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Excerpt from The Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church: Thirty-Second Annual Report of the Board of Managers, for the Year 1912-1913 Five hundred and ninety-two appeals for ministers were sent out during the year; 13 more than last year. There was sent out in cash and new goods, an increase over last year of Of this amount ministers received about Five thousand nine hundred and forty-nine books were contributed. In 42 out of the 64 Conferences from which reports were received, there was an increase in work done. Indiana Conference made the largest gain. North-east Ohio Conference is the banner Conference. Newark Conference is second. This splendid record was made by the giving of time, labor, money, sacrifice But it is in giving, not in seeking gifts, we find our quest. Our souls are fed, and we do truly live.' The need in the West was perhaps never greater than this fall, on account of the failure of crops. The Churches will suffer. A Conference Supply Secretary wrote me she was ashamed to indulge in any luxury because of the need around her. Our Society 15 not afraid to again press forward and to say to those in need, we will come to your relief, for back of us is an army of loyal women with willing hands and sympa thetic hearts who realize God's best gift to us is not material things, but opportunities. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.