The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-04-16
MRS. BRENTON CHOSEN
President Missionary Society Des
Moinss Presbytery.

The Thirty-second annual meeting
lof the Woman's Home and Foreign
missionary Society Of the Des Moines
Presbytery was successful through.
Tout and closed with a most interest
ling session Friday night in the First
Presbyterian church. The election of
officers, having been postponed from
la previous session, was the only mat
tier of business to occupy the time in
1.-THE evening and 1t was a very quiet
laffair, the report of the nominating
committee being accepted in full as
follows:
President Mrs. Clyde Brenton, of
Dallas Center. .s ...s.
LIST yice-President-Mrs. w. w.
Hale, of Des Moines. ...
2nd e-President-Mrs. G. D. Cur
Hey, of Des Moines.
Secretary of Literature-Miss Stel
la Elliott, of Knoxville.
Secretary-Mrs. r. E. Loury, of
Seymour.
General and Foreign Secretary and
lTreasurer-Mrs. Fred Hartsook, of
Winterset.
Home Secretary and Treasurer
Mrs. Walter Elliott, of Knoxville.
The invitation of the society at
Winterset to entertain the conven-
ton in 1909 was accepted and the
meeting will be held in that city next
year. = sd .
Friday Afternoon.
The praise sevice Friday afternoon
was led by Mrs. N. r. Miles, of Colfax
followed by the STORY of the Year"
given by the secretaries of the vari-
Gus departments-Mrs. Clyde Bren-
ton, Dallas Center, of the Foreign
work; Mrs. Walter Elliott, Knoxville,
of the Home work; Mrs. Geo. bruce,
Mediapolis. of the Young People; and
Mrs. Fred Hartsook. Winterset, of the
Literary department.
The financial statistics shown in the
reports of the respective treasurers
made a good showing. $l,395.42 were
received during the year for foreign
missions and $1,294.61 for home mis-
sions, this latter amount showing an
increase of 213 over the amount re-
ceived for the same cause during the
previous year.
After the presentation of the work
for the year Mrs. NJ. B. Lee, of Min
neapolis, talked to the delegates on
the subject of missions. Her ad-
dress was in the nature of a heart-to
heart talk on the methods of work in
the societies and their various de-
partments.
Friday Evening.
The grand closing meeting was held
Friday evening and the attendance
was much larger than at any previous
session; The meeting was opened
with the singing of the hymn, 'In the
Cross of Christ" after which Mrs. ID.
McEwan,of Centeryille, conducted the
brief devotional exercises, Special
music was rendered during the even
ing, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Kemble singing
a duet and Miss Hazel Phillips and
Mrs. Beebe each a solo. The num-
bers were all excellent and much ap-
preciated.
The address of the evening was Civ
en- by Mrs. NJ. B. Lee of Minneapolis,
who is Field Secretary for the North
western Board of the Woman's Home
Mission Society. Her address was
'Glimpses From the Home Field, land
was thoroughly interesting and in
spring. Many touching incidents
were described illustrative of the
powerful work which the spread of
Christianity is doing within the
boundaries of our own nation.
The following resolutions were
unanimously adopted by the conven-
ton Friday afternoon:
Resolutions Adopted,
The committee on resolutions beg
leave to submit the following report:
1t is our pleasure to extend the sin
Ger thanks of the. members of the
Thirty-second Presbyterial Society for
the cordial welcome received at the
hands of the ladies of the First Pres
byterian church of 0skaloosa; for the
well developed plans of the special
committees who have spared no pains
that our pleasure and comfort might
be complete. We appreciate the fav-
orable recognition of our presence
in the city by the press. And we
would express our hearty appreciation
of the faithfulness and efficiency of
the officers of the Presbyterial Society
in making this one of the most helpful
and best attended meetings in the
history OF the organization,
Indeed, we are very thankful to ev-
cry one who has by song, prayer, help
full word or greeting. or in any other
way contributed to the success of
this meeting.
Mrs. w. s. Johnson,
Mrs. w. E. Ballard,
| Mrs. l.. j. Wainwright,