The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-12
MISSIONARY
women meet
Annual Meeting Of Various Societies
81 Keokuk Fairly Attended Yes
terday Afternoon Was
Well Attended.
aoDD YEARS EXHIBIT
New Secretary Elected and 4 Pro-
gram Committee Appointed
Others Matters Of Much
Interesting.
aoDD YEARS EXHIBIT

The annual meeting Of the Women's
Missionary societies of Keokuk was
held at 400 o'clock yesterday after
noon and the attendance was good. If
there had been a lack in attendance 1t
would have been made up in the earn
est spirit shown throughout the en-
tire proceedings.
Mrs. E. s. Patterson called the
meeting to order, which was opened
with the singing OF 10y to the
World
This was followed by the reading Of
scriptural lesson from John xvi, 81
%, by Miss Edna Porter. This she
followed with some very apt and
touching remarks ON the need and
power of prayer, which we're listened
to with marked attention and much In
terest. Her brief address VAS heauti-
fully pointed with happy illustrations
in words of the magic name Of Jesus
and how its repetition banished even
the thought of sinful act. She clos.
ed with feeling prayer.
The minutes OF last years annual
meeting were then read by Miss
Martha Hornish. After which the an
nual report was read, including that
OF the literature committee.
The election OF SECRETARY being next
In order, nominations We're called for.
Miss Martha Hornish, present sec
rotary was placed in nomination for
reelection.
Miss Hornish then placed in nomin-
alton Mrs. J. Lee paughrity and de-
clined reelection,
Mrs. Daughrity was unanimously
elected
A solo was then given by Mr.. Paul
UT Mrs. UT playing the accompan-
iment.
Rev. McGaw was then called on for
remarks and said he was pleased to
be called on to address a woman's
missionary meeting. He believed he
was born a missionary and had loved
missions all his life. He had one
brother and two sisters laboring in
the cause He said his mother had
dedicated him on the night he was
corn. She was persistent and pray
erful worker for missions. He praised
God that he was interested in mig
sionary work, especially the work the
women are doing. He paid high
tribute to the earnest host of women
who seemed to be taking the lead in
the great work. Rev. McGaw closed
his remarks with prayer.
Committee Appointed.
The following committee on pro
gram was appointed for next year:
Mrs. Ed Laubersheimer, Baptist.
Mrs. G. U. Owens, First Christian.
Mrs. G. d. Streeter, congregational
Mrs. Elizabeth II. LeBron, Episco
pal.
Mrs. Nels Wicksel!, Lutheran Swed
ish.
Mrs. c. NJ. Finney, Mrs. c. w. Chase
Trinity Methodist,
Mrs. James Young. FRS. Westmin
ster Presbyterian church.
Miss Mildred West, Westminste1
Presbyterian guild.
Mrs. McQuade, Second Presbyterian
church.
Mrs. A. M. Davidson, United Pres
byterian church.
Miss Harriet Solomon gave a yer,
interesting reading, Something OF
U.s. an apt lesson on the plans o
Christ and how christians should worl
ior the Master according to word an,
spirit laid down In the scriptures. I
was a unique and entertaining paper
After this number a fervent praye
by Rev. DR.. Lathrop was offered, fol
lowed by congregational singing an,
benediction by DR.. Lathrop.
Amounts Contributed.
Below Is given the amounts cor
tributed by the various churches REP
resented as reported at the meeting
FIRST Baptist church ...., 5000. 10
First Christian church $500. 240. 0
o. Ss-otioudl ClluTCQ O4l. "
81. Johns Episcopal church. COS. g
Swedish Lutheran church ~. IS. %
Swedish Methodist church SO. %
trinity Methodist church =. 3s5. o
westminster Presbyterian
church sns \
second Presbyterian church
sunday school ..... 81. o
United Presbyterian church. 1,oo5 G
The total of these sums is $5,009. 6
BESIDES this amount the yariou
societies of these churches contribute
additional amounts aggregating 81
0S1.11.
specinc for pain-Dr. Thomas
Electric Oil. strongest. cheapest lin
men ever devised. A household RENE
dy In America for 25 years. --Adyel