Evening journal., 1910-12-01
MISSIONARY
WORKERS HERE
Wilmington District M. E.
Church Society Hears Of
Foreign Work
MEETINGS TO CONTINUE
THROUGHOUT TIE Bay

The quarterly meeting of the Will
mington district Of Women's Foreign
Missionary Society was held to-day in
Mt. Salem NJ. u. Church.
The morning session began at 1890
o'clock with the district president,
Mrs. Eli Mendinhall. as chairman. De-
votional service was led by Mrs. Adam
Stengle, who took as her theme the
verse. Come unit Me, all ye that
labor and are heavy laden, and l will
give you rest"
Miss Grace ouigg sang a solo, with
this theme
Mrs. Vaughn S. Collins OF Middle
town, the new conference secretary,
was introduced TO the meeting by the
president
The pastor Of Mt. Salem M. r..
Church, the Rev. S. M. Morgan, spoke
a few words OF cordial welcome, say
ing that he had watched with interest
and care the work Of the society. He
congratulated them especially upon
raising three quarters OF a million of
dollars for missions last year In the
national society, which was a larger
sum than was raised by the parent
board.
Mrs. Adam Stengle read the minutes
of the last quarterly and anDual meet
ting, in the absence Of the secretary,
Mrs. Kate l.. Butler, owning to sick
ness. She spoke OF the animal meet
ing at Grace Church In September as
being the last meeting at which DR..
Kellogg was present
Mrs Mendinhall paid a tribute 20
I lee I0N n 90 hr % mn
member of the society, and who died
a week ago.
Auxiliaries represented at the meet
ing this morning were Grace. Harri-
son Street. Mt Salem. St. Pauls
Union, Scott and Asbury.
Mrs Emma r. Shilling, the district
corresponding secretary. read a postal
from Mrs. Annie Simpson. the branch
secretary, asking her TO advise
through the Wilmington Conference
the stated meeting of the branch. on
Wednesday, December z, in Philadel.
phia.
Mrs Shilling read a graphic lettei
/ from Miss M. A. Spencer. the confer
ence missionary IN Japan, telling o.
experiences In the recent floods, II
the vicinity of Toxic. Miss Spencer
was obliged TO vacate the house II
which she was staying.
Mrs. Mendinhall spoke OF Miss Hlsi'
Ross, the missionary, who has re
covered from smallpox.
Encouraging Reports.
The conference treasurer, Mrs. N
r Lincoln, said that at the las
branch meeting, the report from WI
mington Conference was the best eve
given, II reports containing legacie
we're excepted. Mrs. Lincoln ais
said that the report from the youn
! people was also better than ever b.
fore Mrs. Lincoln asked that a
: the auxiliaries turn in their dur
{ promptly.
> Mrs. Kate v Rue gave a partial r.
port Of S96.45 total receipts, but tn
represents only part Of the auxiliarie
The mite-box secretary reported
auxiliary mite-boxes from Mt. Salei
churches. MS. Vaughn S. Colli1
spoke of the sisterly feeling betwee
, the Home and Foreign Societies r,
ferring to the Rev. S NJ. Morgan
statement that the women manage
their work more economically tha
the men, she said her thoughts ra
back to the opposition Of the pareu
board TO the organization Of the VIC
men society, as they thought It woul
be a failure.
Mrs Collins spoke Of the grea
amount, over a million dollars. raise
for missions by the Homo and Fol
eign societies last year. as a proof c
the value OF the society
Mrs. William M. Field spoke Of IN
Womans Missionary Society as be
ing a great help to women in trainin
them TO public work and speaking, b
which they had done much good
Mrs. Mendinhall spoke of the wor
done by the young women Of tn
Grace Cleaners; and of the youn
, people at Asbury; also Of the ann
versary meeting at Mt Salem.
Mrs II. II. Campbell. superinter
dent of Young Peoples Work, told ,
St. Paul's. Standa-d Bearers, who Al
> studying Gail HOLSTERS Heritag
> This society is arranging its own pre-
? grams, making fancy booklets.
r Harrison Street Standard Beare'
are sending out tithing slips, TO rais
funds for the two Bible women the
support in India.
Brandywine Standard Bearers ef
tertained the auxiliary during u
4 last quarter.
Scott Standard Bearers are also tai
, ing a course Of reading.
= She spoke Of the organization of
= Kings Herald Band at Harris'
Street Church, which now has sixte'
4 members.
: Mrs. Campbell spoke OF the KinG
p Heralds at Wesley Seaford Circu
i who are making a scrap book and ha
!. a finding out club. A life membe
= ship has been received for one We
a ley boy.
- Music will be sent to Miss Singel
~ School. by auxiliary members.
Mrs. Schilling announced the
would be no thank Offering leaflet Il
year, it would be printed in 1T
= Message"
"a The afternoon session will begin
o'clock.