The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-24
Meeting of Exceptional I'm
pOrtance Begins Here
Tomorrow
OVER 200 VISITORS
WILL BE PRESENT
Speakers of Worldwide Reputation
Several Missionaries to Be Commits
stoned - Outline of Program which
Will Conclude Thursday Night.

\ meeting Of exceptional importance,
one which viii bring 200 or more del
egates to Brattleboro besides other Wis
itors, which will be attended bvI
speakers of worldwide reputation and
will have for one OF it's features the
commissioning of several new mission
aries to the foreign field, win begin in
the First Baptist church tomorrow at
ternoOn and will continue through
Thursday evening. 1t is the third an
nuaI meeting OF the New England dis
trict Of the Woman 5 American Bap-
fist Foreign Mission society.
The committees in charge extend to
all those interested in missions, of
whatever denomination, to attend the
meetings, especially those in the even
ing. All who have been in the mis-
sion study classes will be interested in
hearing Mrs. Caroline Atwater Mason
on the new book, World Missions ana
World Peace.
Miss Converse of Japan is well
| known about here, being a native of
Grafton. and her work has been fol
| lowed with much interest.
| Mrs W. 7. Eimore Of India and
| Miss Ting Of China will interest all
in the stories of their own work.
Mrs. Henry W. Peabody, who has
! outgrown her own denomination and
works with and is loved by all, viii
| easily be the center of interest in the
| convention. She is vice president of
| the national Baptist Foreign Mission
society," chairman of the interdenomi-
national committee of united study,
and chairman of the Mortified commit
tee of the Woman s Foreign Mission
airy conference. She will speak on
| Northfeld and on other subjects.
The three days program will begin
tomorrow at $50 with workers con
| ference for state and association sec
retaries, with circle presidents and all
workers. In the evening there viii be
/ d reception at $50 to state and asso-
citation secretaries, and at $50 there
will be an Oriental scene, Blind Eyes
| Opened, by the associate members OF
! the New England board. ,sf.t4
| Wednesday mornings program Is as
follows: $50, prayer service, Mrs. +
$ Knight; 10, scripture, prayer by
Mrs. +. L. Tomkinson, words Of wei
come by Mrs. F. L. Smith; 1920, re
port of treasurer. Mrs. F. L. Anderson
Il 1923. report of foreign vice president
Of the New England district, Miss
Il Helen w. Munroe; 1855, Bricks
II With or Without Straw, Mrs. Annie
II Cobb Smith. state secretary for West
ern Maine: 11.25, address, Our Little
Il Brownies, Miss Margaret Suman, PHI
ippines; II. Home for Children Of Mis-
sionaries, Mrs. r. R. West; 1880, pray
er and adjournment.
Wednesday afternoon: o clock
prayer, Mrs. Charles Young, Massa
chusetts; 40, report OF the home wee
president. Miss Grace T. Colburn; 2.23
The Story of the States, state secre
taries $50, the New study book
World Missions and World Peace, Mrs
lCaroline Atwater Mason; $50, Mis-
sions in the Sunday Schools, Miss Ellis
House Means. Mrs. II. 4. Henderson
las, address. Our Black Pausies, Mrs
Elizabeth G.. Hall. Africa followed b,
prayer by Mrs Hugh Ross Hatch o.
Maine. and adjournment.
On Wednesday evening at 80 there
viii be a young woman 5 meeting
Miss Florence +. WalWOrth presiding
, The program: Professional by young
women of Brattleboro: scripture, Mis-
Ada A. Brigham; prayer, Miss Harrie
o. Hunt; World Wide Guild in tn
New England District, Miss Marion L
Clapp; Our New Missionaries; China
Opportunity for Chinese Young Won
en-. Miss Ting of China; Mortified
; Mrs. Henry w. Peabody; address, In
dia. Mrs. w. T. Gilmore.
Thursday morning: $50, service o
] prayer. Miss Helen w. ,Mumoe; 10
. scripture and prayer; 1910, Fiye-Y ca
Program, Miss Nellie G. Prescott, as
. sociatc foreign secretary; 1880, Th
Year Among Our Juniors, junior stat
. secretaries; Ills. Recruits, Mrs. Hen
!. Try w. Peabody; 11.30. memorial ser
vice, Mrs. H. G. Stafford; 145. address,
. Japan, Miss Clara \. Converse. 12.3(
. prayer, Mrs ". J. Armstrong, Massa
. ehusetts, and adjournment.
/. Thursday afternoon: >, prayer; Pc
! election Of officers, and adoption 0
e schedule, Miss Grace T. Colburn, HON
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