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reports were handed in. These reports IN
clude statistics from each charge in the Con
ference, and make in the aggregate an I'M
mense mass of figures. The collections for
general conference purposes were also col
lected.
ANNIVERSARY OF TIE woMENs MISSIONARY
SOCIETY.
A, > o'clock the Women Foreign MisSiDn-
airy Society held lis anniversary. The wall
of the chanccl behind the desk bore for the
occasion large illuminated motto, The
Field is the World" with lists of the com
tries in which the Methodist Board of Mis-
sons is sustaining missions. Mrs Joseph
llillman, assistant secretary of the society.
presided with dignity and grace. The tx
erCiscs commenced with the reading of the
72d Psalm by Mrs. DIR. Griilin Of Troy ;
prayer by Rev. {. \. :. Heath and the
singing OF the hymn, Jesus Shall Reign
Wherever the Sun" read lay Mrs. Dr. ".
B. Lund Of this city. The president then
introduced Rev. DIR. Wm. Butler. formerly
of the mission TO India, who made the al
dress
Dr.. BrTLEEs Address
DR. Butler said that as he began in SPEAK thrft.
seemed To rise before hlm the VISION uf gentle
face that Of the llinduO woman, Maria. tn, hfsi
female convert Of the Methodist church IN the val
the FIRST fcmae visitor aud The first hiariyr nf The
Indian missloh The blood ui that woman became
the seed Of the church. and on the spot where she
died Is the headquarters of that iinurishng mission.
Dr. Butler described the 'liillCutir, Attending the
mission work IN Hndoostan twenty wears ago. The
missionaries could Obtain NO icc,-1- To the women
uf the respectable classes, who are kept s.,luc,l
from all men hui Their fathers, husbands aud
brothers, and In ten ycat7 there. ne never the
face Of II woman except of the lowest class IN"
native helpers and converts, AT once lost caste and
became parlahsi could moi "hiain wives and were
shut out from all social LIE lie IN trouble
about them I'LL Providence ctmr To th, Tr=t.tr.
The war that followed the great Scpuy reb. llnn.
which crralcd to drive Out the English aud
Christianity from that land was followed ~ a t..r-
rible famine. Thousands dtrd uf starN alton. The
children often survived their patruts. who would
deprive themselves OF food 10 save Their offspring,
aud the English authorities sent out men and col
l lected mutItudes of these orphaned aud starving
children, IN order 10 save their lives Seeing tlir
opportunity Dr. Butler Offered to take 800 OF These
| children-i5O girls and many h"ys-to support
aud educate. lir hat no lnui- fnr the pufpusc tut
| he relied first on the Lord and then on the women
| of America. Out al that appeal arose the Women
| Missionary Society. The government Iuihoiit
sent HIM the children and tnry were dumped Al hiI
door u all ages from infancy 10 - yrIrs. m al con
dItlons Of drstltuiun AMI nakr,lncss. Several were
| too far gone 10 he saved und were buried ~ a daN
| OF two. The rest Were sheltered clothed Ted aud
| taught.
The government seeing the value OF the work
done sUOl nl'lc an appropriation uf money 1nr III,
education of these children, and had followed u hl
| liberal grants amounting IN an tu SOM $50 OtU
! The women of America had supplied the rest, anl
| The Lord hal thus provided inT all thcW needs
These boys grew up the sChools Ia come uatIv,
helpers. andtook wives from III" efl- educated aud
taught IN the WAYS uf christian >o,ictv. Others NJ
thriT turn became teachers and Bible women Mht
are well able To hold then own m discussion with
| the Erahmins, aud in twenty wears the work has
grown ll now there are lG5 native preachers III tht