The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-04-23
SESSIONS OF THE WOMAN'S
| MISSIONARY SOCIETY
Tuesday Evening

The young peoples service was pre-
sided over by Mrs. George Pyle. We
had present with US on this occasion
three volunteers to the foreign field.
Miss PIuckett of St Petersburg, who
is now a student in the Scarritt Train
ing School, made a short talk explain
ing why she was going to be a mis-
sfonary in the foreign field. Her talk
was very sweet. She said she would
be so glad when her studies were COM
plete and she could go to the mission
airy council and be consecrated and go
to the foreign field.
Miss Mann, student of Southern
College, said she was so glad that she
had been called to go to the foreign
field. and would be so happy when she
was ready to start. That she would
be ready tomorrow if she was prepar-
ed. Her talk was also very sweet.
Miss Mccoy of Jacksonville. said it
took her a time to make up her mind;
that she was called several times she
knew, but that she wanted TO be sure
about the thing, but that she has been
so happy since she made up her mind
to go to the foreign field. She said she
was ready and wished she could go to-
morrow.
Miss Nichols then gave her MESA ge
of cali, preparation and her six years
experience in the foreign field. She
said when she was about eight years
old there was a junior missionary So
ciety organized in her home town, and
that the first missionary she ever
heard anything about was Miss Ellie
Tydings and that she prayed then that
she too might be a missionary when
she was old enough. She said she was
put down on the program as speaking
on The Call of Korea" and that the
call of Korea was so great, that so
many missionaries were needed over
there, medical missionaries, nurses,
etc. She said she was counting and
praying for great blessings from the
meeting last night, and 1 am sure that
God answered her prayers and the
prayers OF others, in that when the
service was concluded one of our
nurses went forward and said that she
was ready to go TO the foreign field.
Miss Emma Washburn, who is giving
her life for this beautiful work, is a
nurse of good standing, has had sew
eral years eXper' ence, a woman of
strong Christian character and our
church feels very proud to have one OF
its members who they feel is so thor
oughly capable answer Gods call to
the foreign field. She is also very
much interested in W. c. T. L. work.
Miss Nichols talk was most inter-
esting and to sit and listen to her talk
made as feel that we were doing so
little in this great work.
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NJ. Godbey of Tampa. Then came the
reports. Mrs. Joseph Mizell, supeFin-
tendent of supplies. Mrs. Mizell said
she believed she had the honor of be-
ing the oldest officer in this body, hav-
ing been elected to her office nine
years ago in Oca1a. Her repoFt was
very interesting.
The question box was then opened
and the questions answered. This is
very interesting
Miss Nichols then showed some pig
lures of the ways the Korean people
dress.
Mrs. 8. NJ. Godbey. superintendent of
press work, made her report.
Mrs. Harris announced that a teie-
gram had been sent from Peking
for the prayers Of the Christian peo-
pie for China, which request is as fol-
lows:
Picking, April 17.-An appeal made
by the Chinese government to all the
Christian churches in China, to set
aside April p a day for prayer that
China may be guided TO q wise solution
of the critical problems besetting her,
is regarded here as striking evidence
Of the extraordinary changes which
have taken place in the nation since
the revolution.
The appeal was distributed broad
east by telegraph today to all the gov
ernors and high officials within whose
jurisdiction Christian communities are
to be found. It was also sent to the
leaders of the various missions.
Prayer was requested in the appeal
for the National Assembly tof the new
government. for the president OF the
republic who Is yet to be elected, for
the constitution OF the republic. for the
recognition Of the republic by the pow
ers, for the maintenance Of peace and
for the election of strong and virtuous
men TO office.
The appeal has given extra ordinary
satisfaction 10 mission circles, where it
is pointed out that this is the hrst
time in the history Of the world that
such a request has come from a non
Christian nation.
Mrs. Lewis then gave Us a talk about
West Tampa, which was very interest
ing. She then sang solo in Spanish !
Her voice was very sweet but or course /
that is all we could say.
Mrs. Wetheren then made an appeal /
TOR the missionary voice which was /
somewhat original and amusing
Mrs. Trawick then conducted the ser /
rice on social service and local work
Mrs. kea, Reporter