Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-25
PASTOR URGES
MISSION HELP
FOR ESQU|MOUX
Women's Foreign Society of
Newark Presbytery Meets in
38th Annual Session.

In greeting the members of the Wom-
ans Foreign Missionary Society of the
Newark Presbytery, who held their
thirty-eighth annual meeting In the
audience room of the First Presby-
terian Church today, the Rev. William
T.. Stubblebine declared that while he
did not doubt Commander Robert E..
Peary's word concerning the discovery
of the North Pole, he did doubt very
much the truth of the statement that
the Esquimaux do not need mission
aries. He expressed the belief that II
least they needed to be lifted out of
their filth.
Miss Althea Carter, who has beer
president of the society for many years.
conducted the exercises. She intro
duced Mrs. Pierce Chamberlain, a
worker in the Far East, who led the
devotions.
The recording secretary. Mrs Will
lam L. westfall, reported that during
the yea the Office of assistant to the
secretary of Young Peoples Society was
created; that s2,103 had been received
by Mrs. Clark for the half years work,
and that the attendance at meetings
had been very good.
The president appointed as a commit
tee on resolutions, to report at the
afternoon session, Mrs. w. L. Anthony,
of Newark; Mrs. c. B. Clark, of Cald-
well, and Mrs. John B. Hutchinson, Of
Arlington.
Mrs. Carter read an encouraging re-
port Of her view of the work, telling OF
some of the activities of the past year.
| md haldinr ont hanao Por AVIAN oraafnr
working during the year.
An invitation wasl accepted to hold
the semi-annuaI meeting in October in
the Caldwell Presbyterian Church. The
corresponding secretary. Mis- Laura E.
Hannahs, reported that out of an as
semblage of 1900 held at Rochester last
fall, hat ninety-two persons had Of
fered themselves as workers in the
foreign field, and that even that was
not enough, as China alone needs many
workers. Miss Hannahs read interest
ing communications from some of the
workers in Southern China and India,
telling of the pitiful conditions there.
and Of some of the good work accom-
plished. Among the churchhes con-
tributing generously to this work dur
ing the year were the South Park
Presbyterian Church, Cedar Avenue
Presbyterian, Caldwell Presbyterian
and Second Presbyterian Church, Fifth
Avenue Presbyterian, Central Presby-
terrain, Montclair First Presbyterian
and High Street Presbyterian.
A new field entered in this past year
is the Philippines, now under the
charge of DR.. L. Wright, who has sent
encouraging reports and an appeal for
two more workers and funds. GAN of
the churches in the presbytery," said
Miss Hannahs, "have lived up to their
duty lovingly and willingly in contrib
uting to the general fund" Miss Han
nahs deplored the fact that there had
been no new auxiliaries organized dur
ing the year and begged thai such a
report never be sent in again while a
missionary society existed in any
church.
Miss Florence E. Bell, OF Bloomfield.
secretary for Christian Endeavor So
cieties, reported that there are twenty
three of these societies in the presby-
terry contributing to the work, having
a membership of 1,135. The amount
contributed by them this year was $3.50,
almost twice as much as last year. Six
teen junior societies have reported,
with a membership between 300 and
900.
Miss Evelyn N. Smith, Of Montclair.
secretary for mission bands, reported
that eleven young women's societies,
one guild and six missionary bands, had
sent in reports, but no new bands were
organized during the year. There Were
1903. SO contributed by them for the for
eign missionary work.
Mrs. Arthur N. Eagles. secretary OF
literature, made an appeal for the pur-
chase of more literature, in order that
the members might keep in touch with
the work in foreign countries, and
stated thai a slight increase in the SUBJ
script,ons to woman's work was shown.
Roseyille Presbyterian Church carrying
off the honors with f~fty-three sub
scribers. Mrs. Samuel Clark.
reported a balance on hand of s7S in the
contingent fund.