The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-14
MISSIONARY
SOCIETIES
Of Presbyterian Church Hold
Monthly Session.
OFFICERS ARE CHOSEN
Two Very Interesting Pro.
grams are Rendered.
At Close Of TIE Literary and
Business Meeting Refreshments
were Served In the Basement.

The Home and Foreign Mission.
larry societies of the First Presby.
terian church met in regular month
III session in the Sunday School
room of the church "Wednesday af.
ternoon. The attendance was ex-
ceedingly large ana highly inter
esting meeting resulted.
The Foreign society met at 2:30
|o'clock. In the absence of the pres
lident, Miss Pauline Hummer, Mrs.
IS. II. Barlow filled the chair. The
program opened with song, "The
Kings Business. " Mrs. Barlow
conducted short devotional exercises
and another hymn was sung.
The foreign topic was Africa"
and the leader. Mrs. Margaret Leon.
ard opened the discussion with a
paper on the three important events
OF the year in missionary develop
ments of that country. She spoke
of the schools as the particular OBJ
ject of improvement and described
the advance in industrial lines.
paper Of high literary conse-
quence was one read by Miss Mary
Frye. Her subject was "A West
African Village" and she pictured in
a vivid way the modes and customs
OF typical African town. "a New
Era at Lolodorf," was the subject of
a carefully prepared paper by Mrs.
W. NJ. Jackson. Mrs. G.. NJ.
Rourke talked on Africa Missions
and the Liquor Traffic"
After the secretary and treasurer's
reports, the program of the Foreign
society closed with paper by Mrs.
Barlow on, Missionary Movements
Among the Layman."
Immediately at the conclusion Of
the Foreign Society's program, the
Home Society went into session.
The topic of the program was THE
Evangelization Of America" and
the leader Mrs. G.. i. Carl.
Devotional exercises were con-
Quoted by Mrs. George Wright. The |
opening paper was given by Mrs. J.
B.. Hume on the theme. Personal
Presentation. 1t was followed by
a paper, "rhe Modern Man in Re-
ligion," by Miss Nancy Lewis. Mrs.
U. s. Sehner talked on "The Ma
tiona Christian STANDARD" after
which the program closed with u
delightful vocal selection by Mrs.
W. Harder. She was accom-
panied by Mrs. W, l.. Warner.
At the conclusion of the program,
the society adjourned into bust
ness session and great deal of i'm.
pcrtant business was considered. A
was appointed to pur-
chase some new dishes as 1t has be-
come necessary for the society to
increase its serving capacity when
giving church suppers,
The nominating committee, ap.
pointed month ago, submitted It's |
report, naming the officers of the
society for the ensuing year. The !
report was adopted and the following
officers were named:
Mrs. Charles Phelps. president. |
Mrs. Jonas Conklin, secretary; Mrs. /,
w. C.. Butcher, treasurer and Mrs. !
5. Il. DeWolfe, secretary of liter
aturc.
The vice presidentss of the various !,
classes were named as follows: Class |
AIRS. j. NJ. Davidson (chair- |
mani, Mrs. John Garberson, Mrs. |
Jose Christian, Mrs. Charles Felty, !
Mrs. Benjamin Beiber and Mrs. j.
Glass B-Mrs. j., b. Hume (chair |
mani, Mrs. w. j. Oberlln; Mrs.
W. IL. IIaberman, Mrs. l.. ID.
Mrs. w. NJ Jackson and
Mrs. Carrie Owen.
Glass C-Mrs. u. S. Seffner (cnair-
mani, Mrs. w. j. Oberln, Mrs. w.
II. Haberman, Mrs. l.. ID. Hamilton,
Mrs. W, M. Jackson and Mrs. Car.
rie Owen.
Glass C-Mrs. U. S. Seffner (chair-
mani, Mrs. Fred Schaffer, Mrs.
John Turner, Mrs. 4ai Schrote, Mrs.
W. b. Foye and Mrs. " Benjamin
NAPLES, 5i ylpa n
Immediately at the conclusion of
The business, the society adjourned
to the basement OF the church, where