St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-03-12
Our Boston Letter.

the Woman's Christian Association was
held in the chapel of Trinity Episco-
pal Church. Mrs. Durant, the Presi-
dent, took charge of the meeting.
Beautiful flowers Ornamented the desk,
table and instrument. Different reports
were read by the Secretaries and Treas
urer, stating the method and manner of
increasing and enlarging their field of
labor and usefulness, 10y the establish
ment of an Industrial School, where
girls we're enabled to fit themselves for
various positions aud thus become self
supporting.
Rev. Phillips Brooks, the pastor of
the church followed with some appro-
pirate remarks, when Bishop Paddock
made brief address. He thought the
reports read, spoke volumes for the
success of this work, and needed no
word of his to supplement it. 1t has
often been said that aUOmen work from
impulse and feeling, but it was gratify-
ibS W icdi ii tudG bliiS olSdulAdllou hstu
been characterized by so much good
common sense, and guided by such
sound Judgment and wisdom practical
ly, so it had proved success financial
ly. Nothing tends more to increase
ones self-respect, than to aid a person
to become self-suppOrting, and i'll ele-
waiting people morally, you are enabled
TO reach them spiritually.
Tuesday was the birthday meeting
of the Suffolk Branch of the Woman's
Board of Missions, which was held in
the vestry of Park street church. Mrs.
DR.. Stedman of Jamaica Plains, the
President, opened the meeting, and
Mrs. DR.. Thompson of the Highlands,
offered prayer. Then followed a report
from the Secretary, Mrs. Warner. OF
the lib organizations of which this
Branch is composed, there are u
churches represented, in which there
are 81 mission circles and 50 auxilaries.
AS this Branch was only formed last
April, the constitutions did not repre-
sent II full year, which averaging by
the month, would have been much
larger than those given in the Treasur-
er's report, So, 1859. 1t was surpris-
ing to hear how much could be COM
pressed into three minutes, which was
the time allotted by the Presidents to
each delegate.
1t Was pleasant and suggestive to
hear the different ways used in various
places to awaken a deeper interest in
the subject of missions in the Young
Ladies' Mission Circles. Some got up
dialogues, where the characters repre-
sented different heather nations, dress
ed in native costumes, furnished by the
WOman's Board, as the "Offerings of
Genius to Christianity )" while others
met socially at stated times, and while
engaged in work, some one read aloud
from some interesting book, or letter
from q missionary, thus arousing and
broadening the interest in missions.
The young men also in some places
were writing articles and studying up
the missions and countries. The Presi-
dent stated that as all the ladies were
not able to attend the animal meeting
in Springfield, they would be favored
with an article read by Mrs. S. b. Pratt,
entitled ''The Open Door," which was
beautifully and touchingly expressed ;
showing how the prayers offered 40 and
SO years since, had been wonderfully
answered by the many nations and
countries who to-day are opening wide
their doors for foreign missionaries to
enter.
Miss ellison, who was unexpectedly
present, graduate of Mt. HoIyOke
Seminary, but now a teacher in a SEM
mary in Stellinbush, South Africa, gave
quite an account of some of the mis-
sionaries in their section-only a thou
sand miles away! In the afternoon,
Mrs. Caswell, outlined a sketch of her
early life, call when 16 years of age,
to go on mission to the Seneca Indi-
ans; of her journey with her father,
when IL years of age, to them, and of
her experience as IL teacher. Thinking
she must know everything, as she came
from "the Hub" she often found trou-
blesome and difficult questions deferred
to her to be solved. One day she was
summoned from the school room by
two Indians, to decide how to tell ex-
actly the middle or half of tree that
had been felled. She dared not saw she
did not knoaU, but ON the wav. it oc-
Cured to her that if placed on log
and balanced, the point of equilibrium
would determine it, which she found
was much to the satisfaction of the
claimants.
Miss Ogden, M. D., gave a thrilling
account of her experience as a physi-
clan in Sholapeor, India. She cited one
days experience as an example of mapy
that she spent, rising at a. M, and
finding scarcely time to take her meals
or gain necessary rest and repose at
night, so great was the demand among
the poor for medical treatment.
Tuesday evening Miss Willard, Pres
ident of the National Temperance So
ciety, made an eloquent address in Union
church.
Wednesday, March Sd, the Boston
University School of Medicine held
their seventh annual commencement in