The San Francisco call., 1910-10-13
women CELEBRATE
MISSIONS WORK
Jubilee Meetings Held in OBJ
servance of Anniversary of
Foreign Field inaugural

OAKLAND. oct. I2-The first formal
jubilee meeting of the series in cele-
bration OF the hftieth anniversary of
the woman's foreign missionary work
was held at the First Congregational
CHURCH of Oakland at . O'Clock this aft
ernoon and was marked by an unus
Ually large attendance. Mrs. /. A.
Kelly, member of the Occidental
hoard OF missions at San Francisco,
presided, and Mrs. c. 4. Hobart was vice
chairman.
Following the devotional service.
which was led by Mrs. A. W. NayIor of
Berkeley. an address entitled The
Spiritual Uplift. was delivered by
Miss Florence Miller. ''Triumphs of
temperance" was the subject of a dis
course that followed by Mrs. Augusta
G. cambridge. and Mrs. Eva Brand
gave an interesting talk on the evolu-
ton OF missionary work in Korea Ex-
cellent musical numbers were inter
spersed throughout the program under
the guidance Of Mrs. Bertha Hunter
organist, and Mrs. A. E. Weed, musical
director.
The feature of the meeting was the
e-ldress by Mrs. Helen Barrett Mont
gomery. who spoke on The Triumphs
OF Missions" Mrs. Montgomery dwelt
at length upon the remarkable growth
Of the womens missionary organiza-
tions during the last SO years. She
said in part:
When the first women's union missionary so
ciety was organized in February. 1861 with
Mrs. Thomas c. DOremus OF New York city
as president. there hut one missionary in
the field Mrs. Marston OF Burmah. Today there
are about 1900 unmarried women faithfully en-
gsged In the work. and 1000 OF these from
society Of this country has multiplied. Today
there are ~.
Two million women Of the United States are
70 non-Christian lands. and through their lsbors
100000 was raised last year in this country
As result OF the missionary moveemnt
hospitals have been established in heather
lands. home missionaries have been employed,
orphsnsges and leper asylums have been main
tsined and training schools established. We
now have 500 teachers, 40 physicians $50
evsngelists. - trained nurses and 5.Ts3 bible
women and native helpers Among the >. 100
schools more than $50 are high schools and
boarding institutions of learning There are Is
hospitals and IS dispensaries.
Another session was held at the
church in the evening. Rev. Charles
r. Brown conducted the praise service,
which was followed by a lecture called
a Foreign Field delivered by Dr.
Harvey H. Guy of Berkeley. The ad-
dress was deeply interesting and was
illustrated by stereopticon and colored
slides organ selections were played
by Miss Bessie Beatty of the First
Methodist church, and vocal numbers
were rendered by a quartet.
Jubilee meetings will be held during
the morning, afternoon and evening of
tomorrow when the conclave will end.
The program for tomorrow follows:
THURSDAY MORNING
Parior meeting-Mrs. Florence z. Wells host
ess. Sc Monteeits avenue, Oakland: Mrs. L. F.
Cockroft. chairman
Address, Mrs. Helen Barrett Montgomery.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON
Musical director, Mrs. J. J. Warner.
Organist. Mrs. Garthwaite.
Devotional service, Mrs. G. H Libby
Missions in the Sunday school, Miss Ella
MscI2urin-
Student volunteer movement and Young
Women's Christian association. Miss Helen Sails
bury.
China. Mrs Mae Chisholm Brown, Fuchau.
China.
0fertory.
Address Mrs Helen Barrett Montgomery.
Denominstionsl rallies.
THURSDAY EVENING
organ prelude. Miss Virginia de Fremery.
Musical director. Rev. Royal Wurt.
thanksgiving devotions. DR.. /. A. McAfee.
Address Dr. Charles Gordon Patterson.
Ofertory.
ADDRESS, Mrs Mae Chisholm Brown.
Address Mrs. Helen Barrett Montgomery.