police. She told Of many girls who
wanted TO be saved, but we're afraid to
speak out" because of the threats by
their masters She stated that after
saving one girl she endeavored to save
others. but discovered that they had
been removed to places in San Fran
cisco, which will necessitate working
on both sides of the bay.