The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-21
FOR NEWARK HOME.
METHODIST DEACONESSES
TO START NEW ONE.
women's Home Missionary Society Raps
Mormonism, Canteen and Sun
day Dissertation.

PATTERSON, Nov. 21.-The twenty
third annual meeting of the Woman's
Home Missionary Society of the New
ark Conference came to a close last
night after a two-days' session. One
of the closing addresses of the gath
ering was made by Mrs. Van der Poole,
of Newark, who made a strong APP
peal for the establishment of a new
~deaconess's home in Newark. "A build
ing, she said, had been secured and by
February l it will be occupied.
The present Newark home was rep
resented at the conference by its SUI
~perintendent, Mrs. M. T. Rice. Her re-
port showed to a good advantage the
vast amount of work which is accom-
plished there. 1t told of the many
hours hat nave been spent by the six
brave women who go about doing good.
visiting the sick. cheering the poor and
gathering together faithful little bands
of children who are instructed in the
teachings of the gospel. These workers
are attired in modest garbs. of black
gowns and small purple hats. In this
attire they are allowed to go into
homes where the pastor cannot. They
teach the mothers to care for their
i ~ ~ &c liz oiio iAtAP -
ganize new Sunday schools. They also
them into clubs. where they can gain
in a few hours every week some valu-
able lessons.
The enrolment committee, compris.
ing Miss Weeks, Westield: Mrs. w.
Quinn. Rutherford; Mrs. C. M. Van
Aiken, Jersey City, and Mrs. L. c.
Cowle, of Newark, made the following
report: Number of delegates and Wis
itors enrolled from the various lis
tricts, Elizabeth. delegates, II; Jersey
City, delegates, %. visitors. 2: Newark,
delegates, 55, visitors, 80, and Paterson,
delegates, Is, and visitors, 81. This
made a total of 112 delegates present at
the conference and ninety-nine visitors.
One Of the last items of business to
come before the conference was h re-
port of the resolutions committee The
following was unanimously adopted;
Resolved. we extend to the
pastor of this church, not only our
thanks for his gracious words of well
tcme. but also for his untiring atten-
ton and interest; to the trustees for
the use ~ the building; to the women
who furnished the substantial lunch
cons, and to the friends who have so
kindly opened their homes for our en-
t%ertainment; to the pastors Of the
various Methodist churches who
favored us with their addresses at our
evening service; to the o~rganist. SOLO
lists and choir, who favored us with
their musical selections; to the Ep-
worth League; to the pages who have
aided so much to our comfort, and to
the public press of the city of Pater-
son for their hearty cooperation.
Resolved, That we. as Christian
women. use our influence against the
persistent efforts of Mormon mission
aries. who enter our churches and
young peoples societies, giving them
the impression that they are the latter
Gay saints, and that we use our power
to counterfeit this pernicious influence.
Resolved. That we do most earnest
~ protest against the restoration OF
the army c%anteen, and pledge ourselves
to use our influence in every possible
way againsas II.
Resolved, That we pledge ourselves
as individuals to secure every woman
In our auxlliaries as subscribers to the
'Woman's Home Missions;' also that
we make equal efforts to increase the
Missions.
Resolved, That we use our utmost
influence by precept and example TO
lessen the evil of Sabbath dissertation
in our cities.
Resolved, That as Christian women
we pledge ourselves to secure members
for new auxiliaries and aid In the or
ganization of same.
Resolved. That the young peoples
work demands our earnest thought and
attention. and that we will make more
earnest efforts than ever before to de-
velop leaders for circles, home guards
and mothers Jewels.
Resolved. That In union with our
comrades we rejoice in the progress
that has been made toward the pay
ment of the silver Offering"