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26 R E A D E S T R E E T , N E W Y O R K :

Hoard of P udlicatiok of t h e R eformed C hurch in America.

R R SS O P C H A S . H . S M I T H , 15 S P R U C E S T R E E T , N . V .

P resident: M rs J o n a t h a n S t u r g e s , 40 E. 36th Street, New Y ork City.

Vice-Presidents: M rs . P . D. V an C l e e f , 288 B arrow Street, Jersey City, N. J. M rs . G. L. V a n d e r b i l t , F la tb u sh , L. I.

Honorary Vice-Presidents : M rs . W il liam W il liam s , H ackensack, N. J. “ E. T. T h r o o p M a r t i n , A uburn, N. Y “ J. M. F e r r i s , F la tb u sh , L. I. Miss K a t e F r e l i n g h u y s e n , R a rita n , N. J. M rs . B e n j a m i n V an Z a n d t , Catskill, N. Y. “ M. S. V an O l i n d a . H olland, Mich. “ G e o r g e D. W. B o d i n e , Bushnell, 111. “ J o h n W. B e a r d s l e e , W e st Troy, N. Y. “ D. K. B a r t l e t t , A lbany, N. Y. “ J o h n L e f f e r t s , Philadelphia, Pa. “ J o h n R o c k w e l l , T a rry to w n , N. Y. Miss M a t i l d a B l a u v e l t , P aterson, N. J.

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Foreign Corresponding Secretaries: M rs . M. E. S a n g s t e r , 210 P e n n St., Brooklyn, N. Y. “ W m. H . G l e a s o n , H udson, N. Y. “ M. H o w e l l , 36 E. 70th St., New York City.

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Home Corresponding Secretary: M rs . J ames P. G u m m in g , Yonkers, ^

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Recording Secretary : Miss O li v ia H. L a w r e n c e , 239 W est 11th St., New York.

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Treasurer:

M rs . P e t e r D o n a l d , 39 W e st 46th Street, N ew Y ork City.

Executive Committee.

M rs. P. D. V an C l e e f , M rs . J o n a t h a n S t u r g e s , “ W m. H. G l ea so n , “ G . L. V a n d e r b i l t , “ M. E. S a n g s t e r , “ M. H o w e l l , “ P eter D onald, “ J ames P. G u m m in g .

M iss O li v ia H . L a w r e n c e , M rs . H e n r y N. C obb , Brick C h u rc h , N. J.

MANAGERS .

M rs . J o n a t h a n S t u r g e s , 40 E a st 36th St., New Y ork City. “ P. D. V an C l e e f , 288 B arrow S t , Jersey City, N. J. “ G. L. V a n d e r b i l t , F la tb u sh , K ings Co., N. Y. “ M. E. S a n g s t e r , 210 P enn St., Brooklyn, N. Y. “ J. P. C u m m in g , Yonkers, N. Y. “ P e t e r D o n a l d , 39 W est 46th St., New York City.

Miss O livia H. L a w r e n c e , 239 W est 11 th St., New York C i t y Mrs.W . H. G lea son , H udson, N. Y. u M u r d o c k H o w e l l , 36 E ast 70th St., New York City. “ T. W. C ham bers , 70 W est 36th St., New York City.

W illi am O r m is t o n , 180 W est E nd Ave., N ew Y ork City. “ ' D avid C o l e , Yonkers, N. Y. “ A. L. C u s h i n g , Belleville, N. J. “ W . J. R. T a y l o r , N ew ark. N. J. “ G eo rge S. B is h o p , E ast O ra n g e , N. J.

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H asbrouck D u B ois , M ott H aven, N. Y. R. E. A n d r e w s , H udson, N. Y. D avid W a t e r s , N ew ark, N. J. _ J. D. B a r t i n e , Somerville, N. J. H. N. C obb , Brick C hurch, N. J. E. B. C oe ,, 42 W e s t ^ ^ S t . , New York City. * “ J o h n F. P o s t , P om pton, N. J. “ M e r r i l l E. G a t e s , New Brunswick, N. J. “ J. R. D u r y k e , 112 W est 47th Street. New York City..

M iss M ary A. C a m p b e l l , New Brunswick, N. J. “ H ilda B e r g e n , 889 T h ird Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “

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T h ir te e n th A nnual M e e ting of the W o m a n ’s Board

of Fo re ig n Missions was held on T u e s d a y May 10th 1887, in the C ollegiate C hurch, F ifth A venue and 48th St.

The

large audie nc e by their presence bore witness th a t they were friends of missions.

Mrs. Jo n a th a n S tu rg e s presided, assisted by Rev. Chas. I. S hepard.

T h e service opened by the sin g in g of hynm 723,

a f te r which Rev. Dr. W m . O rm isto n read S c rip tu re lessons from Isa. xii and Phil, iv— P r a y e r was by Rev. I. P. Brokaw T h e R e p o r t of th e F o re ig n C o rre sp o n d in g Secretaries was read by Rev. -Dr. Lewis Francis.

T h e list of th e tw enty-

seven new -Auxiliaries formed d u r in g the y e a r was a n d a s ta te m e n t of

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read,

T r e a s u r e r ’s R e p o r t was m a d e by

Rev. Dr. H. N. Cobb.

A fter the sin g in g of h y m n 722, the R e p o r t of the N o m in a ­ t i n g C o m m itte e was read by Dr. O rm iston.

A ddresses were then delivered by Rev. Dr. A. E. Kittredge^ Rev. E u g e n e S. Booth of F e rris Sem inary ,Y okoham a, Ja pa n, a n d Rev. W m . I. C h a m b e rla in o u r recently a p p o in te d mission­ a r y to India.

P revious to

the

a d jo u r m e n t of the m e e tin g Miss May

K ing M. D.— a C hinese y o u n g lady who has been accepted as

o u r medical m issionary for the A m oy field was in tro d u c e d to the assem bly by Dr. Cobb, whose rem arks were su p p le m e n te d w ith w ords of cordial and h e a rty a p p ro b a tio n by Dr. O r m is 足 ton.

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T h e audience united in sin g in g the D oxology, a f te r which the benediction was pron o u n c e d by Rev. Dr. P a u l D. V an Cleef.

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REFORMED CHURCH IN AMERICA.

Y E A R , alw ays a long period in a n ticipation, is usually very brief in the retrospect.

It is yet true, as in the

da y s of the Psalm ist, th a t we spend o u r y e a rs as a tale th a t is told. W as it y e ste rd a y th a t we g a th e re d in this beautiful edifice to listen to the sto ry of the y e a r ’s p rogress ?

O r is th a t a n n iv e rsa ry a lre a d y a tw elve-m onth past, as in the blossom ing May, we once m ore rally the clans for the c ordial hand-clasp, the fervid g re e tin g , the tha n k fu l G o d ­ speed on the w ay ?

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th ir te e n th m ilestone, we r e m e m b e r His mercies, and take fresh h e a r t for renew ed effort.

T o the re p re se n ta tiv e s o f

tw enty-seven new A uxiliaries a d d e d to the W o m a n ’s Board since o u r last a nniversary, we e x te n d o u r w a rm e st welcome^ g la d th a t they will sh a re w ith us the b u rd e n and the task, the conflict and the victory.

T o fellow -w orkers w ho have been long in this o r g a n iz a ­ tion, som e even from the beginning, this ann iv e rsa ry comes f r a u g h t with reasons for unu su a l joy. W e c a n n o t b u t hope

th a t the thrill of g la d n e ss in o u r assem bly will reach and touch the p a tie n t toilers a t the front, the m issionaries whose story of diligence a n d faith it is o u r privilege to repeat. W e talk of the rom ance of missions, b u t in the plain every-day life and w ork of m issionary women there is little of th a t elem ent, except as we com pare the results in h e a th e n homes, w ith the sta te of things which prevails before th e y are e n lig h t­ e n e d by the tru e religion. amov

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ladies are connected with o u r mission a t Amoy.

T h e f r e q u e n t a n d vivid letters of Mrs. T a lm a g e and he r d a u g h te r s , and

Mrs. Kipp, have kept readers of the Mission

G le a n e r inform ed a b o u t the affairs of tliis mission.

U nder

the efficient care of the Misses M ary a n d K itty T a lm a g e , the G irls School a t K olong-Su, has continued its excellent w ork with th irty -fo u r pupils upon its roll, one of whom, a d e a r girl w ho had been converted and was e x p e c tin g soon to u nite w ith the church, was called in October, to her heavenly home.

S he passed peacefully hence, tr u s tin g in the precious Saviour.

F o u r pupils from this school confessed C h rist a n d w ere r e ­ ceived into the church last sum m er.

T he C h a rlo tte W. D ur-

yea Bible School has afforded an o p p o r tu n ity to w om en from th e villages to s tu d y the Bible, r e tu r n in g a f te r a period of in ­ stru c tio n to tell th e ir people a t hom e w h a t they have th e m ­ selves learned.

W ith w onderful perseverance a n d fidelity

this p r e p a ra to ry w ork is u n d e rta k e n and pursued. M any of the women who a tte n d are old and stu p id , a n d find it difficult to u n d e r s ta n d and r e m e m b e r tr u th s which are easy of c o m ­ prehension to o u r own little children. Y et when we r e m e m ­ be r th a t im pressions a re n ot e n d u r in g in la te r life, th a t it would be a lm o st im possible for any of us, y o u th being past, to acquire a foreign tongue, and use it w ith facility, we need not

be su rp rise d a t the slowness of these elderly p e a sa n t w om en R a t h e r are we moved to a d m ire th e ir ste a d fa st endeavors, a n d reproved by the docility with which they ignore defeat, a n d try the sam e b a ttle over a n d over. O ften with childlike faith they are heard a s k in g Je su s to help them when the les­ son is ha rd, confident th a t he will n o t refuse to e n lig h te n th e ir ignorance. T h e conservatism of the c o u n tr y forbids the e m p lo y m e n t of y o u n g women as Bible readers, so th a t o nly the m iddle-aged, going, o u t two and two, like the e a rli­ e s t disciples, can ca rry th e ir precious p ortions of the New T e s ta m e n t to their friends and neighbors.

A m o n g o th e r labors of love, Miss K itty 'la lm a g e , in c o n ­ nection with a lady b e lo n g in g to the P re sb y te ria n Mission a t A mo)r, pre p a re s every year a little book of S piritual Food, with a te x t for each S unday. T ra n sla tio n is one of the m o st blessed portions of the m issio n a ry ’s work.

At a station

which she visited, Mrs. Kipp found six women who w ere able to r e p e a t perfectly all the texts for a year.

T h e jo u rn e y s fre q u e n tly u n d e rta k e n by o u r m issionary ladies to c ountry sta tio n s in C hina, are full of hardship.

J o g g in g a lo n g over ro u g h roads, in conveyances infested with vermin, sto p p in g a t prim itive m ud-w alled inns where th e ir toilets a r e in s p e c te d b y c u r io u s crow ds of men a n d boys, w here th e d ir t of the beds and of the straw -strew n floor f r ig h t­ e n s sleep from the weary eyes, one hears from these selfd e n v in g ge ntle w om e n no note of com plaint.

1 heir letters are b r ig h t and cheery, a n d if there is any fun to be extracted from the situation, you m ay tr u s t them to find it. N e ith e r fa tig u e n o r privations d a u n t these brave a n d m atchless souls, w hose c o u ra g e a n d s tr e n g th are an inspiration to us a t home.

I NDIA.

In su rv e y in g the p a st year, we g ra te fu lly a c know ledge the new u n d e r s ta n d in g which o u r beloved Dr. and Mrs. C h a m ­ berlain have given us of I n d ia ’s need, and th e ir practical a d ­ vice a b o u t s u p p ly in g th a t need.

U n d e r th e ir e nthusiastic

and ju d ic io u s guidance, we, who c a n n o t personally go to In ­ dia, have learned m uch of the work of each d e p a rtm e n t, and have been shown how to respond heartily and effectively.

L e t us first glance a t ' •

VELLORE.

W e alw ays feel e n c o u ra g e d and inspired when Mrs. J a re d W. S c u d d e r speaks. If there is a b r ig h t side she alw ays re ­ p o rts it. T his year the health of the sem inary pupils has been re m a rk a b ly good.

T h e y a re now rejoicing over a large

g r a n t for needle and fancy work.

E ig h t girls d u r in g the

y e a r have m ade public profession of th e ir f&ith in C hrist, five have m arried C hristian hu sb a n d s and g o n e with them to various p a rts of the mission field.

Miss Julia C. S c u d d e r who has c h a rg e of the H in d u G irls' Schools a t Vellore th u s described the a p p e a r a n c e of the p u ­ pils a t the prize d istrib u tio n in J a n u a r y : •‘ Many of the girls who have w ealthy p a re n ts a p p e a re d e le g a n tly dressed, and as is the H in d u custom , profusely dec o ra te d with costly jewels.

H eads, ears, noses, necks, waists, ankles and even toes glitte re d with g old and silver and precious stones. W hile a c ultivated taste m ig h t p e rh a p s reflect upon so lavish a d ecoration of individuals, the general effect p ro d u c e d by a large a sse m b la g e of y o u n g girls th u s e m b e l­ lished, is ce rta inly brilliant. So, j u d g i n g from the gratified expression of th e ir faces, t h o u g h t the p a re n ts and friends of* the pupils.

A fter a brief recitation of lessons, interspersed

w ith the sin g in g of Tam il and l e l i g u hymns, the prizes were

given to the children a n d they w ent home, p re ssin g dolls, w ork boxes and books to d e lig h te d h e a r ts .”

T h e se schools, w hich n u m b e r on th e ir rolls tw o h u n d r e d a n d th irty -tw o pupils, have stru g g le d with special d isc o u ra g e ­ m e n ts the p a st year. T h e usual e x a m in a tio n s for “ re su lt g r a n ts ” have been om itted. Miss S c u d d e r writes, “ In 1885 the g o v e rn m e n t exa m in a tio n was held five m o n th s earlier than w as a nticipated, and as a m a tte r of course, th e pupils w ere b u t poorly p re p a re d , b oth for it a n d for p r o m o tio n to th e h ig h e r sta n d a rd s. T h is year, we a r e a s u n e x p e c te d ly notified * th a t the next e x a m in a tio n is p o stpone d to the end of F e b r u ­ ary. T e a c h e rs and pupils are d ish e a ite n e d by the a r b itr a r y prolongation of the term and q u ite a n u m b e r of the l a t t e r have left.”

A n o th e r d isc o u ra g e m e n t was the e sta b lish in g by som e H in d u gen tle m e n of an opposition school, w ithin a sto n e ’s th ro w of t h e A ra sa m a ra n School.

At first this th re a te n e d to

d r a w aw ay m a n y pupils, b u t the result has been th a t the n u m b e r in a tte n d a n c e a t the Mission School has increased, a n d the opposition school removed to a g r e a te r distance.

B u t the w ork w hich lies ne a re st the h e a r t of Miss J. C. S c u d d e r and the w ork in which we specially desire to enlist o u r Auxiliaries, is the Z enana work. In answ e r to som e m in u te inquiries, she tells the story of how she cam e into the work. “ Several of my form er pupils se n t w ord to me th a t they w ere very anx io u s to learn fancy work, and beg g e d me to com e and teach them at th e ir homes, as they were not al­ lowed to com e out. I had been w ish in g for som e tim e to s t a r t the Z enana work here, and now it seemed to me as if G od had opened the way directly. So I w ent to one of o u r w om en in o u r c o n g re g a tio n a n d asked he r if she would be

willing to do a little w ork for Christ. She readily consented to a ccom pany me to these heathen homes, and so we went.

I ta u g h t the fancy work, and while thus e nga ge d, she read them a Bible story, a f te r which we all had a talk. S o m e ­ tim es I would sing to them . • “ W e w orked on thus for nearly a y e a r when one of my *

m o t h e r ’s form er scholars, a C h ristia n girl, w ho had been *

m a rrie d several years ago from o u r Sem inary, cam e to V el­ lore, b e g g in g for som e w ork to s u p p o r t herself and child.

•H e r h u sb a n d had forsaken her.

She was w illing to begin

Z e n a n a w ork on the small salary the mission had to offer, and it seemed as if G o d ’s hand was in this again. “ She has been in the w ork a year, and visits in ten differ­ e n t homes. O nce a m onth, or once a fo r tn ig h t I visit her houses myself. T h e H in d u s are a very affectionate people, and I am as fond of my pupils as I would be of any g irls a t home. My h e a rt gave a bound when I read the words, ‘P r a c ­ tical H e lp for the Z enana W o r k .’ T h e y are the first I have heard and I have waited lo n g .’’

Can the W o m a n ’s Board fail to respond to the c om m a nd : u G o up and possess this g oodly land of H in d u hom es!”

Mrs. Jo h n S c u d d e r of T in d iv a n a m , writes of the painful lack of medical care for the C h ristia n women of India. T h e wife of one of the native helpers was in need of hospital tr e a tm e n t last fall, and a p p lic a tio n was m a d e for he r a d m i t ­ tance to a w o m a n ’s hospital a t M adras.

T h e reply was: “ We

shall be very glad to receive y o u r friend if she is not a P a ria h o r a C h r is tia n .”

L e t us tu rn th a t reply into an ap p e a l to the C hristian s y m ­ pa th ie s of o u r A m erican women.

Miss M. L. S cudder, of M adanapelle, w rites th a t the health of the school th e re has been good, tw e n ty of the tw e n ty -n in e

nam ed on the roll being boarders. T h e school has m et w ith a g r e a t loss in the d e a th of Sam uel Zechariah, the second teacher, an e a rn e st C hristian. H e tried to meet with h is classes till w ithin two m o n th s of his death, and when too feeble to hold his Bible, had it placed beside him on his cot, so th a t he could read a few words a t a time. H e re too, are the Bible women, who, in th e ir sim ple e a rn e st way, have c a r­ ried the good news of C h r is t’s gospel to m ore than five th o u s a n d of their H in d u sisters.

O u r noble Dr. C h a m b e rla in points the c o n tr a s t betw een then and now, when he tells us th a t : “ T w e n ty - th r e e years ago it was a lm o st an insult to ask a H in d u lady if she could read. N one b u t the d a n c in g girls a tta c h e d to the dissolute service of the g o d s w ere then t a u g h t to read. ‘ T h a n k God! he exclaims, “ a b r ig h te r day is daw ning, a n d C hristain fe­ male e d u c a tio n is u sh e rin g it in.”

T h e m arch of im p ro v e m e n t has been g ra d u a l, b ut sure.

Miss S c u d d e r ’s school of 60 pupils h a d a very m o d e st b e g in ­ ning, and the p a re n ts, a g a in s t themselves, were won by the m anifest im p ro v e m e n t in the children. T h e school is e n ­ dorsed bv n a tiv e gen tle m e n , who asked a t a public m e e tin g for its e sta b lish m e n t, a n d a p p lic a tio n s for sim ilar schools are b e in g made.

Som etim es when the w inte r holds on long and dre a ry , and the “ S p rin g comes slowly up o u r w ay,” we look out, and to o u r a m a z e m e n t on the frozen b o u g h sits the first blue-bird.

F a r ^ in to o u r h e a r t of h e a rts goes the b lu e -b ird ’s so n g and b lu s te r and blow as he may, w in te r has no real pow er over us a f te r that. So to us, w ho faint of h e a rt and w eak of p u r ­ pose, have been w a tc h in g the suffering a n d su p e rstitio n of In d ia 's d a u g h te r s , com e the notes of prom ise from th a t d'ts-

>4 t a n t land. N e v e r bird of sp rin g s a n g a n o te so full of hope a s th a t T elegu refrain:

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“ Ni c h a r a n a m u te n a m m ite nam m ite, Ni p a d a m u le b a ttiti b a ttiti.” ' “T h y refuge would I seek, Blessed Jesus, Blessed Je su s !

T h y m ercy g iving feet would I clasp.

Blessed Jesus.”

JAPAN.

I t is with a p e c u lia r sense of th a n k fu ln e ss th a t we tu rn to t h e reports of o u r w ork in Ja p a n .

T his has been a y e a r of

th e r ig h t hand of the Most H igh. “ N ever,” says Miss M. L. W inn, r e p o r tin g for F e r r i s S e m i n a r y , Y o k o h a m a , “ has there been a more successful y e a r in the h isto ry of the school.”

T h e absence in A m erica of the beloved principal, Rev. E. S. Booth, a n d .h is wife, has, of course given a certain d e e p ­ ened responsibility to those who were left, b u t they have re ­ joiced n ot only in Mr. B o o th ’s relief from school duties, b u t in the fact th a t he has been successfully accom plishing one p a rt o f his mission to the church a t home, viz.

T h e raising

of

fu n d s to e n la rg e F e rris Sem inary and to purc ha se the g r o u n d s on which it stands.

W ith 105 pupils, only 5 of whom are day scholars, the b u ild in g has been taxed to the u tm o s t capacity, and the teachers have had c o n sta n tly the pain of re fusing applicants w ho desired to enter. A m o n g the pupils a t p re se n t in the school, is a princess of Ja pa n.

We m ention this to show th a t

F e r r is S e m in a ry a ttr a c ts girls from the h ig h e s t social rank.

T h e course of s tu d y c o m pares favorably with th a t pu rsu e d in the best g irls’ schools in America, b u t this h a v in g been o fte n e n la rg e d upon, we p refer in the necessary brief com

pass of this A nnual R e p o rt, to dwell upon the religious e d u ­ cation, and the C h ristia n sp irit which gives a w holesome tone to the school. T h e s tu d y of the Bible which is daily a n d th o ro u g h , was followed u p d u r i n g the w inte r by prayerm eetings every evening, m aintained voluntarily by the girls.

01 the tw e n ty -e ig h t C h ristia n girls in th e school, five have received baptism this year, N o th in g is m ore e n c o u ra g in g th a n the desire m anifested by the C h ristia n girls th a t th e ir classm ates shall share th e ir blessings, and be led to th e ir Saviour. T h e six Bible classes in Japa ne se , the tw enty-six classes in English, a n d the nineteen in Ja p a n e s e and Chinese lite ra tu re , are en o u g h to fill the hearts and han d s of the te a c h ­ ers It is an in te re stin g feature, which we note, th a t tw o m e m ­ bers of the faculty are g r a d u a te s of the school. Misses Kashi S him ada, and Yasu Sakiyori. No b e tte r proof of the fulfill­ m ent on the p a r t of the sem inary of its highest pledges, could be given than is afforded by this sim ple s ta te m e n t .S u p p le ­ m e n tin g this however, is a n o th e r fact, tha t several pupil teachers a lre a d y pay th e ir own expenses by g iv in g several hourscinstruc tion daily in the school.

T h e w e d d in g of one pupil, S h in o w a ra Yei, to a g r a d u a te of the T heological School a t Tokiyo, is also a pleasing event.

T h e y o u n g wife is assisting h e r h u sb a n d in evangelical w ork in the province of N a g a to .

T h u s the school has sent o u t a

m issionary re p re se n ta tiv e to a p a r t of the E m pire, in which C h ristia n ity has m a d e little progress.

T h e providential recovery of Miss L. H. W inn, from a se­ vere a tta c k of cholera, and the sa v in g of the b u ild in g from de stru c tio n by fire, are a m o n g causes for special thanksgiving.

F e rris S e m inary has done a g r a n d w ork already. T h e r e is is no reason why, w ith e n la rg e d a c c o m m o d a tio n s and g r e a te r facilities, it should not do a m uch g r a n d e r one in the future.

Miss M L. W inn continues with g r e a t reason for encourm ent, her S a tu r d a y visits to the class of forty w om en a t Yo­ kosuka.

Mrs. E. R. Miller, as ever a b u n d a n t in labors, is elevating w om anhood by her work in T o k i y o . H e r Glad Tidings, a m o n th ly periodical in Japanese, for old and young, has a t t a i n ­ ed to a circulation of 3,300 copies, and a leaflet in te n d e d for the very little ones, has a circulation of 2,500 copies.

In this

connection, we joyfully allude to the com plete tra n sla tio n of the Bible into Japanese.

O u r “ brave l a d y , M i s s Mary E. Brokaw, h a s ' done w hat she could u n d e r m ultiplied seasons of hope defe rre d a t her "post in N a g a s a k i . T he g e ne rous and tim ely g ift of $2,200 increased the sum so long carried as the N a g a sa k i F u n d , to the requisite § 5 ,00 0 , and p re p a ra tio n for e re c tin g the Jo n a th a n S tu r g is ’ Sem inary were begun. T h e walls are up a t this d a te , the fu rn itu re has been p u rchased and the b u ild in g will be ready for pupils by the i s t o f S eptem ber.

T h e ten girls

w hom Miss Brokaw has been te a c h in g u n d e r d isa d v a n ta g e s a n d discom fort, will form a nucleus for a m uch la rg e r n u m ­ ber, a n d we shall w atch the f u tu re p rogress of the school with m a te rn a l interest.

N E W MISSIONARIES.

Miss A nnie F. T h o m p so n , to F e r r is ’ and Miss R eb e c c a L. Irw in, to S tu r g is ’ Sem inary, new re c ruits full of ardor, will go to Ja p a n in the A u tu m n with Mr. a n d Mrs. Booth.

O U R M E D I C A L MI S S I O N A R Y .

R e m e m b e r in g how long and

patiently,

until

we were

alm ost in despair, we have s o u g h t to obtain a lady medical m issionary to go to Amoy, it seemed a lm o st too good to be true, when the answ e r cam e to o u r p ra y e r and pains.

Miss

Y. May King, a th o ro u g h ly e d u c a te d w om an and physician, )b herself a native^of China, b r o u g h t up u n d e r Providence, in the hom e of the Rev. Dr. M cC arthy, a P re sb y te ria n medical missionary. In the full flush of he r powers, with the h ig h ­ e st testim onials, and the m ost th o ro u g h pre pa ra tion. Dr. K in g goes out, o u r representative, to ded ic a te herself to the Medical M issionary w ork a m o n g he r own country-w om en.

