Evening journal., 1915-04-14
HEAR OF PROGRESS
OF Home missions
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cord, South Carolina. telling of the
work done and expressing thanks for
help received.
As treasurer. Miss Louise b. john
son, of Wilmington, read the follow
ing report: Total amount received
during year from churches outside of
Wilmington, SlS23.7O; total amount
received from Wilmington churches,
S2.020.S5; vouchers for general fund,
S220; for summer Offering. s100; for
Old Dwight. So. making a grand total
( OF S4,070.55; total disbursements, s4.-
I O69.57 total balance. SS cents. Total
receipts for contingent fund, Sll37i,
total expenses, SS4,77, balance. S2S.94.
Total amount received from woman S
auNiliaries. S2.63757, from Young Peo-
pies Societies, Sl3t. Christian Endoay-
or, S323.3l, Junior Christian Endeavor,
| S2725. bands. s240.52. Sunday schools.
! Sf4410; Westminster Guilds, S37. The
/ Woman's Auxiliary OF Westminster
/ Church Is the banner society, It hav-
ing given $4S4.7O.
OF the Christian Endeavor So
cieties. West Church is the banner
giving $3.50. and of the bands. the
Happy Workers. also of West Church.
leads with Si65 TO their credit. For
Mrs. ID. T.. Wiber's study classes the
following amounts were received
From Wilmington. 500; New Castle
SIP; Newark, S12; Forest Church, at
Middletown. St2; Elkton, S12; two
addresses in Central and West
churches. $40. Total, S7S. Interest
is manifested over the fact that this
is the first year over four thousand
dollars have ever been reported
I An interesting report read included
that OF the secretary OF freedman
Mrs. Walter ID. Bush. which stated
that the pledge of 500 which hac
been made by the Prosbyterial so
cieties for freedman work, as part o
the salary OF a teacher at Albion Acad
emy, Franklinton n. c., had been Sc
cured. twenty-five local societies con
tributing. Five hundred and fifty
four dollars has just been received
by the board from the teachers o
Albion Academy for the new buildinl
fund The industrial building of AL
bion was burned in 1913. and effort
are being put forth TO erect ney
building.
As secretary of literature Miss An
Bird Ellison. OF Summit Bridge, re
ported for the Home Society 2S2 sub
scribers 10 the Home Mission Month
ly," 1874 TO "Oyer Land and Sea-" IA
to prayer Calendar and 3 TO "Stud
Glasses"
An urgent appeal through tai
entitled "Just Suppose" was mad
by Miss Louise B. Johnson, the treas
urer, that the members and variou
societies pay their dues and con
tributions earlier in order 10 avoi
confusion at the last moment.
Societies in Honor Class.
= Printed on the backs of the Pre-
l. grams are the names of 2S variou
Z, societies whose work during the yea
p puts them in the honor class Thes
7 names were read this morning an
: include Buckingham, Berlin, Ches;
peake City. Dover. Elkton, Fores
Head Of Christiana. Lewes. Makenn
Memorial. Pitts Creek, New Castl
4 Newark Newark Second AuXiliar.
e Ocean View. Pencader. Rock. Smyrna
q West Nottingham. West Nottinghai
] Guild White Clay Greek, Zion Hal
vesters, Central. Eastlake. Firs
Greenhill. West, Hanover and Wesi
/ minister.
{ This afternoons session. which Wi
I convene at o'clock. will include a
interesting address by Mrs. Dwight
Potter. student secretary OF the We
mans Board. New York.
The sessions tomorrow will be
/ charge OF the Foreign Missionar
4 bodies and Will be marked by th
b transaction OF much important bus
ness.