The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-04-30

vice president, w. M. Gray, Cha
aute; secretary-treasurer, Milo T,
ones, Chanute.
and give her life to the elevation and
christianization of the Chinese.
Reports were next, In order. Mrs.
VI. e. Kline, for ten years the faithful
and efficient treasurer at Chicago
Headquarters, made the following
general statement:
RECE PTS
From States western .,...~.s "a, 466.66 |
Miscellaneous sources 3349 So
4" Cancelled propriations 4 3O2 S4
Savings on Exch Ange...6 .6l5 Sc
Balance in Treas. April l, 1908, of
legaces, medical fund and cash
........ ................ ........... 20,47S 06
Balance of Indebtedness. t. 16,472'33
Total. l.............. .....,.....$1 500, ,6S5 81
Home Secretary, Miss Carrie f.
Perrine, Chicago, gave most helpful
account of labors and achievements
on the home field; expressed her ap-
probation Of the loyal su u1port OF
secretaries - state, association ana
circls-and plead for greater things
| ln His name and for His sake.
Miss Loveridge followed with a
report of the work abroad, prefaGing
her remlIks with "The Bigness Of
the Trifling Thing"
Among other pertinent things, she
SAID: Statistics tell us that Christian
nations have spent more money on
trifles aud amusements the pasb four
years than ever before-hundreds Of
thousands OF dollars, annually on the
five cent theatre. Does not this
prove the bigness Of the triilng tiIing?
What il this sum were poured Into
the missionary treasures! Needed
school buildings would be built, COM
Portable homes provided, assistants
would be sent to Observation-Disclosures
| workers, ete., ETC." Membership
Crusade" was thea discussed from
two viewpoints-Mrs. Lingle of Chi
cage, viewed the subject from The
Rooms" and Miss Edith Holston
(WiscORsiD), from "The Field" Both
addresses demonstrated the value of
? sSeh a crusade and created demand
for literature with which to carry on
} first" and second"
Mrs. L. j, White (ShaDghi) spoke
, Interestingly of present Day Pro-
, gress of Women in China, but assured
/ her hearers that, Notwithstanding
the strides which had been made IN
the right direction, in the land of
Confusius, the good work had oGly
just begun. The need of more
labOrers for the rapidly ripening
harvest, was emphasized.
T Wednesday evenings program was
one OF the most delightful and in
struetlVe of the entire meeting. The
college again furnished a mueh-en-
juyed musical number, after which
Rev. Vinton, In native sostume, gave
his famous illustrated lecture: "The
Land of the Pagoda," His moving
pictures of Burmese life were most
real, and made his audience feel the
force of the Masters statement:
"All 70 are brethren
Thursday mornings session orened
with q praise service Miss Perrine
then tsuk the floor and called for
fve-miaute verbal reports from the
state secretaries concerning the past
years werk in their respective fields,
beginning with Mrs. W. M, Gray Of
Kansas, the entertaining state.
Nine other states were represented
in this exeroise-i. e. Ohis, Indiana,
Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan,
Missouri, South Dakota and Okla
bona.
Mrs. J. s. Grifith Of Chlesgo, pre-
seutsd the work of Summer Schools
along the line OF Mission Studies,
SD saklug especially Of the New York
chautauqus, herself calling upon Mrs.
Barr (OhIol, to represent WIaona
Lake, Indiana; Mrs. Dula (Ksnsssl
was asked to say a few words for the
Ottawa shautauqua. Thsimportsnee
OF these schools was enrhasized and
q large attendance urged.
Mrs. Ola Hanson lBermsl spoke
touchinglT, and from experience, In