Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-28
Annual Session of Congrega-
tionaI Church Women
IN MT. PLEASANT CHURCH
Philadelphia Branch Of the Woman's
Board.
AUsPICI0Us
Address Of Miss Helen B. Calder,
Secretary, Of Boston, the Feature
Of Today's Meeting.

The Philadelphia branch OF the woman
board of missions Of the Congregational
Church held the opening meeting OF the
thirty-eighth annual session In the SUNDAY
school room of the Mount Pleasant Con-
gregational Church, 14th and Columbia
road northwest. at 10 o'clock today.
Miss Emma L. Bridges of Westfield, N.
j., president Of the branch, presided over
the deliberations. The meeting was
opened with the singing Of Grown Him
with Many Crowns after which Mrs.
Cornelia Riggs Truesdell of this city well
coined the delegates to Washington.
Miss Bridges delivered the response. dur
ing which she declared that the delegates
were greatly pleased to assemble again
in the Capital city of the nation. and that
she was sure the work of the branch will
be greatly helped by the discussions OF
the meeting.
The devotional exercises were conducted
by Mrs. c. L. Goodrich of Plainfield. N. j..
after which Miss ]. v. Fielding, secretary
of the executive committee of the branch,
delivered the report OF that organization,
which showed the work to be fourishing.
Miss Emma Flavell of Paterson, n. j.,
treasurer of the branch. in her report
stated that the sum of $4,412.34 was col
lected from various sources during the
past year, and of that amount $4,313.11
had been expended. leaving net balance
in the hands of the treasurer Of s14O31.
ASK Somebody Else" was the subject
OF a paper read by Mrs. c: L. Wolcott
of Mount Pleasant Church, in which she
urged all to take up the work OF the
church and missions with vim in the
hope for final success.
Principal Address Today.
The principal address of the meeting
was delivered by Miss Helen B. Calder,
secretary of the woman's board of mis-
sions, with headquarters in Boston. Miss
Calder's subject was THE Vital Spirit in
Missions"
In opening she told Of the work In
China, Japan, India and the Islands of
Micronesia, where she said faithful mis-
sionaries are working with a will to
gather the natives into the mission
schools and are meeting with much sue
cess in their efforts.
She pointed to one example of the
zeal shown for the advancement of mis-
sions by the converts OF the missionaries
in several of the islands of Micronesia
In these places. she said. the native
girls of the mission schools had worked
overtime at their work at a rate OF cent
per hour, In all aggregating 1.45O hours.
In order that they might have the OPP
portunity OF sending $14.50 to the board
Of missions and the preaching of the
gospel to others In the same section OF
the world who have not heard of the
crucified Christ and His church.
At the conclusion Of Miss Calder's re-
marks Miss Elizabeth McManigal. dis
cussed Our Literature" after which the
meeting adjourned for luncheon. which
was served by the ladies of the Mount
Pleasant Church in the gymnasium.
The Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session began at 2
O'clock when the reports of the home Sec
retaries-Mrs. G. ]. Cummings Of Wash
ington and Mrs. Henry E. Birdseye of
Glen Ridge. n. j., were called. The bal
ance of the program includes the hear
ing of the reports OF the junior secre-
taries-Miss Eta M. Eaton of Washing
ton. Mrs. w. L. H. Giese Of Philadel-
phia and Mrs. F. H. Sanborn of West
field. N. J.
A missionary address will be given
by Mrs. Lorin S. Gates Of Sholapur In
dia, and after the reports of a number
of committees have been made the ses-
sion will come to a close with the an
nual election of officers.
Rev. M. Ross Fishburn, pastor of Mount
Pleasant Church, will speak upon THE
Triumphs Of the Cross in Mission Fields"
at service to be held In the church at 8
o clock this evening, and w. H. H. Smith
will follow with an illustrated lecture
upon missions at home and abroad.
Last Nights Reception.
A reception held in the church parlors
last night for the visitors was largely at
tended. The officers of the missionary So
ciety of the church received. They are
as follows: Mrs. E. M. Bliss. president;
Mrs. C. r. Truesdell, first vice president:
Mrs. NJ. Ross Fishburn. second vice presi-
dent; Mrs A. L. Sturtevant, secretary;
Mrs. A. M. Harrington. treasurer and