T h e cry of o u r h e a rts is, “ W h a t hath G od w ro u g h t ” So h a p p y were we a t the c o n su m m a tio n of o u r efforts, th a t when D octor K ing a p p e a re d , a f te r much correspondence, before o u r Executive C o m m itte e , we susp e n d e d o th e r business, by co m m o n consent, and had a season of p ra y e r to the g r e a t Physician, whose se rv a n t and follower this C h ristia n Chinese g e n tle w o m a n is.

W E D D I N G HELLS.

F rom far aw a y there cam e softly pealing, in silvery swells, the m elody of the w edding-m arch. Dec. 14th 1886, at A moy China, Miss Alice M. Kip was m arried to Rev. Alex. S. V an Dyck, and F e b r u a r y 19th 1887, a t Y okokam a, Ja p a a n , Miss H a ttie L ouise W inn, to Mr. J a m e s W alker.

Mrs. V an Dyck is the child of m issionary p a re n ts and g ra n d -p a re n ts, consecrated from h e r cradle. Mrs. W a ite r 's w ork for the g irls of Ja pa n, a n d he r successful tra in in g of a class of y o u n g men, he r long connection also w ith F e rris S e m in a ry e ntitle her to o u r g ra te fu l and la stin g a p p re c ia tio n May all happiness a tte n d b oth these unions.

THE

MI SSI ON G L E A N E R .

T h is b e a utiful little periodical, o u r olive leaf, the only re g u la r publication of the W o m a n ’s Board, m akes its visits every two m onths, a n d a t the nom inal price of 25 cents a year, should win its w ay into every household. I t is so small

th a t it m ay be carried .in the satchel o r the pocket, yet it c o n ­ tains the freshest news from o u r lady missionaries, available for Auxiliaries in no o th e r form.

We re g re t th a t its circula­

tion is still not equal to its m erit, and we ask for it a more g e n e ro u s recognition and support.

It o u g h t to becom e a

so u rc e of revenue to the Board, as well as a s tim u la n t to the lib e ra lity and interest of the women of o u r church.

THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE YEAR.

T h e W o m a n ’s Board is limited to a certain well defined p o rtio n of the m issionary w ork of the church. It aims to up lift heathen women and e d u c a te the d a u g h te r s of heathen homes, g iving them C h ristia n training. W e th in k it well to em p h a siz e this purpose, re m in d in g Auxiliaries, th a t w h a te v e r individuals may choose to do, as a W o m a n ’s Board, we work stric tly for women and girls. T o w a rd the s u p p o r t of the g i r l s ’ schools we pledge a n n u a lly $5,000.00, b u t w e a r e always, a s we expect confidently alw ays to continue, g re a tly in excess of th a t a m ount. O u r T r e a s u r e r re ports th a t the collections for the c u r r e n t y e a r have a g g r e g a te d $17,340.87, an excess o v e r last y e a r ’s re p o rt of $1,340.59,

Much of this has been sent

in small sums, and it fairly represents the frugalities and self­ de n ia ls of women a n d children. C an we n ot do b e tte r a n o th e r y e a r ? Shall we not set o u r m ark now a t $20,000 for n e x t May ? T h e silver and the gold are the Lord's.

T he

k in g d o m is to be c o n q u e re d for Him. “ W e follow in His tr a in .” T h e world for Jesus ! o u r motto, t r u s tin g in H im let us go' forward.

M a r g a r e t E. S a n g s t e r L eil a S. G l ea so n , S alome G . H o w e l l .

Foreign Secretaries, W . B . F . Af.

T H IR T E E N T H

ANNUAL OF

REPORT

THE

H ome C orresponding S ecretary, F or the Year Ending A p ril 30///, 1887.

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N E W A U X IL IA R IE S. T h e o rg a n iz a tio n of tw enty-seven (27) societies auxiliary to th e W o m a n 's Board of Foreign Missions has been rep o rte d •to the H o m e S e cretary for the y e a r e n d in g A pril 30th, 1887.

GlassU of. Albany, ,

' Je ru sa le m R eform ed C hurch.

Qlassis o f Bergen, New D u rh a m Ref. Ch.

C lo ste r Ref. Ch.

Qlassis o f Grand River. .

G r a n d H aven R eform ed C hurch, Michigan.

Qlassis o f Holland.

Overisel Ref. Ch. .

E benezer Ref. Ch.

Qlassis o f Hudson,

C la v e ra c k R ef. Ch.

â– L in lith g o Ref. Ch.

Qlassis o f Illinois.

Fairview R eform ed C hurch.

Qlassis o f Kingston. .

H ig h Falls R eform ed C hurch.

North Qlassis o f Long Island.

Ja m a ic a R eform ed C hurch.

Qlassis o f Monmouth.

A sb u ry P a r k R e fo rm e d C hurch.

Classis of Newark.

N e w a rk Second R e to rm e d C hurch.

Classis o f Netv Brunswick.

M illstone R e fo rm e d C hurch.

Classis o f New ) rork.

F ir s t Collegiate C hurch, H arlem , G ra c e R eform ed Church* B righton H e ig h ts R e fo rm e d C hurch.

Classis o f Orange.

K erhonkson R eform ed C hurch.

Classis o f Paramus.

Paterson, B roadw ay Ref. Ch.,

P a r a m u s Ref. Ch.

Classis o f Passaic.

P o m p to n Plains Ref. Ch.,

P re a k n e ss Ref. Ch.

Classis o f Philadelphia.

B la w e n b u rg R e fo rm e d C h u rc h .

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Classis o f Raritan.

H ig h B ridge N. J., R eform ed C hurch,

Classis* o f Rennselear.

S tu y v e sa n t Reform ed C hurch.

Classis of Schenectady.

Gifford R eform ed C hurch. .

Classis o f Ulster.

E so p u s R e fo rm e d C hurch.

T o ta l n u m b e r of A uxilaries to the W o m a n ’s Board of F o r ­ eign Missions. 217, April 30th, 1887.

M rs . J. P. C u m m in g , Hotne Secretary

2I T h e o r g a n iz a tio n of tw enty-seven (27) societies A uxiliary to the W o m a n ’s Board of Foreign Missions has been rep o rte d to the H o m e Secretary, for the y e a r e n d in g April 30th, 1887, a s follows : N e w a rk Second R eform ed C hurch, A sbury P a rk

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Jam aica, L, I. “ H igh Falls “ Fairview, Illinois, C laverack R eform ed C hurch,

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L in lith g o “ “ Overisel, Mich, <f “ E b e n e z e r C hurch, H olland, Mich.

G r a n d H aven, Mich., Ref. C hurch, N ew D u r h a m R eform ed Church7 C loster R eform ed C hurch, Je ru sa le m R e fo rm e d C hurch, Millstone R eform ed C hurch, F ir s t C ollegiate C hurch, H arlem , G ra c e Ref. C hurch, New York City.

B rig h to n H eights, S ta te n Island, K e rhonkson R e fo rm e d C hurch, P a te rso n , B roadw ay, Rei. C hurch, ■ P a r a m u s R e fo rm e d C hurch, P o m p to n Plains R eform ed C hurch, P re a k n e ss R eform ed C h u rc h , B la w e n b u r g R e fo rm e d C hurch, H ig h Bridge, N. J. Ref. C hurch, S tu y v e sa n t R eform ed C hurch, Gifford R e fo rm e d C hurch, N. Y, ,

Esopus R e fo rm e d C hurch, N. Y.

T o ta l n u m b e r of Auxiliaries, April 30th, 1887, 217.

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N E W AUXI LI ARI ES. N eiv York City, F irst Collegiate R ef. Ch., o f H arlem .— T h e o rganization of an A uxiliary Society is reported in this church. T h e m oney heretofore c o n trib u te d to the cause of Fo re ig n Missions, has been usually o b ta in e d by a single a n ­ nual collection, b u t the a m o u n t th u s received has n ot been satisfactory. I t is hoped th a t a new in te re st will be aro u se d in the good cause by h o ld in g re g u la r m issio n a ry m eetings from tim e to time, and if possible, to o btain som e r e tu rn e d m issionary to a d d re ss the Society. Missionary boxes h a v e been d istrib u te d from house to house, a n d it is believed that, every lady in the church will be stro n g ly interested in g e t ­ tin g these boxes well filled d u r in g the year. T h r o u g h the one collection a sum has been sent to the T r e a s u r e r of the W o m a n ’s Board, which it is confidently hoped will be in­ creased a n o th e r year—a n d as th e re is m ore ea rn e st g iv in g there m a y b e m ore e a rn e st p ra y e r th a t this w ork will prosper until the w hole e a rth shall be full of the glory of Christ.

Fsopus R e f. Ch.— T h e A uxiliary in this church was o r g a n ­ ized in A ugust, 1886. T h e p a s to r ’s wife w rites: “ W e cam e to this church in J u n e and form ed the a uxilia ry in A u g u s t.’^ As the ladies seem ed to like the plan of m o n th ly c o n tr ib u ­ tions, this m ethod was adopted. It was th o u g h t desirable for the year to begin in April, and the la rg e r n u m b e r of dues were paid from th a t time. T h e m e m b e rsh ip is forty th o u g h b u t a small n u m b e r a tte n d the m onthly m eetings. As m uch inform ation as possible is g a th e re d by the p re sid e n t in o r d e r to m a k e the m e e tings in te re stin g a n d profitable, believing th a t w ith inform ation in re ga rd to missions and m ission­ a ry operations, m ore zeal, a n d co n se q u e n tly g r e a te r liberal­ ity will result. M any could do m ore if they felt the need of co-operation in this work, and it is very ea rn e stly hoped th a t

m a n y more will become e n g a g e d in it who are now indiffer­ e n t to this vitally im p o r ta n t subject.

Stuyvesant Ref. Ch. R e p o rts as follows : “ O u r Society was organized F e b r u r a r y 17, 1887. T w o m eetings have been heldt b u t he re a fter we shall meet for business every three m onths only. O u r intention, however, is to have o u r 1h o u g h ts a n d p ra y e rs especially turne d in the direction of Foreign Mis­ sions, a t sta te d tim e s d u r in g these intervals, when we hold o u r W o m a n ’s P ra y e r - m e e tin g , which was org a n iz e d in c o n n e c ­ tion with o u r Auxiliary. We have a m e m b e rsh ip of thirtyfour, which we hope will be increased before a n o th e r y e a r ’s report. W e have fixed o u r yearly du e s a t fifty cents, b u t we intend by m a k in g use of m issionary boxes d u r i n g the c o m in g y e a r to a d d to this sum. W h a t we have already raised (in­ c lu d in g a d onation from a m e m b e r of o u r society) we expect to give tow ard the e n la rg e m e n t of the Isaac Ferris sem inary building.

G ifford R ef. Ch., N . Y .— An A uxiliary to the W o m a n ’s Board was formed in this C h u rc h in A ugust, 1886. At the first m e e tin g held a t the parsonage, the book entitled, “ H in ts on the O r g a n iz a tio n and Successful W o rk in g of W o m e n ’s M issionary Societies,” was read, and the best m eans of p r o ­ m o tin g the w ork was discussed. Copies of the A nnual R e ­ p o r t and Mission G le a n e r w ere circulated a m o n g the m e m ­ bers. T h e c o n trib u tio n s are sent to the T r e a s u r e r sem i­ a nnually. , Blawenburg K ef. Ch-, N . f .— A t the o rganization of the A uxiliary in this church, q u a rte rly m eetings were a rra n g e d for, and a c o m m itte e of ladies a p p o in te d to solicit m e m b e r ­ ship. J u d g in g from the in te re st m anifested a t the m eeting, the se c re ta ry feels t h a t 't h e outlook is very hopeful and t h a t faithful w ork will be accom plished as the society has the ability to do it. M any causes have o p e ra te d to p revent the ladies from “ falling into l i n e / ’ a n d c a rry in g on this blessed w ork in. w hich they now expect to have a share. T h e Rev. Dr. Jo h n T a lm a g e united w ith this church of B la w e n b u rg in form er years.

Brighton Heights R e f .Ch., Staten Island.— T h e se c re ta ry of the B righton H e ig h ts L a d ie s’ Aid Society w rites th a t th e ir S o ­ c ie ty has g o tte n into such good w o rk in g o rd e r it wishes to e x te n d its w ork to the foreign field, and to becom e an a u x il­ iary of the W o m a n ’s Board of Foreign Missions. T h e first offering has been sent to the T re a su re r, with the expressed hope th a t this will be increased a n o th e r year. T h e se c re ta ry closes he r r e p o rt with best wishes for the g ro w in g w ork of the Board.

• N e w D urham R e f . Ch , N . f . — T h e L a d ie s’ M issionary S o ­ ciety of the “ G rove C h u r c h ,” New D u rh a m , becam e an a u x ­ iliary of the W o m a n ’s Board of Fo re ig n Missions in March, J887, and r e p o rt th irty m em bers. » H ig h Falls, R e f. Ch., N . Y.— T h e L a d ie s ’’Missionary Society of the R eform ed C h u rc h of ••'The C l o v e ” re p o rt an o r g a n iz a ­ tion with a b o u t thirty-five m em bers. It has held m e e tings m o n th ly d u r in g the y e a r and elicited considerable interest a m o n g th e women of the C hurch. By the re p o rt se n t by the p a sto r J a n u a r y 15th, 1887, the Society expected to celebrate its first anniversary on the 20th of the m o n th a n d to hold a fair a n d festival a t t h a t time. . ferusalem R e f. Ch., N . Y.— An A uxiliary was organized in this c h u rc h with the title of “S h in in g L ig h t,” and the secre­ ta ry hopes th a t the nam e will be m erited. A t last r e p o rt th e re w ere a b o u t tw enty m em bers and a m uch g r e a te r n u m ­ b e r expected as all seem ed pleased with the idea of d o in g so m e th in g for missions. As the con g re g a tio n is scattered the m e e tings will be held q u a rte rly . T h e officers of the S o ­ ciety are very ea rn e st y o u n g ladies and anxious to w ork for the M aster and for this. His cause. * ’ M illstone R ef. Ch., N . J . — A “ Mission B a n d ” called “ N im ­ ble F in g e rs,” com posed of y o u n g ladies and children from Dr. C o rw in ’s church at Millstone, has becom e auxiliary to the W o m a n ’s Board of Fo re ig n M issionsof the R eform ed C hurch.

T h is is not a new o rg a n iz a tio n , as the Society expects to cel­ e b ra te its tenth a nniversary on the 20th of this m onth. I t

has been in connection with the Union Society of N ew Y ork all this time, form erly u n d e r Mrs. Doremus.. T h e Secretary w rites “ W e wish to t r a n s f e r ^ o u r connection to o u r own chu rc h .”

N ew a rk Second R eform ed Churc/i.-Th& circle of ‘‘R e a d y H e lp ­ e r s ” was org a n iz e d in J a n u a r y from a class in S a b b a th school of e ight little girls betw een the ages of ten and thirteen.

T h e ir in str u c to r w ish in g ro e arly teach them the pleasure, as well as d u ty in w o rk in g for o th e rs, called them to the p a r ­ so n a g e and talked the m a tte r over. I t resulted in th e fo rm ­ a tion of a “ C irc le ” to w ork especially for missions, m e e tin g m o n th ly a t the p a rso n a g e and h o ld in g a p r a y e r m e e tin g of tw e n ty o r th ir ty m in u te s before p r o c e e d in g to o th e r duties, Several new nam es have been ad d e d to the roil, a n d the “ C ircle” now has a m e m b e rsh ip of seventeen. O ne clause in th e “ p le d g e ” which has been a d o p te d by the m e m be rs is. “ We desire to help in se n d in g the G ospel to hea th e n children t h a t they m ig h t h e a r of C h r is t w ho died to save th e m .” “ We prom ise to give ten cents yearly, and one cent a week for missions and to com e to g e th e r m o n th ly to h e a r and learn of m issionary work, th a t we may help in telling the glad tid in g s.” T h e desire is to teach th e se y o u n g c hildren th a t , in g iving to o th e rs they would receive the blessing; and the H oly S pirit has been blessing this end e a v o r for Christ. T w o of the “C irc le ” have united with the church, and with b u t few exceptions, the m e m be rs are w a itin g to confess C h rist openly w hen th e ir p a re n ts th in k them old e n o u g h to do so. T h e ir faithful teacher, the p a s to r ’s wife, has u rg e d th e ir becom ing an auxiliary, g iv in g as one reason th a t the w eaker m ig h t p a r ta k e ot the stronge r, and to give g r e a te r e n c o u ra g e m e n t to th e children to c o n tin u e faithful to their work. T he te a c h e r asks o u r p ra y e rs th a t she m ig h t g u id e these young m in d s aright. o N e w York City Grace R e f. Ch — An A uxiliary of the W o m a n ’s Board of Foreign Missions was organized in this church in N ovem ber, 1886, tw o m em bers of the W o m a n ’s Board were p re se n t a t the meeting, with Mrs. Dr. C h a m b e rla in also from

India. Since the o rganization the society has d is trib u te d m issionary boxes. E very one who has a box is considered a m em ber. A t last r e p o r t the m e m b e rsh ip was twenty-five.

H ig h Bridge, N . J ., R ef- Ch.— T h e secretary pre se nts the first a n n u a l re p o rt ot‘ this auxiliary. T h e organization of o u r Society be g a n April 15th, 1886, with fifteen m em bers in c lu d ­ in g three officers, fifty-two cents b e in g the a n n u a l fee for m em bership.

D u rin g the y e a r m o n th ly m eetings have been re g u la rly held a t the parsonage, and a t each m e e tin g papers and selec­ tions* have been read on mission topics.

T h e “ G le a n e r and*.Sower,” presented by one of o u r m e m ­ bers a d d s m uch to the in te re st of the m eetings. As we read of the w a itin g H arvest, the trials, privations and successes of those faithful laborers for C hrist, o u r h e a rts grow w arm w ith loving sym p a th y , and desire to aid in c a r r y in g forw ard this g lorious work. O u r m e m be rship has increased to thirtyeight.

T h e increasing in te re st in missions, and a d e e p e n in g love for the cause, en c o u ra g e s us to hope for la r g e r g a in s the com ­ ing year, and G o d ’s blessing upon o u r efforts.

Claverack R e f. Ch.— T h e “ Band of W illing W o rk e rs" in this church a u x ilia ry to the W o m a n 's Board of Foreign Missions, have a m e m b e rsh ip of tw enty-three. T h e a n n u a l fee is placed a t ten cents. All c o n trib u tio n s se n t th r o u g h the T r e a s u r e r of the W o m a n ’s Board.

Paterson, N . J . , Broadway R e f. Ch.— T h e ladies of this church organized an a u x ilia r y to the W om aivsB oard of F o r ­ eign Missions in J a n u a ry , 1887. T h e m eetings are to be held m onthly, the first W e dne sda y of every month. T h e m e m b e r ­ ship fee was placed a t tw enty-five cents so as to enable all the ladies of tiie c o n g re g a tio n to becom e m e m be rs of the auxiliary.

Five d o lla r s 'c o n tr ib u te d at one tim e c o n s titu te s the giv e r a life m e m b e r of the society. At the last r e p o r t the m e m b e r ­ ship was forty, and the m eetings g r o w in g in interest. Be­ tw een tw e n ty a n d th irty m issionary boxes have been d is tr ib ­

u te d in the con g re g a tio n and a n u m b e r of copies of the Mision G le a n e r have been su b sc rib e d for.

P reakntss R e f. Ch.—T h e a uxilia ry in th e Ref. Ch. a t Preakness was organized in D ecem ber, 1886.

At last re p o rt the m e e tings were held m o n th ly and e ig h ­ teen m em bers enrolled.

A sbuty P a r k R e f. Ch., N . f .— T h e p a sto r of this church writes, “ Y our le tte r con c e rn in g a W o m a n ’s A uxiliary in o u r church was laid before the L adies Aid Society ju s t organized, and it was agreed to add an article to the c onstitution p le d g ­ ing the Society to a n n u a l don a tio n s for Fo re ig n Mission w ork th r o u g h the W o m a n ’s B o a rd .” T h e w riter a d d s: “ W e hope to send a collection a t once to y o u r treasurer. May G od bless the devoted labors of o u r W o m a n ’s Board in H is W o r k .”

• .R E P O R T S O F A U X IL IA R IE S. Acquackanonek F irst R e f. Church.— T h e T e n th A nn iv e rsa ry of the A uxiliary of the F irst R eform ed C h u rc h of A cquackanonck, was observed in F e b r u a r y with a p p ro p ria te exercises.

T h e a d d re ss of c o n g ra tu la tio n by the p a sto r was the fea­ tu re of the afternoon. T h e s e c re ta ry ’s a n n u a l r e p o rt gave a brief survey of the work accom plished for this m ost blessed cause d u r in g the last decade. W e have only reason for c o n ­ g r a tu la tio n and e nc oura ge m ent. T h e Society continues to grow in interest, the m eetings held m onthly have been well a tte n d e d , and more m issionary letters have been received by the Society d u r in g the p a st y e a r th a n ever before. T h e tr e a s ­ u ry has m aintained its s ta n d a r d of the la-st six years. T h e tw o h u n d r e d dollars being divided betw een In d ia and C h in a In D ecem ber o u r ladies much enjoyed h a v in g Mrs. Booth talk to them, of the w ork a t F e rris Sem inary. T h e m e e tin g was a delightful one and enjoyed by many.”

In F e b ru a ry , 1886, the Helen E. A ycrigg Mission band was organized, which has proved a m ost successful auxiliary to th e L adies Society.

Athenia, N . J . “ Band of W o rk e rs,” of R e fo rm e d C hurch, p r e s e n tin g th e ir first a n n u a l report, w rite : “ D u rin g the year twelve m eetings have been held, b e g in n in g March, 27th, 1886, a n d e n d in g M arch 4th, 1887.

T his B a n d com m enced its w ork with tw enty-tw o (22) active m em bers and four h o n o r­ a r y m embers. T w o m e m be rs have moved away, three have gone aw a y to school, and three have left. T h e r e have been no deaths. T h e ave ra g e a tte n d a n c e has been a b o u t six.

A fair is to be held th e first week in June. An a m o u n t of money equal to th a t se n t to the D om estic D e p a r tm e n t will be se n t to the Fo re ig n D e p a r tm e n t a f te r the fair.

Brooklyn, E . D .,F irst Reform ed Church.— T h e se c re ta ry writes a s follows: “ T h e p re se n t year still finds o u r Society in a w o rk in g condition.

W e have had the pleasure of having Mrs. Booth with us on one occasion. “ U na voida ble circ u m sta n c es have prevented th e y o u n g e r g irls from c o n tin u in g with th e ir m e e tin g s this w inter. P e r ­ haps the y o u n g ladies have felt a d e e p e r in te re st in the c ause and som e new m e m be rs have prom ised to lend their aid We hope d u r in g the c o m in g y e a r th a t this in te re stm a y increase th r o u g h o u t the church and .th a t we m ay see som e fruit*as an expression of th a t feeling.” T h is society c o n tr ib ­ u te d the past year, one h u n d re d and tw enty-five dollars for the s u p p o r t of a te a c h e rd n the sem inary a t Vellore,India, and sixty dollars was given for the s u p p o r t of a girl in Ferris S e m in a ry . Y okoham a, Ja p a n , by the C hrystal Society, a y o u n g ladies’ b ra n c h of the A uxiliary Society.

Brooklyn Church on the Heights, R eports, th a t it has c o n tin ­ ued its w ork d u r in g th e past year as usual, a n d its efforts have m et with g r e a t success. Mr. Booth spoke before the C h u rc h and Society som e m o n th s ago and he enlisted the interest of all in the F e rris Sem inary. Since then, the ladies in a d d itio n to th e ir a n n u a l c o n trib u tio n have raised the a m o u n t necessary to the e sta b lish m e n t of a p e r m a n e n t schol­ a r sh ip in th e seminary. *

Bergen P oint R e f. C//.— T h e S e c re ta ry writes, “ O u r m e m b e r ­ ship is small, a b o u t twenty-five, and we have lost by d e a th a n d rem ovals d u r in g the p a s t tw elve m o n th s W e hold m o n th ly m eetings which are alw ays interesting. W e ad o p te d the plan from the first, of g iving o ut topics, on w hich the ladies p re p a re themselves, and they have done so well, th a t th o se w ho listen, a lm o st im agine them selves liste n in g to an e n te r ta in in g a d d re ss on som e foreign c ountry. At each m e e tin g from th re e to four ladies ta k e the questions, lim itin g th e m ­ selves to ten m in u te s each, and so, c o n tr ib u te n ot a little, to the instruction a n d edification of th e rest.

T h e p a st year we h a v e had “ C h in a " for o u r foreign m is­ sion subject, ta k in g it first geog ra p h ic a lly , historically, and com m ercially, w ith reference to p a rtic u la r c u e s .

I hen its lite ra tu re and religions, c u sto m s and m an n e rs ; c o m in g last to m issionary effort, when o u r in te re st in th e people has been W e shall c o n tin u e to s u p p o r t o u r little pupil B ia n a in Miss T a lm a g e ’s school in Amoy. O u r c o n trib u tio n s tins y e a r a m o u n ts to $.00. T h o u g h we are only two years old, we kre glad to r e p o r t ourselves as vigorous, a n d hope t h a t c o m in g years m ay prove, by increased in te re st and c o n trib u tio n s, o u r a p p ro a c h to full m a tu rity .

