Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-16
NEWARK DISTRICT
Y. F. N. 5. HOLDS
ANNUAL SESSION
Visitors from China Will ADJ
dress Meeting in St. Paul's
M. E. Church Tonight.

Mrs. c.. e. Waterield is presiding at
the Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety, being held today in st. Paurs
Methodist Episcopal Church, this city.
The session opened at 10 o'clock ana
devotional exercises were led by Mrs.
C. E. Coffin. The Rev. w. c. ODon-
nell. pastor of the church, welcomed
those in attendance. after which re-
ports of district officers were given
and showed much growth in the work
along missionary lines. Miss Nj. U.
Hunt and Miss NJ. d. Cartwright, who
were delegates to the branch annual
meeting in Syracuse, gave interesting
summaries of that convention.
They were followed by Mrs. j. H.
Knowles, who went as a delegate to the
missionary conference in Edinburgh
last July. Mrs. Knowles gave a most
comprehensive outline of the matters
discussed at the conference. That con-
vention was made up, Mrs. knowles
declared, of persons from all over the
world, Including many representatives
from Oriental countries. All religious
denominations were represented except
Roman Catholic, and in the course OF
the convention it was stated that IL
was hoped that there would be a closer
union instead of a wider separation be-
tween churches that bear the name OF
Christ, she said. Mrs. Knowles re-
ferred to the c~reditable manner in
which John r. Mott presided, repre-
senting the American churches. n
general chairman was Lord Balfour, Oh
London.
missionary work is not a thing 10
be lightly esteemed" declared Mrs.
Knowles. There are still 100000 per-
sons who are untouched by the Cos
pei. The world never was as open as
it is today. With the intercommunica-
ton between nations. This opportunity
means responsibility.
China and Japan are now in a
plastic state, so to speak, and this con-
dition will pass and things will become
as they were before, and 1t Will not De
so easy to reach the people of those
lands. Now IS the time for the Chris
tan Church TO arise and shine.
The treasurer, Mrs. r. M. Sanger
stated that the total receipts from
auxiliaries for the contingent fund from
November IS, 1909, to November 10,
1910, were $172.05; the disbursements
were s155.2S, leaving a balance on hand
of s16.I7. The total receipts from the
Newark district for missionary work
are 81 $3.50.
This afternoon there will be an APP
preparation service conducted by Mrs.
Knowles. and a brief ak on this work
will be given by Miss Edith Fredericks.
other speakers at the afternoon ses-
sion include DR.. Mary E. Carleton, of
Ming Chang, China, who will speak
of her work there, and Miss Adele
Chamberlain will give a brief talk on
! Literature and Methods" Officers will
be elected late this afternoon.
The Evening Session.
Miss Edith Fredericks will preside
| this evening. A devotional service will
be led by Miss Mary E., Clifford. Miss
B. P. Colt will bring greetings and
tell of the young peoples work.
Mrs. J. II. Knowles will make an ad-
dress on "Our New Conference Work
A feature of the evening meeting will
be visitors from XIII Kiang. China,
and those expected to represent and
speak are HUI Lab Yin, Chen Yu Chen,
Crang brow Err and Chin Chi Ian.
Miss Jennie Y. Hughes, formerly OF
will make an address.