The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-07
NEED s,768 TO
CONTINUE FOREIGN
MISSION LABORS
Annual Convention in the Gem
tenary M. E. Church Told
of Deficit.
CASH PLEDGES SOUGHT
TO GET NEEDED AMOUNT
Reports Made of Achievements
in One Year-"Korea's Evan
gelizatiOn" Subject Tonight.

With a deficit Of 81, 768. 20 staring 1t in
the face, the New York Branch Of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society,
of the Methodist Episcopal Church, now
in annual session at the Centenary
Methodist Church, bravely declared to-
day through its secretary. Mrs. J. S.
Stone, of New Rochelle, that before the
CLOSE of the convention tomorrow night
every effort would be made to make up
the necessary amount.
1t is hoped that officers and delegates
from auxiliaries in the branch will
pledge themselves for large amounts.
The matter will also be brought to the
notice Of the audience at the young
peoples rally tomorrow night.
Mrs. Stone reported that the receipts
for the veal from all sources, including
last years balance OF 1921 sc, we're $685.
635. and the disbursements sos, 403. %
after all the needs of the missionaries
in foreign lands were supplied, leaving
the shortage of ST., 76S.20 Mrs. Stone
begged the members of the society to
accept the burden of the loss rather
than make the missionaries suffer.
Miss Mary M. Quea1, field secretary
Of the work, reported the Organization
of a~uxiliaries all over the territory of
the branch amounting toDan added
membership of III. She told Of numer-
Gus ways of help obtained under most
discouraging circumstances.
Mrs. r. j. Cole, the secretary of
literature, reported a large i~ncrease'in
the sale of missionary literature. She
declared that the object of having
literature was not SO much for the
sake of the revenue it brought, but
rather for the sake of the women it
helped ave
That the work of young people is
progressing was shown by the report
Of Mrs. Charles Spaeth, the secretary.
Mrs. Spaeth told of successful sup
pers and sales given by the young peo-
pie in order to raise money to support
q missionary n aid In the foreign
hospital work.
Mrs. H. C. Leary, secretary of chill
dren's work, said that in one territory
the children are making their objective
work, the support of Miss Cole. a
teacher in the mission schools at Japan.
She commended the Kings Herald So
ciety of Irvington, N. j., for it's place
on the honor roll.
Mrs. w. r.. Lewis, the home sec.
rotary, and Mrs. A. 1. Preston, the Sec
rotary of special work, gave interesting
reports of their department.
The speaker of this evenings service
will be George Heber Jones, ID. D.. of
Seoul, Korea, who will speak on THE
Evangelization of Korea"
Hundreds of Methodists attended the
reception to missionaries and delegates
last night. Foreign missionaries home
from distant lands who We're present
were: Miss Christina w. Lawson. Bonn
bay conference, India; DIR. Mary e.
Carleton. Minching, China; Miss Grace
Travis, Fou Chow, China; Miss Georgia
M. Weaver, Sendai. Japan; Miss Jennie
M. Geehr, K~agoshima, Japan; Miss
Henrietta Robbins, Pyeng Yong, Korea.
and Miss Mary A. Danforth.
Mrs. Stephen L. Baldwin. of Brook
Ign, president of the New York branch
of the society, which includes the
States of New Jersey and New York,
began as a foreign missionary forty
three years ago. She was the first
Christian woman in the Fou Chow
part of China. She conducts all the
executive work of the New York branch
of the society now
The Newark women who composed
the reception committee were Mrs.
Joseph II. Knowles, Mrs. Charles l..
Mead, Miss Edith L. White, Mrs. Rob-
ert NJ. Sanger, Miss M. ". B.. Jacobus
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