Evening journal., 1909-10-15
BIG MISSION
RALLY IS ENDED
Phila ephid Branch will
HOId Next Years Meeting
in Altoona

The Philadelphia branch OF the Wo-
mems Foreign Missionary Society ended
its thirty-ninth annual meeting in Grace
Church at 1 o'clock this afternoon after
having been IN session since Wednesday
morning. This mornings session was de-
voted largely to minor reports. The most
important transactions Of the session
we're the elections of conference officers
and OF recording secretary to take the
place of Mrs. Amos Wakeiin, who was
obliged to decline reelection.
Mrs. William d. Haddock was elected
Wilmington conference secretary TO take
the place Of Miss Dora Mcleod, who re-
signed. All the conference officers we're
reelected except in this instance. The
other officers Of the Wilmington Confer
ence are Mrs. H. II. Campbell Of Will
mlngton, superintendent of young peo-
pies work; Mrs Emma +. Schilling, OF
Wilmington, secretary Of literature; Mrs.
NJ. r. Lincoln, of Wilmington, treasurer.
The district secretaries follow: Whining
ton district Mrs. Eli Mendenhall. of Will
mington; Dover, Mrs. Kate Z. Cooke, Of
seaford Easton. Mrs. Mary l. Cox, OF
Middletown.
Mrs. Edward S. Simpson. Of Philadel-
phia, was elected recording secretary TO
take the place of Mrs. wakelin. In appre-
citation of her 10 years OF service in that
office, Mrs. Wakelin was presented with
a handsome bouquet of carnations.
Miss Carrie J. Carnahan made an ad-
dress on missionary labor in China. Korea
and Japan, in which she attested 10 the
wonderful awakening of the Orient Miss
( Maude soper in an address on Japan
emphasized the materialistic trend Of the
japanese and said that unless Christians
stemed the tide, it would be impossible TO
do very much toward conversion.
Resolutions were adopted thanking
Grace Church for it's entertainment and
tho press OF the city for its attention.
The meeting ended with benedlction by
the Rev. Or. II. W. kellogg, pastor Of
Grace Church.
To Meet in Altoona.
The branch at yesterday afternoons
session accepted teh invitation of the
Central Pennsylvania Conference tC
meet at Altoona next year. Much of ths
session was devoted TO minor business
Miss Millicent Fretts, a candidate fol
iHlSolouaIy 10 Japan, was introduced
during the afternoon. DR.. Mary Cutler
a medical missionary to Corea, spok'
Of her work there. Miss Hampton de
scribed the mission school at Hako
dati, Japan. She reported the pro
proposed maintenance Of a kindergar
ten in connection with the school. Man,
of the japanese were becoming athe
lists. she declared. A greeting was re
ceived from the Womens AIissionar,
Society of West Presbyterian Church
Miss Jean Adams. Of the Too Chou
China, Industrial School was greeted
reported that there were 200 girls Il
{ the school and 100 in the orphanag,
/ She said the people of China We're seek
ing a new religion. Miss L. Mau
Soper spoke Of evangelistic work i
Japan. She declared that Japan needle
the Christian religion.
At the evening session. the Rev Isaa
T. Headland, d. d.. of PelSin Univer
sity. China. preached a sermon. II
said that the teaching OF Christianit
had wrought wonderful change 1
ithe Chinese people. A collection wa
taken for Chinese missions.