The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-04-25
MISSIONARIES
ELECT OFFICERS
ANNUAL MEETING OF LOCAL
SOCIETY ONE OF BEST
EVER HELD.
Rev. S. Hall Young Will Talk on
Aissks"-interesting Program
For Closing Of Convention.

~ NFHA'thhN afternoons session OF
the Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety OF the Wheeling Prcsbytery. fol-
LOWING the regular program. the an
nual election Os officers for the en-
suing year was held. With the ex
ceI ton OF Mrs. Edgar W Day. treas
.teI. VINO resigned because of i'll
health; Mrs. Elizabeth F'lemming. OF
cameron. and Mrs. Elizabeth Calm.
OF this city. all of the old officers
were reelected. Those who Will
serve curing next year are: Pres
dent, Mrs. Robert >-Reed. Wheeling.
tf''r"lnE secretary. -irs. g. W. Old
lam. Ifiadclphia. treasurer. Mrs. n.
u. Work: young peoples secretary,
Mrs Ethel II. Braden. Wheeling: sec
rotary OF literature. Mrs. E r Bowl
Wheeling. foreign corresponding sec
rotary. Miss CAROLYN V. Lee. Holt !
DAYS Cove: Pr"shyterial SECRETARY.
Mrs. !. =. Ley enberger, Wheeling
vice presidents Mrs. :. l.. Jcpson.
Wheeling. Mrs k 7 Hutchinson.
Wheeling. Mrs. Henry Rcmke. Shcr-
Tard: Miss Maud Davis. Cameron:
Mrs. Il. = Donehuo. Fairview: Mrs.
I. G. Pears. Follinsbee: Mrs W. T.
Allen. New Cumberland. Mrs. Elcar
W. Day. Warwood. Miss Nellie Hun
ter. West Union: Mrs. Bertha =.
caldwell. Wheeling. Mrs Joseph .
PAUL Wheeling. Mrs. Sterling car
son Newell. and Mrs. Morris. Holli-
Gay 8 Cove. ,
Evening Service.
4 very good attendance was pres
ent at the .Sening service. whic.
began at 80 "clo"K. to hear the Id-
dr. sseS ~ Mrs. j. e. II-inlcin and
Rev. james =. Leycnbcrser. both OF
wE'm EaN" most interesting and in
spring talks on missionary work.
The meeting WAS opened 10y HYMN
$50 IN the rcd hymnals. Onward.
Christian Soldiers" followed 10y Birle
lesson and prayer 10y 1iev. ". A.
Cook.
interesting Talk.
The Bible and Foreign Missions"
was selected as the subject Of Mrs. !
{. liciulctn address. Thoroughly IA
miliar with the theme or her talk and
an emin' nj authority on mission work. |
mrs. lieinleiu gave "a most Impressive
ana eloquent address. embodying an
appeal Tor the interests OF the mil
lions 10 whom Gods hight had been
denied. and quoting az length from
the scriptures reasons as To why al.
should strive 10 lay the whole world
al the fee, - christ.
Rev. James = Leyeubcrger then
spoke on China To-day ThurouEhlv /
yersed IN his subject. being born in
china aud having spent - great part
OF his life there speaking OF the
great changes taking place in china
al present, b" advised against think ,
ing tnat China had wholly fOrsakau
her past and the strong traditions
which have bound her for centuries.
lie also expressed the hope that IN
he awakening OF this yellow empire
The result would NOT he great trag-
edy for humanity by world wide wars, [
but rather "a great blessing
The evening session vas closed
with prayer and hcntd!ctiun by Rev |
Thomas Greer Koontz
Friday Sessions
TODAY VII. witness the close Of the
ninth annual meeting OF the society /
and two sessions Will be held All Of
the routine business Of the OrganiZa-
ton VIII he settled and reports from
many OF the different departments
read
Rev. : Hall Young. u. T.. ono OF the
FOREMOST ri-t ionari"- ~ America. wlII
t"dtHr" III" afternoon meeting Win An
address "n Alaska Rev. Han has
spett many wears 300 Aiaska and is !f
t"'lsr'- interested IN fhc welfare az that
country Iu Lt- address h- will IN
deay.r 80 interest people ia ais adopted
TIE following Is tie program Tor the
two -'s-i"ne.
Hymo--Ar no s'i0iT% fi1 Power OF Jesus
%rri,"
I'-avsr Mrs " =. cook.
Announcements.
Roll rtE ~ auxiliary societies
Annual fer"rt~
He.orhrs secretary -- Miss wilma
c.rre. r.nErr secretary Mrs uc.a1
srrr.a2 - Young rcrrr,- Mr. Eu-
S.,re'rrs ~ Freedmen - Mrs O.. O..
-r,r,tsry Z Literature Mrs " 70
Hepor. = committee m ..rpe-ar.e