TRINITY CHURCH, PORTLAND-President, The Rev. Thomas L. Cole; Vice-President, Mrs. Taft; Secretary, Mrs. F. Lounsbury; Treasurer, Mrs. M. Clagett. ST. MARK'S CHURCH, PORTLAND--Vice-President, Mrs. J. W. Hill; Secretary and Treasurer, Mrs. Geo. W. Weidler. ST. STEPHEN'S CHAPEL, PORTLAND--President, The Rev. J.W.Weatherdon; Secretary and Treasurer, Miss Jane Whalley. ST. HELEN'S HALL-Secretary and Treasurer, Miss C. Rodney. sham; Secretary, Mrs. Sam Lawson; Treasurer, Mrs. Geo. Thomas. ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, SALEM-President, The Rev. L. Sinclair; Vice President, Mrs. Libbie Patton; Secretary, Mrs. I. W. Berry; Treasurer, Mrs. Stapleton. GRACE CHURCH, ASTORIA-President, The Rev. Wm. Seymour Short; Secretary and Treasurer, Miss Sophia Boelling. HOLY INNOCENTS', ASTORIA-President, The Rev. Wm. Seymour Short; Secretary and Treasurer, Mrs. Wm. Adair. CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER, PENDLETON-President, The Rev. Wm. E. Potwine; Secretary and Treasurer, Mrs. Burroughs. Junior Auxiliaries. GRACE CHURCH, ASTORIA-President, The Rev. Wm. Seymour Short; Secretary, Mrs. Wm. Seymour Short. ST. STEPHEN'S CHAPEL, PORTLAND-President, The Rev. J.W. Weatherdon; Vice-President, Miss Charlotte Crawford; Secretary, Miss Myrtle Smith. CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER, PENDLETON-President, Miss Mabel Nye; Vice-President, Miss Jessie Hartman; Secretary, Miss Blanche Home; Treasurer, Miss Flora Hallock. As the work of our Diocesan branch has not yet assumed strength enough to warrant the publication of a report, we gladly accept the privilege offered, of placing our modest record within the Journal of the Convention. The annual meeting of the Oregon Branch of the Woman's Auxiliary to the Board of Missions was held in Portland on the 15th of June during the session of the Diocesan Convention. St. Mark's Church and the Guild room being both in use, the meeting was held at the residence of Mrs. Geo. W. Weidler, kindly offered for that purpose. The meeting was called to order and presided over by the President, Mrs. A. R. Hill and the Diocesan Secretary, Mrs. Belle J. Sellwood. A large number of ladies were present. After singing Hymn 315 and prayer by the Rev. Mr. Sinclair, of St. Paul's Church, Salem, the roll was called by the Secretary and forty delegates from the several branches represented responded to their names. Reports were read by the Parochial Secretaries and Treasurers present, showing that while there had been a slight falling off in contributions, compared with those of last year, there was no cause for discouragement, but rather for thankfulness. Mrs. Sellwood made a full report for the Diocese. There are nine Senior and four Junior branches, and the contributions from all during the year, in money and boxes, have amounted to $600-$130 of which was the work of the Juniors. This amount has been so expended that its influence will reach, in a small way, many points of missionary. labor-both in the foreign and domestic field. The greater part of our effort has been put forth in our own Diocese, however, on account of the urgent needs made more urgent by reason of "hard times." The object and benefit of the Auxiliary was set forthits broad, Catholic, purely-missionary teaching and doing. The difference between "parochial" and "missionary" was explained and the women present urged to set aside all sectional, parochial and personal differences and work as members of One Body, labor with one heart for the extension of the Master's kingdom and power in the earth. Junior Auxiliaries. These valuable helps to woman's work were spoken of in the highest terms. There are as yet but four Junior branches in Oregon, but they have done work enough in their brief life to convince every one of their promise of great power and usefulness in the future. The request was made that the clergy would interest themselves in the formation of Junior Auxiliaries in all their Sunday Schools. Let every boy and girl be taught their responsibility as "soldiers and servants of Christ" and band them together-one great army-pledged to do God's work faithfully until their "life's end." Teach them to pray, to give and to do; instruct them in missionary work and enlist their sympathy for the workers, and in due time the church will have a strong reserve force from which to draw upon to fill up the ranks of the Senior workers, as one by one they are called to cease their labor and enter into rest. The United Offering. A special appeal was made in behalf of this offering to be given by the women of the church in October next, at the time of the Triennal meeting. The object of this offering is to be the endowment of the Episcopate in some missionary jurisdiction, at home or abroad, and the amount required will be $60,000. In order to raise this there must be united effort, system and personal sacrifice on the part of every woman of the church, for it is with the pennies and the little self-denials and sacrifices of the many, that the amount will be raised rather than with the large gifts of the few. It is the privilege of every woman in the diocese to share with thousands of women all over our own land and across the ocean in giving this noble gift with its far-reaching benefits to the church for all time. Will not the clergy and the officers of the auxiliary urge the matter upon those within their influence and ask for prompt, willing and generous action. Oregon should not send less than $500, and it would be quadrupled if all give conscientiously—the rich of their abundance and the poor of their penury-as "unto the Lord." Church Periodical Club. The object of this club is to supply clergymen and others. living in remote places with good literature without any cost. In this Diocese we have a Correspondent and two Librarians. It is the duty of the Librarian to secure the names of those willing to contribute papers, magazines or books and forward them to the Correspondent, who in turn provides the Librarian with the names and proper addresses of persons for whom reading matter has been requested by their Rector or some authorized person. The Church Periodical Club has today upon its list the names of more than 1260 clergy who are recipients of literary favors, besides many children, lay missionaries, prisoners, convicts and miners, and daily testimony is received as to the comfort. and help brought into lonely homes with the coming of a fresh magazine or church paper, or good book. We bespeak an interest on the part of the clergy in this department of our work and trust that a Librarian will be appointed in every parish to "gather up the fragments" of literature that would otherwise be relegated to the attic or cellar. At the close of the Secretary's report the Rev. Mr. Sinclair made an admirable address, in which he spoke of women as the chief factors in all good works, dating their usefulness back to the age in which Miriam lived, and he looked upon the Woman's Auxiliary, with its marvelous growth and strength and influence, as the crowning work of the labor and love and devotion of American church women. Mrs. Libbie Patton, of Salem, followed Mr Sinclair with a carefully-prepared paper on the subject, "How to Make Our Auxiliary Meetings Interesting." It was listened to with the closest attention, and we feel that the earnest practical words will not fail to help all who heard them. . After a short and stirring speech from the Rev. Mr. Weatherdon, of St. Stephen's Chapel, the meeting adjourned with the singing of a hymn and the benediction. Refreshments were served by the hostess, and an hour spent delightfully in social intercourse. |