Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-20
MISSION WORK IN
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
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Freedmen, Mrs. Walter ID. Bush. will
mington; secretary Westminster
Guilds, Miss Mary IL. Mullikin, Bal
timore; secretary for overseas hospi-
tai work, Miss Mary II. McGaw. Bal
tlmore.
Executive Meeting.
About 100 delegates arc attending
the sessions. The first meeting was
a session OF the executive committee at
3 o'clock yesterday afternoon when va
cussed. At o'clock there WAS n chill
dren's hour when interesting talks
were given by Mrs. Frank IL, Edging-
ten and Miss Grace Baird of Whining
ton. Miss Baird told an interesting
story which she illustrated.
Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe, president OF
the Synodical Society, presided at the
meeting last night. Mrs. Ernest Fra
ger. chairman of the local committee
OF arrangements, welcomed the dele
GATES and the response was by Mrs
liadcliffe, Mrs. Harvey s. Irwin OF
4 Washington had charge of the de-
votional service.
Miss Florence c. Tyler student
secretary OF the Womens Boards
gave talk on "Some American stu
dent Life" Recent Encouragements
In World Service" was the subject OF
an interesting talk by William L
Schell OF the Board of Foreign Mis-.
sions. which was a feature of the even.
ing meeting. During his tax he CAV,
some startling figures on the great ad.
vanccment of the mission work II
| the Orient and the growth of tn,
church in the mission field. He es
/ pecially mentioned the work I'm China
i Korea and Africa. He told Of talkins
20 crowds of 1900 in mission churche,
In China and 1900 Bible School stu
dents at one time.
i Mr.. Schell said n Presby pa sto
IN Seattle boasts OF having the larges
membership OF any Presbyterian
i Church In the world but that he wa
mistaken, as the largest Presbyterian
Church IN the world is IN Africa
} where there are 5000 communicates
lie said IS years ago there was not
Christian in Korea and now there ar,
$4,000 church members in tnat coun
try Mr.. Schell said the people ar
coming into the church so fast in ~
mission fields that they cannot b
cared for. THE perils OF success an,
encouragement are az dangerous a
i the peri,s OF discouragement in IN
mission field at this time" the speake
said. Medical work he stated Is revo
lutionizing mission work in the Orien
= and also told OF the China for Chris
, movement" that has been launched /
China by Christian Chinese.
Mr. Schell spoke of the antipathy {
the Chinese and others in the Orier
.or the Japanese. In conclusion h
said that about 10 years ago onl
slightly more than half a million dol
lars was raised 10y the Presbyteria
, churches Of this country for foreig
mission work, and this year S463S
eco had been raised and the amour
he predicted would greatly iucreas
from year 10 year as there is a grea
need fer II in the work There
moro interest now than ever befoI
in mission work" the speaker sal
in conclusion.
The meeting this morning We
: 'lCpened with prayer and praise SCI
: vice. Reports were submitted by Mi'
clara w. McQuown. secretary
Washington. and Miss Bessie T. Gi
: bert treasurer cf Baltimore. The
! reports were followed 10y the electiC
of officers
Other reports made this mornir
were as follows:
Work for the freedman-Mrs Walt
u. Bush. OF Wilmington; missional
! education in the synod, with discu
r sion-Mrs. Edward Niles, Of Balt
j, more; missionary literature. Mrs.
y b. November, of Baltimore; overse
hospitals. Miss Mary H. McGaw
> Baltimore. and the relation Of Il
h women's boards 20 colleges, Mi
Florence G.. Tyler.
2 The program for this afternoon fC
+ lows: 1.3o. hymn and prayer; &
i young people OF the synod. Mrs. Frai
+. Edgington presiding; announc
ments: conservation service, Mi
J. Bertha Harlan, president of \,
= Castle Presbyterial Society; adjour
) ment.
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