The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-10-18
HOME MISSIONS
IN ANNUAL WEST
THREE HUNDRED DELEGATES AT
MARSAALLToWN.
FIVE STATES REPRESENTED
Society Is Flourishins - Interesting
and Encouraging Reports From
Asia--kate ogborn, Iowa Wom-
an, Handicapped by Fire.

Marshalltown, Oct. 15.-The Saith
annual meeting of the Des Moines
Branch of the Woman's Home Mis-
sionary Society Of the Methodist
church closed here last evening Over
three hundred delegates attended and
many important subjects were dis
cussed. The Des Moines Branch
comprises the states of Iowa, Mis-.
souri,, Arkansas and Louisiana.
Mrs. o. S. Dow of Des Moines was
chosen president to succeed Miss
Elizabeth Pearson of Des Moines
who haG been president twenty-seven
years, but now is compelled to retire
C,Jing to i'll health. Miss Pearson
was elected president emeritus in
nonor of her long work with the So
ciety.
Mrs. Esther p. Carpenter of Des
Moines was chosen first vice presi,
dent; Mrs. A. E. Craig of Sioux City,
corresponding secretary; Mrs. II. M.
Humphrey of Indianola, recording
secretary; Mrs. w. II. Arnold of Des
Moines, treasurer.
st. Louis was chosen as the next
meeting place.
Society's Condition Fiourishing.
The report of Mrs. w. II. Arnold OF
Des Moines; treasurer of the society,
showed that during the year $780,
1894 were received from all sources
which, with the balance from last
year, of sl6,25S12, made a total Of
36,940f76 Total disbursements
to the field have been $104. $500,
leaving balance in the treasury Of
$32,32137.
Tells of Missionary Work.
The report of Mrs. A. Z. Craig, Of
Sioux City, corresponding secretary,
outlined the work in eastern Asia,
telling of the great evangelistic cam
paigns by the Japanese Christians,
and some of the results as they espe-
cially affected their own work in the
different districts. In SCndai every
girl in the mission school was con
certed and baptized.
In Fukuoka, where Miss Edith
Xetchum, of Riceville, is stationed
new school buildings are going up,
md the work is most encouraging. In
Korea, where Mrs. Tressell has
charge of the city and day school
work in the district, the field is great
and fine work is being accomplish.
ed. In Penang she has nine native
teachers, and more than TOO girls.
In Peking there is a great move
ment for tho organization of Union
Arts College, q medical school, and
training school for nurses, by four
denominations. Property has been
secured for the first school, and eff
forts are being made. to start the 9th
ers. An interesting item in connec-
ton with the work at Tientsin, was
the statement that recently eleven
native families had purchased prop
erty near the school in order to be
within the influence of the work.
In Central China another large I'M
ion movement has been set in force
for the establishment of schools and
4 ten-acre compound has already been
secured Mrs. Kate Ogburn, at
Wuhu, reports an encouraging out.
look for the work in her field, but
has been badly handicapped in the
work b. the loss of her home. books
and clothing through a disastrous fire
which swept through the district. In
Kiu Kiang, DR.. Mary Stone reports
that She has treated $4,000 patients
in the hospital and dispensary in
nine months, and tells of the CONVEX
sion of her two native assistants.
Four Missionaries Present.
An interesting feature of the gath.
ering was the presence of four mis-
sionaries on furlough. They are
Mrs. Anna Goodell, Misses Jennie
Jones, Mamie Glassburn and Lydia
Pool, All took part in the programs
Of the convention.
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