Evening journal., 1917-05-31
JUNIOR AUXILIARY
REVIEW YEARS WORK
Bishop Kinsman and Miss
Littell Tell OF Mission
Needs
CHINESE NEED
NEW HOSPITAL

In Ola SWedeS Church today tho
members OF the Womans Auxiliary
OF the Episcopal Diocese Of Whining
ton met in annual session. Repre-
sentatives from branches throughout
the State. including Milford, Wyom-
ing. Camden, New Castle. Stanton,
Marshallton Seaford. Harrington.
Dover. Laurel. Middletown Smyrna.
Newark. were present. With Bishop
+. j. Kinsman as the celebrant Holy
Communion was administered this
morning. and that service was follow
ed by interesting addresses by Miss
Helen A. L.ttell. Of Yonkers ~ Y,
who has spent several years IN China.
who spoke on THE Church General
Hospital at Wuchang China" and
/ Bishop kinsman who spoke on
Early Missions in Delaware" AT
the conclusion OF the two addresses
the meeting adjourned for luncheon
which was arrived I'm the parish house
by members OF the Old Swedes' Auxil-
larry
In the chancel. with Bishop Kins-
man this morning. were ArchdeacOn
/ Thompson, of Christ Church, Dover
and the Reys. r. NJ Kirkus. OF Trim
/ ity; W. II. Laird OF Emmanuel. and
Robert Bell. OF Old Swedes. During
communion service the congregation
sang a stirring patriotic hymn, the
last verse OF which the Bishop re-
quested be repeated. The last two
verses OF the hymn are as follows:
God Of all nations. Sovereign Lord,
In Thy dread name we draw the
sword;
We lift the starry flag on high
That nlls with light our stormy sky.
From treason's rent, from murders
stain.
Guard Thou its folds till peace dotI
reign:
Till fort and field, and shore and seq
Join our loud anthem in praise e
Thee.
In the course OF her address thi'
, morning. Miss Littell gave a viyi'
J picture OF the medical conditions ans
p needs OF China. She said that M
Chinese people represent one-third o
the human family and that there on
meets everywhere multitudes OF peo
pie hundreds Of whom are covere
0 with disease. Hospital condition
; there. she said, were deplorable be
r ing unsanitary and the nurses an
T, physicians work under dreadful han
Z dicaps. She said an effort to secur
100000 for a new hospital buildin
e was being made. she gave some e,
= cellent ideas as TO the lives and habit
OF the people OF the Orient and sal
a that they were remarkable in man
ways China, she added, was in
3 receptive mood; after having SIN
Z herself away from the world for !
y many centuries she was willing no
n to receive what the world had
T. give TO her. The native physician
II in China, she said, are very unskil
Is ed and primatiye in their method
* The Oriental prescription which 81
81 said a native doctor gave 10 pi
ot tient for an overdose OF opium an
which took one-half a day 10 con
pound. contained two snails, two fri'
grasshOppers. roots, sweet potai
stalks and clam shells.
In the opening remarks OF his a.
1 dress Bishop Kinsman said IN
IL there was no more appropriate tin
for a missionary gathering and !
more appropriate place than o
Swedes in which 10 hold such q gatl
" ering" Bishop Kinsman gave an Il
IN teresting historical account OF u
on missionary work which has been don
a in this state. dating his talk from Il
II first missionary who came into IA
BY State in 1888. He spoke Of the pa
al Old Swedes Church had played
such work and OF its founding in 169
III Trinity Sunday. which will represe
ne the two hundred and eighteenth al
10 niversary OF Old Swedes, will be o
te served next Sunday, June 4.
This afternoons session was. foatur
ID by reports of the various secretaries al
~ by the election OF officers.
IN As secretary of the educational wor
ip Mrs. William II. Beacon reported thi
VS. teen mission study classes, as follow
IN One at Emmanuel. two at st. Johns, ty
at Trinity, one at St. Andrews, q
Swedes, Smyrna. Wyoming and Candle
Dover, New Castle, Alarshallton Al
+. Stanton.
er IN these thirteen classes there is
al registration Of LAG with an average a
nh tendance of 90. The banner class
Il that of St. James. at Marshallton al
n Stanton. This class, led by Mrs. Ne
ed lin, reported six sessions, an enrolme
IA. Of nine. and ar average attendance
nv eight. The next banner class was th
NJ. of Old Swedes, led by Mrs. Froderi
nd } Bringhurst. reported six lessons bel
an enrolment Of IA and an average o
tendance Of 10.
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