Belleville, N . / . , R eform ed C h u r c h .-" H is w ith a th a n k fu l h e a r t th a t th e Secretary presents, the r e p o rt of this Society T h e m eetings have been be tte r a tte n d e d , m ore in te r e s t m anifested, and we have paid over to the Board a la rg e r a m o u n t of m oney then for e ith e r of the several pre c e d in g years. T h e m eetings w ere held each m o n th until J a n u a r y w hen it was decided to hold them b u t once in th re e m onths, a n d m ake a special effort to increase their interest, h o p in g in this w ay to accom plish m o re .” “ A b o u t th e first of J a n u a r y o u r P a s to r presented an ap p e a l from Mr. Booth of the F e r r i s Sem inary, for money to enlarge th e school b u ild in g a t Y okoham a. At first it seem ed im p o s­ sible for this little Society to do much in aid of this m o st­ w o rth y object, a n d a t the sam e tim e keep up o u r re g u la r

c o n trib u tio n s to the Board. A fter.discussing the m a tte r fully it was decided to try by a series of e n te r ta in m e n ts to raise o n e h u n d re d dollars. In less than th re e m o n th s we o b ta in e d th e desired a m o u n t. Mr. Booth was w ith us a t o u r A nnual M e e tin g in March a n d his e n c o u r a g in g r e p o r t of o u r Mission w o r k , in Ja p a n stim u la te d m a n y to do m ore for Missions.

T h e success which has crow ned o u r efforts in this e x tr a work will cause us to e n te r upon the duties ol the c o m in g y e a r with increased energy tr u s tin g by the F a t h e r ’s g u id a n c e to add m ore to the Board th is 'y e a r than ever before.”

Canajoharte Reform ed Church.— T h e Secretary writes, “ It is w ith m uch pleasure as well as g r a titu d e to o u r F a t h e r in H eaven, th a t I sit dow n to m ake this, the seventh A nnual R e p o r t of the C a na joha rie A uxiliary of the W o m a n ’s Board of F o re ig n Missions.

■ O u r Society has k e p t on its u n in te r r u p te d w ay— holding r e g u l a r q u a r te r ly m eetings, which have been fairly a tte n d e d a n d also two o r three special m e e tin g s in the two years—one o f whicli was m ade especially in te re stin g by the presence of M rs. H o u se a r e tu rn e d Missionary from Siam, a n d a Siamese girl who is being e d u c a te d in this country, and w ho gave us q u ite an e x te n d e d acc o u n t of the m anners, custom s, a n d religions of he r native land. At a nother, we were favored with an intensely in te re stin g address, by the m o th e r of o u r P a sto r Mrs. F. C. H. H aines S e c re ta ry of the W o m a n ’s H o m e Mission­ a r y Board of the P re sb y te ria n C hurch,— since g o n e to her rew ard,— this related m ore especially to the Home-field and g a v e an account of a recent trip th r o u g h the W est in cluding U ta h and Alaska.

O u r c o n trib u tio n s to the Board fall a little sh o rt of previous years, b u t do not think therefore, th a t the missionary sp irit in o u r c h u r c h is re tr o g r a d in g —on the con tra ry , it is increasing.

W e have a large Sunday-S chool Society, which is doing very efficient work, and o u r A nnual church c o n trib u tio n for Fo re ig n Missions is largely increased, b u t there have been some c h a n g e s in the m e m be rship of o u r Society which acc o u n t for th e financial change. W e hope by the blessing of G od and

renew ed efforts to m ake it good, a n o th e r year. W e n u m b e r fifty m em bers who c o n trib u te th irty -six dollars.

O u r C h u r c h lias been gre a tly blessed the p a st-w in te r and ove r seventy new m em bers have been ad d e d . T his ce rta inly m eans increased service in all the d e p a r tm e n ts of church work, a n d we hope to m ake it tell in o u r Auxiliary.

Caatsban Reform ed Church.— The. Secretary re ports as follows: <*A n o th e r year has rolled away. W e are on the threshold of the tenth y e a r of this A u x ilia ry ’s life; a note of praise and c o u r a g e will find response in the h e a r t of every one who loves the w ork in ^ lo o k in g ove r the record of the y e a r past. W e have n ot much t h a t is new to report. O u r m e e tings held r e g u la rly , m onthly, have been full of inc re a sin g interest.

A ve ra g e a tte n d a n c e a b o u t thirty, we have had the pleasure o f w elcom ing a few new m em bers. O u r m e m b e ish ip num bers betw een seventy and e ighty. # W hile this is enco u ra g in g , there are still m any ladies in o u r c h u rc h who have n ot enlisted u n d e r o u r banner, and we feel assured there are ta le n ts lying undeveloped th a t would h e lp to lift from the w orld its b urden of sin and misery.

A sp irit of unity and love pervades the m eetings, a lth o u g h conscious of m a n y infirmities we think we love o u t w o r k and a re very h a p p y in it. T h is we tr u s t is n ot w iitte n in a spirit of boastfulness; it would be an index of a cold u n g ra te fu l h e a r t th a t could say less. May the sw eet lines of Miss H averg a l find an echo in every heart. “ Arise and work; arise and ptay That He would haste the dawning day And let the silver trumpet-sound, Wherever satan’s slaves are found.”

Catskill R eform ed Church.— 'The S e cretary writes, “ O u r .A uxiliary has held its m e e tings regularly, and they have been well atte n d e d . D u r in g the p a st y e a r th e re has been m ore in te re st shown in the Society, than in a n y of the previous years. A t o u r m e e tin g last S e p te m b e r an effort was m a d e to m a k e the m e e tings more attra c tive , a c o m m itte e was chosen

to a p p o in t readers for each m eeting, and also to assign questions to different m em bers to be answ ered a t the next m eeting.

W e have had C h in a u n d e r consideration. T he country, condition of its inhabitants, its ancient religion, and Bible name, and the missions of o u r C h u rc h in the country.

W hen this is finished, we intend to s tu d y Ja pa n, a n d India in the sam e m anner. ' W e have one h u n d re d and tw enty m embers. O u r collection this y e a r is the largest which we have ever taken w ith o u t som e special gift.

Mlletwille Reform ed Cliureh, JV. Y .— T h e re g u la r m eetings of this A uxiliary have been held a t the parsonage, the average a tte n d a n c e being a b o u t seventeen. N o very m a rk e d e n th u ­ siasm has been observed a m o n g the m em bers, b u t the work has gone ste a d ily forward, and th e re has been so m e w h a t of an increase in the yearly contributions. T h e four w inter m e e tings of the Society, were followed by informal g a th e r in g s a t the parsonage, which proved very pleasant a n d helpful to the m eetings by b r in g in g the people to g e th e r in so­ cial intercourse.

In O ctober, Dr. and Mrs. C ham berlain, ad d re sse d the ladies of the Classis on invitation of the Ellenville A uxiliary, and the occasion proved m ost enjoyable a n d inspiring. T h e education of a pupil in the school at A moy has been one of the special objects to w a rd s which a p a r t of the contribution has been applied.

Farm ers Village, N . Y., Reform ed Church,— T h e S e cretary w rites: “ In p re se n tin g o u r r e p o rt a t the close of o u r third year, we are glad to be able to w rite th a t a t no tim e since we o r ­ ganized has the outlook for th e .fu tu re been so favorable as a t this p re se n t time. T h e r e has been a slow b u t steady g r o w th of interest. We have had o u r disco u ra g e m e n ts, also o u r trium phs.

D u r in g the year, two of o u r m ost p ro m p t and e a rn e st w o rk ­ ers, one o u r secretary, have been removed by death. We miss th e ir prayers a n d th e ir work. T h re e new m em bers have been a d m itte d within a few m onths, m a k in g o u r n u m ­ b e r thirty-five. At each of o u r m eetings, which are held

m onthly, in te re stin g a n d valuable articles have been read, stim u la tin g us to a m ore e a rn e st desire and a m ore fixed d e ­ te rm in a tio n to persevere and to do w hat we can. .

O u r contributions, in c lu d in g missionary boxes and seven dollars and sixty-one cents raised by the c h ild re n 's society, the “ L ittle G le a n e rs,” a m o u n te d to seventy dollars and fiftyfour cents. This, we divided equally betw een the tw o Boards.

W e believe th a t o u r A uxiliary was born of p rayer,and to the p ra y e rs of G o d ’s people would we c o m m it ourselves for the w ork of the c o m in g year.

O u r m em bership of forty is a sm aller n u m b e r th a n we rep o rte d last year. D eath, removal and inability to keep up subsc riptions have been the causes and we have n ot been able to fill these depletions in o u r num bers.

• T h e mission band of y o u n g girls have m aintained f o r t­ nig h tly m eetings. T hey add th e ir collections to ours. In closing we would acknow ledge o u r fellowship with sister societies to w hom we p re se n t o u r h e a rty sa lutation.

Fishkill- on -the- Hudson Reform ed Church.—T h e secretary w rites : “ W e have been h o ld in g re g u la r m o n th ly m eetings' of o u r Society the p a st year, and there is a ste a d y g r o w in g in te re st in m issionary work. O u r Society su p p o rts a little girl in Miss T a lm a g e ’s school a t Amoy, China, and we h o p e d u r in g this com ing y e a r to d o even more. O u r Society has in ­ creased considerably in n u m b e rs d u r in g the last four m o n th s and we find the m o n th ly tax of ten cents from each m e m b e r p u ts a little m ore m oney in the tre a su ry for m issionary p u r ­ poses.

F ranklin P a r k Reform ed Church, Fourth A nnual Report o f the M issionary Guild.—W h e n we h e a r of so m uch d e m a n d for the gold of C hristian A m erica to assist in saving souls in India, China, a n d Ja p a n , and the islands of the sea, we w onder why it is th a t we do n ot do more in th a t line. As yet o u r gifts have been in m oney and prayer, and m ay the prayers n ot have been in the m in o rity ,— b u t we tr u s t and pray th a t it m ay e n te r ;n to the h e a rt of som e one of o u r n u m b e r to feel the call to devote

h e r life to the cause of C h rist in some one of those lands.

In a few w ords the heads of o u r work can be e n u m e ra te d b u t we tr u s t we c a n n o t so easily sum up the influence for good of o u r little society ten m eetings have be held d u r in g th e y e a r with an ave ra g e a tte n d a n c e of tw elve ladies. Five new m em bers have been received—$147 has been sent to W o m a n ’s B o a rd —$72,02 being collected from the family m ite boxes. T h e S e cretary hopes th a t a g r e a te r zeal will be m anifested the com ing year, so th a t by the help of G od a g r e a te r w ork will be done in the fu tu re than in the p a s tv e a r s o f the society, so th a t His cause may be honored and glorified and all m ay be co-workers with C h rist in sa v in g the hea th e n in se n d in g the G ospel to them.

Greenpoint Reform ed Church.—T h e Secretary of this a uxilia ry writes, “ In review ing the w ork of o u r Society d u r i n g the year, while it has not a tta in e d - to the m ea sure of g r o w th we had hoped, and its influence is n ot as far-reaching and p otent a s we could desire, still there has been ste a dy grow th.

T his m ay be seen not sim ply in a ddition to the roll from tim e to tim e : b ut in an ever d e e p e n in g m issionary spirit a m o n g the m em bers of both C h u rc h and S a b b a th School.

T h e average m o n th ly a tte n d a n c e is larger this year than form erly. In a d d itio n to the a n n u a l c o n trib u tio n for the s u p p o r t of the beneficiary in the School a t Amoy, the society has been enabled in d e p e n d e n t of church collections to donate, tw enty-five dollars ($25.) to the Board of Fo re ig n Missions U n d e r the auspices of the Society an a fte rnoon tea was held, its object being to prom ote sociability a m o n g the ladies o f the con g re g a tio n and aw aken a d e e p e r interest in the w ork o f the Society. T h e pleasure of the occasion was gre a tly e n h a n ­ ced by the presence of Mrs. S a n g ste r who kindly favored the ladies w ith a m ost in te re stin g and instructive re a d in g — over tw o h u n d re d ladies were p re se n t to enjoy this lite ra ry treat.

U n d e r the supervision of the Society, the c hildren of the S a b b a th School are p re p a r in g a box to send to C h in a — c o lle c tin g c a rd s—m a k in g scrap books and fancy articles to

s e n d as C h ristm a s gifts to the c hildren of the school of the A m oy Mission.

Also, m ite-boxes have been d is trib u te d a m o n g the m em bers o f the S a b b a th School in o r d e r to collect money for this object Gravesend R eform ed Church, Z . / . —T h e sixth ann iv e rsa ry o f this A uxiliary was observed in N ovem ber, 1S86, and proved to be an in te re stin g occasion. Rev. Mr. Wyckoff, from In d ia was present,and gave the ladies m uch in fo rm a ­ tion a b o u t the people of th a t c ountry, especially in re ga rd to the women. Mr. Wyckoff also s a n g in T a m il som e of the hy m n s so fam iliar to us in the hom e land. A le tte r has been received from Miss S c u d d e r in re g a rd to the beneficiary, Susan A nthony, su p p o rte d by this A uxiliary. She is reported a b r ig h t stu d io u s girl, and-cam e forw ard of her own freew ill a n d asked to be baptized. A lto g e th e r it was an e n c o u ra g in g a c c o u n t of the girl pupil who is being e d u c a te d by this so­ c iety. M onthly m e e tings of this A uxiliary have been sus­ tained, and m uch inform ation b r o u g h t in m a k in g these g a t h ­ e rin g s of deep interest to those who have a tte n d e d . It is proposed to invite every lady in the c o n g re g a tio n to become .a m e m b e r of this Society. T h e a m o u n t raised this y e a r is la rg e r th a t a t any previous time.

Gibbsvilk R e f md Church, IViscousiu— T h is A uxiliary has been favored with the presence of Rev. Mr Wyckoff of India, b r in g ­ ing welcome intelligence from the Helper, P. M uniappen, w hom the society are su p p o rtin g . Pie is reported to be a zeal­ ous w o rk e r for Jesus, his fa th e r being one of the first c o n ­ verts in the place when his son was b u t a child, and so he was ■early t a u g h t of " Jesus and His love." T h e spirit of missions is on the increase in this Society, and a lth o u g h the d r o u g h t ■of last su m m e r affected the welfare of the people financially, there is uo dim inution of in te re st in missions.

Ghent Reform ed Church.—T h e S e cretary writes, “ W e are •glad to record no dim in u tio n of interest in o u r Society and its work. W hile th e re has been only a slig h t c h a n g e in m em bers, or c ontributions, th e re has been a b e tte r average a tte n d a n c e a t the m eetings, and an extension of interest in

the cause of missions. T his lias been largely due to the visits of Rev. Dr. and Mrs. C ha m be rla in of the Arcot, and Rev. Mr. Booth of the Ja p a n Missions.

T h e y interested all w ho heard them, and gre a tly helped o u r work, the A uxiliary wishes to have a p a r t in the w ork of e n la r g in g the Isaac F e rris S e m in a ry a t Yokohama, a n d to this end have se t-a p a rt the receipts of th e ir A nn iv e rsa ry Meeting. T his was held on W e d n e sd a y April 6th, and yealded twenty-five dollars for this object.

It is the wish a n d aim of the A uxiliary to enlist every women in o u r c o n g re g a tio n in this blessed w ork and we are glad to believe we are m a k in g p rogress tow ard this result. .Freehold, iV. J ., 2nd, R eform ed Church.— E x tra c ts from th e T h ir te e n th A nnual R e p o rt of the Society. It is with deepg r a titu d e to Him who “ w o rk e th in us both to will and to do of H is good pleasure th a t we s u b m it the re p o rt of a n o th e r y e a r ’s w ork,—a y e a r u n p r e c e d e n ted in the h istory of th e Society for the general interest felt by o u r m e m be rs in th e work and m anifested in la rg e r results than usual. It gives us g r e a t pleasure to record the success of o u r first years trial of the little m issionary boxes, chiefly th r o u g h their use o u r c o n trib u tio n s were increased j u s t one half of the a m o u n t given last year. T h e result of this m ethod of collecting f u n d s was a n tic ip a te d w ith som e a ppre he nsion on the p a rt of the Officers, as the general opinion did not seem to favor the use of the boxes; b u t n o tw ith s ta n d in g they were d istrib u te d a m o n g the m em bers a t the b e g in n in g of the year. At its close in J a n u a r y last a pleasant social g a th e r in g was held a t the P arsonage, the chief fe a ture of the occasion being the o p e n in g of the boxes, a n d the a n o u n c e m e n t of the c o n te n ts was a g r a tif y in g su rp rise t o ’ all present, and dispelled the d o u b ts of m any as to the superiority of this m ode of g iving into the L o rd 's treasury.

A t the b e g in n in g of the year, in March 1886 there was organized by o u r President, Mrs. Brakaw , a Mission B and

called “ Buds of P rom ise ” com posed of the y o u n g e r m em bers o f the S u n d a y School.

T h e p re se n t m e m be rship consists of eighteen, and recently o n c e r s have been elected from th e ir own num ber. O ne cent a week is c o n trib u te d by each m em ber. T h e ir first a n n u a l offering to missions a m o u n te d to five dollars which was p r e ­ se n te d to the T r e a s u r e r of o u r Society to add to its funds.

V ery heartily do we welcome these y o u n g w orkers into the fields of service which are w hite a lre a d y to h a rv e st and where th e re is room and work for y o u n g a n d old. T h u s early d e ­ v o tin g th e ir efforts to th e ir M asters use m ay they grow into tra in e d w orkers ready to ca rry on with g r e a te r efficiency the w ork as it shall fall from old e r h a n d s into theirs, T h e m o n th ly m eetings have been well sustained d u r in g th e year; b u t we miss a fam iliar face from these little g a t h e r ­ ings for one whose interest was m anifested to us all when she could no longer.give it voice, has been called to he r hom e above and so a n o th e r nam e one of the first on o u r roll of m e m b e r ­ ship, is stricken off.

At o u r last ann iv e rsa ry we had the pleasure of listening to a n able and Instructive a d d re ss from Rev. J. H. Wyckoff.

In O c to b e r follow ing Dr. C h a m b e rla in was p re se n t w ith us a n d in D e cem ber the Rev. E. S. Booth presented his plea for Ferris Sem inary. N one can plead ignorance of w h a t is g o in g on in o u r mission fields when such o p p o rtu n itie s are given to h e a r from them.

As we .enter now upon a n o th e r year m ay each one be s tim u la te d to g r e a te r faithfulness by these results, not c o n ­ te n t with past ac he ive m ent b u t pressing forw ard with increa­ sed courage m ay we work more earnestly pra y m ore fervently and give m ore a b u n d a n tly .

Fairview, III., Reform ed Church. —R e p o rts “ W e a re h o lding m o n th ly m e e tings a t which times c o n trib u tio n s are m a d e for

the Fo re ig n work. O u r ladies are q uite interested to help)* to light the G ospel torch in heathen homes, a n d b r in g to o u r sad-loved sisters the d ra w n of a new d a y ."

Fordham Reform ed Church M ission Band.—T h e S e c r e ta r y says this Band was org a n iz e d S e p te m b e r 6th 1883. T h e r e are tw enty-one m em bers on the roll— g irls from e ig h t toseventeen years of age. T h e m eetings are held on the first and third S u n d a y of each m onth. At these m e e tin g s t h e m em bers serve for different objects and are instructed in Mission Work. T h e r e special w ork is the edu c a tio n of aJa p a n e s e girl in the Isaac F e rris Sem inary. T h e m oney fo r this pu rp o se is raised by m eans of B irth d a y Boxes in the several S u n d a y School classes—d u e sk from the m em bers o f the Band a n d e n te rta in m e n ts.

Holland, M ich., F irst and T h ird Reform ed Churches.—T h a Secretary re p o rts: “ In review ing the work of the past, year*we feel we have g r e a t reason for g r a titu d e for the evidence of the M a ste r’s blessing upon the work. N ever since its o r ­ ga n iz a tio n has it been in a m ore vigorous and prosp e ro u s condition, nor has it d u r in g a n y previous y e a r raised so la r g e an a m o u n t for missions as d u r in g the y e a r ju s t ended. O u r contributions, th r o u g h the channel of the W o m a n ’s Board,, are ra th e r m eagre, still as you will see we have c o n trib u te d liberally to Foreign Missions. W e raised and send to Dr. H ekluis one h u n d re d and fifty-four dollars, for the p u r p o s e of b u y in g a site a t W a lla ja p e tt on which to build a church and school. W e are also s u p p o r tin g a Bible-reader, Mrs. Job, who goes from house to house to la b o r a m o n g the women of Arcot, and have raised for this purpose fifty-six dollars; it is the pu rp o se of this society to s u p p o r t two such women and will do so as soon as Dr. H e rk lu is can se c u re a n o th e r suitable person. . “ W e have se n t to the W o m a n 's Board, th irty -o n e d o lla r s and se venty-eight cents. W hole a m o u n t for Foreign Missions^ $241.78. O u r Society has fifty m em bers on roll, an a v e ra g e

a tte n d a n c e of seventeen. A lively interest has been m a n ife st a n d the h o u r devoted each m o n th to the cause of Missions has b r o u g h t a blessing to o u r hearts. All feel th a t it has been a sw eet privilege to have been p e rm itte d to give of o u r tim e and sub sta n c e for p r o m o tin g the welfare of be n ig h te d in d is ta n t lands. All th a t has been done we lay a t the S a­ v io r’s feet honestly b eseeching th a t H e will accept a n d c ause it to glorify his name.

As o u r h e a rts r e tu rn g ra te fu l th a n k s for the L o r d ’s pres­ ence and blessing, we earnestly su p p lic a te th a t H e will a b id e w ith us and fill o u r h e a rts with the spirit of the M a ste r’s love for precious souls.

Hoi land, M ich, Hope Church Second Reformed R e p o rts: T h is society was organized one year ago, has a m e m be rship of seventeen, and the m onthly m e e tings have been re g u la rly held with an average a tte n d a n c e of eight.

T h e ho u r is s p e n t in p ra y e r a n d conference on Missionary subjects a n d labors, g iv in g a n d receiving inform ation re ­ s p e c tin g the w ork and needs of the Mission field. T his A u x ­ iliary th o u g h small and y o u n g is in a vigorous condition a n d m anifest an e a rn e st pu rp o se to d o so m e th in g for the a d v a n c e ­ m e n t of G o d ’s kingdom .

Hudson Reform ed Church,— T h e S e cretary says, “ As we look back over the m o n th s of the y e a r now past, o u r hearts are filled with g r a t i t u d e th a t we can re p o rt som e progress in the M issionary interest in o u r church. Since the o rg a n iz a tio n of o u r Domestic Auxiliary in April last, o u r missionary m e e t­ ings, Fo re ig n and D om estic have been held a lte rn a te m o n th s ; this has leesened by half the n u m b e r of Fo re ig n m e e tings held, th o u g h the c o n trib u tio n s for Foreign Missions have been no smaller. T h e usual allow ance has been se n t to In d ia for s u p p o r t of A nna G ibson. , O u r Society was repre se n te d a t the A nnual M e e ting of the W o m a n ’s Board last May.

O u r m e m b e rsh ip shows an increase of six (6) over th a t of last year. O u r faithful member, Mrs. H a g a d o r n , has been called to rest.

T he average a tte n d a n c e has increased from 16 to 40. E arly in the y e a r a special canvas of the church was m a d e to p r o ­ cure subscribers to the <<G leane^.’, 19 new nam es were a d d e d to the list. .

W e are pa rtic u la rly h a p p y in h a v in g a m o n g us the Fo re ig n C o rr e s p o n d in g S e cretary of th e W o m a n ’s Board, Mrs. G leason, o u r p a s to r ’s wife, T h r o u g h he r in s tr u m e n ta lity we have been enabled to h e a r from India, C h in a and Ja p a n m uch oftener than we would otherw ise, and thus have kept the w ork in o u r mission fields fresh in o u r h e a rts and minds.

O u r one aim, and g r e a t effort has been to a w aken in y o u n g a n d old m ore zeal and enthusiasm in the work of se n d in g the glad tidings of salvation to those w ho sit in darkness, who a r e ‘ ‘w a itin g for the m o r n in g .” T o this end we have invited to visit us, and tell us of th e ir work, several w hose labors in o u r F o e rig n fields are well known, Mrs. C h a m b e rla in was p re se n t a t o u r ladies m e e tin g in D ecember. H e r sketch of th e life, m a n n e r and dress of the women a n d girls in In d ia was very e nte rta ining, and did not fail to deepen o u r in te re st in th a t field. .

O u r m e e tin g on F e b r u a r y 18th, was one of exceptional interest. Mrs. M. E. S a n g s te r read to us her p a p e r entitled, O u r Mission in A m oy.”

O n March 29th, an e x tr a special m e e tin g was held, when it is was o u r privilege to listen to Mrs. E. S. Booth, of Issac F e rris Sem inary, who gave us an account of the w onderful strid e s of edu c a tio n a n d C h r is tia n ity a m o n g the girls and women in Japan.

U pon the ev e n in g previous; the Rev. Mr. Booth delivered a lecture before the church and c o n g re g a tio n upon the m a r ­

vellous o p e n in g up of the S unrise k in g d o m to C h ristia n ity , e n d in g with an e a rn e st plea for m oney to aid in the necessary e n la r g in g of the Isaac F e rris Seminary.

L a s t April, upon the invitation of Mrs. G leason, M adam e B a ra k a t; of Syria, gave before th e church, the th rillin g story of h e r life. In O c to b e r, Dr. C h a m b e rla in a d l r e s s e d the y o u n g people of the church. H is s p irit of e n tire c o n se c ra ­ tion to his work in In d ia d id n ot fail to have its effect in an e a rn e s t desire a m o n g us all to ha ste n the time w hen “ all the en d s of the e a r th shall fear H i m . ” T h u s in tu rn o u r Mission fields, with th e ir pre ssin g needs; have been b r o u g h t before us. G o d g r a n t th a t we m ay not w ithhold the aid, both of m oney and of o u r prayers, so sorely needed.

In a d d itio n to the L a d ie s’ Auxliaries, a Mission Circle was organized last May, B eg in n in g with a m e m b e rsh ip of fourteen, it has grow n in in te re st and in n u m b e rs until now tw enty-seven m e m b e rs are enrolled. T w e n ty are re g u la r a t ­ tendants.

