The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-13
FOREIGN MISSIONS
MEMBERS OF NEWARK DIS
TRICT HEAR REPORTS.
Raise Funds to Perpetuate Memory of
workers-Total Membership Ex-
ceeds 1000.

The announcement that the Women's
Foreign Missionary Society of the New
York branch was affected by the failure OF
the Knickerbocker Trust Company to the
amount Of $4,000 caused a stir among the
members of tho Methodist district of New
ark in annual session in the Union Street
Methodist Episcopal Church today.
Mrs. Joseph II. Knowles, secretary of
the Newark conference, said that the loss
was made known when checks sent to
foreign fields for that amount were sent
back protested. Ten thousand dollars WAS
borrowed to tide over in the emergency
and part Of the checks redeemed. Mrs.
Knowles urged the members to make an
extra effort to raise $4,000 at once. so that
the loan may be paid back and the bal
ance OF the checks redeemed. Mrs. Knowles
encouraged the women by saying that il
the Knlckerbocker Company ever paid UP
its obligations the organization would have
$4,000 to Its credit.
Devotional services were offered by Mrs.
E.. Collins. after which greetings were ex-
tended by the Rev. Hedding Bishop Leech,
pastor of the church, who made the guests
welcome In the name Of the church and of
the congregation.
Mr., Leech spoke strongly Of the value
of missionary work and of woman's great
influence in the missionary world. He said
he was proud to hav an opportunity to
address the district missionary members In
a body.
The report of the treasurer, Mrs. R. NJ.
Sanger, stated that the years receipts
amounted to $143. 25, and the disbursements
were s97.2 %, leaving a balance of 1856.
The secretary, Miss Burnettie p. Colt,
gave a resume of the social and business
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the weekly prayer-meetings held during
the year were so successful that the
societies are planning TO hold them again
during the coming season. She spoke of
the helpfulness OF the conference ami
versary at Morristown, and the midsum-
mer conference anniversary at Mount
Tabor
Miss Colt spoke of the splendid work
of the anxiliaries, making special men
ton of the thank Offering and the en-
thusiasm with which the auxiliaries have
taken up thai part of the work of raising
the necessary money for the Bible Train
ing School, named for the conference
secretary, Mrs. Knowles. Montclair raised
500 in addition to its regular fund. to
name a wing In the building for Mrs.
Merritt. Mount Tabor also raised 800 to
name a room for the conference treasurer,
Miss Edith L. White Summit branch
gave $3.50 to name a room for Rebecca T.
Lore, in the hospital at Pyeng Yang.
Korea, and the young women's society of
the same place had raised 500 to name a
room in fhe Pekin school for Mary Por-
ter Gamewell Miss Colt told Of a new
auxiliary in Belleville, and Of the sending
OF a missionary box to Miss Jennine ".
Hughes, IN Pekin. China Miss Colt
stated that Mrs. Charles T.. Mead had
been appointed secretary of young peoples
work. 1t is hoped, she said, that a new
home may be built at Pyeng Yang during
the coming year, and that a special effort
would be made to support 1t.
Miss Colts report showed that the total
membership of the thirty-two auxiliaries
was LASS, of the fourteen young peoples
societies 1926. of the seven Kings Heralds
societies ia and of the eleven Little Light
bans 1863, making a total Of 2,Os2.
Mrs C f.. Wnteraeld, the president, ap.
pointed the following to serve as the nomi.
mating committee: Mrs. Thatcher, chair.
man. Mrs. G. II. Jones and Mrs. Frank
Hoff.
Mrs. J. Fl. Faraday and Mrs. Stephen
Day were appointed a committee on reso-
~lutions.
Mrs. Charles L. Mead. the recording sec
rotary, gave a summary of the meetings
of the year, and the minutes of the semi
annual meeting In Summit last May.
WIS -. T. Conln gave IL report CT the
New York branch meeting held Mt Troy
In October. at which she was n delegate
for the Newark district.
An address on the work of the confer
ence was given by Mrs. ]. II. Knowles.
the conference secretary. She told of It's
growth and what 1t had accomplished.
Reports Of the Mortified conference will
be given at the evening session, and Mrs.
Homer c Stuntz, a missionary from the
Philippine Islands, will address the as
semblage,
All the officers were reelected at the
opening of the afternoon session, with the
exception Of the superintendent of litera-
ture, Miss Jane l.. Robinson. A success
sor will be appointed to take Miss Robin
sons place, she having refused to serve
owing TO ill-health.
The new officers are as follows: Presi-
dent, Mrs. Charlotte Waterfeld; eight
vice-presidents, Mrs. C. E. Coffin, Mrs.
A. r. Halstead, Mrs. William Austin, Mrs.
y. j. Cory, Mrs. c.. A. Dennis, Mrs. e.
Unger, Mrs. r. II. Saraday, Mrs. c. J..
Hoyt; recording secretary, Mrs. Charles
L. Mead; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
Burnettie Colt; treasurer, Mrs. r.. N.
Sanger.