Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-02
MISSION WORKERS
IN CONVENTION
Carlisle Presbytery Society
Holds 34th Meeting at
Market Square

The thirty-fourth annual convention
|cf the Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety of the Carlisle Presbytery, which
opened in the Market Square Presby-
terian Church yesterday afternoon.
continued this morning and afternoon.
This convention was splendid exhi-
hition of the modern methods and
spirit of mission work.
The devotional period with which
the convention opened yesterday after
noon at 3 o'clock was led by Mrs.
Frank f. Taylor. of Gettysburg. who
came fresh from the Nicholson Hem
minger evangelistic campaign which is
being held in the battlefield town. Mrs.
George X. Hawes very graciously well
coined the officers and delegates Of the
convention and the visitors. to which
address Mrs. Joshua w. Sharpe, of
Cham bersburg, responded very appre-
ciatively as president of the society.
Miss Riddle. of Chambersburg, speak
Ing of the work that is being done
among the young people of the presby-
terry, gave a report that glowed with
tho enthusia SIN of great things accom-
plished Miss Martha e. Fleming, of
the Market Square Church, presented
Il very interesting report as secretary
of literature, showing what had been
done to keep the women of the church
informed of their great work.
Miss Gamble, of Harrisburg, told n
story of the need of 1.-The Foreigner
derful way as she cited instance after
instance from her own experience in
Harrisburg of poverty, the starvation
of children, the drunkenness among
children, child marriage and other
iniuuities that call for Christian SYM
pathy and help.
The treasurer's report, given by Mrs.
A. r. Johnston. of New Bloomfield,
showed that even the prosaic function
of receiving the funds may be as ro-
mantle as a trip to the Indies. At the
evening session a pageant, Americas S
Expenditures" was presented under
the supervision of Mrs. Herman P.
Miller. Tt was Illuminating as it set
forth dramatically the waste of Ameri-
can money and the neglect of American
folks in whose lives the money might
produce great results.
Mrs. d. E. Waid. of the Woman's S
BOARD of Home Missions. located in
view of the work of the year in which
she brought out very strikingly the
romance OF the modern missionary
ventures both for the missionaries and
for those who are in the local societies.
The devotional service at this morn
ing's session was led by Mrs. r. Willis
Fair. After the roll call Mrs. w. T.
Scheffer, the corresponding secretary,
developed arrangements for a better
participation in the convention next
year. Mrs. w. T.. Cell president of
the Synodical Society of Pennsylvania,
spoke on ''The Joy of Setting the
Plow," in which she showed the genu-
inc pleasure of the hard preparatory
work when it is entered into under
Standingly and with q spirjt of devo-
ton. Miss Laughlin, who is a repre-
sentative of the New York board doing
work among the $4,000 Presbyterian
young ladies who are graduated from
American colleges every year, told an
inspiring story Of her success in enlist
ing the young college women of the
church in mission work by the simple
process of making them see what the
work really Is. After a luncheon
served by the ladies of the Market
Square Church the afternoon session
brought the convention to close.
The principal address of the afternoon
was by Mrs. M. M. Hench, of Carlisle,
on Opportunities