Evening journal., 1920-04-29
GOOD YEAR IN
mission WORK
Increases in All Activities
Are Reported by Pres
byterial Societies
MRS. r. A. BOYLE
AGAIN PRESIDENT

New Castle. in Westminster Church
The session was presided over by Mrs.
Robert \. Boyle. The opening prayer
was made by Mrs Frank h. ,EdgngtOn.
The following officers were elected
for The ensuing year. President. Mrs.
r. A. Boyle, salisbury, Md; vice
president, first, Mrs Thomas Kerr.
Wilmington; second, Mrs. r Il. Davis. !
smyrna; secretaries, recording. Miss
Elizabeth Black, New Castle CORE
spending, Miss kataeinh : Todd. SAL
isbury, Md. missionary education,
Miss Eva b. Taylor, Wilmington; ~
erature, Mrs. Thomas Whiteman. Del
aware City; Freedmen, Mrs. W. ID.
Bush Wilmington; boxes, Mrs. T.. B.
Evans. Newark.
Miss Grace Baird Of this city. was
elected secretary OF bands and light
bearers. Mrs. Walter sheppard was
chosen secretary OF The Westminster
Guild
Walter sheppard was chosen secre-
bry Of The Westminster Guild
The SNuOdical Committee named Is
Mrs. William Barr Wilmington. Mrs.
r. ID. Grier, salisbury; Mrs. George NJ.
Jones, Dover; Mrs. John McElmoyle,
Elkton
The place OF lhc next meeting Of the
society was left 90 the synodical COM
mitice.
The literature report was given by
] Mrs. Thomas Whlteman.
Miss Mildred Hopes. secretary OF
/ the Young Peoples Society and Chris
/ lian EndeaN0r reported 81 young
/ peoples societies. two being formed
/ this year. Eight mission study class
cs also We're formed
Mrs. Walter ID Bush. who made
I the report for the Freedmen's Society,
stated this was the first time In the
history OF The society that their ap-
/ pOrtiCnmcnt had been reached, and
/ they went over The top.
Mrs wallace Radcliffe gave the APP
pOrlionment for The New Castle Pres
hyiory for lg20-2i The amount is
| $4,000, which sum Is for regular
work The Jubilee fund has ceased.
This amount VIII be apportloned TO
the various societies by the president.
One of the most interesting reports
read vas that of Mrs. Walier Shep-
pard secretary Of the Westminster
Guild She reported ten guilds IN
lhe prcsbylery During The year
these guilds gave $3.50 10 The jubilee
Fund and $50 TO the Foreign and
Home Missionary Fund. An increase
OF ninety members for the year was
reported Three new guilds were
formed In this city. They are at Cen
iral. Easllako and West Pc sbylerian
Churches Mrs. Sheppard reported
three young women societies at Do
yer. Newark and salisbury,
Mrs. Thomas Kerr. chairman of th,
prayer copmitieo said The work OF
that committee was started on sep
temher 2i 1919. Cards were dislrib.
uied calling attention 10 the greal
value OF prayer. During The year
( Mrs. Kerr stated. much OF the success
Of the work Was due TO The prayers
offered both hy the members and tie
, cooperation of the members.
/ Miss Katherine $. Todd correspond
, ing secretary. reported that IN lht
prcsbytcry there are 3i foreign mis-
! sionary societies with 1861 members
3 During The past year iJi members
We're added and PIP foreign mission
J AIRY meetings were held. Miss Todd
b reported % Home societies with i0N
! members, showing an increase OF IA
] members.
Greetings from Miss Bertha Harlan
b who h In China, were brought by
81 Miss Todd She stated that Miss
Mary johnson, who Is supported by
! the preshytery, is on her way tC
this country and expects 10 arrive
June T. In the Ism, Miss Johnson
r expects TO visit churches In the Pres
byiery.
o. AN societies were urged by Miss Eva
b. B, Taylor secretary of Missionary
education 90 take up the work Of the
Z mission study next year Miss I0y-
: lor reported twenly-siN fOreign study
l classes and eleven home study classes
8 An interesting report of the jubilee
! result was given by Mrs. Robert A.
Boyle. The preshyterial keyNoman
4 The goal OF 500 new members, 20 new
- societies and S2i26 had been reached
and The amount Of each pledge had
u gone over the top. she said. There
~ fore COO new members, rs new sOci-
eiics and S1l3oji was raised by the
Jubilee fund. OF This amount S3i2S 5C
a. was from preshytcry contributions
!. The remaining s26iO was gifts 90 the
y fund.
! Mrs Martha 4. Martin. FOREIGN
u treasurer, reported sl561 received fOi
y The year ending March 1920
e Miss Louisa b. Johnson. the HON,
n treasurer reported So2s5 received fol
J. the year.
is Following the morning session IN,
delegates were taken on a sllht-see
ing trip through ihe city with
luncheon following at The y. W. G.. 4
q cafeteria.
,f Christianizing work done In IN,
- Far East. where missionaries from
!. an religious denominations are "a
p work. was discussed at both session,
d Of the PrcsDN terry yesterday after
l. noon and evening. The work IN Chin
al was part cularly emphasized
B0ili sessions yesterday We're wei
lf attended by delegates and members 70
t. missionary soc ties throughout th
county and state
r Work of a routine character tool
" up the early minutes OF the afternoon
is meeting. Devotional exercises Wen
of In charge of Miss Clara NcQuoWr
n. OF Washington, ID. g. Roll call O
ls delegates from the several societie
1f Of the county was made By Mis-
rs Elizabeth Black. of New Castle. Mr.,
te Frank +. Edgngton. synodical secrc
iary for The young people, deliyero
an inspiring address, In review sci
ting forth The part Of the work don
le by the younger element OF %
re church
~ one OF the features OF The after
noon session was an address by MIR
d Samuel Mills. a member OF the sta
81 Of Instructors at Ginling College n
Girls China. THE growth Of educ.
n, tion among the Chinese and the
~ apparent desire 30 acquire modrc
studies and methods was outlined
detail. Virtually an OF the work
h. being conducted through the aid
Ie missionary eNponenis and has rpacl
ed a high pinnacle of success. a
PC though 10 Is not as effective as ID wi
n. prove later, the speaker reported
The Rev Frank ". Bible. OF Han
OF chow. China. was the speaker la
n evening He emphasized the need Il
y. Christian aid ia China. % produl