Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-11-07
SOCIETIES ADD
200 TO ROLLS
Mass Meeting in Connection
With Missionary Movement.

| About two hundred new members
have been added to the mem bership
| lists of the Woman's Missionary So
cieties of the six churches in this
city, who combined forces two weeks
ago for the purpose of furthering
the principles of the society and in
creasing the mem bership, II possi-
BILE. The reports from the member
ship committees made last night at
the mass meeting held in Simpson
M. e. church showed thirty new
members had been added to the
First Baptist Society, the same num-
ber of the First Presbyterian organ
ization, while Simpson M. E. church
tops the list with ninety-fiye new
names.
Other Churches to Report.
There are still three churches to
make reports. They are: st. Pet
er's Episcopal, Danish Methodist,
and St. Stephens Danish Lutheran
These churches were represented
last night, but no official report was
made, although it is understood
their lists will bring the total con-
siderably above the 200 mark. Ac-
cording to the ladies principally in
terested, the movement has been
great success and produced even bet
ter results than expected.
Tells OF Life in China.
Miss Hughes, Methodist church
missionary, made the principal ad-
dress last night at the mass meet.
ing in the Simpson church. She re-
turned from China about year
ago, after sojourn IN that country
- or loo
address on the life in that country
and the splendid progress being
made by the missionaries and their
forces in the heather land across
the seas. Miss Hughes addressed
the gathering on the Chinese reyo-
luton and spoke of its advantages,
from a missionary standpoint. 1t
has served to bring the native Chi
naman closer TO the Missionary move-
ment, owing to the need Of medical
and spiritual attendance during ILL
ness.
Education In Old World.
Another fact presented clearly by
the speaker wag the educational
progress now being made by the
heathens in the Old World, espec
tally the land in which she has serv-
ed so many years The women as
well as men appear to realize the
value of education. Miss Hughes de-
clared, and important results have
been accomplished during the past
few years along these lines, Miss
Hughes home Is In New York,
where she is administering to her
sick mother 1t Is her intention to
return to China after her moth
er's illness,
Miss Ellis, secretary-at-large of
the Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society, of the Baptist church, spoke
on the missionary work among the
foreign population In this country.
Miss Ellis remarks were also well
received and delighted the repre-
sentative audience present
Interesting Program.
Other numbers on an interesting
program were bass solo by e. s.
Hilsdorf, soprano solo by Miss
Snyder, and selection by the La
dies chorus of the Simpson church.
The organ cornation march was
played by Miss w. H. Hesser. Rev.
James H, Northrup, of the First
Presbyterian church, pronounced
the benediction.
The reception following the meet
Ing was likewise largely attended by
the new members and their friends.
The Simpson M. e. church orchestra
played In delightful manner. Mrs,
w. e. Palmer, wife of the pastor of
the Simpson church, presided at the
meeting and was assisted in receiy-
ing the new members at the recep-
tion by the officers representing the
other churches.