Indiana Conference Women's Foreign Missionary Society (Methodist Episcopal Church) records
Collection Statement
This collection consists of statistical and financial records of the work of the societies by districts: number of members, subscriptions to missionary periodicals, total from mite boxes, number of monthly and public meetings, new and life members, dues, special work, thank offerings, branch committees and quarterly and annual totals (1900/01-1901/02 to1908/09-1909/10).
This collection consists of district meetings, March 8, 1882-June 8, 1892; Sept. 12, 1892-Nov. 2, 1905 (pg. 1-7 of the notebook containing the 1882-1892 records also contains "History of Missionary Work in the Richmond District" by Emily John, 1884)
Dates
- 1882 - 1920
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Usage Restrictions
Copyright interests for this collection are held by DePauw University or the United Methodist Church.
Historical Sketch
In 1869 leading women in the Methodist Episcopal Church began to consider organizing to "extend the Gospel to women by women". In 1870 this movement springing up spontaneously among women of the Church was formally organized as the "Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church". As it grew, branches were established; all were conducted by women who volunteered their services because of missionary concerns. The "branches" were centers for the recruitment of young women for overseas careers, for education in surrounding churches, and for securing funds for missionary support.
Extent
0.4 Cubic Feet (1 document case)
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Women's Foreign Missionary Society (Methodist Episcopal Church) records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Hailee Newton
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Archives of DePauw University and Indiana United Methodism Repository
Roy O. West Library
405 S. Indiana St.
Greencastle Indiana 46135 United States
archives@depauw.edu
