The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-04-09
INDIA IS
DISCUSSED
Missionary Society Consi-
ders Conditions.
JOINT MEETING HELD
Home Society Considers Var
ious Schools.
First Presbyterian Ladies' Meet in
the Church and Following the
Program Lunch is Served.

The Foreign and Home Missionary F,
Societies of the First Presbyterian
church met in the church parlors
Wednesday afternoon and observed
very interesting programs. The meet
ing was opened with singing, More
About Jesus, following which Mrs.
G.. NJ. Rourke read a scripture les
son from John 10, and also offered
short prayer.
The topic of the Foreign Society
was India" and the leader was
Mrs. II. c. Bowdisn, who read a
paper on emissions in India" Miss
Theodosia Hummer read a farewell
paper on India, the People the Gus
toms, and the Worship" following
which Miss Hattie Taylor read of
Emissions as Mediators Miss Ruth
Hummer reported letters received
from points in the mission fields,
where requests for prayers were
lasked. Mrs. s. r.. Barlow led in
prayer. after which in a general dis
Icussion on thquestion, What is the
IGreatest Curse of india" 1t was de-
Icided that the greatest curse was the
lpractice of child marriage.
Mrs. Charles Turner and Mrs S.
lC. Bates were elected delegates to
1.-THE Missionary convention to be held
lat Marysville soon Mrs. s. T..
Barlow, Mrs, W. l.. Warner and Mrs
In. Il. Sellers were elected as Off
cials 20 the convention.
The next regular meeting of the
society will be held on May 13.
Immediately at the conclusion OF
the program by the Foreign socliety
the Home Missionary band went
into session and a highly interest
ing program was carried out.
Mrs. II, Phelps, president of the
organization presided and opened
the meeting by conducting short
devotional exercises After the pre-
liminary business was considered, a
fine program on the theme .'Freed-
mem was taken up The program
consisted OF itsems of interest from
the various freedmen schools
throughot the country. Mrs. A. Il.
Seifner gave n report from The
Mary Allen school, of Texas. Mrs.
W. J.. Warner told some interesting
facts concerning the Mary Holmes
school, of West Point, Mississippi.
Mrs. G. NJ. ROurke described the
work accomplished at the Barber
Memorial Seminary Mrs. S. T.. Bar
low reviewed various features OF
the Brainard institute, of Chester,
|
deny of tranklinton, North Caro-
lima, was the subject of an interest
ing description given by Mrs. w. S,
Seifner. Mrs. George Beaver talked
interestingly OF the Mary Potter
seminary at Oxford. North Carolina
Mrs Edward Munnell described the
Oak Hin seminary, of Valiant,
Oklahoma. Mrs. o. w. Weeks talk
ed briefly OF the See Memorial
institute OF Camp Nelson, Ken
lucky. At the close of the discus
sions on the various schools Mrs.
10. Il. Phelps read a very appro-
pirate paper dealing with the race
problem. Her theme ''The Soul OF
the Black Folks was we'll devel-
oped and the effect was highly ap-
preciated, A concluding feature of
the program was vocal solo by
Mrs. Edward Munnell.
before adjournment was called
a penny collection was taken ana
a neat sum realized.
At the close OF the meeting the
members adjourned to the basement
of the church where an elegant
supper was served under the aus
pices OF Class A,