Evening journal., 1912-04-11

OF MISSIONS

At the Seml-dnnual meeting Oh VII
mington District Women's Home Mis-
sionary Society in Brandywine M +.
Church today, Mrs. Margaret Sweet,
superintendent of the Deaconess
Home, explained the three different
administrations of Deaconess work,
that conducted by the Women's Home
Missionary Society, that of the Dea-
coness Association, and that of the
German board. Some time ago, the
Wilmington Conference Board OF Nine
gave the territory Of this Conference
to the Womens Home Missionary So
ciety for deaconess work. The last
Wilmington NJ. E. Conference passed
resolution throwing the territory open
70 the other societies for deaconess
work. Mrs. n. M. Browne. conference
president, W. II. NJ s.. said the feld
secretary of the w II. NJ. 5. was I'M
mediately communicated with and told
her to interview Bishop Wilson at
once. Bishop Wilson had not attended
the afternoon session owing to a meet
/ ing with his cabinet Mrs. Browne
said she went over to the cabinet ses-
sion and told the Bishop about the
passing of the resolution. The bishop
said. "They could not take such an
action. II was entirely wrong" AS a
result the matter was reconsidered IN
/ the evening and the resolution was
not passed
About $50 women attended this
mornings session. The new pastor or
Brandywine NJ. =. Church, the Rev. r..
f. Carpenter was present and gave the
benediction at the close of the ses-
sion Mrs. J. w. Hopkins president OF
Brandywinc Auxiliary, welcomed the
delegates.
Mrs. Charles n. Bradway, the trea-
surer. reported an increase in the
treasury Mrs. J. A. Hart reported for
mite boves.
Mrs. Washington Hastings gave the
report on temperance. She said she
found the Wilmington Conference
auxiliaries apathetic in regard 10
temperance work
Mrs. Hastings paper was so ex-
cellent that the District Society VIII
have il printed.
Mrs. Adam Stengle gave the report
on Systematic Beneficence. She ask
ed that the auXiliaries appoint secre.
taries for this work to cooperate witt
her.
Mrs NJ. j. Floyd, the corresponding
secretary. reported that Wilmington
District had done the most success
ful work in its history since the las
meeting.
Since October. the district societ,
has added "a to its membership; Har
rison Street Auxiliary has an increas
of H.
The membership is. Asbury, 27
Scott, 95; Union, So Grace, 1O2; 81
Paul's, So; Epworth, 49, New Gas
tie, 40; Brandywine, 65; Mt Salem
so; Port Deposit, 26; Elkton, 30
Harrison Street. SO; McCabe, 10
Newark, %; Goodman, 9; total, FAC
, with no report from Silverbrook o
, North East
Z The new union at Newark has six
: teen subscribers to Woman's HON
/ Missions,
The Young Peoples report was a
follows: Risirg Sun Circle has ?
members, 10 honorary; Grace Circl
has So members and has done goo
work: Epworth Queen Esther Circi
has 25 members. and has made 13
visits to the sick; Asbury Circle ha
, 7 members; Mt Salem Evergree
4 Circle has 25 members, with % sui
scribers to mission papers; harllso
Street Circle has 16 new members.
= The Wide Awake Circle of Middl
s town. has 26 members; Salisbury Ci
S Gle has 60 members. the largest men
d bership.
i A box luncheon was served at moo
with coffee served by Brandywir
Auxiliary.
Mrs. Howard Mccoy, Mrs. Frank \
Linton, Mrs. John L. Linton, Mri
r w. G. Robinson. Mrs. c. b. Brockse
Mrs. William Jackson, Mrs. z. ]. Pei
per, Mrs J. S. Minker and Mrs. Y
J. A. Moore we're in charge of II
II luncheon.