T h e P re sid e n t receives efficient help from the m e m b e rs of the Circle, who in tu rn plan and lead the m e e t ­ ings. As yet the Circle has u n d e rta k e n Fo re ig n w ork only.

Its m eetings are held m o n th ly . T h e first five m o n th s were devoted exclusively to the s tu d y of C h in a — its geog ra p h ic a l position, a n d th a t of o u r Mission stations, th e m anner, c u s­ tom s and life of its people, and the w ork of o u r Missionaries.

T h e money raised d u r in g this period of s tu d y was forw arded to the school a t Amoy. Since then the in te re st of the Circle has centered on India. T h e C h ristia n life in the Circle is vigorous and healthful. We are indeed tha n k fu l for such a tra ining-school for the f u tu r e m e m be rs of o u r church societies.

T h u s we close o u r y e a r s ’ record, e nc oura ge d by the review of the past, and looking forw ard with hope into the future.

H ig h Bridge, N . Y. Union Reform ed Church.— "T his A uxil­ iary has d u r in g the p a st y e a r held re g u la r m o n th ly m eetings w hich have been fairly a tte n d e d . T h e se m e e tings have been intensely interesting, m a n y of us have had new love for the missionary cause a w akened w ithin us, and m a n y times have we wept when a c c o u n ts of the hardships, trials and self­ sacrifice of those who for the love of souls have left a// th a t they m ay ca rry the G ospel into far-off lands, have been read to us; for readers are a p p o in te d a t each m eeting. .

T w o of o u r m e m be rs have resigned and ten have been ad d e d d u r in g the year. Eighty-five dollars and fifty cents have been se n t by this little band of w orkers to the g e n e ra l fund since last April.

T h e a ddition of ten m ake o u r n u m b e r a t present thirty-six o u t of a church m e m b e rsh ip of a b o u t sixty ladies. We feel e n c o u ra g e d to press on with the help of the Master.

Hopewell Reform ed Church.— S e c re ta ry ’s re p o rt: “O n look­ ing over the past year, the w ork in o u r A uxiliary has been quietly a n d steadily g o in g on. A lth o u g h o u r m e e tings have n ot been as well a tte n d e d as we could wish, still m uch in te re st has been felt by those who a tte n d e d , and we know th a t those w ho have not m et w ith us have been in te re ste d in the cause as they have given to the collectors who b e lo n g to the A uxiliary and hand in th e ir collection every three m o n th s to o u r tr e a s ­ urer. W e hold o u r m eetings m o n th ly and they are m ade very itn e re stin g and profitable by the r e a d in g of m issionary intelligence, and those b e a rin g on missions, and som etim es a le tte r from som e Missionary. T his course insures to us at every m e e tin g an a ddition to o u r stock of inform ation upon the su b je c t which we have a t he a rt. O u r A uxiliary has sent to the Board of Fo re ig n Missions for the y e a r e n d in g April, 1887, ninety dollars a n d ninety cents. A lth o u g h we have n ot been a b le to raise as m uch as we w ould like, still we tr u s t o u r “la b o r has not been in vain in the L o r d ,” a n d we

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w ould lay it a t His feet, a s k in g H im to g r a n t H is b le ssin g with it. May H e g r a n t H is blessing in the new year.

Jersey City, Greenville Reform ed Church.— T h e S e c re ta ry re ­ p o r ts as follows : O u r seventh y e a r closes with the first of April. W hen we o rganized, we were a feeble band of ten, now we n u m b e r nearly seventy.

W e hold re g u la r m onthly m eetings, which are m a d e in te r ­ e stin g by r e a d in g item s of in te re st from different C o u n tr ie s on Mission work. S om etim es we ta k e o u r field of labor, in­ str u c tin g ourselves, on the m anners, custom s, m ode of living, and religion ; as per instance, China, Ja pa n, India, Africa and the far West.

O u r m ode of collecting m oney, was by the envelope sys­ tem. C anvassers were a p p o in te d to visit the m e m be rs of the C hurch, and congregation, a n d d is tr ib u te them. Each m e m ­ be r p le d g in g himself o r herself to c o n tr ib u te so m uch for the m o n th o r year. .

I t is p u t in the envelope and d ro p p e d in the m issionary box, which you will find at the church door.

Any person m ay becom e a m e m b e r by p a y in g fifty cents ; a lth o u g h we would n ot refuse a la rg e r donation, if any felt so inclined.

• T he a m o u n t c o n trib u te d this year for the Foreign M issions is two h u n d re d and th irte e n dollars a n d three cents.

W e were m uch interested in a le tte r sent to us from a Japanese, who is s tu d y in g a t R u tg e r s College, p r e p a r in g for a minister. H e expects to r e tu rn to his native land a n d teach his c o m rades w h a t he has learned a b o u t the Saviour of the world.

O u r O c to b e r m eeting differed from the usual m eetings in th a t we were honored by h a v in g tw o m inisters w ith us, Mr. P ockm an, and Mr. Booth and wife, of F e rris Seminary, Yoko-

ham a, Ja pa n, who gave ,us a g lo w in g account of how the women were held in subjection by the m en; com pelled to do all kinds of d r u d g e r y while the men were off g u n n in g or fishing. T h e gen tle m e n referred to o u r little protege, w hom we s u p p o r t a t the S e m in a ry by se n d in g sixty dollars. He said if we could h e a r he r sw eet voice we would be d o u b ly paid for all o u r trouble. H e spoke of the progress m a d e by the scholars, a n d if successful in the e xam ination, fitted them for teachers to in stru c t the y o u n g e r pupils. O u r Society have received two letters from o u r protege, and we feel th a t it is m oney well spent. At this time it is fitting to refer to those w ho have been called to leave us. Mr. a n d Mrs. P oc k m a n have gone to a n o th e r field to work in the vineyard; a n d my p ra y e r is. they m ay be the m eans of w inning m any souls to G od. O th e rs who in his wise providence has seen fit to call home. Som e were in h o a ry old age, ripe for the k ingdom , w hile o th e rs were ju s t a t the N o onda y of life, b u t yet ready w hen the su m m o n s cam e; th e ir missien work is over and they have gone home to receive th e ir rew ard.

Jersey City South Bergen Reform ed Church.— T h e Secretary s a y s :“ \Ve review the w ork of the p a st y e a r with g ra te fu l hearts, for G od has indeed blessed all o u r efforts in His be­ half. T his church has been a struggling, g ro w in g church, so m uch to do for it and so little to do with, th a t it seemed a lm o st o u t of.th e question to consider a n y th in g in the line of o u tsid e mission work. B ut first one society b ra n c h e s out, then a nother, and yet there is ju s t as much, and more for the first, which is all the more c onvincing th a t G od is with us in all good work, and helps us to prosper. ‘F o r all things com e of T hee, a n d of T h in e ow n have we given T h e e .’ ” W e have never been able to send so much to the Board as a t this time, tw enty-seven dollars. W e ow e o u r th a n k s to o u r efficient collectors, T h e y have been very faithful in the work, a n d hope to do even better. Each of the six have a list of names, and as som e prefer to pay by the m onth, they have more to do; still they have been so w illing and ready to d o even that.

God has g a th e r e d one of o u r m em bers into H is fold d u r in g the year.

O u r m e e tin g s have been well a tte n d e d .

T h e P re sid e n t o p e n in g the m eetings with S c rip tu ra l reading, p ra y e r and singing, a n d we alw ays have so m e th in g in te re stin g read by one a p p o in te d a t a previous m eeting.

Jersey City Second R eform ed Church.—T h e S e cretary of this A uxilia ry writes, “ O u r Society is inc re a sin g m uch in in te re st and som e in num bers.

F o u r new nam es have been placed on the roll. W e have now fifty m em bers.

W e have held o u r m e e tings m o n th ly and we see no falling off in the a tte n d a n c e .since o u r quarterly meetings were d ro p p e d o r c ha nge d to m o n th ly m eetings.

W e have in te re stin g m e e tin g s and are cheered by news received from o u r P re sid e n t."

Jersey City, Bergen R eform ed Church.— “ T h e W o m a n ’s F o re ig n Missionary Society of the Bergen R e fo rm e d C h u rc h has com pleted its tw elfth-year. T h e E leventh A nniversary was held on May 9th 1886 a n d a serm on P re a c h e d by the •Rev. E d w a rd R iggs, on Seven C hurches in Asia. A t the b e ­ g in n in g of the y e a r it was decided to hold q u a r te r ly m e e tings of the Fo re ig n and D om estic Societies a t the sam e tim e u n d e r one P re sid e n t, Mrs. Jo h n Morrison.

T h e a tte n d a n c e and interest have increased d u r in g the year. T h e a m o u n t collected d u r in g the past y e a r is $227.41 which has been p r o m p tly reported, and forw a rde d to the T r e a s u r e r of the W o m a n ’s Board.

N e w York City Collegiate Churchy F ifth A ve. , and 29//; S t.,— T h e w ork in this A uxiliary is rep o rte d as m oving steadily forw ard.

T h e usual q u a r te r ly m eetings have been held a t th e residence of the P re sid e n t, Mrs. O rm iston, and the a n n u a l subsc riptions have a m o u n te d to four h u n d r e d a n d tw e n ty

dollars, twenty-five cents.

T w o life m e m b e rs have been a d d e d d u r in g the year. A lthough q u ie t in the w ork m any ■earnest h e a rts are p r a y in g for the a d v a n c e m e n t of the L o rd 's K ingdom . T h e Secretary c o n g ra tu la te s the W o m a n ’s Board u p o n its success in se c u rin g a medical m issionary for China.

N e w York City, Madison Avenue R eform ed Church.— R e p o rts: E arly in the year the Society connected w ith this church took a new d e p a r tu r e by s e p a r a tin g the w ork of Fo re ig n and D o ­ mestic missions, and a p p o in tin g different officers' for each b r a n c h . W hile w orking to g e th e r in perfect h a rm o n y and w ith an a lm o st undivided interesl, the m em bers by this d iv i­ sion of labor, have gained a m ore in te llig e n t insight into the needs of th e different fields. .

T h e m e e tin g s for Fo re ig n missions, held th e first M onday in each m onth, have been unusually interesting, h a v in g been ad d re sse d a t different tim es by Mrs. Booth, Mrs. C h a m b e r ­ lain, and P u n d i t a R am abai, a high-caste^ w om an of India, w ho described m ost g raphically the cruelties practised upon th e child w idow s of he r native c ountry. An a tte n d a n c e of over two h u n d re d ladies and a collection a m o u n tin g to $93.60 was •evidence of the deep in te re st taken in the cause she represented.

T h e society has a d o p te d for its m issionary H ashi Shim ada, -a g r a d u a te of the F e rris S e m inary and now a teacher in th a t in stitu tio n . T h e a m o u n t of $360 has been p le d g e d - to her ■support and a balance of $150 in the T re a s u r y has been sent to th e W o m a n ’s Board. O u r society gives prom ise of ste a dy increase, b oth in n u m b e rs and m issionary interest.

T h e C h ild re n ’s B and org a n iz e d in May of last year u n d e r the nam e of “ Cheerful G ivers,” has begun w ith quickened ■zeal u n d e r a new leadership, and b e a rin g the suggestive n a m e of " W o r k e r s for the K in g .” It nu m b e rs in all, seventy boys a n d girls who are a t present busily e n g a g e d in filling .a b o x for the new hospital in Amoy, China, u n d e r the care of Dr. Otte,

T h e afternoon of the last F r id a y in each m onth is given to d e v o tio n a l exercises, re citations by the children and to a p le a s a n tta lk fronxsome one conve rsa nt with the different fields.

T o this m e e tin g parents and friends are in v ite d a n d the exercises are both profitable and e n te rta in in g . T h e f re q u e n t presence of o u r p a sto r a m o n g the children a n d his e n c o u ra g in g words have proved a w onderful stimulus.

N e w Y o rk City Collegiate Church, afith S t.\ & 5/A The s e c re ta ry says: W e have held m onthly m e e tings d u r in g the w inter. On several occasions m issionaries from In d ia and J a p a n were p re se n t and c o n trib u te d m uch tow ard b r in g in g the ladies of the church into close and h e a rty sy m p a th y with the w ork of the Fo re ig n Board. P e rh a p s because of this im ­ pulse, o u r offerings are la r g e r th a n for several years. Five H u n d r e d and ten dollars have been subscribed. O f this, two ■hundred a n d fifty dollars have been as usua.' a p p ro p ria te d to the s u p p o r t of the G ir l’s School a t M adanapalle. one h u n ­ dre d to the F e rris Sem inary, a n d the re m a in d e r to the P a r e n t Board.

N eiv York City, Faith Mission Band, 6 th Ave. R e f. 6V/.—T h e secretary w rites: W e have ad d e d a n o th e r y e a r ’s g ro w th to o u r Band, and have been p e r m itte d to go r ig h t on in o u r work. R e g u la r a fte rnoon and evening m e e tin g s 'h a v e been held, the average a tte n d a n c e being sixty-one. O u r paper, The Mission B a n d Portfolio, e d ite d by the m e m be rs has been •continued. W e held o u r nin th anniversary last D ecem ber a n d it proved an en tire success; instead of selling tickets for .ad m itta n c e as heretofore, we d istrib u te d them co m p lim e n ta ry a n d a free-will collection was taken, a m o u n tin g to sixty-seven dollars and nineteen cents; the c h u rc h was filled on th a to c •casion. T h e proceeds of the benefit boxes, we use for local purposes. T h e officers’ p ra y e r m e e tings have been continued, also the sew ing m eetings; we have m a d e g a r m e n ts for the needy children. W e hear from o u r c h a rg e in In d ia occasion­ ally, which alw ays e ncourages us, and we have been favored .in having Mrs. C h a m b e rla in with us a t o n e of o u r meetings.

W e tr u s t we m ay go r ig h t on, ke e p in g o u r m o tto c o n tin ­ ually before us, “ N ever w eary in well d o i n g / ’ N e w York City, Union R eform ed Church, S ixth Avenue,—T h e Secretary of this A uxiliary in p re se n tin g the Eleventh A nnual R e p o r t of the foreign work, says, “ A b o u t a year ago, d e sirin g to increase o u r gifts to the Foreign field we wrote to Mrs. W. W. Scudder, M adanapalle, India, to know if there was any special need there th a t we m ig h t m eet— the answ er came, “ we have a boy who w a n ts a C hristian e d u c a tio n .” At once this boy was a d o p te d into o u r Society, a n d ’ by it, nam ed W illiam B. M e rritt as a m em orial to o u r form er pastor, and in d e p e n d e n t of o u r m o n th ly subscriptions,— with the help of o u r Sunday-School who kindly gave us the con te n ts of their B irth d a y Box,— we raised and sent for th a t pu rp o se th irty dollars ($30.)

O u r m eetings are held the first F r id a y evening of the m onth.

In o r d e r to e nc oura ge them , the Officers have a special m e e t­ ing the week previous, to devise the best m e th o d s to interest the people and b rin g the la rg e st possible results to the cause for w hich we labour. O ccasionally we have a special sp e a k e r —alw ays try to g e t the latest and best Missionary intelligence.

N early every m e e tin g we have a little from one of the m is­ sionaries we a re in re g u la r corre sp o n d e n c e with; these letters m a k e us be tte r to know the practical needs on mission g ro u n d s. T o give e v e r y o n e an o p p o r tu n ity to take p a rt in th e exercises, we give o u t from tim e to time, special subjects as follows: different c ountries, th e ir m oral condition a n d practical needs— G o d s w ay and c o m m a n d s a b o u t g iving__ H is prom ises to b r in g the world to bow allegiance to K ing Jesus, &c, L eaflets, also find th e ir way into o u r m id st and are no small incentive to reach f a r th e r and h ig h e r in this g r a n d work for God. O u r special Fo re ig n field, is F e rris Sem inary, Y okoham a Japan.

O u r record would not be com plete if we failed to recognize the help received from the officers a n d m em bers of o u r “ F aith Mission B a n d ” who, by their personal presence, have led o u r m usic and sin g in g b r o u g h t us som e of the freshest m issio n ­ a r y intelligence, and in various ways been of real practical help to the p a re n t Society.

• N orth Branch R eform ed Church, N . J — T h e q u a r te r ly m e e t­ ings of this Society are well sustained. T h e r e a p p e a rs to be a renewed in te re st in the work, and the a d d itio n of seventeen new m em bers is rep o rte d d u r in g the p a st year. All the m e m be rs are p ro m p t in the p a y m e n t of th e ir dues, a n d the hope is expressed th a t g r e a te r th in g s m ay be accom plished by this A uxiliary in fu rth e ra n c e of o u r Sa v io u r’s P a r tin g c o m m a n d “ G o ye into all the world and P reach the G ospel to every c r e a tu r e .”

• N e w Brunsw ick F irst R eform ed Church.— T h e w ork of this Society is carried on as form erly with one exception, that of raising the yearly c ontributions. T h e a’nnual dues are paid th r o u g h the collectors, b ut if this does not m eet the d e m a n d , the Society does n ot resort to E n te rta in m e n ts . At the q u a r t ­ erly m e e tin g a t - w h i c h not m ore than th irty are present.

T h e T r e a s u r e r m akes a s ta te m e n t of the condition of th e T re a sury, and those p re se n t m ake a v o lu n ta ry c o n trib u tio n , sacrifices are .made m ore acceptable to the L ord for th is reason.

Mrs E ugene Booth has m e t with the ladies and he r w ords have proved an incentive to work m ore earnestly for the cause of foreign missions. T he P a sto r of the C hurch has also m et with and a ddressed the ladies a n d it is believed th a t his valuable suggestions will bear good fruit in the future. T he w ork seems to be silently b u t surely p ro g re ssin g in the h e a rts of some, if not all, and the outlook is very hopeful and en c o u ra ­ g in g as the M aster’s work goes forw ard with ea rn e st prayer.

N assau Reformed Church.—T h e S e c re ta ry reports as fol lows: T h e past y e a r has been a very p le a sa n t one in o u r so­

ciety. T h e m onthly m eetings have been k e p t up, and to o u r exercises has been ad d e d the r e a d in g of a p a p e r edited by one of the ladies, com posed of articles e ith e r original or se­ lected, sent by the m embers. T h is plan seems to have g r e a tly increased the interest in the meetings.

At o u r anniversary we listened to a very e n te r ta in in g talk

by Miss Gibson, a m issionary from India, which she I llu s tr a ­ ted by d r e s s in g several girls in the different native costum es.

L e tte rs have been received from o u r In d ia scholars and Rev. Mr. Conklin.

T h e “S u n b e a m s ” Mission Band still carry on their little work, a t hom e and abroad, and are j u s t e n te r in g upon a new y e a r of th e ir existence as a society, with e nthusiastic plans fo r the future. T h e y have received d u r in g the p a st y e a r one le tte r from Mrs. Scudder, who had c h a rg e of the y o u n g girl, in India, whom they s u p p o rte d for three years.

New burgh Reform ed Church.— T h e secretary re p o rts: T he condition of this A uxiliary has not m aterially cha nge d d u r in g the p a st year. T h e ave ra g e a tte n d a n c e at the q u a r te r ly m e e tings has been a b o u t the sam e as in pre c e d in g years.

O ne h u n d re d dollars has been sent for the s u p p o r t of a native h elper in India. T h e s u p p o r t of a pupil a t the Vellore S e m in a ry is still continued, and money has also been sent to t h e general fund. L e tte rs of interest have been received from th e pupil a t Vellore, and read a t the meetings.

W e e n te r upon the tw elfth y e a r of labor, tr u s tin g th a t as G o d has thus fa r prospered o u r work, H e will still a d d His blessing.1 N y a e k ,N . Y. Reform ed Church'— R e p o rts: O u r society has c o n tin u e d its m onthly m eetings the sam e as last year, and a lth o u g h we do n ot have a very large attendance, there is a good deal of interest exhibited. Tw ice this w inter we have held missionary sociables, which have created a g r e a te r in­ te r e s t a m o n g the people. A t th a t tim e missionary articles o f interest are read by o u r p a sto r and some of the ladies.

Mr. Booth occupied the p u lp it of o u r church one Sunday, a n d spoke with g r e a t earnestness upon the missionary woik.

H e received one h u n d re d dollars for the F e rris Sem inary.

‘W e are h a p p y in se n d in g you th re e h u n d r e d and e ig h t dollars, one h u n d r e d of which is the “ M a rg a re t Blauvelt M em orial,” T h is a m o u n t is to go directly to the W o m a n ’s Board in New Y ork, to be disposed of a t th e ir discretion. A m otion was m a d e a n d carried th a t Mrs. J. C. V an D e v e n te r and Mrs. J. L. !Zabriskie be m a d e life m e m be rs of the W o m a n ’s Board of Fo re ig n Missions.

R e p o r t of th e ‘'G i r l s Mission Circle ” of N yack R eform ed C h u r c h Sem i-m onthly m eetings have been held d u r in g the year, all of which have been well attended.

E ig h t new m e m be rs have joined the society m a k in g a •membership of thirty-four. , In S e p te m b e r a box valued a t forty dollars was se n t to F e r r is Sem inary, Japan.

S ixty-tw o dollars and sixty-one cents has been raised, sixty dollars of which has been se n t to the Board for the su p p o r t •of a girl a t Ferris Seminary.

Pella, Io w a , Hope Church.— D u rin g the A u tu m n , in de fa u lt of M issionary boxes, E g g shells were d is trib u te d to the m e m b e rs of the ‘‘ Band of L ittle W o r k e r s ” in which they m ig h t m ake th e ir c o n trib u tio n s to Missions. A b o u t forty shells were given o u t and at C hristm as, the first a tte m p t a t a p u b lic e n te r ta in m e n t was made, re su ltin g very successfully.

T h e plan succeeded so well the ladies were e n c o u ra g e d to s e n d for mission boxes. T his C h u rc h is “ wide a w ake ” on the subject of missions and the desire is expressed to do m uch m ore for the cause in the future.

Poughkeepsie F irst Reform edChureh.—T h is A uxiliary observed its fifth anniversary J a n u a r y 9th 1887. M eetings have been held m o n th ly except in Ju ly and A ugust. T h e n u m b e r of m em bers is .fifty-two and the average atte nda nc e, twelve. T h e general col­ le c tio n s have been less this year, b u t by increased individual

liberality, and th r o u g h the efforts of the w orthy P r e s id e n t of the Society, a musicale was given, so th a t a t the close of th e fiscal year, the c o n trib u tio n s were up to the usual s ta n d a rd .

A , n u m b e r of in te re stin g letters have been received from foreign fields, and the Society has been favored by a d d re sse s from Rev. and Mrs. Booth, and Mrs. R ig g s who have related th e ir ricli experience in foreign missions. T h e Society is a p p a re n tly g ro w in g in interest in mission work.

P o r t Richmond, S. R eform ed Church.—T h e se c re ta ry says r It is with g r e a t pleasure I send you o u r r e p o r t , for the last year. O u r m eetings have been well a tte n d e d a n d full of in­ terest. Articles have been selected from the different m is­ sionary m agazines and read by the y o u n g ladies. W e have also had several letters dire c t from the field, and in the m onth of J a n u a r y we were addressed by Mrs. Booth, of the Isaac F e r ­ ris Seminary, Yokoham a, Ja p a n , who gave us a very full and in te re stin g account of the fo u nding of this school ; the m an)1' trials and d isc o u ra g e m e n ts to which its teachers were s u b ­ jected in its early days; its present p rospe rity and necessity for its e n la r g e m e n t if we wish to preserve the fu tu re wivesand m others of Ja p a n from skeptical influence.

O u r con trib u tio n we send to y o u r society, to do with it as you think best. W e a re glad to w ork with you in the service of o u r Master, and tr u s t H e will bless w h a t we have done.

T h e nam e of o u r society, T he W om a n's M issionary Society of the R eform ed C hurch, P o r t R ichm ond. It was o r g a n ­ ized April 7, 1884, with ten m embers. I t now nu m b e rs eighty with an average a tte n d a n c e of twenty-six. W e hold o u r m e e tings on the first W e d n e sd a y of each m onth, a n d o u r a n n u a l m e e tin g on the first W e d n e sd a y in April. On the tenth of this m onth we sent you th r o u g h o u r church tr e a s u r ­ er, seventy-five dollars; this a d d e d to the twenty-five sent in N ov e m b e r m akes o u r a n n u a l c o n trib u tio n one h u n d r e d d ol­ lars.

Philadehihia F irst and Second Reformed Churches.— S e c re ta ry ’s R e p o rt. At the' close of a n o th e r year of service in the inter-

«sts of o u r F a th e r 's K ingdom , we pause to glance a t some of the visible results. W herein we have succeeded, aided by H is H oly S pirit m ay we th a n k G od a n d ta k e courage, and w here in we have failed o r been lacking, m ay we tr u s t for p ardon th r o u g h the m erits of H is Son. A lth o u g h the year has been b r ig h t with the sun-shine of G o d 's blessing, yet we have twice been called into the shadow o f affliction. F o r the first tim e since o u r org a n iz a tio n , eight years ago, the A ngel of D eath has visited o u r little company.

Mrs. Ellen A. C h a p m a n , o u r beloved a n d faithful S e cretary was a t all tim es and in all w ays deeply interested in this work for o u r Master.

Mrs. W m. H. R o r e r was one of the m o st active in o r g a n ­ izing the Society and she was m ost zealously e a rn e st in s u p ­ p o r tin g every interest connected with mission work. C o n ­ c e rn in g the work of the A uxiliary, the p a st y e a r show s c o n ­ s ta n t g ro w th both in interest a n d in a m o u n t of m oney raised.

