New Ulm review., 1922-06-28
MISSIONARY meet /
HELD AT new ULMI
81 DISTRICT DELEGATES OF.
METHODIST MISSIONARY
SOCIETY MEET HERE.
MRS. w. p. EVELAND SPEAKS
ON VALUE AND SCOPE OF
FOREIGN MISSIONS.

Ss YIN VALUE AND SCOPE OF
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
Two interesting sessions Of the dis
trict branch Of the Womens' Foreign
Missionary Society were held at the
Methodist Church Of New Ulm Friday.
Some seventy delegates from New Ulm,
Morgan, Echo, Morton, Brownton and
Arlington were present at the meet
which convened at 2:15 in the after
noon and again at 1880 in the eve
ming.
Benefit Parties to Be Held.
Rev. C. G. Holm of New Ulm open
ed the afternoon program with an in
vocation. Roll call was taken of the
Women's Foreign Missionary societies
OF the district, and committees and
officers were chosen before the business
meeting adjourned. Following this
Mrs. J. Vonde Linde Of Echo, district
president, conducted the memorial SER
vices for the departed members Of
the district missionary societies. A
bouquet was presented in memory of
the, dead. After duet by Rev. and
Mrs: w. r. Mahle of Fairfax, Mrs.
g. +. Reineke spoke on .'World Edu-
cational Parties In her discourse
she suggested a plan by which the
members Of missionary societies could
be posted on world news Of interest to
them. A series of parties is to be
given by ten district members at which
world happenings will be discussed and
collections will be taken to augment
the fund used for missionary activi-
ties. v: Il. sS
Work Of Conference Outlined.
The work of the conference was out
lined by Mrs. B. L. Bummert of Min
neapoIs, Conference Secretary and Rev.
G. G.. Holm rendered a pleasing vocal
solo. The principal address of the
afternoon program was Mrs. w. RI.
Eveland's Message to the society.
She spoke of the purpose of the organ
ization and stressed the need for
competent workers in the !. field Of
missionary activity. The society will
henceforth endeavor to enlist only
those women in the work who are
college graduates who have studied for
one year at the Chicago Bible Train
ing school, and who meet all the physi:
cal requirements. Fifty-seven girls
have entered the missionary service
this year.
Lunch Served to Visitors.
Lunch was served at six o'clock for
the delegates and visitors by the local
members of the church.
A collection was taken for the bene-
fit Of retired missionary workers. The
reading of minutes and the benedic-
ton completed the program.
Value Of Work Discussed.
The evening program opened with
devotions by Rev. Chas. Schoenhei.
der. Following a number of selections
by the Methodist male quartette, Mrs
Eveland delivered an address in which
she showed, by tangible facts and fl
cures, how worth while the work o1
the society had been. The reading O
the minutes, the reports Of the com
mittees and the benediction consti
tuted the remainder Of the program
Missionary Activities.
The Women's Foreign Missionary
society is one Of the leading organiza
tions of its kind. The membership
numbers 100000 and the work i
done along Evangelistic, educationa
and medical lines. Twenty hospitals
] sixty dispensaries and hundreds Of da.
schools have been established by tn
4 society in the Orient, besides a mum
Iber of colleges which may be ranke,
4 with our own American institutions
The Methodist church, like most othe
treligious denominations that have es
tabished foreign missions, exercises sol
q influence over certain prede determine
I spheres which are not subject to tress
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