The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-10-02
BIC MEETING IS ON
Main Program of Missionary
Society This Afternoon.
Procession of Missionaries Is q
Convention Feature.

The regular program of the Thirty
sixth annual convention of the Topeka
branch of the Woman's Foreign Mis-
sionary society of the Methodist
church opened here at o'clock this
afternoon. The Topeka branch In
cludes eight states and Sweden.
This is the first time in years To-
peka has been host to the ladies of
the society, it being the policy to dis
tribute the conventions over the ter
ritory as much as possible, with the
are seldom held in the same state.
The afternoon session was opened
with a devotional address by DR.. G.
Franklin Ream, of New York, head of
the life service of the Methodist CEN
tenary. He lived formerly at I'LL
Morris avenue in Topeka. Following
his talk was a memorial service, in
charge of Mrs. Ella NJ. Watson. for
Mrs. NJ. J. Shelley. the first treasurer
of the Topeka branch; Miss Elizabeth
Varney, who was for twenty-three
years a missionary in China; Miss
Frances Meader, an organizer, and
Mrs. M. S. Kirk. local woman who
was active in the affairs of the so-
ciety.
Mrs. Thomas Nicholson delivered an
anniversary address, followed by a
talk concerning Woman and the Time
O. Day" by DR.. E. ]. KuIp. pastor of
the First Methodist church. Cross
sections of the Jubilee, Consisting OF
comparisons between the treasury and
the personnel of the society in 1881
and 1919 were in charge of Mrs, L. E.
McEntire. Mrs. BENJAMIN Davies, Mrs.
A. w. Bradley and Miss Ella NJ. Wat
son.
Professional of Missionaries.
feature of the Afternoon progra m
was a professional Of the Sixty
miners" and all the missionaries who
have been sent out by the Topeka
branch since its organization thirty
six years ago. A number of the mis-
sionaries were present in person. while
local ladies impersonated the remain
der of the number. An address by
Mrs. r. NJ. Piatt. followed by a jubi-
lee song service. concluded the pro-
gram.
The feature of the evening session
will be an address by Rev. Benson
Baker, of India. Doctor Baker is SUI
perintendent of the Murat district of
India and has 10000 Methodists under
his care. His talk will be preceded by
demonstration of a. village preach
ing scene in one of the foreign mis-
sionary fields Every Non-Christian
Land a Land of Pain will be the sub
ject of a talk by Miss Eunice Porter,
who spent six years in the mission
fields of India. much of which time
she devoted to nursing in hospital at
Brindaban. She will speak in nurses
costume.
Windows of Orient.
The second executive session of the
convention was held this morning and
was devoted chiefly to business, dis
cussions of post jubilee plans, the of
ficers' training camp, talks by the
minute women, and a medical drive.
One of the interesting numbers on
the program for the convention are
the daily talks-caIled Windows To
the Orient"-delivered by the sixteen
furloed missionaries who are in at
tendance, giving timely sketches Nof
the countries where they have been
working. These talks will include
China, Japan. Maylasia, India. Korea.
Burma Mexico, and the Philippine
Islands
Doctor Ream will speak again to-
morrow morning and in the afternoon
Mrs Homer G. Stuntz will tell of OBJ
servations of her trip thru the mission
fields made recently by her in COM
pany with her husband. Bishop Stuntz,
of Omaha.