W e hold m eetings once each m onth with an a v e ra g e a t t e n ­ d a n c e of fifteen o u t of a roll of tw e n ty -o n e m anagers. T h e Mission Sociable was held. T h e sales from the M issionary B a sk e t—a d d in g a g oodly sum to o u r T re a su ry . Mrs. E. A. B ooth was w ith us in N o v e m b e r and o u r h e a rts b u rn e d w ith ­ in us as we listened to the story of the w onderful pro g re ss of the W om en of th a t “ L and of the R isin g Sun ” tow ard the g lorious lig h t of the Sun of R ightousness. T h e Y o u n g L adies M issionary Society of the Second R eform ed C hurch, which w orks in connection with the L adies A uxiliary re p o rts a n o th e r h a p p y and prosp e ro u s year. T h e y r e p o r t over fifty a n n u a l c o n tr ib u to r s of w hom tw e nty-six y o u n g ladies are active m em b e rs, m e e tin g once in tw o weeks a t each o th e rs homes, a n d s p e n d in g the a fte rnoon in sew ing and in r e a d in g news from Missions.

A lth o u g h we feel we have given b u t o u r mite, yet we have se n t it in o u r M a ste r’s name, and have found it a blessed p rivile ge to do for H im w hatsoever o u r han d s found to do.

Passaic, N . J . , N orth R eform ed Church.—T h e se c re ta ry r e ­ p o r ts as follows: T h e society has held d u r in g the y e a r eleven

m eetings. O u r three F o re ig n Mission Fields* China, India? and Ja pa n, have received careful a tte n tio n a n d study. In D ecem ber, 1886, we had with us Miss Fisher, w ho had been in Syria. In April, 1886, the m issionary society know n asthe L a d ie s’ A uxiliary to the Board of Fo re ig n Missions and A uxiliary to Board of D om estic Missions, m et and organized as the Missionary Society of the N o rth R eform ed C hurch.

O w in g to delay in g e ttin g to w ork o u r c o n trib u tio n s to thevarious B oards a re not, p e rh a p s as large as usual. At p re s­ ent, we have in the tre a su ry fifty-four dollars for Foreign Missions. T h e money will be devoted to a scholarship in theS turges S e m inary at N agasaki. Ja p a n . T h u s closes the first year of the Society, b u t we believe a n d pray th a t th e new y e a r m ay open with renew ed interest in the work.

Pojnpton, N . J . R eform ed Church.— “ T h e fo u rth a n n iv e r s a r y of this A uxiliary was held S a b b a th m orning, March 30th, and an unusually large audience enjoyed the excellent addressby the pastor.

T his Society, which has a ’m e m b e rsh ip of forty-two, c o n ­ tinues its interest in the Mission work a t hom e and abroad..

M eetings are re g u la rly held once a m onth ; and are rendered occasions of m uch e njoym ent, th r o u g h letters received fromvarious Missionaries, as well as those from the Catechist, and Bible-reader, w hom this A uxiliary continues to support.

Besides the re g u la r m o n th ly fees, m issionary boxes ared is trib u te d , even a m o n g those not m e m be rs of the Society,, and in c lu d in g a “ birth -d a y box" the total receipts this year have a m o u n te d to one h u n d re d and two dollars and fifty fo u r cents; of which more than tw o-thirds is used for for­ eign work.

Passaic, N . J . R eform ed Church.— " H elen E. A y c rig g Mis­ sion Band.-’ ‘ J u s t a little less than a year ago we o r g a n iz e d as a Mission Band . I l h a s been a year of g r e a t success, and o u r h e a r ts are full of g ra te fu l love to H im who has helped a n d s tre n g th e n e d us th ro u g h o u t. W e call ourselves the “ H elen

E. A ycrigg Mission B a n d /' in m em ory of one who wasg re a tly interested in all th in g s connected with missions.

H e r m other, Mrs. A ycrigg, gave us ten dollars, and p r o m ­ ised to continue each y e a r as a m emorial.

O u r first m e e tin g was m arked by the a tte n d a n c e of e ig h t m em bers; now o u r record show s an increase of thirty.

O u r one effort d u r in g the year in the shape of a “ F a ir,” was a w onderful success, all o u r friends were so k ind in h e lp in g us, o u r clear gain was one h u n d re d a n d sixty-five dollars. W e have enjoyed very m uch r e a d in g the letters and leaflets sent us by o u r d e a r friend, Mrs. A m erm an. At a special m e e tin g called in D ecember, with Dr. G aston s help, we decided to dispose of two h u n d r e d dollars by e d u c a tin g a s tu d e n t in J a p a n , s e n d in g fifty dollars to a needy c h u rc h in the west, and the r e m a in d e r to the fund which Mrs. Booth is tr y in g to raise to purc ha se the land on which Ferris S em in­ a r y stands. W e feel gre a tly e n c o u ra g e d with o u r success, a n d as we begin a new year wish for m ore earnestness in o u r work. W e pray th a t we m ay be b r o u g h t n earer to Him, and be the m eans of b r in g in g a t least a few souls to H is fold.

Pattersonville Reform ed Church, JSF. K — In p r e s e n tin g this o u r sixth a n n u a l report, we feel th a t we have no cause for d is tr u s t or d isc o u ra g e m e n t. W e g r e e t this, o u r sixth a n n i­ versary, w ith the sam e joy and tha nkfulne ss (if not w ith quite the sam e enthusia sm ) as we did o u r first one. W e feel this to be a vital p a r t of o u r church work, and th e re are those connected with this society whose love for the mission cause, a n d ste a d fa st perseverance in every good w ork would n ot allow them to falter o r look back; there are o th e rs who do not know by experience the satisfaction of being c o -w o rk ­ ers with C h rist in this blessed cause. T o these we would ea rn e stly and affectionately say: “ C om e with us and we will do thee g o o d .” T h e q u a r te r ly m eetings are well a tte n d e d th o u g h n ot largely, b u t the faithful few c o n tin u e s to pray for G o d ’s blessing on the work. T h e g ifts of the Society are at p re se n t for the Ferris Sem inary, Y okoham a. L e tte rs have

been received 'from Miss Louise W inn, and C h in a d a Kashi (one of th e native teachers); they proved very interesting.

Also articles g iv in g inform ation con c e rn in g different mission, fields have been read, g iv in g e n c o u r a g e m e n t as to the prog ie ss and benefit of this work. As we learn of the w onderful achievem ents of this blessed gospel in h e a th e n lands, and o u r faith looks forw ard to its u ltim a te triu m p h s, when “ the L ord shall be K ing over all the e a r th ,” we rejoice th a t o u r feeble efforts m ake one of the little rills tha t, flowing on w ith m any others, will help to form th a t m ig h ty stream th a t shall m ake glad the whole e a rth with the joyful tid in g s of salvation.

Paterson, A r.

Second R eform ed Church o f Totowa — T h a S e c re ta ry of this A uxiliary re ports as follows: “T h e A uxil­ ia ry of the Second R e fo rm e d C h u rc h of Totovva held its third a n n u a lm e e tin g in the bible class room, on M onday, March 7th, 1887. eig h te e n m e m be rs present. T h e m oney collected from m issionary boxes,and m e m b e rs' fees a m o u n te d to fifty-twodollars, sixty-four cents to be divided betw een the tw o Boards."

PlainviUe, N . f , P rig h t Hope Mission P and, Ref, C^.— T he S e cretary w rites: T h is y e a r we have had b u t tew m eetings on acc o u n t of rainy weather, b u t o u r “ Box" is full a n d o u r n u m b e r has increased from e ig h t in 1880, to seventy in 1887, a n d m any have become c o-w orkers with C h rist by confessing th e ir faith in him. O u r Band has g ro w n so! At C h ristm a s we a d d e d som e g ro w n -u p g e n tle m e n to o u r list of active m e m b e rs; we are aged from five to th ir ty years, and all work to g e th e r in the sw eetest ha rm ony. Chlun, o u r pupil a t A moy has become a C hristian and is to be m a rrie d to a native m in­ iste r there. T h a n k G o d for th a t g r e a t seal of blessing on o u r seven years of little w ork for him.

R arttan, JV. f . , T h ird R eform ed Church.— T h e S e c re ta ry reports, T h e p a st y e a r has been one in which the usual effoit and m eth o d s have been p u t forth in .the interest of F o re ig n Missions.

W e r e p o rt fifty-six c o n tr ib u tin g m e m b e r s 'th o u g h a c o m ­ p a ratively small n u m b e r a tte n d o u r m o n th ly m eetings and

do th e active w ork of the Society. O u r little b a n d is a r e c o g ­ nized a n d im p o r ta n t help in the mission work and ben e v o ­ lence of the C h u rc h w ith which we are connected.

Since o u r last r e p o rt we have secured c o n trib u tio n s to the a m o u n t of one h u n d r e d and thirty-five dollars and fifty-six cents p a rt of which was s e n t to the T r e a s u r e r of the W o m a n 's B oard early last s u m m e r and p a rt has ju s t been forw arded.

O u r prayers go with o u r gifts th a t G od will use them for His glory, a n d in the f u tu r e enable us to do m uch m ore for Him. R aritan, III., R eform ed Church.— T h e S e c re ta ry says, “ W e still keep up o u r m onthly m eetings, b u t o u r n u m b e r grow s sm aller all the time, a n d yet we are n ot d isc o u ra g e d for by the efforts of the few, we have been able to send off a la rg e r a m o u n t of m oney than ever before. At o u r m o n th ly m e e t­ ings we do well if we have five present.

Spring Valley, Reform ed Church.— T his Society has held nine m e e tings d u r in g the year, a n d upon m ost of these occasions fresh intelligence has been received from o u r mission fields a n d others, e ith e r th r o u g h the church periodicals o r the priv a te letters of Missionaries. T h e m e m be rship a t present is twenty-five. A loss has been felt in the sudde n d e a th of an estim able sister. Miss Eliza A. L ansing, recently welcomed to the m e m b e rsh ip of the Society, b u t th o u g h he r n a m e th u s q uickly d ro p s from the m uster-roll here it is traced in lines of living light upon the ever g ro w in g roll of those which are w ritte n in heaven.

In 'th e w ork of a n n u a l canv a ssin g the D istric t visitors have m ade one h u n d re d and tw e n ty -th re e calls.

At the last A nniversary the Rev. Dr. C obb gave the Society a very in te re stin g and edify in g a d d re ss c o n sistin g of a sketch of the w ork of C hristian Missions d u r in g the c e n tu r y ;— and th e a m o u n t a n d e x p e n d itu r e by o u r churches yearly.

T h e Rev. Mr. Booth of the Isaac F e rris Sem inary, Japan, a d d re sse d the Society in O ctober, and was listened to with m uch in te re st as he set forth the u r g e n t need of e d u c a tin g

the women of Ja p a n , and the beneficial results a lre a d y a t t a i n ­ ed by the efforts thus far m ade in their behalf. T h e interest a w akened by his presence a lth o u g h he m a d e no d ire c t appeal for help resulted in a c o n trib u tio n from the church of th irty e ight dollars for F e rris Sem inary. T h e S e c re ta ry w rites th a t in view of the fact th a t the re g u la r C h u rc h and S u n d a y School collections for Foreign Missions have been decidedly in advance of previous years. She feels justified in looking with tha nkfulne ss upon the a m o u n t o b ta in e d by the Society for F o re ig n Missions d u r in g the y e a r—c o m p a r in g favorably with the prec e e d in g year. T h e P a sto r has g iv in g to the Society a n u m b e r of M issionary lectures a n d re a d in g s r e la t­ ing to m any Mission fields.

In conclusion “ a n o th e r y e a r of o p p o r tu n ity is n u m b e re d with the past. O u r k now le dge of the w o rld ’s sore'need has been increased; and time and m oney have been given by us for its relief.” C an it be said by each one of us “ She hath done w hat she could ”? W hile we realize th a t individual g ifts and efforts are, to the universal need like d ro p s to the ocean, we m ay yet d ra w e n c o u r a g e m e n t from the fact th a t a suflicient n u m b e r of drops will m ake an ocean.

T o the c hildren of o u r C h u rc h do we look with b rig h te s t hopes for effective mission work, and the speedy e v a n g e liz a ­ tion of the heathen masses. T h e y are d o in g m uch now, b u t in a few years, they will be em p h a tic a lly the a r m y of workers.

H e a th e n m o th e rs p ut offerings into the h a n d s of their babes w hen they p re se n t them to th e ir gods. T h o se c hildren can never look back upon a tim e when they m ade no offerings to th e ir Deities. T h e m inds and h e a rts of c hildren are enlisted in a good cause m uch m ore easily than those of th e ir elders, a n d it is a notable fact th a t when an in te re st in a n y good w ork is aroused in a com pany of children, th e ir pe rse ve ­ rance and fertility of resource in its prosecution are fully equal to, and often go far beyond w h a t is m anifested by those who s ta rte d them in th e ir efforts.

Saugerties R eform ed Church R e p o rts: M onthly m e e tings have been held at residences of m em bers, e x c e p t in the su m m e r

m onths. T h e sm a lle st n u m b e r p re se n t a t a n y one m e e tin g was seven, the la rg e st n u m b e r th irty -e ig h t. O u r m e e tings usually c onsist of sc rip tu re reading, p ra y e r, the r e a d in g of le tte rs from o u r native teacher, “ C ornelius,” o r from ladies e n g a g e d in w ork in foreign fields, and in r e a d in g selections from various m issionary pa p e rs and books. A t one m e e tin g m edical work a m o n g H in d u women was discussed. At o th e r tim es a special c o u n try and its resources for C h rist w ould be stu d ie d .

3 O u r D e c e m b e r m e e tin g was rendered especially d e lig h tfu l by the presence and w ords of Mrs. Dr. C h a m b e rla in , w ho g av e a deeply in te re stin g a c c o u n t of he r w ork in Arcot, and e xhibited specim ens of lace-w ork done by native w om en, also of native w o m e n ’s costumes.

R ealizing the tr u th th a t the m ore earnestly we w ork for a cause, th e d e a re r th a t c ause is to us, o u r president, M rs. E d ­ w a rd Bigelow, has su g g e ste d t h a t we p re p a re a C h ristm a s box of fancy articles for .the scholars in som e foreign m ission­ a ry school. T h is will give us a definite object to work for, a n d will, we hope, call o u t a la rg e r a tte n d a n c e a t o u r m eetings.

Somerville Second Reform ed Church— secr et ar y r e p o r ts as follows: I t is a pleasure in review ing the year an d sen d in g a r e p o rt of o u r society, to be able to s ta te th a t it has in ­ creased b oth in n u m b e rs and in interest. W e have held q u a r te r ly m e e tings d u r in g the year, a t th r e e of which we have been favored with addre sse s, a t the first one, by Rev. C. H. Pool, of R a r ita n ; the third by Rev. Dr. Cobb, S e cretary of the B oard; the fourth, o u r pastor, Rev. E. G. Read.

W ith e a rn e st p ra y e rs for the success of the work, which is n o t ours, b u t H is w hom we serve, I am sincerely yours, Somerville F irst Reform ed Church.— T his A uxiliary in c lo sin g its w ork fo / the year, g la d ly r e p o r t so m e w h a t of an increase in c o n trib u tio n s as well as in in te re st in foreign missions.

T h e m em bership has increased and the o u tlo o k for the y e a r to come i s ‘e nc ouraging.

Schenectady F irst Reform ed Church.—T h e secretary w rites as follows: W e are e n te r in g upon the eleventh year of w ork in the W o m a n ’s A uxiliary of o u r church. O u r m e e tings have been m ade very in te re stin g th r o u g h the e n e rg e tic efforts of o u r r e tirin g president, (Miss C. B oardm an.) W e have had an illustra te d lecture on In d ia ’by Mrs. Leitch. form erly of C e y ­ lon. M any articles of interest have been read upon the s u b ­ je c t of missions, special a tte n tio n h a v in g been given to the w ork of o u r church. T h e a m o u n t sent to the W o m a n ’s Board was seventy dollars, (870).

W e close the fiscal y e a r re g r e ttin g it has been so short, but tr u s tin g th a t m ore m ay be accom plished in the y e a r to come.

T h e follow ing lines closed o u r p r e s id e n t’s a d d re ss, which she k indly c onsented t o l e t m e s e n d in connection w ith this report: “ At last t h e D ay is B reaking .”

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Up! for the day is breaking.

God’s light on land and sea; The star and crescent waking The children’s shackles free.

Up! for the noon is streaming God’s smile on all the world.

The children’s faces beaming; His banner, Love, unfurled.

Up! for the Master calleth; Ripe is. the harvest white; In God's garner. Lo! it falleth, In sheaves of golden light.

Now all the reapers gleaning, “ Out in the meadow dews;’’ No time for idle dreaming.

The day is almost through. ' Lo! from the sacred'pages; A voice most pure most sweet: Down through the mystic ages, Resounding clear and deep. 0

lie that winneth souls shall shine As stars in heavenly blue; ^ And in that day shall they be mine When from my jewels fair I deck my crown and diadem With these my gems most rare.” “ Up l for our day is fading, The evening star burns low, The sunset-clouds are shading With brown and russet now.”

Tarrytoum Second Reform ed Church.— W e s u b m it h e re w ith the e ighth A nnual R e p o r t of the W o m a n ’s M issionary Society.

T h e w ork of the Society has g o n e forw ard w ith e a rn e stn e ss a n d purpose, a n d th o u g h the c o n trib u tio n s have n ot a g g r e ­ g a te d so much as in som e fo rm e r years, it has been ow ing to ! o th e r c ircum stances r a th e r th a n a lack of zeal.

T h e re g u la r m e e tings have been held q u a r te r ly . In c o n n e c ­ tion w ith these the ladies p ra y e r m eeting, w hich is held weekly, takes the su b je c t ot Missions for the topic of the first m e e tin g in every m onth, and these m eetings have been d e e p ­ ly interesting.

D u r in g the year past, som e w ho have been m e m be rs of th e Society since its b e g in n in g a n d w arm ly in te re ste d in its s u c ­ cess, have rem oved from T a r r y to w n , leaving this d e lig h tf u l C h ristia n fellowship with its m em bers, with deep re g re t.

Tappan Reformed Church.— T h e S e c re ta ry w rite s, “ O u r A uxiliary com pleted its third year April ist, 1887, w ith tw entyseven nam es on theVoll.the sam e as last year. T h e r e has been a loss of four and gain of four d u r in g the year. O n e m e m b e r w as lost by death, the first since o u r organization. In recogni­ tion of he r efficient service in b u ild in g up and c a rry in g on the w ork of the Society we have m a d e o u r P re sid e n t, a life m e m ­ b e r of the W o m a n ’s Fo re ig n Board. Since o u r last r e p o rt we have received p articulars of o u r little girl a t M adanapalle, India. H e r name, Pa-sure -b a -stro -m a-n i,a n d m eans “ Precious g e m of heaven.,J She is betw een seven and e ight years old

a n d is the y o u n g e st child of one of the Bible readers c onne c ­ ted with the mission. W e have her pic tu re in native costum e.

Miss S c u d d e r describes he r as a ttra c tiv e in fe a ture w ith large b la c k eyes. W e hope to see her life, consecrated to intelli­ g e n t toil for C hrist, a light to lighten som e d a r k spot while a t the sam e tim e it kindles o th e r lights to carry the b r i g h t ­ ness of the Sun of R ig h te o u sn e ss to o th e r d a r k spots of the native land.

W e have increased the n u m b e r of o u r officers from tw o to fo u r and will h e r e a f t e r a t each q u a r te r ly m e e tin g choose a C o m m itte e w ho will p re p a re the p r o g r a m m e for the next m eeting. P r in te d c irc u la r invitations have been procured a n d each m e m b e r will be personally notified of each meetingW e hope by this m eans to increase o u r a v e ra g e attendance.

M issionary boxes were issued last y e a r and th e ir con te n ts a d d e d m a te ria lly to the a m o u n t collected. W e re m itte d m oney twice last year a n d will c o n tin u e to do so hereafter.

Exercises a t the m e e tin g s have been m uch the sam e as before.

O u r P a s to r gave us a m ost instructive-and stim u la tin g a d ­ d re ss in D ecember.

I t is with th a n k fu ln e ss to o u r L ord th a t we p re se n t this r e p o r t. H e has given us good m ea sure of blessing, a n d we h o p e in the c o m in g year, to show the result of this blessing in a ste a d y increase of intelligent in te re st and heaven d irec­ ted zeal.

Upper R ed H ook R eform ed Church.—T h e S c u d d e r Memorial of U p p e r Red H o o k was gratified by the reception of a letter of g r e e tin g and G od-speed from th e ir p a sto r as they were h o ld in g th e ir a n n u a l m e e tin g in March. W e celebrate o u r tenth ann iv e rsa ry this y e a r and we e n te r the f u tu re line of w ork for the M aster, o u r h e a rts w arm er, o u r love stro n g e r, o u r in te re sts d e e p e r than they were ten years, or even y e a r ago. O u r g r e a te r k now le dge o f the mission fields and th e ir needs, quickens o u r g r a titu d e for hom e p riv ­ ileges and teaches us to say joyfully: “T r u ly the lines have fallen to us in p le a sa n t places.” M eetings are held bi­

m onthly, a n d are alw ays of a social c haracter. W e find a cozy p a rlo r gives a cheerful a sp e c t to a mission m eeting, and the c o m fo rt and b rig h tn e ss conveys itself to the h e a rts of the a tte n d a n ts . T h e s tu d y of foreign c o u n trie s has proved a m eans of s tim u la tin g interest, for “ k now le dge is power, here as elsewhere. T h e society have stu d ie d E g y p t, Ja pa n.

T u rk e y -in -E u ro p e , and T urkey-in-A sia, d u r in g the past year, T o p ic s are assigned on the g e o g r a p h y , history, go v e rn m e n t, in stitu tio n s and religions, le a d in g up to the p re se n t s ta te of m issions in each country. T h e carefully w ritten and c o n ­ d e n se d articles on these subjects have been very profitable.

O u r links with the outside world have been th r o u g h c or­ resp o n d e n c e with Rev. H o ra c e R a n d a ll, (Missionary to China) Rev. C a rm a n S c u d d e r and Mrs. John Conklin, both in India.

T h e r e have also been received very g r a tif y in g letters from “ A nna Jo se p h in e ,” (the society’s protege), Mrs. A b ra h a m W il­ liam (a Bible r e a d e r su p p o rte d by one of o u r ladies) and a native ca te c hist; som e of these b e in g ac c o m p a n ied by the sh e e t in its original Tam il. A n u m b e r of the m em bers are su b sc rib e rs to different mission periodicals, and from these and leaflets are furnished a b u n d a n t r e a d in g m a tte r for the m e e tings and for circulation. T h e r e have been tw o new m e m ­ berships, b u t a d e a th and a rem oval leave the n u m b e r of n am es the sam e as before, f. e., th irty -th re e (33). T o sum up, th o u g h few in num bers, th e cause is very dear, and the H oly S p irit has q uic ke ne d o u r own souls and stirre d us to greaterconsecration, while we were se n d in g up o u r u nited prayers for o u r less favored sisters and b re th re n . Surely “he th a t w a te re th shall be w a te re d also him self.”

W arw ick R eform ed Church.— Sixth A nnual r e p o rt of the W o m a n ’s M issionary Society:^ T his society has lost d u r in g the p a st y e a r one m e m b e r by death, one by w ith d ra w a l; has g a in e d one new m em ber, and has a t p re se n t a m e m be rship of th irty -e ig h t. It has held d u r in g the year a m e e tin g each m onth, with an ave ra g e a tte n d a n c e of thirteen. A lthough '*he m eetings have not been largely a tte n d e d there seems to

have been m aintained a ste a d y interest, and we desire to e n te r upon a n o th e r y e a r with an e a rn e st purpose, feeling th a t we a re personally responsible in the w ork of se n d in g o ut th e Gospel, and a c c o u n ta b le for the o p p o rtu n itie s given us f o r e x t e n d i n g the R e d e e m e r ’s kingdom .

Yonkers R e f. Oh.— A ple a sa nt fe a ture of o u r w ork d u r in g the y e a r has been the occasional presence of o u r Pastor, who has opened the m e e tin g w ith a Bible E x position—d r a w in g lessons for o u r g r e a t e r e n c o u ra g e m e n t from the W ord of God, and m a k in g practical a pplication of Bible tru th s. T h e P a s to r has spoken to the ladies, u r g in g the im p o rta n c e of an in te re st in the work of Missions ; especially of the reflex influence upon themselves, the w id e n in g of th e ir sphere of th o u g h t, the e x te n d in g of th e ir interests, ta k in g them o u t of the narrow circle of selfy and b r in g in g them into the “ S pirit of Missions.”

T h e letters from o u r faithful Missionaries, received from tim e to time th r o u g h the Secretary, have been helpful a n d stim u la tin g , b r in g in g us into closer sy m p a th y with th e ir efforts and trials in le a d in g the heathen to forsake his idols of wood a n d stone and tu rn to the tru e and living God. Miss S c u d d e r of M adanapalle, India, w rites e n c o u ra g in g ly of o u r y o u n g beneficiary in the School a t th a t Mission, and of the glad prospect th a t she will ere lo n g take a decided stand for C hrist. Surely we can see G o d ’s hand le a d in g us here ; Is it n ot w orth the little sacrifices we m ake to give the m eans th a t shall help tra n sfo rm this ig n o r a n t hea th e n girl into an e d u c a te d C h ristia n woman, th e re b y vastly increasing her capacity for usefulness a m o n g he r ow n people ? In F e b r u a r y the Rev. W m . C h a m b e rla in son of o u r devoted M issionary to In d ia ad d re sse d the A uxiliary in the m ost in sp irin g m a n n e r.

W ould th a t his enthuseasm had kindled the zeal of ?nany more of o u r C h ristia n women, and they had been moved by his soul-stiring w ords to give practical recognition of the tr u th by s u b s ta n tia l aid in this, th e M aster s work. '

A special invitation was s ent to the ladies of the c o n g r e g a ­ tion last May, to a t te nd a m e et in g to be addr essed by Miss F i s h e s formerly Missionary in Syria. Miss Fi sh e r spoke to t he ladies of the love of C h ri s t c o n st r a i ni n g her to p a r t from home, parents, kindred a nd country, a ll t ha t the heart holds dear for the elevation a nd coversion of her sex in a land where woman has been signally d e gr a de d .

