New Britain herald., 1917-11-08
WOMAN'S BOARD IS
 HALF CENTURY OLD
Congregational Church 0rganiza. ton to Observe Jubilee

The completion of 50 years of mis-
 sionary work for the women of non Christian lands is to be celebrated by
 the Woman's Board Of Missions at
 big Jubilee Meeting in Boston, No
 vember 12-16. It was in that city, in
 the chapel of the famous Old South
 church, that a group of 40 representa-
 tive women met to organize the Wom-
 ems Foreign Missionary Society of
 New England which later became the
 Woman's Board of Missions of the
 c Congregational church. An historical
 pageant, The Gift of Light" to be
 given in Jordan Hall, Conservatory of
 Music, on the evenings of November
 12 and 1S, opens the Jubilee week.
 It was written for this occasion.
 Woman's work for woman from Bible
 times to the present era is the broad theme developed in 13 episodes, full
 of dramatic situations with brilliant
 costum1ng, strange Hindu and Chinese
 music, foreign games and folk dances, and realistic pictures of life in mission
 lands. \ Such feature Is an ideal in- troduction to the boards 5Oth annual meeting which formally opens Noven-
 Der IA. Most of the sessions will be in Park Street church, but Fremont Temple will be used for a big mass meeting on the evening of November 16.
 Naturally tho program will contain much of historical interest, found in graphic reviews of the achievements Of half g. century, in the presence of veteran workers and pioneers. among them Christian doctor who has come 1 all the way from Bombay to bring fvNe Ou~y Y~.A &~S- ing for the Field in '6s" is the sub-7 ject of an address by Mrs. Ursula c. l Marsh, lately of Philippopolis, Bull garia, who, as Ursula Clark, was one of the Boards pioneer missionaries to Turkey.
 As a contrast to the veterans will be- the fresh young recruits with faces already turned toward the East One of them will follow Mrs. Marsh 'n the program, taking for her sub ect Fifty Years Aftar."' This young voman, Miss Adelaide Fairbank, not 'nly represents the numbers of mod 'rn college girls who are giving them 'elyes to missionary service. but she mites the past and present, as she s the daughter, granddaughter and great granddaught tnr of missionaries o India. A featu of one of the aft ernoon sessloni be the solemn 'ervlce In WhfN group of young 1 women will be cc~1Mhissioned as mis- donaries under life appointment
 The list of speakers on the pro- gram includes missionaries from Af- 'ica, China. Japan, Turkey and Aus who have recently come rom their nelds and have significant stories to tell of world conditions. Among them are MiBs Lulu q, Book walter of Ceylon; Miss Isabelle Phelps 'f, North China; Mrs. H. J. Bennett # Japan: Mrs. J. s. Porter of Aus, ria; Miss Lucille B, Foreman. Miss F. srisell M. McLaren' and Miss Clara ;. Richmond, and others from Fur ley. i s'
 Broader aspects of the missionary outlook will be set forth in addresses ,y men and women of national ame-President Mary B. woolley drs. Helen Barrett Montgomery, Rev. James l.. Barton and Dr. John R. Mott. Our Missionaries World Clti- :ens," is the subject of an address 'y a keen observer, Mrs. Franklin H. Warner of White Plains. N. Y., who ,as recently visited mission fields in he Orient.
 The devotional periods will be an integral part of the boards meeting, md have been planned with great ,are. Special services on two days will be conducted by Rev. pr. William Allen Knight, author of that famous study of the Twenty-third Psalm, The Song of our Syrian Guest; pr. Z Conrad. the popular pastor of ra5a street naaa esuFcn n5 ,1ad one de- lngs will close with an impressive service.