Evening journal., 1910-11-02
HEAR ECHOES OF
SYNOD MEETING
Central WOmen'S Missionary
Society is Addressed by
Returning Delegates

Reports from the Synodical Mis-
sionary Society meetings at Balti-
more were an interesting feature OF
the meeting OF the Women's Mission
airy Society OF Central Presbyterian
Church, yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Walter ID. Bush, who attended
as presbyterial and synodical secre-
ta~y OF work among freedmen, an
nounced that next year the synodical
society expected 20 abolish the Freed
mems Board as separate department
and to incorporate Il with the Home
Mission Board The synodical so
cieties will meet In Wilmington next
fall.
Miss Harriet Matchett. the alternate,
attended the Baltimore meetings as
delegate, since Mrs. G. II. Robinette
could not go. Miss Matchett gave an
excellent report of the meetings The
society were pleased with her cleve-
description OF a drama presented 20
the synodical so ieties showing a
missionary meeting, as it should not
be: Starting late. officers not re0dy
with reports, the program not pre-
pared aud members more interested
in dressmaking than in missions.
Next years synodical meetings will
be celebration OF the twenty-hfth
anniversary. and each auxiliary Is
asked to double It's membership this
year as a fitting thank-offering. said
Mrs. Bush. There are now $500 mem.
bers I'm the synod.
Miss Matchett reported an increase
OF membership In half of the sOcie.
ties last year, and $4,000 given by
the synodical societies for missions
She gave accounts of the addresses
by DR.. Robert Speer, Miss May Whit,
and Miss Mary Johnson.
Central Society voted to continue
the scholarship at the Laura Sunder
land School The fee for a musica
course for this ward VIII be collect
! cd by individual subscription.
An event Of importance 10 the Cen
tral Society is the annual praise ser
vice. which will be observed on Wed
nesday evening. November 16. begir
ming az 745 o'clock I'm the church. I'll
address will be given by Mrs. w.
! Nanneman. returned missiona
Z from Persia.
I Mrs. Bush announced that the moy
r ment TO double the membership
A. the synod would be organized by
q committee consisting OF the synod,
o president of the Home Mission s
e ciety with three members appoint
from each presbytery.
Mrs. Lille Weller reported that {
annual missionary box was ready
i send. The juniors have dressed n
I dolls fo- this box.
Mrs. A. II. Berlin gave an interes
ing account Of current events In Il
mission field.
The program was "A Magazir
Rally in charge OF Miss Lillian
b Budd and Miss Margaretta Barr. tn
society periodicals. "Woman's Wor
for Woman" (Foreignl. "The Hon
Mission Monthly" and the children
! paper "Over Sea and Land" were ea
hibited. Several members read art
; cles to show how bright and tlmel
the magazines we're. Especially n
teresting were the accounts of ID
Mobiles work In Lodiana. as this mil
sionary spoke at the anniversary hel
I'm Hanover Church last spring. Mr.
l.. r. Bash told of the work done b
Dr. Marsh at Point Barrow, Alaska
A memorial pamphlet to the lal
Mrs. Susan e. Johnson. who wa
identified with home mission work
the presbytery for twenty-five year
has been prepared, and was distril
uted 20 members of Central Sociei
yesterday.
Miss Isabelle d. Hacket gave
talk on he- work with the Juni,
Band,
AZ the December meeting, the TO
eign topic will be Syria" and a
, home topic "The Mountaineers."
will be home department day. und
/ the charge Of Mrs. Rufus Stewa
! ! and Miss Hardcastle
! The president, Miss Eva B. TaylC
called attention to the meeting Of Il
Ladies' Aid Society on the third Fl
day in this month. which Will be Il
! date Of the annual election for tn
: society.
. After the business meeting, a soci
: hour was enjoyed, during which {
: was served.