The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-04-04


all combined i'm true historic, i'm the very
line oi the subject in which We want Ia
interest them?
All that | can give IL the result oi my
observation can In summed up briefly for
those ri u, who have the care al young
children. First. we must be interested
ourselves. III our interest i languid and
hali-hcarted IL i oi NJ Use To- try tn stir
up the children. Then We must believe
the children can be interested. even while
very Young. Then. beginning when they
begin t. understand. we must talk missions
To- them and into them. AMI make the sub
Jet - vivid with NIL the aid> We can pro-
cure. that an intcr>c and earnest Interest
in the subject will ~ rooted AMI grounded
III their minds while they are Vet L."
y"i;;I. Ia know that everybody J. u"t -
interested in missions - they are; AMI
this interest will bc pretty sire 10 grow
with their growth till il shall come I" pa->
tha; they viii never belong To- the number
al iho>.. VIA" think missionary meetings
dull. aud who know little AMI caIc les
about missionary work.
THE NI->iuSAEY'> TALK.
To AN audience. 10th in size anil ,.ulIurr.
which any man might iecl proId 1" AL
dress, Rev. John Butler. for fourteen
wears missionary al the PRESBYTERIAN
church al Nin.p". china. delivered = most
interesting. lecture on the social. Intellect
Ilal and religious lie nf Chinese women.
The church was crowded. extra seats
having To- bc used. tn the platform >at
rhc pastor. Rev. j. G.. Tealtie. Rev'>.
Thoma, Marshall. ri ~. L"uiS and John
Butler. \ full representation of the city
pastors sat i'm the audience. The choir
gave several selections in tine voice.
AMI execution, while the pastor read the
scripture lesson and Rev. Marshall offered
Il feeling PRAYER.
Rev. Mr.. Beattie then arose and touch
insly referred to the time when he ana the
speaker oi the evening. wer. cla-smate, al
PRINCETON. y. J. Seminary. fifteen years
ago. They parted "n Commencement l'ay
each goin. to different fields of Labor. and
met i"r the first time in all these wears
Yesterday afternoon. ut the depot This
introduction hail - tender influence "n the
audience and gave Il stronger interest in
the missionary. lie was then formally in
PRODUCED.
THE IE'TjRE.
Mr.. Butler began hv >avin. that h,.
would present a subject different from that
whi"h he usually presented To- 4 promi~cu-
OIL auiicnre. - he was addressing a cniI-
ference al women. lie wanted ru tell ol
three Stages. ur phases. oi the lite II
thine~c wnmen-the social. the intellectual
the moral and religious.
There i. he said. a mistaken idea ~ L"
Chinese habits. Two questions are al
WAYS asked Du they eat rats. and Il" the
women rule the men? These questions
show the need ni information about that
people. These eases are the exception
and not the rule. Ii J. difficult iu set
forth matters Just - they are. \ China
msn. visiting this country. and seeing nrlv
certain phases of our society. goes back
home and tells his people that American
women are thieviSh and passionate: that
their time il spent in going to balls, AMI
spending money prodigaily Is the one
great sin. This Is not u true picture OF
American women. or life. ~ this story
about Chinese love for rats i magnified.
There i not much demand for rats a. 4
diet in that country. 4 lew eat them, the
many 10 not.
| want to give both Side> oi this picture
the dark and the bright. They teach
mostly by example. The primer which is
put into the hand OF the child teaches
that diligence i tina first rule oi
life. AMI the example OF great men and
women Is everywhere set fourth a. an in
centivc To- make this rule the one Oi life.
But the great evils against which the
women have tn contend NAV be clas,ed
under five heads The first one l. that of
inilniicide.
The little girl l. not not - valuable
her little brother. The former are often
slain. the latter never.
This l. the result of heatheniSm. \
woman l. not al much value In the lands
at superstition. There woman l. slave.
The next evil j. that 81 binding the iee,
The physical tortUc attending this process
il terrible hat the mental anguish when IL !
u not done ! lar greater, Iur u debIrS the
woman from marriage. - no thinaman
Will marry woman with big feet. The .
custom l. almost universal. hut none defend
it. They merely say il i the fashion.
Then there l. female slavery. They are
often sold ~ wives ana servants. though /
tins i only among the poorer classes. I
But j, i fearful curse
Then there u the mothcr-in-law. Her .
rule l. despo.ic and the daughter-in-law .
must bc in perfect subsection to this tyTanI !
To her she must I've Obedicnj, waiting ON ,
her and doing her bidding. The latter .
must not talk too much. Tor ii >he does 7
there will bc trouble In the family. The ,
last evil is that they are betrothed too
young and frequently to one they never
saw. This, of course. i Il wrong on
social life and IL a
rule. works evil. Here marriage cere-
mony was described. The engagement is
made by the fathers al the groom ami
bride. These latter do none OF the court
ing. Here two love letters were shown,
each ahout six feet long, and the reading
ri them created considerable merriment
They are not samples oi american love
epistles. They were written by the fathers
Di the lovers -.
THE BRIGHT SIDE.
There i another side of this life Filial
affection l. the brightest feature Chinese