The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-10-22

with the manner in which they were
received and entertained while in the
city. Enthusiastic words of praise
for the local committees and members
of the local missionary society and
pastor and officers of the church
have been heard from every attend
ant at the convention. and as the Wis.
itors leave the city they carry with
them the kindest regards for Oskaloo.
sa and her citizens. Many of the del
egates left the city Saturday, while
others remained over until Monday,
and none of them spent the Sabbath
in travelling.
The Farewell Service. y
Following good Epworth League
meeting, which was the union SER
vice of all young peoples socielles Of
the city churches, and with the church
filled to oyerfowing so that scores
were turned away for lack of room,
the farewell service of the convention
was called to order by Miss Pearson.
who then turned the meeting over to
Mrs. Mary T. Thompson, of Des
Moines, corresponding secretary Of the
branch, who presided throughout the
evening. Following singing by the
congregation and a prayer by Mrs.
Oner S. Dow, of Garner. Ia, Mss
Pearson gave a brief but comprehen-
sive sketch of the work of the Des
Moines Branch and it's relation to
the General Executive of the wom-
ans Foreign Missionary Society OF
the Methodist Episcopal church. Miss
Edith Hoffman then rendered very
which was one of the most inspiring
and impressive ceremonies ever held
in the church. The two young ladies'
who have answered the call to the
foreign field and who have thus conse-
Grated their lives to the work for the
support of which the Woman's For
eign Missionary Society was organic
ed, and who have just been accepted
by the Des Moines branch to be sent
next month as their representatives
TO China, were called upon to give an
outline of their call. Miss Jennie v.
Ankeny spoke first and Miss Lulu
Golisch second Each told a simple
but earnest story of hearing their
Masters voice. They said they did
not ask nor want sympathy, but onrs
prayers, for their work they said was
not to be sacrifice, but only an OPP
portunity for service which they wei
coined. Miss Laura G. Bobenhouse,
who is to return next month to ALI
garh, India. where she has labored
for the past nine years as a mission
airy, and Miss Mary B. Griffiths, who
is also to leave next month for her
work in Hiroski,' Japan, where she
has been stationed for twenty years,
spoke briefly of the work whic-- they
knew to be before the two young la
dies who. had just spoken of their
willingness to go to China. A beantl-
full vocal selection. 1T Must be Told
was then rendered by a quartette
composed of Craire Gordon. Sara
Grant, Ethel Hunt and Harry Douglas,
Miss Pearson then stood up with
Misses Ankeny and Golisch and gave
to them a parting verse of scripture
to remember. They were then pre-
scented with Loving Bags" containing
gifts from the auxiliaries of the De+
Moines, one package of which is TO
be opened each day of their vayage
across the Pacific. The ceremony
was exceedingly impressive, and while
the interest of the congregation was
aroused the subscriptions were taken
which amounted to the sum of $225.
Saturday ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
Following the devotional exercises
committees were heard, following
which an hour was set apart for a
memorial service in honor OF the Ia
dies in the branch who were called to
their reward during the past year.
The lists of the departed sisters were
read by the conference secretaries and
at the head of them all was placed
the name of the late Mrs. J. I. Miller,
of Kansas City, in whose memory sew.
eral brief addresses were given. Mrs.
Miller was a faithful lifelong worker
in both the home and foreign mission
airy societies and her death was the
of an illness which fol
lowed Immediately upon her return
from the general executive meeting of
the Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety which she had attended as a
from the Des MONIES
Branch. Mrs. J. l. Compton, secre-
tary of the branch, spoke first in be-
half of the Independence Avenue
church, Kansas City. of which the de-
ceased sister was a member. Mrs.
Christine Page then paid an excellent
tribute to the departed lady on behalf
Of the Grand Avenue church, of
which Mrs. Miller had also been
member. Miss Pearson, president of
the branch, told of her efficiency as
a district officer, and Mrs. |. C. Hod-
son of Carthage, Mo-, secretary of the
st. Louis Conference, added a few
to what had been said on
behalf of the conference which she
represented. A number of songs
were intermingled between other num-