She r elated several t o uc h in g incidents of which she was a h eye witness in t h a t historic land, where Pa tr ia rc hs , P r o p h e t s a nd Apostles lived, a land which witnessed the life, death, a nd resurrection of o u r Lord. T h e exercises were of deep interest, a n d hopes were e nt e rt a ine d t h a t a new i mpet us would be given to the work from this e ar ne st appeal, a nd t h a t it would be t he means o P d r a w i n g us closer to o u r Saviour, and u n i t in g the m e mb e rs of the Society to work more earnestly for the conversion of h e a th e n women a nd children.

Mrs. Ch amb er la in of Indi a has visited us a n d spoken very feelingly to the Mission Band of h e r work in t h a t count r y, e n c o u r a g i n g the m e m b e r s to g r e a t e r zeal a nd fidelity to t he cause, s t i mu l a t i n g them to renewed consecration. In March, 1887, the Yonkers Auxi l i ary co mp l et ed its twelfth y ea r as an Auxiliary of the W o m a n ’s Board of Fo re ign Missions, a nd a l t h o u gh we may not review these years of e ar ne st work f or the Master, we pause to u t t e r the refrain of t h a n ks g i v i n g t h a t is swelling u p in o u r hear ts as we recall the goodness of t he Lor d, a n d the c ont i nuous fulfillment of His precious promises.

It has been* with us a period of faith, effort and praver.

Financially we have been enabl ed to redeem o u r p l edges m a d e a t the b eg in n i n g a nd o u r c on t r ib u ti on s have been s u s ­ tained. We have ai med to m a ke o u r offerings a special ministry of w om a nl y devotion to the L o r d — and we can but hope t h a t o u r efforts in this cause may not have been in vain, b u t t ha t however h u m b l e the wo r k d one for Hi m who died for us, H e will be pleased to set his seal of a pproval upon it, a nd some souls may h ea r of Jesus t h r o u gh o u r i n s t r u m e n ­ tality. ’ .

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A Missionary Conference of the Classis of Ne w York, was held Feb. 10th, in the Col legiate Ch u r ch , c or ne r of Fifth Av en ue a nd 48th St. T h e women r ep r es e nt in g t he .various R e f or me d Churclics held a m e et in g in t he a f te tn oo n of t he s a me day, in t h e i n te r ­ ests of Domest i c a nd Forei gn Missions.

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i nt er es t a m o n g t he women of these churches, they org a ni z ed themselves into a union in mi ssi onar y work, to be called, “ T h e W o m a n ’s Missionary Union of the Classis of Ne w Y o rk . ” T h e object of this orga ni za ti on is, to b r i n g the women of these various c hurches t o ge th e r; to let them h ea r from the officers of t he several auxiliaries w h a t each c hur ch is d o i n g t h r o u g h its women for missions a t h o me a nd a b r o a d ; thus g i v i n g a comp re he ns i v e survey of w h a t this Classis is d o i n g for C hr is t in these fields. By this means they hope to increase t he wo rk in g power of the church, a nd m a k e it mor e intelli­ g e n t a nd efficient.

[ T h e following is t he Co n s t i tu t i o n a d o p t e d by the Union ] CONSTITUTION

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--------- o---------A r t i c l e ist.— T h is Society shall be called t he W o m a n ’s "Missionary Union of t he Classis of N ew York.

A r t i c l e 2d.— T he object shall be to st i mu l at e an interest •among t he women of the Ch u r ch , within t he b o u n d s of the Classis of Ne w York, in the Missionary wor k— domest i c a nd foreign, of o u r R e f or me d denomi nat i on. .

A r t i c l e 3d.— Any Missionary Auxiliary of a ny church of t he Classis may identify itself with such Union by the p a y ­ m e n t of an an nu a l d u e of one dollar.

A r t i c l e 4th.— T h e Officers of t he Union shall be a P r e s i ­ d ent , a Vice-President, a Secretary, a T r e a s u r e r and an Advisory Board of five members.

A r t i c l e 5th.— T h e d u ti es of these officers shall be as follows: T h e Pr es i de nt shall preside a t all me et i n g s a nd shall have a general oversi ght of t he wor k of the Union.

T h e Vi ce- Pr es i dent shall assist t he Pr e si d e n t in t he p erfor­ m a n ce of h e r duties, a nd in her absence preside a t all m e e t ­ ings;

T h e Secr et ar y shall a t t e n d to the c o rr e sp o n d e n c e of t he Uni on; shall record the mi nut es of each m e e t i n g and publish a s t a t e m e n t of such m a t t e r s as are of interest to the c hur ch in one of the papers of the den omi n at i o n .

T h e T r e a s u r e r shall pe rf or m t he usual dut i es of t he office ' a n d pr es ent a w ri t t e n s t a t e m e n t of t he finances a t each a n nu a l meeting.

T h e Advisory Board with the officers of t he Uni on shall compose an Execut i ve C o m m i t t e e whose wor k it shall be to a r r a n g e for all meet i ngs a nd direct the ener gi es of t he Union.

N o t .more than two representatives from a n y single c hu r ch shall be m e mb e rs of such Executive C o mm i tt e e. * A r t i c l e 6th.— T h e Uni on shall hold an a n nu a l m e e ti n g in t he i nt er es t of Missions a t such time a n d place as the E x e cu ­ tive C o m m i t t e e m a y d ee m wise; a nd such o t h e r me et i n g s as they m a y thi nk expedi ent .

A r t i c l e 7th.— T h e officers of t he Uni on shall be el ect ed t o t heir respective offices at t he close of each a n nu a l meeting.

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P a p e r read at the Ladies Me et in g held d u r i n g the missionary C onve nt i on in t he 12th St reet R e f or me d Church, Brooklyn, October, 1S86.

GOD;S M E T H O D IN

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-------- o ---------G o d ’s resources are unlimited. T h e me ans a t His c o m ma n d , a n d His me thods of us i ng them to effect His purpose, a re not to be meas ur ed in n u m b e r o r m a g n i t u d e by any h u m a n calculation.

Whe n c ons i der ing t he plan therefore, which G o d a d o p t s in eva ng el i z in g the world, we c a nn o t s uppose t h a t H e is d e ­ p e n d e n t on, o r can be aided by a n y of Hi s creatures. T h e Infinite P o w e r t h a t called s o m e t h i n g o u t of nothing, t h a t b r o u g h t heaven a n d earth, the sea a nd all t h a t in them is, out o f chaos, and b r ea th ed the br ea th of life into dead clay, could infuse spiritual life into every d e a d soul upon e ar th by a s i mp l e word of c o m m a n d ; as once H e said: “ L e t t h e re be l ight,’’— and there was light.— In t he words of an e mi ne nt wri t er: “ H e act s with or w i t h o u t means, as H e pleases.

W h e n H e acts, t h r o u g h means, it is a condescension; because t h e me a ns receive all t heir efficiency from Hi s power,— not H i s power from the me an s . ” Now it pleases the Sover ei gn O w n e r a nd R u l e r of the Uni ver se to use His own c re at ur es as a ge nt s in g i vi ng the g l a d t i di ngs of salvation to them t h a t are lost. And H e manifests t he wisdom of Hi s me th od in the kind of agent s H e uses. T h e s e a g e nt s are possessed of t he s ame n a tu r e a nd d e s ti n y as t hos e who are to be saved. T h e inalienable and i nd e s t r u c t i bl e bond of s y m p a t h y which d r aw s t o g e th e r those

whose nature, sufferings a nd destiny are the same, m u s t necessarily be w a n t i n g between different o r de rs of beingshowever exalted o r pure. .

T h e angels of God, with a d o r i n g wonder, desire to look, into the s cheme of m a n ’s red emp t io n: —a scheme in which all* of G o d s ’ a t t r i bu t e s are blended. T h e angel s of God rejoice* over every s i nne r t h a t r e pe nt et h: — but they are spirits min- * i s t e ri ng to the heirs of salvation,— not t heir brethren. Whei* t h e new s o n g is s u n g before t he T h r o n e ; it is the r e d e e m e d alone who swell the m ig h ty a n t he m : for n one can learn that, song, b u t those who have been redeemed from the earth..

T h e principalities and powers in heavenly places— spotless in­ purity, exalted in rank, a nd mi gh ty in s t r e n g t h —can n e v e r fully u n d e r st a n d the a ngui s h of a convicted soul, nor the: bliss of a r ede eme d one. * T o man therefore, who has himself tasted of t he c up o f spiritual death, a nd been raised ther ef rom to t he joy of s p i r ­ itual life, is the c om m a n d given: G o ye into all t he world,, a nd preach the gospel to every creature. •* As in water, facea ns we re th to face, so the h e ar t of man to man. " Thi s proverb* applies to man equal l y before a nd a f t er his conversion. As two h u m a n faces a re never exactly alike, a nd yet al ways b e a r to each o t h e r a resembl ance which s t a m p s them both as h u ­ m a n ; so does t he h e ar t of one man a n sw e r to t h a t of e v e r y o th e r; — as to its radical disposition a n d ten de nc y— a l t h o u g h t e mp e ra me n t, education or* place may a nd does produce: differences which r e n d er each dist i nct from every other. An. u nconver ted si nner is al ways and eve rywhe re a h a t er of God^ a s er vant of Satan, a nd an heir of e ternal death.

A c onver ­ ted si nner is al ways a nd ever ywher e a lover of Go d, an e ne my of Satan, and an heir of e ternal life.

We see the a d m i r a bl e a d a p ta t io n of me ans to end, both a s t o the evangelizer a nd the evangelized. Whi l e the believer,: conscious from personal experience of the hole of the pit whence he was digged, and of the joy of del i ver ance therefrom, is p ro mp t e d by the law of s y m p a t h y to stretcli forth his h and a nd pull his b r o th e r out. of the horrible pit,—

t he sinking, d y i n g b r o t h e r is moved by the efforts of one who, t h ou g h now s t a n d i n g on a rock, was once s i nk i ng like himself. T r u e s y m p a t h y is world.-wide in its scope, a n d wellnigh irresistable in its power.

He re let us dwell for a m o m e n t upon t h a t g e m of Chri st i an t r u t h ; — the s y m p a t h y of Christ. We refer you to Heb. ii, 14, 18, a passage familiar to all of us, a nd too l en g t hy to be inserted here. Before t he s t u p e n do u s facts c ont a ine d in this passage, all o th er s y m p a t h y t h a t can be n ame d sinks into not hingness. T h e Divine Son, equal with t h e 'D i v i n e F a t h e r in power and glory, stoops to t ake upon Hi ms e lf t he form a nd n a tu r e of His own creat ures , in o r d er t h a t H e may become c apabl e of suffering a nd dying. H e suffers and dies, a nd by so d o i n g becomes c apabl e of s y m p a t h i z i n g with those w ho suffer a nd die. H e was m a d e (officially) perfect t h r o u g h s uf ­ fering. We c a nn o t fathom t h i s ' g r e a t deep, b u t we can love a n d adore.

L e t us b ea r in mind, however, t h a t the s y m p a t h y of C h r i s t a l t h o u gh t r a n s ce n di n g all o u r powers of t h o u g h t , is yet c h a r ­ acterized by el ement s which are full of i nstruction as well as c omf or t to his followers. O ne of these, which bears di r ect l y gnd powerfully upon us, who to-day r epr esent a large sister­ hood of mission workers, is its practical nature. A ve ne ra bl e wr i te r s ay s’ in substance, as follows: “ T h e noblest a n d m o s t power ful form of s y m p a t h y includes action as well as feeling.

T h is was p re- emi nent l y t he c h a r ac t er of C h r i s t ’s c ompassi on w he n on earth. H e was wi l l i ng Hi ms e lf to sha re t he s orrow H e c a me to soothe. Fr om Hi s practical s y m p a t h y we may deri ve lessons of holy i nstruction a nd s t r ea ms of t he richest com fort. ” In con si de ri ng G o d ’s m e th o d in eva ng e li z in g the world, we d o not for get t h a t man is b u t an i n s t r u m e nt a l a g e n t empl oyed t o give the news of salvation to his fel l ow- man; —not t he efficient a g e n t to give spiritual life to those who are dead in trespasses a nd sins.

It is t he spirit t h a t quickeneth.

G o d alone can give life to. t he dead. But, i nas much as H e h a s chosen so to c on n e c t h u m a n i n s t r u me n ta l it y with His

s avi ng work, a nd has m a d e known His will by positive c o m­ mand, m a n ’s p a r t in the g r e a t plan is not optional, b u t obli­ g a to ry .

It is G o d s usual way of d e a li ng with m a n k i n d — in n a tu r e a nd providence as well as in g r a ce — to use h u m a n i ns t r u­ m e nt s when work to which they are c o m p e t e n t is to be p e r ­ formed. We find it empl oyed by Jesus when H e raised His friend L a z a r u s from t he dead. H e who is the Res ur rect i on a n d the Life needed no help to open his t o m b o r to d i s e n ­ c u m b e r him of his winding-sheet. But t he Infinite Fr ie nd chose to have the stone taken away, and, t he g r av e clothes r emoved by men,— t hat man could do. . T h e s a me met hod was empl oyed in His miracle of feeding t he five t hous and, when H e gave the loaves a nd fishes to His disciples to d i s ­ t r i b u t e to t he multitude. *1 his last instance may be c onsi dered not only a lesson to t each us, b u t an e n co u r a g e m e n t to cheer us while d o i n g o u r p a r t to wa rd g i v i n g t he bread of life to e a r t h ’s f ami s hi ng mi l­ lions. " As the five barley loaves and two small fishes, in t he h a nd s of Jesus, satisfied the h u n g e r of t h ou s a n ds on the hill-side n ea r L a k e Gennesar et , so may o u r small and feeble efforts resul t in g i v i n g living bread to m u l t i t u de s who are languish^ i ng —yea, p er is hi ng for lack of it. But, in o r d e r t h a t we m a y re as o n ab ly expect such blessing upon o u r offerings, we m u s t first b ri n g them to J esus; to be graci ousl y a ccept ed by Hi m. Wh e n once o u r barley loaves are in t he h a nd s of H i m who is “ L o rd of the harvest ’•* as well as t he t rue “ Bread of Life, H e can m a ke them t he means of s avi ng countless t h ou s a n ds from eternal death. T h e weakness o r smallness of t he i n s t r u m e n t ma tt e rs not, when it is G od ' s own h a n d t ha t wields it. I ndeed it has pleased Hi m to use e ar t he n vessels for t he c o mmu n ic at io n of His grace, in o r d e r t h a t t he exc ee d­ i n g g re a tn e ss of t he p o we r may be seen to be of God, a nd not from ourselves.” Still further, we see t h a t sacred a nd p rof ane history co-incide in s h o w i ng that, o f t en — like the l amps in G i d e o n ’s pitchers— t he p o we r is manifested only a f t er the vessels are s h a tt e re d a nd laid aside. •

Man b ei ng finite, needs i m p le m en t s with whi ch to work, W h a t are t he i mp l e me n ts which he can use, a nd does use to b r i n g a b o u t the g r a n d c o n s u mm a ti o n implied in t he c o m m a n d of his Master: “ G o ye— a n d preach t he Gospel to every creature? ’ As we are now c o n t e m p l a t i n g those who have been b o u g h t wi t h a price,— r ede eme d with t he precious blood of Chr ist , — we u nh es i ta ti ng l y answer: “ H e uses e v er y th i n g at his c o m ­ ma nd , as divinely a ppoi nt ed, to glorify the Lord t h a t b o u g h t him, by r es cui ng his fellow man from the y a w n i n g pit to which he was himself hastening, when ar rest ed by t he voice of infinite mercy a n d love. But, to particularize, a Christian br in gs to this work his prayers, his labors a n d his money.

We also p ar ti cul ar ize as to t he class of Chr is t ai ns we are now considering, O n e of o u r F o r e i gn missionaries has r em a r ke d within the h e a r i n g of ma n y now present, t h a t in r egar d to F o r ­ ei gn mission work, all C hr i st e nd o m should be divided into two classes ; t he seuders and the sent. We a re now c o ns i d e r­ i ng the senders. Wi t h this in mind we r e m a r k t h a t the three-fold i m pl e me n t of praydr, labor and mone y is the f o u n ­ tain whence two m i g h t y agencies flow to bless the nations, viz; t he Hol y Scr ipt ur es a n d t he living'preacher.

An inspired p r ea ch er says, “ A threefold cord is not qui ckl y b r o k e n . ” Never was there a s t r o n g e r illustration of this t r ut h t h a n t he one we now cont emp l at e: prayer, labor, money. W h o shall a t t e m p t to e st im a t e the power a n d value of this t h r e e ­ fold cord ? We instinctively decide, however, t h a t the p o we r a n d efficacy of the cord d e p e nd on its three s t r an d s bei ng t wisted into one. As wise would it be to t r u s t o u r lives to one o r two s t r an d s of a rope whose whole s t r e n g t h was n e ed ­ ed to sust ai n o u r weight, as to c o n t en t ourselves with prayer, labor, o r m o n e y a p a r t from each other, a n d e xpe ct t h a t one o r two of these t hi ngs will accompl i sh the Jesuit which is o b ­ t ai ned by the comb in e d p o we r of t he three.

By s ayi ng this we do not m e an to limit H i m who has a n ­ nounced himself as the H e a r e r of prayer. It is certain t h a t

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H e delights to a ns we r t he cry of Hi s children, but it is also certain t ha t H e requires t hem to d o ' t h e i r a s s i g n e d p a rt to wa rd a n s we r in g t heir own prayers. T h e d ev o u t y o ut h who was f ou n d in his room p r a yi n g for deliverance from the fire which had a lr ea dy m a de its walls hot, was j u s tl y told by his c omr ad es to do his p r a yi n g outside, while p o u r i n g w a t e r on t he flames. It k certain t h a t G od was able a nd willing to give m a n n a to His people for forty years in the wilderness, while they were powerless to provide food for themselves; b u t it is equally certain t h a t when they had come to the bor-, ders of t he land of Canaan, a nd had access to some of its a b u n ­ d a n t stores, H e said to them, “ P r e pa r e you victuals.” It is certain t h a t God requires a nd blesses the g i v i n g of o u r mone y to him, for he s ays: . “ H o n o r the L or d with thy substance, and with the first fruits of all thine increase; so shall thy b a r ns be, filled With plenty, a nd t hy vats shall overflow with new wine ” But it is j u s t as certain t h a t money, considered by itself, does not insure His blessing, be t he a m o u n t ever so great. We have an illustration of this in the case of t he widow, who cast h e r two mites into the t reasury, a nd Jesus said: “ Verily, I say u nt o you, t h a t this p o or widow, hat h cast mor e in than all they which have cast into the t r e a s u r y . ” T he wisdom of G o d s ’ m e th o d in eva ng e li z in g the world, is equaled by its beneficence. T h e beaut i ful a d a p t a t i o n of me a ns to end, t h a t l ights up t he way in which G od works, m u s t be placed side by side with Hi s l oving-kindness to wa rd those whom H e has chosen to work with Him. As the F o r m e r of o u r bodies a nd the F a t h e r of o u r spirits, H e has endowed us with powers a nd faculties t h a t g r o w in pr op or t io n to t h ei r ex e rci s e; a n d with a c ons t i t ut i on a cc or di n g to which, we become ha pp ie r in pr op or t io n to the happiness we e n d e a vo r to procure for others. N o one d o u b t s t he t r u t h of the first clause of this a ss er t io n ;— concer ni ng d e v e lo p me n t — b u t t he lives of t h ou sa nd s upon t h o u s a n ds testify to theirunbelief or i gnorance of t he second clause, viz: the increase of o ur happiness in p r op o r t io n to o u r e nd e av or s a f t er the hap pi n es s of others. T h e t r u t h of it, however, ts a b u n d a n t l y pro ve d by b ot h Sc r ip t ur e a nd providence. .

“ In keepi ng of them (Gods' c o m m a n d m e n t s ) t h e re is g r e a t 1 reward. T h e re is t h a t scattereth, a nd yet increaseth. T h e liberal soul shall be m a d e fat, a nd he t ha t wa te re th shall be wat er ed also himself. It is more blessed to give t h a n to' receive.” Thes e are a few of the passages of Hol y Sc r ip t ur e upon this point; a n d by t a k i n g a n o t h e r gl ance a t the m ir a c l e o f 'f ee di ng the five t housand, we see a mos t i n t e r e s t i n g illus­ tration of it, T h e loaves a nd the fishes which A n d r ew b r o u g h t to the a t te nt io n of Jesus,— and which lie a nd t he o t h e r disciples af t er wa rd s d i s t r ib u te d to the h u n g r y m u l t i ­ t u d e had u n d o u b t e d l y been d e p e n de d on for t h e ir own ev en in g meal.

T h e blessed Mast er whose divine i n s i gh t never fails to perceive the need of Hi s faithful ones, a nd whose h u m a n s y m p a t h y fails not to relieve it, di rect ed t he m to g a t h e r u p the twelve basketsful of f r a g me n t s t h a t r ema ine d a f t er t he m u l t i t u d e was filled. Thus , instead of losing t heir supper, each disciple had a basket ful of loaves a nd fishes.

Whe n we t u r n from Sc ri pt ur e to o u r own o bs er vat i on and experience, t he proof is legion. Says an ancient, q u a i n t writer: “ livery good action h at h its sweet reflection u p o n t he soul.” And agai n: “ T h e i ncomes t h a t saints now enjoy in the ways of God, are so precious and g lori ous in t he ir eyes t h a t they would not exc ha ng e t he m for ten tho u sa nd worlds.

If there be so muc h to be ha d in t he wilderness, w h at then shall be had in paradise?”

W e are all conscious of bei ng specially interested in an o b ­ ject for which we have done somet hi ng. Thi s special interest will n at ur al l y be followed by addi t i onal efforts in the s ame direction, a nd thus, interest and effort will m u t u a l l y s t i m ul a t e a n d s t r e ng t h e n each other. It is t herefore wise, as an i ni ti a­ tory step, to induce a man to give o r do s o m e t h i n g t o wa rd s a g oo d object, if he is able, k n o w i n g t h a t ' p e r s o n a l int erest will, follow the g iv in g o r doi ng, if it did not exist before. Many, if not all of us have read in a compar at i vel y recent issue of t he Christian Intelligencer the st ory of t he f a th e r who had a mi ssi onar y b oa t built a nd fitted o u t in m e mo r y of his d e a d boy. H e said af te rwa rd s : “ I never before felt a ny g r e at in-

t e re st in Fo re ign Missions; b u t since t h a t time it has seemed to me,, t h a t there is n o t h i n g in t he world so noble, so heroic so Christ-like as t he work of those men who have left home a n d all its comforts, to c a r r y the Gospel to t he h e a th e n. 5' In view of the certain connection b et ween int erest a nd effort, we see the wisdom of e nl i s t i ng everybody in t he work.

As the b r e a k i ng of c ocoanut s over t he d r a g g i n g wheels of J u g g e r n a u t was followed by t he vigorous pull of each offerer, before the unwieldly m o n s t e r moved, we feel sure t h a t the comb i ne d s t r e ng t h of t he mu l t i t ude , p u t forth in t h a t m ig h t y pull, had q ui t e as much to d o with t he ir success, as t he s t r ea ms of coc oa nu t milk t h a t flowed o ve r the wheels. And we t h e re ­ fore concl ude t ha t t he s ame n u m b e r of c ocoanuts, offered by one man, a nd by him bro ke n ove r t he wheels— would not have moved the idol-car from its place. Whi l e we m a y corr rc tl y infer from this t h a t a t h o us a nd dollars for missions will d o mor e good, if c o n t r ib u t e d by a t h o u s a nd men, than by one, y et the fact r ema in s t h a t this g o o d work can be m u l ­ tiplied a h u n d r e d f o l d — a t ho u s a nd - fo l d— by t he m ul ti tu d e of C h r i s t i a n s who are able to send in t heir “ e le phant - loads a nd t heir ship-loads," in addition to t he coc oa nu t for each man.

Surely, we ca nn ot fail to see t h a t Forei gn Mission work is » e mi n e n tl y a d a p t e d to develop the powe rs a nd increase the happi ness of t he Mission-worker; nor need we a d d t h a t w h at has t h us far been read to you c o nc er ni ng t he d u t y a nd pri vi ­ lege of w i nn in g this lost world to Christ, applies with equal force to the men a nd women of Ch r is t e nd o m. B u t were we to stop here, t he p ap e r would be very i ncompl et e on an occa­ sion like this.

L e t us therefore allude, as briefly as possible, to “ W o ma n 's wor k for w o ma n . ” \ y h il e t he wor k of F or e ig n Missions as a whole, requires t he e nt i r e s t r e n g t h of C h r i s t e nd o m for its prosecution, special p a r ts of t he work cry al oud for special workers. A m o n g the m a n y t h o u g h ts her e c r o wd i n g upon us for utterance, we will t ake t i me t o t ouch upon only a few of t h e pri nci pal ones.

O n e is: w o m a n ’s p ecul i ar fitness to wor k for woman. H e r keen perception, h e r lively sensibilities, h e r persistence a nd t act in effort, h e r patience in e n d u r a n c e a n d hope, are some of t he qualities which peculiarly fit h e r for this work. Mor e­ over t he mi ght y, universal law of h u m a n s y m p a t h y which has been a lr ea dy considered, takes on new s t r e n g t h when applied to woman for woman. ” If it be t r ue t h a t this s y m p a t hy can be fully experienced only bet ween m e mb e rs of t he h u m a n race, e mp hat i cal l y t rue is it, t h a t one special portion of t he race is uni t ed t o g e t h e r by bonds of s y m p a t h y p ecul i ar to itself; which m u s t remain f orever u n k n o w n to a ny o t h e r p o r ­ tion. W o m a n ’s constitution, t e mp e ra me n t, infirmities, trials a n d sufferings can be t h or o ug h l y u n d er s to o d a n d ap p r ec ia ted , only by woman.

