Evening journal., 1922-04-27
mission WORK
Of PRESBYTERY

CONTINUED FROM fiISt Iabt'l
secretary OF overseas sewing. Mrs.
Laurence T. Bliss. of Wilmington.
The morning session was presided
over by Miss Bertha Harlan. Fol
lowing the devotional service by
Miss Harlan. the hymn Faith of
Our Fathers" was sung. The reports
then followed.
One Of the most interesting re-
ports OF the session was that given
by Miss Jane r. Stirling. corre-
spending secretary. She reported 2s
women's auxiliaries in New Castle
Presbytery; 3 young women's sc
cieties. 10 Westminster guilds and
Westminster guild circle There
are Senior Christian Endeavor SO
cieties, 2 Intermediate Christian En-
deavor societies. Junior societies, 3
Light Bearer societies and Little
Light Bearer societies. The total
membership in all societies is $500.
Many mission study classes had
been held during the year in the
22 home mission classes and the 81
foreign mission classes. The work
of the home missionary societies ex-
tended into mission stations in New
Mexico. Arizona. North Carolina and
oklahoma The foreign societies
supported two missionaries. namely,
Miss Mary E. Johnson, at Saharan-
pur. India. and Miss Hilda Helstrom.
of Korea. The societies are plan
ming to support another missionary
this year.
The young peoples special OBJ
iects are stations in Arizona. Alas
ka. a hospital in San Juan. support
Of Miss Sloan. in Cuba, and support
OF many missionaries in foreign
fields.
An invitation was extended by the
Princess Anne Presbyterian Church
10 hold the annual meeting of the
New Castle Presbyterian Societies at
Princess Ann, next year. The in
vitation was accepted. This church
which is $50 years old. Is claimed to
be the oldest legalized place of wor-
ship in the United States.
Mrs. il. T. Louderbough in speak
ing of the work of Westminster
Guilds and Guild leaders. urged that
all leaders definitely point out to
their Guilds The objects they work
for. She also emphasized the i'm
portance that the young women
carry on their own programs she
announced the annual meeting OF the
westminster Guilds of the General
Presbytery win be held in Chicago,
May 10. il and IL. New Castle
Presbytery is planning to be repre-
scented az the meeting.
Miss Louise b. Johnson, treasurer
OF the Home Society. gave an In
teresting report. During the year
she received s6.1O5.07. The sum OF
S7465 was sent from the Presbytery
directly TO the New York office,
which made the total receipts So
t7e.22. Disbursements were So
1922 with no balance on hand.
The balance on hand in contingent
fund amounted to s3S.77
The report OF Foreign Society was
given by Mrs. Martha Martin. treas
urer. The receipts for the year were
S5.593.06; expenditures. S5.354.64:
balance on hand is S2SS42. The
contingent fund balance is S96.47.
Following the reports OF the
treasurers It was decided that the
portion OF the home missionary
money which formerly had been
used in the work of Old Dwight in
this country and which form Of
work is now not In operation. be
given to rescue work OF little Chi
nese girls in San Francisco.
The annual report Of missionary
education was given by Miss Eva r.
Taylor. She reported 40 study classes
during the year. This was an in
crease Of 10 classes over last year.
The classes were in only IL churches
in the Presbytery. Among the lines
OF work taken up in the mission
classes was education, mission read
ing a school of missions.
Mrs. Walter Sheppard. of Sails
bury. gave the report OF westmin-
ster Guilds. She reported 10 guilds
in New Castle Presbytery with a
membership Of 500. The guilds are
Interested in bringing sunshine to
many unfortunates in all communi-
ties. Their work has also extended
10 Ellis Island. She reported the
outstanding feature OF the guilds for
the year was the large number of
girls who attended the summer CON
ferences. Twenty-one members of