The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-29
DISTRICT CONVENTION
OF the woman's Methodist Home Mis-
sionary Society.

church in this city yesterday afternoon
and last evening. Considering the wealth
er. the attendance was good, although
many Of the delegates from the farther
auxiliaries were not present.
The convention was opened shortly
after 1880 with devotional service led
BY Mrs + A. Smith Of Groton Then
came an address Of welcome BY Mrs. n.
o. Thayer Of Barre, which was responded
20 Ia q fitting manner by Mrs. S. n.
luse Of North Danvile
The report 81 the corresponding see.
retary, Mrs. Alex Cochrane Of Wells
River. was made This report showed
that The society had done considerable
work in the district, especially among
the large auxiliaries. The smaller auxil.
iaries have also shown considerable ef-
fort and interest seems to be growing
throughout the district There are II
auxiliaries In the district, one Of which
was reorganized during the past year.
The total membership numbers 2l2.
The towns in which auxiliaries are
located are Williamstown, Cabot Plain
field, Barre Groton, st. Johnsbnry, Wal
den, Orleans, 81. Johnsbury Center,
Lyndon, West Burke and Island Pond
The report Of the treasurer showed
that there had been about Si00 raised
and expended IN the district during the
year. This money has been expended
upon the home and schools which are
under the patronage OF the society. The
reports Of the department secretaries
who were present were next heard
Miss Josephine Slocum, the deaeonness
connected with the work Of Hedding NJ.
Il. church. gave an interesting report
on the work Of the local mission and
said that she was glad to announce that
the prospects were favorable for the
building Of a mission In this city in the
near future. Miss Ida Lulu kahlo, q
deaeonness Of St. Johnsbury, gave an
interesting talk on the origin Of the dea-
c0nness movement and its growth since
its inception. Mrs. A. w. Gates Of
Barre read an interesting paper, Amer
iea's Opportunity" written by Mrs. II.
A. Kidder Of Enosburg Falls
Mrs. NJ NJ. Gordon of Barre gave a
vocal selection ia pleasing manner.
Mrs. II. \. Turner Of st. Johnsbury gave
a temperance address. ~The Call Of the
Century Mrs. Turner gave strong
talk in favor Of prohibition Of both the
manufacture and use OF intoxicating
liquors.
The officers Of the district for the
ensuing year we're then elected. The
results OF the election were as follower
president, Mrs II. K. Huse Of North
Danville; recording secretary, Mrs. s.
A - N4Es
spending secretary, Mrs. Alex Coehrane
Of Wells River; treasurer, Mrs. +. o..
Thayer Of Barrcj district secretaries,
mite boxcs, Mrs Eva Hoyt Of Cabot,
literature, Miss Alice Farnham Of Barre,
temperance, Mrs. + T. Hobson Of Island
Pond.
An exercise entitled Five Wise and
Five FOOLISH was given BY the Near
and Far Tidings bands the girls Of the
mission band il Hedding church. Re-
marks we're given by Rev A. II Hough
Of Montpelier and Rev. +. Q. Thayer OF
Barre, after which the afternoon session
was closed with q beneaiction BIZ Mr..
Honch
The closing session was opened AZ
1880 o'clock with a praise service con
Quoted BY Mrs. L. d. Martin and a de-
votional service led by Mrs. J. O. Sher-
burne This was followed bv the ad
dress by the Rev w r. Davenport OF
Orleans who gave an interesting ac-
count az the work being done hv the
Home Missionary Methodist societies in
this country and the newly acquired
territories which are included IN the
home missionary field He hrst took
up the work Of the society among the
Japanese in California. He said that
many unfair things were said against
the japanese III California ~ the Am.
orleans out Of jealousy Of the Japs
who by their intelligence and thrift are
able to get on better than the mer-
chants among our own people The first
japanese conversion in San Francisco, |
be said, reads like a romance and so soon
as this man was converted he sought /
out his associates and brought them 10 /
He then went to Hawaii Z
and taught among his people there and
later went to Japan and did great I
work there.
The work that the society has been
and is doing among these people is
worth while and we should increase all /
The opportunities we have to aid them
A great work Is being done in the south /
among the colored people in educating
md converting them to Christian living
We have 5000 churches in the south I
and our work is resulting in the edn.
,ating Of leaders who then do marvel
1us work among their people. The vel
fare Of the white people, he said, are
and indissolubly bound up IN
he welfare Of the colored people in the
south We are Obligated to teach and
educate them for the very welfare Of
sir own people who reside among them.
It is shown that the greatest work
lm0nk the negroes in the south is be.
ng done by the Methodist church. We
ire giving them a breadth Of learning
hat is practical and fits them to 90
,ut into the world and become worthy
eaders OF their people.
There ID another field in the south
n which much good work Is being done
ind that is among the poor white peo-
olev or the Hiphlanders Of the south
who live ID the mountains The work
II the society in the frontier states as
t is called has been very fruitful. The
government is opening up new lands
II the desert by means Of irrigation
md as these lands become settled by
he young men from the cast it is nee
'ssary that they be met with the pro
Ter influences and for that reason the
.hurches which we have erected in
Arizona and other states have accom-
,lished great good.
The work Of the society in Porto
Rico which is now home missionary
round because Of the fact that the
tars and stripes float over st. Our
hurch has been in the forefront in Chris 4
ian work there and we have already
81 nreaehers fheaa as many as fhnre Z