The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-23
HOME MISSIONARY
SOCIETY CONVENTION OPENS
ELEvENrH ANNUAL MEETING Al
SECOND PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH.
Large Number Of Delegates In Attend
anee-orieers Eieeteo-cood
Program To-day.

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lV:l5 O'Clock In the Second Presby-
terian church. Twentieth and Market
streets. The convention closed last
evening. following The election OF Of
ncers for the ensuing year.
The meeting was presided over nv
Mrs. Robert J. Reed. president OF the
organization. Yesterday mornings
session was devoted TO preliminary
work. The address of welcome TO the
delegates were delivered by Mrs. John
j. Dudley. OF the Second PRESBYTERIAN
church; Miss Marie Carothers. presi-
dent of the foreign synod; Miss Ger
trude Schultz. of Philadelphia. Of the
Philadelphia board. and Miss Blanche
Bonine. OF Lancaster. Pa. representing
the foreign mission field. A greeting
from h Wheeling Presbytery was
also read.
Reports from the following chairmen
OF the committees were read by Mrs.
George w. Oldham. Mrs. Edgar r
Boyd. Mrs. Ethel NJ. Braden. Mrs
Charles A. Bowers and Mrs. James r.
Leyenberger.
A feature of the morning session
was an interesting talk by Miss Ethel
Williams on Native Christian Leader
ship In China" Mrs. Frank Jacob
read a number OF letters from mission
aries. Mrs. W. ]. Holmes offered
prayer for the missionaries.
Good Address
This afternoons session was opened
with prayer by Mrs. G. /. Wilson. fol.
lowed by an address by Miss Blanche
BONNIE on missionary work in general
Miss Gertrude Schultze, OF Philadel-
phia. n of the most active mission
airy workers In the country, also deliy-
cred an excellent address. A beautiful
contralto solo was sung by Miss Hazel
Seamon. The report OF the nomfna.
ton committee was made by the chair.
man. Miss Jennie Carothers. The only
change in the officers for the ensuing
year was the electing OF Miss Ethel
Williams TO succeed Mrs. Robert ]
Reed. president of the foreign mission
airy society. Mrs. Reed has proved 10
be one OF the most efficient officers at
the head OF the organization. Mrs
Frederick f. Fieger. of Elmwood. was
selected secretary OF literature. sue
ceeding Mrs. +. f. Boyd. The after
noon session was closed with PRAYER
by Mrs. w. f. Allen.
The final session OF the foreign mis-
sion branch was held last evening.
which was opened with prayer de-
livered by DR.. Thomas Grier Koontz.
The address delivered by Mrs w. L.
Johnson OF Washington, who has
spent many years as a missionary in
Africa, was most interesting. She n.
Illustrated her talk with
views; told of the effect the war was
having in Africa and closed by telling
OF the good hat had been rough
among the natives by missionaries
The session was closed by a beautifuI
solo by Miss Virginia Hall, the sweet
local soprano.
Inere was an unusually large at
tendance at the meeting, nearly ali
the delegates being present, whose
headquarters Is at the Stamm hotel.
The Delegates.
Those registering at the meeting
up 10 last evening were Mrs. George
Junkins. Mrs. c. A. James, Mrs.
B~arketeld. Follansbee; Mrs. Edward
Dunlevy, Follansbee: Mrs. A. w
May. F~ollansbee; Mrs. w. Williams.
Follansbee; Mrs. IL. Miller, Follans-
bee; Mrs. Charles Miller. Follans-
bee; Mrs. T. c. Pears, Jr.. Follans-
CN NA1 &dAhtlld AuutTEOn. New
ell; Mrs. Leyenberger. Miss Mary
Holman. Miss Marie p. Corthers-
Holidays Cove: Mrs. Lon Ruble.
Miss Sarah Dudley. Mrs. s. L. Jep-
son. Mrs. William Vickers. Mounds
Vile; Mrs. Ellis ]. Elliott. Wellsburg;
Mrs. John T. Carter. Elm Grove: Mrs.
John f. Jacob. Wellsburg: Miss NJ.
o. Oldham. Mrs. W. Rumble. Wood
lawn: Mrs. @. l. Wilson. Miss Ivy v.
Yeakel. West Liberty: Mrs. William
Jones. Cameron; Mrs. Ella Baldwin.
Cameron; Mrs. J. n. Thomas. Mrs.
w. w. Dinsmore. Dallas: Miss Laura
NJ. Kimmins. Dallas: Mrs. George
Lewis. Chester: Mrs. s. A. Stewart.
Chester; Mrs. J. w. Evane. Woods
dale: Miss Ethel Kiger. Elm Grove:
Mrs. c. c. Douslas. Elm Grove: Mrs.
s. NJ. Newell. Chester: Mrs. Ethel NJ.
Braden. Woodsdale: Miss Wilma ia
cob. West Liberty: Miss Rena Ward,
New Cumberland: Miss Gertrude
Schultz. Philadelphia; Miss Blanche
y. Bonine. Lancaster. Pa: Mrs. w.
&. Johnston. Washington.
Home Mission Day.
Following IL the program Of the
Home Mission department Of the so
IVY W b0 hFAA ~ AnF oENOuu EINH=
byterian church to-day:
Morning. 10 O'Clock.
Eleventh Annual Meeting declared IN
sessio2 ~ ne President
Morning Devotion. led by...........
Roll Call
Response by a verse Of Scripture con-
tanning the word love"
Announcements.
Reports Of the Years Work
Alt'ittufe sssss.sM MRS. Moore
Lempefsuce .s...s......Mr Mrs. Pears
gorresppndence ..ss..... Miss Brown
Freedmen ...........M Douafaaa
me Treasury .......s. Mrs. Butler
Prayer gf Conservation 90. Mrs. Allen
Hymn-"Go. Babo on"
Greetings from p~reHbytery.
Greeting from the Woman's Board
...t ssssss sssssss..s Mrs. Wihcr
Ihgef 900 zee. sss.. Mrs. j. NJ. Potter
Afternoon.
Prayer Service. led ...
........M Mrs. j. W. Dunbar
Xddress-wesi virrinias can N'naneN
Young Peoples Hour. led By Miss Rvder
.Onertory Solo. Offering
Address-"America-god's Land
Reports Of Committee. "''er
Election Of OnIcera.
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