The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-04-12


The Tuesday afternoon session OF
the thirty-seventh annual meeting OF
Foreign Missions was convened in
the Presbyterian church, with a good
attendance.
The devotional services were con
Quoted by Mrs. W. A. Ferguson OF
LaRue, after which the following Of.
iicers were elected President. Mrs
IS. II. Barlow, OF this city: first vice
president. Mrs. Clngan, OF Delaware:
second vice president. Mrs. Prior Cox
Of Prospect; third vice president. Mrs
Galbreath, of IBERIA fourth vice pres
ident, Mrs. Crist of Delaware. Mis-.
Nellie Goorley, of Mt Gfead was
elected corresponding secretary; Mrs
Alvin Thompson, Of Marysville. re
cording secretary; Mrs. L. Henderson
of Marysville. Treasurer: Mrs. Charles
Turner of this city. secretary of lit.
erature Mrs. Brugle. Of Milford Cen.
ter secretary of the home depart.
ment; Mrs. w. r Vaugn. Of Carding.
ton, young peoples secretary.
Mrs. w. L. Case. Of Mt. Gilead, gave
a very interesting talk on "Impres.
sions Of District Work" In the alb.
sence of Mrs. Mary Workman. oI
Cadiz, Ohio. Mrs W. n. Harder, OF
this city read a very instructive pa
per on Western Women In Eastern
Lands"
Mrs. II. = Bowdish then spoke In
the interest of the Jubilee offeriul
fund. She stated that meetings wer,
held in thirty different states. Tn,
object Of these meetings is to interes
thousands of women in foreign mis-
sions. The womanhood Of the Who'll,
world Is one.
An Inspiring Address.
After short recess the ladies join
ed the presbytery in the church par
lor. \ most Inspiring address wa
given by Miss Ottora NJ. Horne, o
Beirut Syria, on "Educa tional worl
in Syrian Missions" In her talk Mis-
Horne said there was a time whei
educational work was not thought i'm
portant. II we reach the children W
will win the country for Christ, sh
declared. Mrs Eli Smith opened tn
first school I'm 1885. The nativ
schools are not much account. Da
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dotted all through the land. Con
secrated men and women are tn
teachers in these Isolated village
There are a thousand pupils in TN
day school. and they have industrii
as well as mental advantages. Tn
| syrian Protestant school, of Sidan,
the largest educational college out
side of the United States, for boy
They also have very hourlshin
| school for girls in Beirut, Syria. The
receive what is a high school educJ
ton in this country, together with d,
mestic science. The girls receive
thorough religious education. AT,
they have graduated they teach otl
ers who have not had like advantage
Miss Horne said It is beautf
thing to take the gospel back I
Syria where the Master first brough
It.
The meeting was then adiourne
supper was served in the Presbyte
ian parlors by the Presbyterian ladi,
Of Marion for the delegates.
Evening Program.
The scripture lesson was read /
DR.. Ferguson after which prayer WI
offered by Rev. $. G. Bates of tn
city. At this time Rev w. r. War
OF Mt. Giead, sang very beautlfl
hymn. The moderator, Rev. Il. y
Wylie, called for the reports Of var
ous committees on resolutions.
A trio composed OF Mrs. NJ. l.. Wa
lace, Mrs. w. n. Harder and NJ
Harry Mealey then rendered ver
pleasing selection.
The address of the evening VIZ
given by Miss Ottora M. Horne,
Beirut Syria, on THE Syrian Mission
Its Needs, Its Fruits" Miss Horn
spoke of It as being rare privilel
to be a missionary and especially
Syria. II is the holy land the Ian
where the gospel was first brougl
and the land where II was lost. TT
customs Of the Bible are the custom
Of the people. The people are NJ,
hammedans, though there are grei
many jews Syria Is a very importai
as well as a very hard field. 1t is han
to reach a heather with no creed
all. The greatest obstacle Is tn
Christianity has been forgotten. TT
missionaries organize ProtestaI
churches in Syria. DR. Samuel Je
sop carried the gospel and the Bib
up and down the coast year in al
year out. Miss Horne gave many VeI
interesting experiences in convertil
the Mohammedans. She said tn
many of the Jews are coming back
Syria. They have to be reached
an educational way. The work mu
be done II schools. We have Il
Oldest and next the largest printil
: press of any mission. We have prin
ed over 10000 Bibles i'm the Arat
? language We print newspapers al
other literature. The press is a wo
Gerful avenue for doing good 81
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