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A n o t he r t h o u g h t is: t h a t millions of women will never h e a r of the blessed R e d e e m e r unless t heir sisters tell them. By t he laws and c us t o ms of ma n y if nut all, of t he heat hen nations, t heir women are s h u t in bey on d t he reach of male Mission­ aries. Into these homes of i ndescribable ignorance, pollution, d e g r a da t io n a nd suffering,— i nhabi t ed b y our sisters— Chri st i an wo me n have gai ned an entrance. T h e i r wor k has been, a nd cont i nues to be a blessed one. O u r t i me will not allow us to recount, n or a t t e m p t to r ec o un t t he g r a n d results a lr ea dy a tt ai ned. Such a recital alone woul d mor e t h a n fill u p t he t hour. But, blessed be God, we know t h a t in t h o u s a n d s of such homes, t he blackness of h e at h e n is h d ar k ne s s has been removed a nd replaced by t he l ight of the “ Gl ori ous gospel of Ch r is t , ” a nd t h a t mu l ti tu d es of souls, once wa l lowi ng in sin, have been cleansed by Hi s precious blood.

W e linger a m o m e n t to notice the beautiful connection b e ­ tween the two facts her e considered, viz: T h e wor ke rs who alone can gain access to t he work, are t he ones peculiarly fitted for it, T he se two considerations, a n d t he c ons t a nt l y incr easi ng r ealization of them explain t he u r g e n t a nd ever i ncreasing d e m a n d for female medical missionaries.

We m u s t not f or ge t in-this connection to gl ance at tlie beneficent effects p r od u ce d upon t he wor ke rs themselves.

:Says a recent writer; “ If this ni net eent h c en t u r y m o v e m e n t {in t he cause of missions, with reference to w o m a n ’s work), h a d had no o t he r result t h a n t he r eact i onary one on the workers, it would be wor th all it ha d cost.” Says a not her , who has for ye ar s been deepl y a nd practically int erest ed in t he cause: “ If I were s imply g o i n g to cons ul t the g o o d of my own family, I would t a ke t he course I have t a k e n . ” I d o u b t n o t t h a t every mission w or ke r now pr es ent can join in b r i n g ­ i n g a b u n d a n t t est i mony from her own sphere of oper at i ons .to confirm t he t r u t h of these utterances.

• ' And w h at shall we say of t he motive p o we r which should ' impel ’every Chr is t ia n w o ma n to wor k for the salvation of her ■heathen sisters ?

6 • O n e power ful mot i ve is f ound in the first two points j ust consi der ed. A m o n g all t he d e p a r t m e n t s of labor t h a t this busy world holds but to its i nhabi t ant s, the fact t h a t a certain ' one can be mos t a d va nt a ge ou s l y filled by a certain class of la­ borers, is a loud call to t h a t class to e n t er it. If, in addi t i on, this ‘kind of labor can he p e rf or me d by no o t he r class, it is c o n ­ s i der ed an irresistable poi n t in g of Pr ovi dence to t h a t class. * A n o t h e r powerful motive is found in the fact t h a t w o ma n , •in h e a t h e nd o m as elsewhere, however d eg r ad ed , always exerts a m o l d i n g influence upon the home, and, as a necessary c on s e ­ quence, upon the c om m u n i ty . an d upon the State. In el evat i ng w o m a n , therefore, we cleanse the s t r eams of life a t t heir ‘fount ai n head. . ’ Still a n o t h e r c on s t r ai n i n g motive is t he s tate from, which C h ri s t ia ni ty has rescued i/s. T h e blessed Gospel of Christ, •which is to be pr eached to “ every c re a tu r e, ” is the same priceless boon t ha t saved us from t he d e g r a d a t i o n a nd woe in which o u r h ea the n sisters are sunk t o-day. J n s t as far as vital, u n a d u l t e r a t e d Chr is t ia ni ty takes possession of a people, •just so far are its women restored to the place occupied by t heir first mo th er s in Eden. Eve was a h e lp me et for her noble . h u s b a n d : a comp an io n wi th o ut whom he was i n c o m p l e t e; wi t h whom humanity; was p e r f e c t ; a p a r t of himself, t aken

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from his side, to remain there; not to be p u t over his head o r u nd e r his feet.

K no wi ng what woman was when she ca me from her M a k e r ’s hand, w h a t she now is where S at an reigns s upreme, a n d wha t she m a y agai n become u n d e r the full rays of the Su n of Ri ght eousness, — do Chr ist i an women need a ny f u r ­ t he r incentive to pray, to labor, a n d to give for the restora'tion a n d salvation of t heir sisters who dwell within t he d e e p ­ e n i n g s hadow of eternal death?

L e t us, in concl udi ng, consi der G o d ’s usual mode cf deali n e with his people when they fail to employ all the me ans at t he ir c o mm a n d, for receiving and i m p a r t i n g good. In a p a r ­ a b l e which is familiar to all of us, those s ervant s who f ai t h­ fully used t he t alents e n t r us t e d to them, obt ai ned the wa rm appr oval of t heir lord, besides h av i ng t heir t al ent s doubled, a n d receiving the p r om i s e . o f muc h g r e a t e r thi ngs in ’the fu­ ture. B u t the one who m a d e no effort to use t he little he had w as de nounc ed by his lord and his unused tal ent was given to him who ha d ten already. " W e also recall the a dmo n it io n g i v en to t he c hur ch of Ephesus. T h e toil, the suffering, the patience and i nt egr it y witnessed* a m o n g them hitherto, would not , pr event t heir candl est i ck from bei ng removed o u t of its place if they did not r e pe n t a nd do the first works, a n d r e t u rn to their first love.

And now, with t he light of precept, promise, pa ra bl e and Pr ovi dence s hi ni ng full, in these lat t er days, upon us who ■seem to be s t a n d i n g a l mo s t within the vestibule of the c o m­ i ng glory, can we f or bear m a k i n g a practical appl i cat i on to o u r own beloved Ch u r c h ? # D u r i n g t he last few years comparatively, we have been pained from time to time, by t he u r g e n t appeal s of y o u n g m e n who were wi shi ng a n d w ai ti n g to be s ent to pr each the G o s p e l t o the heat hen. In one case, t he pr ea che r was sent a f t e r l ong waiting. In a n o t h e r case, he was o b l i g e d - t o re­ linquish his purpose of g o in g abr oad, a n d he took a pa st or at e i n o u r own State. In still a n o t h e r case, t he a ppl i cant , a ft e r

So r ep ea te d vain endeavor s to reach t he Fo re ign field, u n d e r t he m a i n t e n an c e of o u r Church, enlisted u n d e r the b a n n e r of a n o t h e r r e g im e n t of G o d 's host.

T/ieu, prayers we re a b un d a n t , and labors were n ot wan t in g : b u t mone y was k e p t in the pocket s of G o d ’s people, instead of flowing in copious, gr at e ful s t r ea ms into the t r ea su r y of t he Lord. N07V, in t he face of a vast h e at he n m u l t i t ud e t h a t c lamor s for t he br ead of life, a n d — wha t is i n c omp a ra bl y worse— of t he silent my r i ad s who are dwel l i ng in d ar k ne s s so p ro f ou nd t h a t t h e y d o not even g r o pe a ft e r light; for they k n o w of no light,— in the face of all this, o u r venerable Ch u r c h is t o d a y m o u r n i n g the lack of a sufficient n u m b e r of p r o s ­ pective p re ac he rs to su p p ly even the H o m e field.

Is n o t G o d ’s h a nd in this ? If we wilhold t he mone y to send t he men whom H e has placed to o u r hand, m a y we not r ea ­ s ona bl y expect Hi m to withold the men, as a ma r k of His d is p l e as u r e ? We m u s t faithfully e mp l oy — not prayer, labor or money; b u t — prayer, l ab o r ant/ money; a nd “ God will bless us, a n d cause Hi s face to shine u p on us.’

4 ‘ S p r i n g V a l l e y , N. Y.

MRS. C. E. C R I S P E L L .

AUX ILIA RY SOCIETIES. Albany Madison Avenue Reformed Church, N. Y. # Albany First Reformed Church, N. Y. Albany Third Reformed Church, N. Y. Acquackanonck Reformed Church, N .J .

Astoria Reformed Church, N. Y. Adams Station Reformed Church, N. Y. Amity Reformed Church, N. Y. Athenia Reformed Church. N. J. Athenia Mission Band, N. J. Asbury Park Ref’d Church, “ Blawenburg Reformed Church. ^Brighton Heights, S. I., N. Y. Brooklyn First Reformed Church, L. I. Brooklyn South Reformed Church.

L. I. Brooklyn Church on the Heights,

U I. Brooklyn Middle Reformed ChurchL. I. Brooklyn South Bushwiek Reform, ed Church, L. I. Brooklyn Twelfth Street Reformed Church, L. I. Brooklyn East District Reformed Church. L. I. Brooklyn Bedford Reformed Church

L I. Bronxville Reformed Church, N.Y. Belleville Reformed Church, N. J. Bushnell Reformed Church, 111.

Boonton Reformed Church, N. J. Bloomingdale Reformed Church, N. Y. City.

■ Buskirk's Reformed Church, N. Y. Bergen Point Reformed Church, N. J.

Catskill Reformed Church, N. Y. Caatsban Reformed Church, N. Y. Closter Reformed Church, N. J, Coxsackie Second Reformed Church N. Y. ' Clarksville Reformed Church, N.Y. Claverack Reformed Church. N. Y. Canastota Reformed Church, “ Constantine Reformed Church, Mich.

Centreville Reformed Church, Mich Canajoharie Reformed Church, N. Y. Clover Hill Reformed Church, N. j.

Colt’s Neck Reformed Church, N. J. Cohoes Boght Reformed Church, N. Y. CedarGrove Reformed Church,\Vis. Cohoes Reformed Church, N. Y. Chatham Reformed Church, N. Y. East Greenbush Reformed Church,' N. Y. Easton Reformed Church, Pa. Ebenezer Chuich Holland, Mich.

Ellenville Reformed Church, N. Y. Esopus Reformed Church, N. Y. Flatbush Reformed Church, L. 1.

Fishkill Reformed Church, N. Y. Fishkill Village Reformed Church, N. Y. Freehold Reformed Church, N. J. Fonda Reformed Church, N. Y. Fairview, Illinois Reformed Church.

Farmer Village Refoimed Church, N. V. First Collegiate Church, Harlem.

Franklin Park Reformed Church, N .J .

Fordham Reformed Church, N. Y. Fairfield Reformed Church, N. J.

Fulton Reformed Church, 111 Fallshurgh Reformed Church, N.Y. Fishkill-on-Mudson Ref'd Church, N. Y. Gifford Reformed Church, N. Y. Grand Haven, Mich., Ref. Church.

Greenport Reformed Church, N. Y. Greenpoinl Reformed Church, L.I. Gravesend Reformed Church, L. I. Ghent First Reformed Church, N.Y. Grace lief, Church, New York City.

Greenville Reformed Church, N. J. Guilderland Centre Reformed Church, N. Y. ' Grahamsville Reformed Church, N. Y. ' Grand Rapids Reformed Church, Mich.

Griggstown Reformed Church, N.J. Gibbsville Reformed Church, Wis­ consin. • ■ " Hackensack First Reformed Church.

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High Bridge, N, J. Ref. Church.

Hopewell Junction Reformed Church, N. Y. Holland, Mich., Four Churches. .

Hudson Reformed Church,, N. Y. Harlem Reformed Church, N. Y. High Bridge Reformed Church, N. Y. High Falls Ref’d Church, N. V. Herkimer Reformed Church, '• Hampton, North and South, Pa. Holmdel Reformed Church, N. J. Hope Church, Holland, Mich.

Irving Park Reformed Church, III. Jamaica L. I. Reformed Church.

Jersey City First Reformed Church, N .J. Jersey City Second Reformed Church, N. J. Jersey City Lafayette Reformed.

Church, N. J.

Jersey City Park Reformed Church, N. JJeisey City Bergen Reformed Church, N. J. Jersey City South Bergen Reformed Church, N. J. . .

Jersey City Memorial Mission Band,Lafayette Church, N, J. • .

• Jerusalem Reformed Church, NT. lY. Kingston Second Reformed Church, N. Y. ’ Kalamazoo Reformed Church, Mich.

Kerhonkson Reformed Church.

Knox' Reformed Church, Nr. Y. Leed’s Reformed Church, N. Y. Lisha's Kill Reformed ' Church, n . v. . : .

Linlithgo Reformed Church. N. V. Lodi Reformed Church, “ Lawyersvlile Reformed Church, N.Y. Mount Vernon Reformed Church, N. Y. » • .

Mott Haven Reformed Church, N. Y. ■ ’ • ' > .

Middleburg Reformed Church, N. Y: . .

Middletown Reformed Church, n. j; Mahwah Reformed Church, N. J. Middlebush Reformed Church, N.J. Millbrook Reiormed Church, N. Y. Millstone Reformed Church. N. J. Montville Reformed Church, " Montrose Reformed Church, N. Y. Metuchen Reformed Church, N. J. Nassau Reformed-Church, N. Y. Newark First Reformed Church, N. J. . t Newark Clinton Avenue Reformed Church, N . J . , . .

• Newark Second Ref.d Church,N.J. Newark North Reformed Church, N .J . '

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New Brunswick First Reformed Church. N. J. New Brunswick Second Reformed Church, N. J. Newburg Reformed Church, N. Y. New Hackensack Reformed Church

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New Paltz Reformed Church, N. Y. North Branch Reformed Church, T J.j.

North Branch Depot Reformed Church, N. J. iNiskayuna Reformed Church, N. Y. Neshanic-Reformed Church, N. J. Nyack Reformed Church N. Y. Northumberland Reformed Church, N. Y. .

New Durham Ref’d Church. N. J. New York Fifth Avenue and 4 8 th Street Collegiate Church, N. Y. New York Fifth Avenue and 29 th Street Collegiate Church, N. Y. New York Fourth Street Collegiate •Church, N. V. New York North Collegiate Churcjj N. Y. New York 34 th Street Reformed ■Church, N. Y. New York Madison Avenue Re­ formed Church, N. Y. New York Sixth Avenue Reformed Church, N. Y. New Utrecht Reformed Church, L . I.

New Hurley Reformed Church, N. Y. New York City, Fifth Avenue and 21 st Street Reformed Church.

New York City, Prospect Hill Re­ formed Church.

New Brunswick, Suydam Street Reformed Church, N. J. New Baltimore Reformed Church, N. Y. *

Owasco Outlet Reformed Church, N. Y. Orange Reformed Church, N J. • Overisel, Mich. Reiormed Church.

Owasco Reformed Church N. Y. Oakwood Reformed Church, L. I. Oostburg Reformed Church, Wis­ consin.

Paterson First Reformed Church, N. J' * Passaic North Reformed Church, N. J. ' Paramus Reformed Church, N. J. Paterson, Broadway Ref. Ch.. N' J. Philadelphia First, Second, and Third Reformed Church, Pa. Pomplon Plains Ref. Church, N. J. Preakness Reformed Church. “ Poughkeepsie First Reformed Church, N. Y. Poughkeepsie Second Reformed Church, N. Y. , Poughkeepsie First Church, Y. P. M. S., N. Y. ..

Pella Reformed Church, Iowa.

Piermont Reformed Church, N. Y. Peapack Reformed Church, N. J. Peekskill Reformed Church, N. Y. Plainfield Reformed Church, N. J. Pattersonville First Refoimed Church, N. Y. Pompton Reformed Church, N. J. Port lackson ^Reformed Church, N. Y. * Port Richmond, Staten Island Reformed Church, N. Y. Paterson N. J., “ Second Church of Totowa.”

Peekskill Reformed Church, N. Y. Raritan Reformed Church, 111' Raritan Reformed Church, N. J. Readington Reformed Church, N.J. Ridgewood Reformed Church, N. J.

Somerville 2d Reformed Church, N .J . ’ •Schoharie Reformed Church, NT. Y. Saugerties Reformed Church, N. Y. Schenectady First Reformed Church, N. Y. Stuyvesant Reformed Church. N. Y. Syracuse Reformed Church. N. Y. Schraalenburgh Reformed Church, N .J . .

Spring Valley Reformed Church, N. Y. Somerville First Reformed Church, N. J. Somerville Second Reformed Church, N. J. Shokan Reformed Church, N. Y. Stuyvesant Falls Reformed Church, N. Y. • Schenectady, Rotterdam Reformed Church, N. Y. Tarrylown First Reformed Church, N. Y.

Tarrytown Second Reformed Church, N. Y. Thousand Isles, Alexandria Bay Reformed Church, N. Y. Tappan Reformed Church, N. Y. Utica Reformed Church, N. Y. Upper Red Hook Reformed Church N. Y. Unionville Reformed Church N. Y. Vriesland Reformed Church, Mich.

Vischer’s Ferry Reformed Church, N. Y. Verplanks Missionary Society, N. Y. Warwick Reformed Church, N. J. West Troy South Reformed Church N. Y. ’ Wyckoff Reformed Church, N. J. Waldron Reformed Church, N. Y. Westerlo Reformed Church, N. Y. Yonkers Reformed Church. N. Y. Zeeland Reformed Church, Mich.

ANNUAL REPO RT

OF THE TREASURER

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'W om an’s Board of Foreign Missions, '

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REFORMED CHURCH

IN A M E R I C A .

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RECEIPTS. May 1st. 1886. Balance on hand.........................................

Acquackanonck, X. J. A uxiliary...........................C.— Helen Aygriff Mission Band.................................................. * Albany, N. “ *•

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First Ref. Auxiliary............................ “ S. School..................... “ ;t G. Rule Band.............. “ Miss Van Schoonhoven

** Third Reformed Auxiliary.............................. u *' Madison Ave., Reformed Aux.......................... “ “ Miss Van \Vroerts class same Church.............. « “ Bovs'Club......................................................... ’ Alexandria Bay X. Y............................................................

Athenia, N. J., Band of Workers................................. “ Centreville Church.........................................

$3,471 94 , 200 00 160 00 360 09 125 00 20 00 57 50 10 00 --------

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Amity, X. Y..............................................................

Astoria, L. I., Auxiliary.........................................................

Bacon Hill Busy Bees............................................................

Belleville, X. J, Auxiliary....................................................

Bergen Auxiliary ...........................................................

Bergen Point Auxiliary......................................................... ..........................................................

Bethlehem “

212 50 39 40

183 00 3 50 30 00 210 50 23 50 3 00 10 25 --------

13 25 53 37 40 27 62 33

25 00 25 00 69 00 66

11

Bronxville Aux................................ “ Star of Hope Miss. Band

20 00

,20 00

-------Buskirks Bridge Mission Workers.

Bushnell 111. Auxiliary.... . . . . . . " 44 Willing Workers.. . .

Boght Ref. Church Aux..........................

Brooklyn, L. I., First Ref, 'E. D. Aux.,, “ " “ Crystal Society.. . .

Brooklyn L. I. Church on the Heights. “ South Reformed.......... ,l *■ 12th St.........................

Caatsban Auxiliary ............................ “ “ Sunday School...

26 ' 17 10 -------20

125 00 60 00 --------

105 00 65 00 --------

Canajoharie................................ ..............................

Catskill, X. Y..................................................

Chatham... ...........................'.. I .........................

Claverack Miss. Band Willing Workers 1st Church.

Cedar Grove Wis. Work and Braying Band...........

Centreville Mich.................... ...................................

Closter, X. J. Aux.............................................

Cohoes, X. Y. “ ..............................................

Colts Xcnk, X. J. “ ..........................................

Clover Hill, N. J. “ .............................. '..............

Coxsackie 1st Reformed Church Aux ..................... ««

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Easton, Pa. Auxiliary.......................................

Ellenville, X. Y. “ .......................................

Esopus “ .......................................

Fallsburg. N. Y. “ .......................................

Flushing, L. I. Aux..................................................

Fonda, X. Y-.............................................................

Farmer Village, N. Y................................:.............

Fairview, III.............................................................. ’Feeehold, X. J ............................................................

Flatbush, Ulster Co. X. Y............. ■.........................

Flatbush, L. I....................................... ....................

Franklin Park, X. J ................................................... ‘‘ “ “ Missionary Guild....................... “ “ “ Taylor Mission Band...............

40 OO ,16 OO

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43 36­ 11 00 ­ . , 18.1 250 49 60

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50 00 00

170 00 36 00 128 00 70 00 5 OO 65 00 32 07 22 70 65 50­ 30 OO 50 00 37 00 85 00 26 75 75 74 20 00

17 24 20 0 0

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37 18 35 27 21 00

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70 GO ■ 19 27 186 2r>

160 00 71 77 10 12

241 89

/ - ^ '^ ^ s t ^ i l l ^ n.the.llutison Aux.

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Sundoy s«hoo!.......

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120 02

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212 O* , 32 25 GO 00 -------

Griggstown, X. J. Aux; .........................................................

37 82 “ “ Self Denial Mission Band.........................

37 50 .

-------Gibbsville, Wis........................................................................

Ghent. N. Y............................................................................

5 Grand Rapids, Mich. 4th Church Little Children ................ .

Hackensack, X. J. 1st Ref...’..................... ......................... .

Hnrlengen, X. .1......................................................................

Herkimer. X. Y ........................................................... ..

•High Falls Church of the Clove............................................. ....................................

50 00 Helderbergh Aux “ “ Scudder Band.............................................

18 00 -------High Bridge Union Ref..........................................................

70 90 Hopewell Aux................... .. ................................................ “ Three Ladies . .......................,..................................

20 00 ■ Hampton Xoith and South .................................................

Holmdel, X. J .........................................................................

Holland, Mich. Aux. three churches......................................

64 85 “ Young Ladies Society....................................

25 00 -------Hudson, X. Y. Aux........... .............................. ** •* Mission Band............................

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Fulton, III...........................................

Gravesend..........................................

Greenbush EastX. Y........................ .Greenville, NT. J ................................

Greeupoint, L. I.......................... . .Greenpoint Col. Co. N. Y. Aux........ “ •* Hed Hill Chapel

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Jamaica, L. I............... .....................................

Jersey City Wayne St. Aux 2d Ref.................. “ Lafayette Church Aux............... .. “ Memorial Miss. Band.....................

127 19 17 40 -------95 55 108 00 62 50

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92 25

75 80 45 7 200

32 00 00 00 00

27 86 100 00 .

68 00 86 25

90 90 73 81 50 00 *

89 85

144 59 33 24 95 55

170 50

Jersey City Heights, Bergen Ave Ref.................................. 227 4t “ “ “ Bergen Ref. Nellie Amevman Mission Circle....................................................

28 20 -------Kalamazoo, Mich....................................................................

Kerhonkson, N. Y. MissionBand........................

Kingston Fair St. Aux........................................................

69 05 “ Mrs. C. H. Still.................................

5 00 ' ----^— Kiskatom................................................................................

Linlithgo, N Y.......................................................................

Lishas Kill, X. Y....................................................................

Lodi, N. Y..............................................................................

Leeds, N. Y.............................................................. : .........\ .

Mahwuh, X. J .........................................................................

Metuchen, X. J ....................................................................

Mt. Vernon, N. Y.................................................................. • Montville, X. J .....................................................................

Mott Haven, X. Y. St.Paul’s ................................................

Middlebush..............................................................................

Millbrook, X. Y......................................................................

Nassau, X. Y. Aux.................................................................

68 64 30 00 “ “ Sunbeam Mission B a n d ............. ..................

-------Xiskayuna, X. Y....................................................................

Neshanic..........................................................

Newburg, X. Y..........................

New Baltimore........................................................... ............ * New Durham, X. J. GroveChurch Aux..................................

New Hurley, X. Y..................................................................

New Paltz, N. Y. Aux.........................' ................................

89 29 Miss Esther Eltinge..........................................

5 00 -------New Utrecht. Aux...............

184 94 “ “ Young man per Aux. for Medical Missionary..

37 40 -------Newark, X. J. 1st Ref. S.School....... .................................... “ " 2d “ Ready Helpers................................. “ “ North Ref. Aux.............................................. “ “ “ “ Bible and Missionary Class......... “ “ North Ref. Infant Classs................................ “ 4‘ “ “ Birthday Offerings ......................

255 61 64 00 50 00

74 05 31 46 18 00 30 00 10 00 7 50 55 74 18 35 75 00 60 00 80 00 15 00 18 72

98 64 30 00 30 00 220 00 48 51 30 0q 13 50 94 29

222 34 35 00 15 00

130 52 60 5

00 00 00 00 247 00

Newark, N. J. Clinton Ave...................................................

New Brunswick, N. J. 1st Ref Aux...................................... 136 00 “ ‘‘ Young Ladies Miss. Band......................... . 60 00 -------New Brunswick 2d Ref. << 4* “ “ •« 4« " “ 1.

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Aux. S. School..............

Primary Dpt.........

Mrs. D. C. Vail...

The Misses Pdrick

•• Suydam St., A ux............................ “ ,4 “ Young Ladies Society

New York City 5thAve., and 48th St. “ *• “ •• ““ “ “ “ “ ““ “ “ “ “ “

Aux..........................

S. H. M. in Memo’m In Memoriara...........

S. School............ ..

118 86 196 00

162 74 109 66 lo 00 120 00 20 00

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427 40

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29th St. Aux.......................... 419 00 *• Mrs, JonathanSturges, 150 00 “ “ “ “ ‘‘ Miss JospehinePenfold. 120 00 *• “ “ “ “ “ Mi«s Pryor’s Infant class free will offering 1 25 -------■' 4th St. Collegiate....................................... “ “ Grace Ref. 54th St Aux................................. “ 14 Madison Ave. Reformed Aux......................... “ “ Gth Avenue Ref. Ferris Aux.........................

