Evening journal., 1910-04-14
MISSION WORK
BY PRESBYTERIANS
Second Day Session Of So
cities Annual Meeting is
Largely Attended

Of the WOmcnS presbyterian hoile !
and Foreign Mission Societies, con- |
vening in Hanover Church, was OPEN
ed with devotional service led by Mrs. !
Joseph i. Turner of Dover. Mrs. !
Turner brought a message of encour- I
agement for Home Missionary work.
Miss Bertha Harlan presbyterial
president, was in the chair.
The perfect weather which has pre-
vailed during the two days of the
convention, and which members say
has been lacking at previous annual
meetings, has brought a large dele |
cation to all the sessions. Hanover
Church was filled this morning.
The following auXlliaries responded
to the roll-call. read by the Presby
terial home. secretary Mrs. J. S. Hop
per. of Chesapeake City, Md, each
giving a missionary sentence:-Buck-
ingham, Green Hill, Wicomico, Dover,
Chesapeake City, Hanover, Olivet,
Eastlake, Central, First Rodney, West
Elkton, Nd, Newark, st. Georges, New
Castle Mackenzie, Memorial, West Not
tingham. Rehoboth, Del, Forest, Zion
White Clay Creek.
The Foreign Executive Committee
will meet before the afternoon session.
The Committee on Place will also
meet during the noon hour to consider
invitations for next year.
Mrs. W. II. Bancroft, of Berlin, Nd,
led the convention in prayer.
The secretary of literature, Miss a.
b. Ellison, of Middletown, reported S22
subscriptions to the Homo Mission
Monthly. a gain of 65 over last year,
and % subscriptions to over Sea and
Land. a gain of one. There had been
"a prayer calenders taken, Green Hill
! deserving special mention. Other
churches commended for literature sub
scribers were Hanover and Central
Wilmington, and Port Penn.
There were three study classes the
past year Books studied We're From
Darkness to Light" "The Frontier"
Miss Ellison urged study classes in
country societies. For children there
were "The Pioneers" Desert, Mount
ain, and Island" six Home Mission
Exercises" and other books. She also
showed cradle roll literature.
Mrs. Walter D. Bush spoke of the
Gilbert Church Society. which is now
contributing to the Woman's Board,
and has a cradle roll. and also one OF
the three study classes.
Miss Eva Bush Taylor presbyterial
president of the Womens Foreign
Missionary Society, has been appointed
as the delegate from New Castle Pres
bytery To the Fourth Biennial Conven-
ton in Cincinnati.
Mrs. Richards Makes Address.
Mrs. NJ. V. Richards, Washington, d. C.,
president of Baltimore synod of the Wo-
men'ss Missionary Societies spoke, con-
graduating the New Castle Presbytery
on its splendid advance. She said she
wished TO put on the synodical record the
Society at Rock, which met every month,
except January, when they were showed
in. It was an ideal for most auxiilaries'
which took a vacation through the sum-
mer she said.
Mrs. Richards called attention to the
Atlantic city convention Of the Woman's
Home Societies. the summer conference
at Northfeld in July, and the synodieal
meeting at Baltimore this october.
Mrs Richards said that Washington
Presbytery had taken the first, Baltimore
the second, and she hoped New Castle
would take the third Sheldon jackson
scholarship. She hoped with so many
young women in the New Castle Presby-
terry. some would be found to so as mis-
sionaries.
Miss Mary II. A. NIather, OF Rodney
Street Church spoke Of the immigrants
SAYING the duty to the foreigner means
kindness, observation. understanding, and
istruction. Miss Mather suggested that the
society members count the foreigners they
see the first week In May, and later on
to try conversing with them. presenting
them with an American aag on lndepend-
ence Day, etc. She wou d like to capture
the telephone movement" for the for
eigner which meant communication
with them. she said Miss Mather asked
support for Citizens Schools for foreign
ers, and adoption Of the motto IF. L. f.
or Forward for Foreigners"
Secretary Makes Report.
Mrs J. S. Hopper, Of Chesapeake
} City, Nd, gave her annual report as
corresponding secretary. She sale
there was a membership of 1912 this
year against 976 last year, and 32'
meetings had been held. Deserving
/ specia mention were West Church will
1877 members, Central with 100 anC
5 Pcocomoke with an increase to AZ
, members against 2S last year. There
! were % cradle rolls. Hanover beinl
c the banner society with Z, Green Hi
} coming next with 6. She spoke of th'
different methods individual societies
, had tried. all day meetings. sewing
> etc. The following auXiliaries sen
boxes during the year: Central, bo,
2 valued at S267; West, $l64.SO; Rod
p ney. S1i3; boxes had also been sent b.
/ Elkton, Zion. New Castle. West Not
, tingham and Newark. The presbyter
p ial box sent to Miss Osborne, Ken
lucky, was valued at S167.
Miss Louise b. Johnson Of VII
mngton. the treasurer reported thl
following items. Receipts by organ
izations: From WOman's Auxiliaries
S179SS2; from Christian Endeavor SO
i, cieties, $3.50; from Juniors S9975
4 from intermediates $50; from Sunda.
schools S2S0.O9. from Bands $72.16
= from Second w. AS $182.50. Thi
means falling behind for the Bands ant
c. Els and increase for the unior
n and Second Auxiliaries. The contin
!, gent fund spent $6S.O6 for expenses. an
= has a balance of $32.O6 on hand. Tota
: disbursements for missions for the
year: S2659.56. Balance S2.35. Tota
receipts for missions. s2661.90.
Miss Lulu Lewis gave a pleasin
p vocal solo.
= y Miss NJ. f. Griffith. Of Ashevine. n. c
u spoke Of work in the South among III
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