work that I expect to hear of their accomplishing wonderful work. I regret deeply not having been able to start a branch at South Bend but the condition of the Church there is such that the Bishop advises them to wait a little longer. There are many places in which we hope to start branches in the Autumn. We find the Clergy in full sympathy with our work and everywhere most willing to assist us. One of the most important portions of our work is to interest and instruct the young through the Junior Auxiliary so that they may grow up having the true missionary spirit and zeal. To this work we must earnestly devote ourselves. I am anxious that the Junior Auxiliary should be organized in every parish in the Diocese and wherever I go I shall hope to meet the younger people for that purpose. For the future work and welfare of the Auxiliary I am most anxious and therefore I make two suggestions. First I consider it most important that we, as other Dioceses, have one day during the year set apart for a day of prayer and instruction, the same day throughout the Diocese, so that we, as an Auxiliary, may feel that we are bound together in closer ties than those that bind us in our material work here on earth. On that day we can all go together to God's altar and receive the Holy Communion, praying God on bended knee to bless us as wokers together in Christ's vinyard upon earth. This day I would suggest should be the same as that of the Connecticut branch—the first day of May, "the feast of St. Philip and St. James", for to us that day ought to be particularly dear, it being the anniversary of our Bishop's Consecration. My second suggestion is that all the branches of the Auxiliary in the Diocese should take care that each year they have a share in the general missionary work of the Church, by sending some contribution to the General Board of Missions and by putting aside something for the United Offering made at the Triennial meeting of the General Auxiliary. One more thing I wish to impress upon the minds of you all and that is that there is never a real interest taken in an unknown object; therefore it is very important that at least once a month at all Auxiliary meetings there should be a missionary instruction of some sort either by a review of the Spirt of Missions or a carefully prepared paper on Church Missionary Work. These few suggestions I make, dear friends in all humility, trusting that you will accept them as coming from a friend who is praying daily for you all in your good work. Now praying God to bless yon all in both your parish and missionary work, I bid you God speed, WOMAN'S PAROCHIAL WORK. No. of Mem bers. Money. Alexandria, St. Paul's Mission, St. Paul's Guild. Aurora, St. Mark's, Ladies' Guild.. 19 00 Aurora, St. Mark's, Guild of Loving Service. 16 17.90 20 145 26 Cannelton, St. Luke's, Ladies' Aid and St. Agnes's Guild.......... 153 35 Columbus, St. Paul's, St. Paul's Guild.. Connersville, Trinity, Trinity Guild... Connersville, Trinity, King's Daughters.. Elkhart, St. John's, Ladies' Guild.... Elkhart, St. John's, Entertainment Committee.. Evansville, Holy Innocents', Young Woman's Guild.. 107 20 Garrett, Emmanuel, Busy Bee Society. Indianapolis, Grace Cathedral, Parochial Branch, Indianapolis, St. Paul's, Ministering Children's 44 25 94 25 116 55 30 166 60 10 87 34 17 108 14 Indianapolis, St. Paul's, St. Paul's Church Guild Lafayette, St. John's, 2nd Chapter St. John's' 18 438 45 Totals forward........ 513 $5,802 06 Muncie, Grace Church, Ladies' Afternoon Social. Muncie, Grace Church, Young Ladies' Altar Guild Plymouth, St. Thomas's, Ladies' Parish Guild.. Richmond, St. Paul's, St. Paul's Guild Terre Haute, St. Stephen's, Church Aid Society. hood... Terre Haute, St. Luke's, St. Luke's Guild. Worthington, St. Matthew's, Rector's Aid... 54 01 73.00 263 75 35.80 107 00 34 00 108 00 117 00 437.00 226 86 56 82 30 70 158 02 133 00 220 00 63 92 496 38 101 32 183 91 211 61 10 15 152 59 |