Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-10-21
SYNOD|CAL SESSION
OF PRESBYTERIANS
Informal Public Meeting Last Night
in Presbyterian Church.
HOME AND FOREIGN MISSIONS.
Told About by Mrs. Gildersleeve and
Mrs. Representative
Audience.

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Presbyterian Board of Home and For
eign Missions, which convened in this
city yesterday morning, taxed the seat
ing capacity of the First Presbyterian
Church, Duke of Gloucester street.
a most representative audience was
present, composed of the college pres
ldent. officers, professors and instruct.
crs of the Naval Academy.Iigh School
teachers ard distinguished citizens.
The church was decorated in autumn
leaves. ferns and red 1ahlias, Prof
| Charles A. Zimmerman. director of the
Naval Academy Band. presided ut the
| piano. and the soloist was Miss Rnth
| Oswald; of Baltimore, soprano of Bah
cock Memorial Church. that city
Congregational singing OF hymns
vas feature of the musical program.
which opened with Lead Kindly
Light" The Rev. Dr.. George :. Bell,
pastor of the local church. read the
Scriptural lesson and leo in prayer.
after which he introduced the first
speaker, Mrs. Gildersleeye, who gave
a talk on Home Missions Mrs. Gil
dersleeve has a pleasing personality,
and a good voice that carries to all
parts Of the church auditorium.
Mrs. Gildersleeye'S Address.
Mrs. GilGersleeve began by contrast
ing this nations peace With the war OF
many nations across the seas, and she
quoted an ably written editorial from
one CT New York. leadirg daily news
| papers bearing on the spbiect
She told of the Pride of America in
its present position before the world
in clntrad'stinction with other M
tions, aad expressed a hope that IT'S
pride might not come before a fall
out might be an inspiration for good
far-reaching and everlasting.
Mrs. Gildersleeve dwelt upon the
needs OF the Home Mission field. Tho
work among the foreigners who rave
come TO this country, with their super
stitions and and oftentimes hesthen-
ish religions. She said it was neces-
sary 10 carry the Light" TO them, 10
teach them of the Saviour of Man. the
cross He died upon for their saliva
ton, and of His resurrection and as
cension. that whosoever belieyeth on
Him. though he were dead. yet shall he
| live again.
Mrs Gildersleeve told of the MeXi-
cans across the American border line,
of those i'm the plazas in Colorado. New
Mexico. Nevada. Of their narrow lives.
their penury and want. and she rela-
.ej many pathetic stories OF these
| MeXicans, in their struggle for exist
ence among great odds in this foreign
land. and told of how they might be
| helped by others. as they are by the
home missionaries who work among
them.
In closing. Mrs Gildersleeve urged
her hearers rot to despise the social
ed "Dago," the fornigners on these
shores, from. W lom one IS wont to draw
| ones skirts in the subway cars in
| New York. for fear of contact or con-
| tagion She said these people had
| given the world a Homer. Virgil.
| Cicero. had given the paintings
sculpture and they are not TO be de-
spised and. in closing she recited
beautiful poem bearing on he subject
The earnestness of Mrs. Glider
| sleeves remarks carried conviction
with them, and her plea for home mis-
sions must be good seed sown in good
| ground that win bring forth fruit
more abundantly.
Mrs. Fitch's Address.
Mrs. Robert +. Fitch,of Hnagchow,
| China who. with her husband, is work.
ing in htat missionary field. made s
stirring address on Foreign Missions.
Mrs. Fitch is a remarkable woman.
Earnest, capable. an executive in the
| highest and best sense, a woman Of
wide experience in the foreign mission
airy field. She is a rapid talker and
can say more words to the minute
than the average platform speaker,hut
all she does say stands for something.
indeed. for great deal.
Mrs Fitch. who has had long expv-
rience in the missionary field at Hang
chow, devoted her remarks TO the
needs Of the work there. She told of
its obstacles, of difficulties to be over
come. of the laborers in the field, and
the needs for more-'the harvest is
white, but the laborers are few" Sh,
| spoke OF the OnflSlidn 1nlnaulaH. ana
the Christian American and differen-
tiated She told of the college of
Chinese her husband superintends at
Hangchow and the work being ac-
complished.
Many witty stories punctuated Mrs
Fiteh's address. and served to point
a moral and adorn tale" She made
I 4. r,fa, for tla xr-orl 81, rloSsnrr har -,
marks ard her conviction of corsiegce
and the strength of her argument car
ricd with it weight that was most con-
vincing and which left lasting inn
preston upon her hearers
This mornings session began at 10
o'clock in the Presbyterian Church, at
which Miss Margaret Hodge. president