Evening journal., 1915-10-08
MISSIONARY WORKERS
IN CLOSING Session
Reports Of Morning Show
Much Accomplished
Along All Lines
WILMINGTON AHEAD
IN JUBILEE MEMBERS

The closing session Of the forty
afth annual convention Of the Phila-
ielphia Branch of the Women's For
eign Missionary Society which has
been held here in ST raui's NJ. H.
Church this week was held this
morning. Following the devotional
service. which was conducted by the
Rev. ]. W. Easley. pastor OF McCahe
Church. the minutes OF yesterday af-
.ernoon's session we're read by Mrs.
T. w. Cooper,
Miss Carrie J. Canahan, correspond
ing secretary, SPOKE about appropria-
tious for the wear 1910. Eghty-two
thousand dollars have been pledgef this
year by the branch for various appro-
priations. I'm addition 70 this amount
an effort is being made to appropriate
$4,000 for special 'oyer and above"
gifts. last year the branch appropriat-
ed $4,000, in addition TO which IL also
made an appropriation Of $4,000 for the
"over and above gifts fund making n
total amount of appropriations last year
$50 900 The amount appropriated last
wear for the thank Offering fund was
10000 The money so appropriated
goes toward missionaries salaries,
scholarships. hospitals and supplies.
Countries TO which the money goes in
cudc India, bombay. Burma, Philippine
lslands. China. Korea, Japan, Mexico,
south America, Bulgaria. Italy and
Africa. a general discussion took place
following Miss Carnahan's address.
The report OF Miss Emma Fowler
associate secretary, showed 56S aux
liaries with a membership OF 2t.S7i.
There are forty young women's so
ciotios with a membership OF LIZ;
l55 Standard Bearers Societies with
1881 members; 1877 Kings Heralds
with 3.423 members; S5 Little Llght
Bearers with a membership OF 2,5l3.
and 255 members In the mite box
circle: 17,150- subscribers TO the va
rious missionary periodicals we're re-
ported.
This mornings session was really
A Jubilee morning as addresses con-
aerning the aims and plans OF the
jubilee campaign formed an import
INT feature of the morning The jubi-
lee will be held In 1919 The goal to-
ward which the branch Is working for
that celebration is to have 1000 mis-
sionaries IN the field. 400. 600 Nom
Sers In all the societies. 81 100000 ap
propriated and $4,000 subscribers tC
the missionary periodicals.
Miss Susan c. Lodge, president
smoke about the jubilee. explaining
the campaign to the delegates. Mrs
Snowden, In reporting for the sub
scription committee, stated that since
convention started 346 subscription
TO the various missionary periodical
had been secured.
Mrs. n. II. Fisher, OF the Contra
Pennsylvania conference, reported
for the resolutions committee ex
tending the usual thanks.
The conference secretaries wer,
called to the platform and each CAV,
their Jubilee reports. Mrs. Vaughan
s. Collins, reporting for the Whining
ton Conferences stated that S34S hal
been paid toward Miss Smiths salary
this amount being aside from Tn,
amounts received from thank offer
ines and dues. The auxiliaries re
port 1874 jubilee members. the ycunl
people "a. and the children 40, max
ing in all the total number of jubilee
1f 109 which makes the Wilmington
Conference ahead on its share o
Jubilee members.
Eighty life members to the societ,
were secured this morning. Pitts
burgh Conference pledging the most
so members. This makes In all s.
life members that have been secure'
since convention started.
Announcement was made by Di
Collins that In December an all da
meeting in honor OF the Methods
Forward Movement would be held 4
s. Paul's Church Bishops Berr,
Henderson and Wilson will be pres
ant
Under the subject OF "Redemptio
and Release Miss Carrie J. Carn'
han. corresponding secretary. rea
the last part Of her report II ha
10 do with Korea and Japan. 81
called particular attention 10 n
work being done by Ewah College