Women's Missionary Society History 1902-1919 ; 1902-1911.

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General Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in North America. Women's Missionary Society. Women's Missionary Society History 1902-1919 ; 1902-1911.

Women's Missionary Society History 1902-1919 ; 1902-1911.

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This series consists of publications and manuscripts pertaining to the origins of the Women's Missionary Society of the General Council (WMS). The material is from 1902 to circa 1919, but the bulk of material is from 1902 to 1911. A booklet written by the Rev. George Drach provides an overview of events leading up to the creation of the WMS. There are two copies of leaflets outlining the plan and principles of the federation movement, the result of a 1909 meeting of synodical societies to discuss the formation of a women's missionary society for the church-at-large. There is a leaflet, reprinted from Luther League Topics, highlighting the work of various General Council women's missionary societies. A leaflet published by the WMS contains the reaction of some General Council synods to the formation of the WMS. There is a February 1911 issue of The Foreign Missionary, but it is not apparent if it is a complete issue. It has at least the first eight pages, and the majority of the material is reprinted from the booklet written by Rev. Drach mentioned earlier in this description. The issue of The Foreign Missionary is the only record in this series with a definitive publication date. In addition to the published material, there are four, brief, typewritten manuscripts. Two appear to be of the same manuscript titled, "Some Backward Glances to the Beginnings of the Women's Missionary Society of the General Council." One of these copies is incomplete. The other manuscripts pertain to home mission activities and the Lutheran Mission Worker, the official publication of the WMS.

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Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Library, ELCA Library