atoga Springs, N. Y.

Miss Goodridge was born in St. Lawrence County, N. Y., of a godly and
New England ancestry. She became a Christian in her earliest years
and joined the church when but a child. From the beginning she was
instructed in the Scriptures, which can make wise unto salvation, and
her nature, less rugged than that of some, was well perfected by
grace. Seeking usefulness in needy fields, she offered herself to the
A. M. A., and last year began her work in Talladega, where she proved
herself a devoted and successful teacher, a woman of great refinement
and goodness, and a faithful servant of Christ. Herself a disciple
sitting at Jesus' feet, she never forgot her Master in her teaching,
while her unconscious influence was powerful for good. Her illness
was but of a few days' duration, nor was it considered fatal until
within a few hours of the end. Winning in person and of rare beauty
of character, she has greatly endeared herself to her associates and
to all who knew her. Though death came suddenly it did not find her
unprepared. Her hope was in Christ, and her end was a peaceful
falling asleep.

H. S. DE FOREST.

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BUREAU OF WOMAN'S WORK.

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MISS D. E. EMERSON, SECRETARY.

We are glad to report a movement in favor of State organizations for
woman's work in our own country in co-operation with the Am. Home
Miss. Soc., the Am. Miss. Assoc., the New West Ed. Com., etc. At a
special meeting called at Saratoga on June 4, action was taken by the
representatives of the several Woman's Missionary Societies,
advocating the formation of State societies, whose object should be
to co-operate with the established societies of the Congregational
order, in raising funds and increasing intelligence respecting
missionary work in this country.

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Two years ago the ladies of Vermont pledged the support of one
teacher at McIntosh, Ga., but increased their contributions until
they assumed the entire support of the school. A year ago they
undertook the expense of an addition to the school building, to be
called the "Vermont School." In connection with the State
Association, at Bellows Falls, a ladies' meeting was held on
Wednesday morning, June 10, in behalf of the American Missionary
Association, addressed by their teacher, Miss Plimpton, and by Miss
Emerson, Secretary of the Woman's Bureau. T