The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-18
WINS. CONVENTION
0Skaloosa District Had Fine Meet
ing at Cedar.

WOuldniS fOrefRn missionary society
|of the Methodist Episcopal church was
that held at Cedar and entertained b.
the Cedar Auxiliary.
The Convention was presided over
by Mrs. Ella Pechersau of Fort Madi-
son and secretary of the Des Moiues
Branch; Mrs. Pechereau presided i'm
the place of the regular president who
was unavoidably absent at General
Conference. The following delegates
and officials were present:
Standard bearers from Grinnell
Misses Glendolyn Edwards, Bertha
Dayton, Eyo Thorn. Joyce Brown, An.
ma Sawyer, Dona Harris,
Twelve Standard Bearers from 0s.
kaloosa were also in attendance. .
Auxiliary Delegates, Mrs. Belle Mil.
ligan, Mrs. D. A, Hudson of GriHnell,
Miss Clara Brownell of GFinnell, Mrs.
PecheTeau of Fort Madison, Miss Ma.
bel Gibson of Newton, Mrs. Mary Rus
sell of Newton, Miss Mabel Johnson
of Brooklyn, Mrs Marion Cheney OF
Oskaloosa, Mrs. Ava Perlew and Mrs.
George L. Minear Of Oskaloosa, Mrs.
Mohr Kramer of Sigourney. Mrs. Frank
Il. Day of Newton, Mrs Amanda War.
liner of Fremont, Mrs. Ida Haskins of
Fremont, Mrs. Ada ArgenbTight, Mrs.
Ora Newell OF Fremont, Rev and Mrs.
Hugh Neville Of Fremont, Mrs. Arthur
AXmear of Fremont, Mrs Lora CALI
son OF kellogg, Mrs. Kate Wilson OF
Knoxville, Mrs. o. E. Mcbride of Ka.
Iona, Mrs. Ora Lyon, Oskaloosa, Miss
Eta Rossiter of 0skaloosa. Miss DR..
Agnos Edmonds of Chung King China,
Miss Ada Launch of SiToncha, India
and District Superintendent, Rev. Geo.
| l.. lMinear.
The following we're the newly elect
ed officers of the District for the erS
suing year; ....
President F. q. Day of New,
ton. rs |
Vice President-Mrs. James Wilson
| End Vice Pres.--Mrs Mohr Kramer
Treasurer-Mrs. Mary Russell. "a
Rec. Secretary--Mrs. Cora Richie
| The church at Cedar was beautifully
decorated with the colors of the w
f. NJ s. and the Stars and Stripes, to
gether with Oriental flags and ban
ners There were also plants and Eas
I ter lilies, etc. upon the platform, max
ing this beautiful country church looR
even sweeter than usual
The main feature of the meetings
were the thrilling addresses by the
two missionaries in attendance. Mrs
! Ada LAUGH of India, and Miss DR.. Ed
monds of China.
! The former graduated from Simp
son college in 1891 and offered herself
TO the Des Moines Branch of the w
IF. NJ. S. which sent her to Cawnpore
India in 1892; In 1894 she was appoint
led Principal of the school until she re
! turned in 1904 for furlough In 1897
Miss LAUGH realized that sometimes
foreign Mission Work is stripped 0
its romance. People wear out faster
| The year 1894 found Miss LAUGH fol
two weeks, prosterated with an at
tack Of cholera which brought hel
very near the valley of The shadow. ;
For several years she had another
! missionary assisting her but in 1896
she was left alone. After Miss Lauch's
! furlOugh she returned to India agaiT
! in 1905 and was appointed to work in
Raipur Central Provinces. In 1908 she
went to Sironcha where she now il
working, and found the opportunity
/ very large but the equipment and
prospects OF help very small. Her ad
dress on "One Hundred and Fifty
! Thousand Waiting" Is impressive oil
this colossal opportunity for the
/ Cbristianizing of the Heather. Hell
getting to Sironcha in two wheeled
cart without springs, over roads which
were scarcely paths is truly thrilling
especially when she comes to that
part where she tells of the Oxen es
Gaping into the jungle and her having
ito wait two days at the mercy of wild
beasts, alone. while the natives hunt
ed and brought back the oxen. -.
Shortly after her arrival at Siron,
cha, fire destroyed one row OF simple
huts In which the widows lived and
only by her quickness and bravery
did all escape with their lives.
Miss Dauck acts the part of archi
tect, builder, mother, doctor, nurse.
preacher, etc. etc. She personally di.
rected and bossed the job of building
la hospital. Although not a doctor of
medicine, she has a dispensary of s.
500 patients. ..
Miss Agnes Edmonds, NJ. u. was
equally inspiring in her racy descrip.
IiOH VI Tue SulHeSe ana explains very
fully what brought about the awak.
ening in China and the Revolution:
To give an idea of DR.. Edmonds work
1t must be realized that she has often
as many as s major operations a day
aud a hundred clinic patients in 2b
hours. -
The Gospel seed is sown while the
batient7 attend or are In the hospital.
AS a result hundreds have been con-
verted and are leading splendid Christ
ian lives. When 1t is remembered that
every Chinese converted becomes in
turn a speaker 1t will be readily seen
how valuable the work of DR.. Edmond
is. ... &.- s..s 3D.
Throughout the addresses all were
impressed by the need of forward
advance in Mission work at this time.
The natives are not indifferent or
obstinate to the Gospel but are want
ing 1t, begging IT, desiring it.
That the addresses and convention
bore fruit at Cedar is evidenced by
the largeness of the gifts The well
known generosity OF. the local church
folk was again in evidence when II
was announced that the Thank OFFER
ing taken on Tuesday evening amount
ed to Si10 and the next morning $50