80 00 “ ................... " Faith Miss. Band................

62 00 -------■' “ South Ref. Aux.................

100 “ “ 34th‘St. Aux...................................................

New York City, Prospect Hill Ref. Church 87th St. Aux... “ “ Bloomingdale Aux...............................'. . . . . * “ " Fordham'Mission Band.................................. “ “ Ist.Harlem....................................................... “ •• 2nd “ Norwich East C. L. S. C.......................................................

North Branch. I ......................................................................

North Branch Depot...............................................................

Nyack Girls Mission Circle.....................................................

60 00 “ Auxiliary...................................................................... 308 00

27 15

585 00

690 103 12 270

25 00 g0 00

142 00 00 78 89 07 31 95 75 00 00 128 00 101 50 15 00 50 00 30 00 < 568 00

Paterson 2d Totowa......................................

Peekskill Aux. 10 0^, Mission Band 10 00. . Pella, Iowa 2d Ref Aux ........................................................ “ ;* Band of Little Workers ..................... ..............

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50 00 93.79 5 00 17 60

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Orange, N. J ....................................................... ...................

Overisel, Mich............................................. ..........................

Owasco Outlet.................................... ; .................................

Paramus S.,School................................................ .................

Passaic, N orth.. . . .............................................................

Paterson IsVltef. Aux . . . .........................................‘ . ^ “ Mission Band....................................

15 CO 23 52 38 52 26 32 20 00 50 90 126 22 176 32 10 20 35 70

Piermont, N. Y................................. ...

Plainfield, N. J. Trinity Reformed Aux Princetou, N. Y....................................

Port Jackson, N. Y..............................

Pompton, N. J ....................................

Philadelphia, Pa. Aux............................................................ " “ 2d Ref. S. School..................................... “ “ “ Aux...... .. _................... : .............

210 36 100 00 35 00

Poughkeepsie 1st Ref. Aux...................................... “ •* “ Young Ladies Society........................ ** “ '* Miss Alice Dockstader...................

170 CO 60 00 60 00

25 52 50 00 85 00

345 86

2d “• Auxiliary Raritan, N. J. Aux.....................

Raritan, III. Aux........... .............

Readington. N. J ....................

Rochester, N. Y..................... .....

Rotterdam, W est.......................

Saugerties, N. Y. Aux....................................... .... . . . * 62^37 “ Mission Band% .....................................•..............

10 00 , Scheuaetady “ 1st lief. Aux............................................... , “ “ 1st “ Griffin’s Band................................. “ < 2d “ Aux Somerville, N. J. 1st “ . . . . o

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Schoharie, N. Y.....................

Stuyvesant, .....................

Spring Valley, N. Y. Aux. ..

Schraalenburgh, X. J. A ux...

70 00 124 00

290 00 71 50 135 00 51 0 123 80 30 00 30 00 72 37 194 00 21 57 80 05 100 00

20 27 53 3

00 00 64 0

Staten Island, Port Richmond, Aux..................................... ..

■« “ Brighton lleights “ ......................................

Tappan, N. Y. ........................................................................ “ S. School..................................................................

Tarrytown 1st Ref. Aux........................................................... o 2d “ '* Unionville, N. J. Bright Hope Miss Bund.............................

Utica, N. Y. Aux.................................................................... “ “ Christ Church S. School...................................... “ 44 A lady. ..............................................................

Upper Red Hook, M. Y. Scudder Memorial........................... *• “ “ Mrs. Eltinge..............................................

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14125 30 00 30 00 -------40 00 30 00

Walden Aux. 42 68 . Willing Workers..............

1 96 . . ... . .

WesteGo Aux. 6 00. « .

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Zeeland, Mich. Aux ............................................................... “ “ Married Womeri Society...............................

130 00 40 00

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34 63 55 00 93 20 00

201

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20 00 105 00 125 00

INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS. Mrs. Adams per Miss Bergen.................................................

1 00 Miss Bergen.............................................................................

1 00 Freddie Woods Birthday offering...........................................

1 00 A friend for the Jonathan Sturges Seminary........................ 2200 00 A friend Montclair..................................................................

3 00 Mrs. Wm. B. Walker in memoriam Little Martha.............

20 00 Rev. John L.,Stillwell............................................................

25 00 II. ............................................................................................

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Total payments to Synods Board...................................

June 22d Mr. R. BrinkerhofF, for reports, etc...............

Nov. 24 “ “ •* Stationery secretaries. .. . • 13 90 1886 ' May 25th Hatch Lithographic Co............... ................... ... 11 50 “ “ Roger & Sherwood Printers Mission Gleaner.. .. 249 00 “ “ Editress Mission Gleaner................................ .. • 100 00 May 25th Postage and Wrappers, Mission Gleaner .. ..

30 00 “ “ Agent’s Allowance...............................................

Nov. 10 Rev. Eugene S. Booth, Organs, etc.................

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Cash Balance May 1886........................................ $ 3 471 94 Total Receipts since “ “ ........................................ $17 340 87 -------------Total disbursements Total balance Medical Mission Balance.................................

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367 40 2,500 44 $2,867 84 Mrs. Peter Donald, Treasurer.

The undersigned has examined the foregoing accounts and compared the vouchers and finds the same correct. The Balance in the treasury, April 25, is two thousand eight hundred and sixty seven 84-100 dollars, of which three hun. drcd and sixty seven 40-100 dollars is the Medical Missionary Fund.

TALBOT W. CHAMBERS. New York, 9 May, 1887.

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Jurnes L Amerman.................... \Y . W. Atwood..........................

Asher Anderson.........................

It. E. Andrews............................ “ George II. Ackerman.................

Miss Helen E. Aycrigg*...................... “ Hannah P. Abbott.....................

Mrs. Dwight K. Bartlett...................... " J: II. Berthol”............................ " NT. I. M. Bogert....................... “ Henry W. Hookstnver............... “ George S. Bisnop........................ “ I. P. Brokaw......................... ‘ Mary J. Brooks......................... " H. C. Browe'...;........................ “ Caroline J. Brush.......................

41 Jane Brinkerhoff........................ “ G. V. II. Brinkerhoff-.................. “ Benjamin M. Brink.....................

4‘ C. Augustus Bettmnn................ “ Henry Best.................................

Jesse Baldwin.............................

Anna M. Barret......................... “ Ilalph \V. Brokaw..................... " Charles Burden....................... ~MisS Elizabeth Bogart........................

Katie Bogart.............................. “ Mary Bussing............................. “ John C. Bonham........................ “ Eleanor Bergen......................... “ Julia Budd................................. “ Lizzie Blanch Blackledge......... “ Adelaide L. Blauvelt................. “ Elizabeth Barnes...................... . “ Louise Brink.............................

Itev. Jacob Chamberlain, M. D. D. D Mrs. ...........................

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Mrs. S. II. Cobb....................... " •Henry N. Cobb................. u Ellen Clark........................ “ Mary A. Clark.................. “ David Cole..... ;................. “ James P. Gumming.......... “ John B. Gumming............

'-‘s A. Loring Cushing............ “ Ann Cook.........................

Mrs. T. W. Chambers..............

Guild Copeland.................. “ Ellen A. Chapman.......... “ L. M. Corwin.................... “ 0. E. Cobb........................ “ S. G. W. Couenhoven..... “ II. K. Coddington............ “ C. G. Cadmus................... “ John Clearman................ “ Wm. IL Clark................. “ Peter Cium..... .................. “ Xathan F. Chapman......... “ Frederick H. Clapper..... “ Ellen ‘Currie.....................

Miss Kate Couenhoven............. “ Louise S. Chambers........ " Elizabeth Couenhoven...... “ Mary Church.................... “ Catharine W. Cheeseman. “ Myra L. Clark................... “ Ella M. Crowell...............

Mrs. James Demarest, J r ......... “ Margaret Dimon.............. “ H. R. Dickson................. “ T. C. Doremus*................. “ J. L. Duryee.................... “ Charles D. De Witt......... “ William R. Duryee*......... “ M. A. Davison................... “ Abram Du Bois................ “ I). Demarest.................... “ R. V. N. Denyse............... “ S. Doremus*.................... .

Rev. John A. De Baun, D.D....

Mrs. John A. De Bunn.............

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Mr. Henry Dayton............................... “ Ellery Denison, M. fD..................

Miss Alice Duryee.............................. “ Susan R. Duryee......................... “ Lilly N. Duryee........................... “ Amy C. Duryee.......................... “ Charlotte R. Duryee................... “ Mary 0. Duryee......................... “ Anne B. Duryee........................... u Ellen Kesia Denison................... “ Emma K. Denison....................... “ Elsie Day.....................................

Miss Eunice B. Dodd*......................... “ Sarah M. Davis........................... ' Mary C. Dooley.......................... “ Amelia F . Dunshee...................

Misses Margaret E. and Susan Duryee Miss Lydia H. B. Deyo........................ “ Francis Depue........................... “ Alice Dockstadter.....................

Mrs. John M. Ferris............................ “ John Forsyth............................. “ Jesse Fiero................................. “ Peter H, Frcligh........................

Miss F. Felinghuysen.........................

Mrs. R. W. Farr....,........................... “ Louise E. Fairchild.................... “ Stephen N. Fiero....................... “ Laura M. Fairchi d.....................

Lev. E. S. Fairchild...........................

Miss Helen C. Fowler.........................

Mrs. Christopher Fiero.................... . “ John Gaston..............................

Susan Gridley*.......................... “ William E. Griffis..................... " John E. Gillette........................ “ William H. Gleason..................

•• George W. Gibson.................... “ H. T. Gray.................................

Miss Tillie Gaston............................. “ M. E. Gedney........................... “ Ella S. Goldsmith.....................

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Charles Harriman.................................................... « «« Helen S. Houghtaling............................................. « Alfred J. Hutton...................................................... Brooklyn, N. Y. Cornelius Hollenbeck .... ........................................Hudson, X. Y. “ Emi,5e E- Hopper..................................................... New York City. “ Parthenia A.fHays................................................... Belleville, X. J. “ Josephine Hill.:........................................................Pa8eaiCi “ fi- S- Hyde..............................................................Philadelphia. Pa. “ Xancy R. Harrison................................................. Clover Hill, X. J. “ Uzzie Harper.......................................................... Hacknesack, X. J. •* Adrian Hopper.........................................................Passaic, X. J. ’ “ Lavinia T. Harvey...................................................Greenville. X. J. •l John H. Hankinson.......................... ...................... New York City. “ Frank E. Heyer.........;............................... ,............. Colt’s Xeck, X. J. “ Murray Hubbard......................................................Cohoes, X. Y. “ Wm. Holbrook......................................................... •• » Rev. Matthias L. Haines..................................................Indianapolis, Ind. Miss Sarah E. Hyer...........................................................West Point, X. Y. Carrie E. Heyer................. ................................... Colt’s Xeck. X. J. *• Anna A. Hoflman..................................................... Neff York City. " Kffie Hopper.............................................................Xewarb, X. J. “ Ella K- Haines......................................... ................Pelia( iowa “ Mary C. Hill........................................................... Hackensack, X. J. Mra. David Inglis*............................................................ Brooklvn, X. Y. “ D.P. Ingraham........................................................ New York City. “ Peter Jellme............................................................Passaic, X. ,I. “ D- J *'Johnston....................................................... Cohoes, X. Y. “ Johannah Johnston................................................ New York City. “ Martha Jersey.......................................................... “ <« “ T-W- Jone3.............................................................Holland, Mich.

Miss H. K. Jones.............................................................Claverack, X. Y. Mrs. Edo Kipp.................................................................. Passaic, X. J. Rev. Leonard W. Kipp D. D............................................Amoy. China.

Mrs. Leonard W. Kipp.................................................... “ «♦ “ Joseph Kimball...................................................... Brooklyn, X. Y. " Henry E. Knox....................................................... New York City. * I • k- K’PP............................................................... Schenectady, N. Y.

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Caroline A. Lane........

Mary If. Lawrence...

Frederick 1*. Locke....

Mary Shields Luqucer.

John Lelferts..............

Egbert C. Lawrence .. \V. W. Letson........... “ Jul a Lyons............... “ Sarah \V\ Lyon.......... “ E. If. Levin................ “ John Lefferts.............

Miss Gertrude Leflerts........ “ S. Y. Lansing............

•• M. P. Lyman............ . “ Eunice Lyon..............

•• Jennie Lesley............

Maria B Lott...........

Olivia H. Lawrence.... “ S. E. LeFevre............

Mrs. Catharine Lopez......... “ E. Rothsay Miller...... “ S. Matilda Mygatt..... . “ Carlos Martyn............ “ William B. Merritt.... “ E. B. Monroe.............. “ A. E. Myers.............. " II. V. S. Myers.......... “ J. Foid Morris............ “ E. II. Maynard.........

Mr. William McGibbon . ..

Mrs. Norman Merry . . . .

Mrs. C. C. M oore.............

Mrs. Dr. Moore...................

Mr. A D. Morford......... ...

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Miss Grace Merry............... “ Julia Merry................ “ Sarah M. Moore . . . . “ Anna 51. Miller.........

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Lavinia Newman........... “ Jacob Nevins ...............

S. D. Noyes...................

Miss M. Ida Naugle........... \ .

Mrs. Wm. Odell...................

M. N. Oliver................. “ William Ormiston......... *' Thomas H. Orr............. “ Ellen SI. Orton.............

Miss Euphemia Mason Olcott “ Margaret A. Ostrander..

Rev. A. J. Park.....................

Mrs. Abraham Polhemus ... " Joseph J. Perrine......... “ P. K. Perrine........... .. *' J A. P ay n e................. “ R. If. Pruyn................. u Sarah Libby Pembroke* l' Ralph N. Perlee........... *• G. SI. Parsons........... ... “ Clarence SI. Perlee........ l' A. J. Park.....................

•' William D. Perry.......... “ Annie L. Pockham....

Mrs. Gilbert Plass.................

Miss Jennie Park............. .

J. Penfold.....................

Slary Isabel Park ........ “ J. II Polhemus ............

Slary W. Polhemus...... l' C. J. Fryer................... “ Ida Planten................... “ Slary J. Porter ........... “ SI. Louise P erlee......... *■ .Virginia Pudney........... “ Agnes P a u l.................

Sirs. D. P. Quackenbush........

Sirs. Abm. Quackenbush. . . .

Miss Tillie Quick.................

Sirs. Levi Reed....................... “ SI. D. Raymond .......... “ William Rorer............... “ A. A. Raven.................

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E. A. Reed .......................j Rev. X. I. Rubinkain...................

Miss Linnie A. Rhodes........... .. .

Lila J. Rhodes.....................

Mrs. Henry Stout......................... “ John Scudder.....................

Jared W. Soudder .............

Rev: Dr. Jared W. Seudder.........

Mrs. Ezekiel 0. Scudder ..........

Joseph Scudder................. “ Abel T. Stewart................... “ J. II. Smock....................... u Sarah J. Scram.....................

'• John II. Stohotf...................

Stephen Searle...................

'• Marius Schoonmakor . . . . . .

■' John L. Stillwell.................

Chas. E. Sutter.. . . ' .......... *• S. Sturtcvant.......................

Oscar 0. Shackleton .......... ‘ James Sproull.....................

•• Henry J. Storms.................

William II. Steele...............

Jonathan Sturges............... u S. B. Stewart......................

Henry M. Smith.................. “ James Suydam................... “ Martha Stults.......................

•• Geo. II. Sharpley................. 'l Marshall B. Smith............. ‘ Mary Staacke....................... “ G. J. Schenck..................... *• Wm..C. S titt............*......... ^ R. B. Shepard..................... “ Thome P. Sherwood .......... “ M. E. Sangster..................... “ A. J. Sebring....................... “ Annie M. Shefheld ............. ‘‘ Dr. G P. Salmon.................

Miss Emma E. Steadman............

Miss Evelyn Sharpe.....................

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Mrs. Cornelia Suydam.............. “ Anna Stewart ................. “ Emily Lentilhon Smith...

Harriet King Steele.......... “ Grace Stewart ................. “ Helen Stewart...................

Miss S. M. Storey.....................

Anna See........................... “ Anna W.^Smith................. “ Sarah Sanford................... “ Lillie Strong..................... “ Katie Strong..................... ‘‘ Eliza Stimis....................... “ Carrie V. D. Searle . . . . “ Conielia D. S earle..........

Emma Searle...................

M. Louise S w an ..............

Mrs. James Tompkins.............. “ W. J. R Taylor .......... . “ J. A-Todd*.......................

David Thompson............. “ C. B. Tooker..................... “ Goyn Talmage................. “ Ellen.M. Thompson ........

E. P. Terhune...................

Rev. W. R. Taylor.....................

Miss Thompson........................... “ Jennie Taylor.................... “ M. E. Talmage................. “ Lizzie T horpe___•.......... “ Catharine Murray Talmage Mrs. Henry V. Voorhees.......... “ P. D. Van Cleef.............

Eliza Van Deventer........

J. C. Van Deventer . . . . . . ,f William R. Vermilye........

Mary Van Wagcnen.........

•* E. M: Van Deursen .......

A. F. Van Nest................. “ Stephen F. Vulkenburgh..

F. V. L. Van Doren..........

Rev. Dr. A. R. Van Nest, Jr ..

Miss Cornelia Voohees .............. “ Helen M Van Doren.........

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Miss. Susan Van Wyck.......... “ Sarah T. Van Cleef...... “ Christine Van Campen.

Mrs. Winiam Williams.......... “ Kate L. Warner...........

Deborah Williams........ “ J. H. White................. “ 1?. E. Westbrook......... “ Samuel Waldron.......... “ Richard R. Williams...... *' Olivia Wendover........... “ J. V. I). Williamson...

Catherine .1. Westervelt “ C. H. Winfield........... " C. W. Winfield.............

'• Fred. M. Wells.............. “ Sarah Ann WyckofT.. ..

Rev. William II. Williamson.

Miss M. W. Wendover........ “ Olivia Wendover............ *■ Mary A. WyckofT........

Miss Katie Winter................. “ Sarah R. Ward..............

Rev. Garret WyckofT.............

Mrs. A. L. Yates.................... " Alex. Young............... " A. S. Zabriskie........... . ‘‘ J. L. Zabriskie............. *

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CONSTITUTION.

Article 1. The Association shall be called the “ Woman’s Board of Foreign Missions of the Reformed Church in America,” and its central point of operations shall be in the City of New York.

Art . 2. Its object shall be to aid the Board of Foreign Missions of the Reformed Church in America, by promoting its work among the women and children of heathen lands; and for this purpose it shall receive and disburse all money which shall be contributed to this Society, subject to the approval of the Board, in the appointment of missionaries supported by this Associa­ tion, and in fixing their locations and salaries. To the furtherance of this end, it shall also endeavor to organize similar associations in all Reformed Churches, and these associations shall bear the name of Auxiliary Societies to the Woman’s Board of Foreign Missions of the Reformed Church in America, and shall report their work to this Board at such times as the By­ Laws may direct.

A r t . 3 . Each person paying one dollar annually, through an Auxiliary, or directly to the treasury, shall become a member of this Association. The payment of twenty-five dollars by one person, at one time, shall constitute a Life Membership.

A r t . 4 . The business of this Board shall be conducted by thirty Mana­ gers, each of whom shall be a member of an Auxiliary society They shall be elected annually by the members of the Board, who may be present at the annual m eeting; and shall organize on the first Tuesday after their election, by selecting from their number a President, two Vice-Presidents, a Record, ing Secretary, two or more Corresponding Secretaries, and a Treasurer.

They shall have power to elect not more than twelve honorary Vice-Presi­ dents, and to appoint corresponding members, when the object of the Board can be promoted thereby; they shall also have authority to fill vacancies occurring in their body during the year.

Art. !i. There shall be an Executive Committee, composed of the officers and two other Managers, to be elected annually. This Committee shall have

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power to transact puch business as may require attention in the intervals between the stated meetings of the Managers. Five members shall consti­ tute a quorum.

Art . 6. The annual meeting of the Board shall be held on the second Tuesday in May, in the City of New York, at which time the Managers shall report to the Association the operations, conditions, and prospects thereof;, and an election shall be made of Managers for the ensuing year.

A rt. 7. A special meeting of the Board may be called at any time by the President, upon the request of the Managers.

Art. 8. This Constitution may be altered at any regular meeting of the Board, by a vote of two-thirds of the members present, notice of the in­ tended alteration having been given at a previous meeting.

BY-LAWS. actiolk 1. The Managers shall hold their stated meetings on the second Tuesaay of February, May, August, and November, at eleven o’clock, a . m . , at such place as they shall appoint. Seven members shall constitute a quorum. Special meetings may be called by the President, upon,the request of five members.

A rt. 2. The Executive Committee shall meet once a month, at such time and place as the Committee shall decide.

A rt. 3. The President shall preside at all meetings of the Board and ol’ the Managers, appoint all committees not otherwise provided for, and per­ form such other duties as are incident to the office, and shall sign all drafts upon the treasury before they are paid.

A rt. 4. A Vice-President shall perform, in the absence of the President, all the duties of her office. The Honorary Vice-Presidents shall have all the privileges of Corresponding Members.

A rt. 5. The Treasurer shall receive and hold, and keep an account of all money given to the Board, and shall disburse it as the Managers shall direct. She shall report the state of the treasury at each regular meeting of the Executive Committee, and make a quarterly report to the Managers.

Her annual report shall be examined by an auditor appointed by the Managers.

A rt. 6. The Recording Secretary shall keep a full record of the pro.

•ceedings of the Executive Committee and Managers, which shall be read for correction at the close of each meeting, and she shall give proper notice of ■special and stated meetings.

A rt. 7. It shall be the duty of the Corresponding Secretaries for the -foreign field to conduct the business of this Board with the Board of Foreign Missions, and also with the Missionaries, Teachetfe, and Bible-readers sup-. ported by this Association. They shall prepare the annual report of the Managers*, and Missionaries supported by this Association shall repoit to them.

A rt. 8. The Corresponding Secretaries for the home field shall corre­ spond with the churches, and propose the'organizatiou of Auxiliary societies,' wherever it is possible to awaken an interest in the work for. which this Association is formed.

A rt . 9. Auxiliary societies shall be required to make an annual report to the Managers, through the Corresponding Secretaries, on or before the first Tuesday in April.

A rt. 10. Any Manager who shall be absent from three successive meet­ ings, without giving notice of the reason of her absence, shall forfeit he [position, and her place may be filled. t Art. 11. These By-Laws may be amended at any meeting of the Mann­ e r s , by a vote of two-thirds of the members present; but notice of the pro­ posed amendment must be given in writing at the meeting preceding such •vote.

The following Constitutions are recommended for adoption. They can be modified and adapted to the circumstances of different localities:

CONSTITUTION FO R

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AUXILIARIES OF TH E

REFORMED CHURCH IN AMERICA.

A rticle 1. This Society shall be called -------------- of the Woman’s Board of Foreign Missions of the Reformed Church in America.

A r t . 2. Its object shall be to aid the Board in sending out and main> taining Female Missionaries, Bible-readers, and Teachers, who shall work among heathen women and children.

A rt. 3. Any person may become a member of this Society by the pay■ment o f --------------annually.

A rt. 4. The officers of this Society shall be a President, Secretary, and Treasurer, who shall be elected annually.

A rt. 5. The duty of these officers shall be as follows :

The President shall preside at all meetings, and have a general oversight of the work of the Society.

The Secretary shall give notice of meetings, shall record the minutes of each session, and shall prepare the Annual Repoi t. It shall also be her duty to transmit to the Woman’s Board the names of the officers of this Auxiliary, a report of its proceedings and condition, whenever necessary, and the Annual Report with that of the Treasurer.

• The Treasurer shall report the state of the Treasury at every meeting, and shall remit the funds obtained, at least once a year, on o r before the te n th d a y o f A p r i l , to the Treasurer of the Woman's Board.

A r t . 6. This Society shall hold regular meetings on the ----- , and an •annual meeting on th e ----- , to receive and adopt the Annual Report, and to elect officers.

DIRECTIONS FOR FORMING MISSION BANDS..

1. An association of young ladies, formed to aid the'Woman’s Board o f Foreign Missions of the Reformed Church in America, shall be called a “ Mission Band,” and shall be Auxiliary to the Missionary Society of theChurch in which it is formed, or to the Woman’s Board.

2. Each Band shall be responsible for at least $20 each year.

3. Any young lady may become a member of a Mission Band by the pay-ment of twenty-five cents yearly.

4. The officers of a Band shall be a President, Secretary, and Treasurer, who shall be elected annually.

5. The President shall preside at all meetings, and shall have a general oversight of the work of the Band. The Secretary shall keep a record of theproceedings of the Band, and shall make an Annual Report to the Society towhich it is auxiliary, or to the Woman’s Board of Foreign Missions of the Reformed Church. The Treasurer shall receive and hold all sums con­ tributed, paying the same, at least once a year', to the Treasurer of the Aux­ iliary of the Church in which the Band is formed, or to the Treasurer of theWoman’s Board of Foreign Missions of the Reformed Church.

6. Each Mission Band must select an appropriate name, not already in« use, and report the same to the Society to which its money is sent.

MISSION CIRCLES OF CHILDREN. 1. An association of children, remitting yearly not less than five dollars tothe Woman’s Board of Foreign Missionsof the Reformed Church in America,, shall constitute a “ Mission Circle.”

2. Each Circle shall be designated by an appropriate name, and shall ap­ point a Secretary and Treasurer, to whom due acknowledgment can bereturned by the Woman’s Board.

Or, if preferred, the following can be adopted:

PLEDGE FOR MISSION CIRCLES. “ We desire to help in sending the Gospel to heathen children, that they may hear of Christ, who died’to save them. We promise to give one cent a week to the Missionary Box, and to come together once a month, to hear about Missions, and to work for the cause.” .