The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-24
WORLD
WIDE PEACE
WORKERS FOR FOREIGN AND
HOME MISSIONS RESOLVE TO
MISREPRESENTATION AMEND
ED AS TO FISCAL YEAR-MIss
HOWE MAKES ADDRESS.

! WI "FNINIS HDDTNSSS
The closing session Of the annual
meeting of the state Woman's Board
of Missions of the Interior of the
congregational church was held in
the local church this morning and
the only departure from the pro-
gramme was that Immediately pre-
ceding the closing message Of the
president, Miss M. ]. Evans, was a
forceful address by Miss Annie l..
Howe, who had just entered the room
after addressing the students at the
state normal school and the pupils of
the city high school. Rising Miss
Howe, with marked enthusiasm said,
Really l am bewitched with that nor
NAL school of yours and those dear
girls who are being trained for a no.
BILE work.
The specific subject discussed by
Miss Howe in her characteristic way
was The Definite Work of a Mission.
She fully explained what a mission
station was made up of. There are
twelve stations of the Congregational
church in Japan. Kobe, where she
was stationed was a city of 400, 900
and a beautiful city to live in-charm-
ing in so many ways. Referring to
the printing Of the Bible and hymn
books in h Japanese tongues she
made the statement that more con-
versions had been made through the
singing of hymns than through any
other agency"
During the session this morning
the constitution was ordered amended
so that the fiscal year will begin in
January instead of April. 1t was
stated that the home missionary
union had made the change.
The budget for the year 1918 was
made up and calls for a total of So, 500
for the general work of the branch
and extension work. The report of
the committee on resolutions read by
Mrs. Just of Crookston expressed the
thanks of the visitors for the hospi-
talities extended in so many ways by
the workers of the Moorhead church
and specially thanked Mrs. L. A. Hun
tOOn for the s~plendidly arranged en-
tertainment provided by her showing
the different phases Of mission work
through the medium of living pic
lures. Prominently the resolutions re-
ferred to the interest and enthusiasm
shown in the World Wide Peace move
ment.
Officers Elected.
The report of the nominating COM
mittee which was unanimously ADOPT
ed recommended practically the re-
election of the sitting officers. incIud-
ing the indefatigable president of the
state branch, Miss Margaret J. Evans
of Mortified. No changes were made
until the office Of recording secretary
was reached and for that Miss Lettia
M. Crafts of Wayzatta was elected and
her assistant will be Mrs. J. w. Little
of Minneapolis.
The church was crowded last night
with thnGn UIn Tryf-h@I - I~~- H.
Silver tongued orator. from Kobe,
Japan, Miss Howe, the distinguished
founder Of the Glory kindergarten.
Miss Howe told of the changes seen
in twenty-five years of mission work
in Japan. In many respects they are
sensational and Miss Howe was in
t~erestingly forceful in her relating of
them to her audience. The speaker
disclosed n very prominent fact, she
does not traverse any part of this
world with her eyes and ears shut.
In the meeting was a class of chill
dren brought specially to Moorhead by
a lady from Glyndon 70 rthe express
purpose of hearing the story of the
young Aremnia girl. Herignaz. who is
st. Cloud. She, beautifully, in her
own childish way, described the activ-
tiles in the school of Miss Eunice At
kins at EZroom, Turkey. Her home at
ST. Cloud is with a sister of Miss At.
kins and a very interesting character
she is. She took the place on the pro-
gramme Of Miss Lee of Marash, Tur-
key, who was unable to be in Moor
head.
At noon today a number Of the
tool lunch with Rev. Everett Lesher,
secretary of the Minnesota Home Mis-
sionary society, a leader in the work
and who will make an address at the
meeting tonight. ~
Thursday Evening.
Devotional Service-Rev. Everett
Lesher.
Address-Our Mission in Porto Rico,
Miss Grace Josselyn.
Address on immigration With Ster-
eopticon-Mrs. Roy b. Guild.
Offering.
-. Benediction.