Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-05

t6uIlOQ Oh tD6 WOmduS IoIclSn 1AiesioA
airy society was to carry on the work Of
Jesus Christ among the male population
Of foreign posts where people were in ig-
norancs 81 The Bible plan of salvation.
She belonged to the branch of the work
which confined itself exclusively to the
women of heathendom. This line of mis-
sionary work was, as yet, not very extern
sive, owing, chiefly, to the almost unsur-
mountable difficulties incurred, and also
because there had not been so much atten-
tion paid to it. In Lucknow there was but
one missionary; in this vast district there
is work for hundreds. Other places were
equally insuficiently supplied. Out there
there they called this branch Of missionary
work con Enthusiastically zor, woman,
oain1i, apartments-womeni in apartments.
The work is really carried on behind the
curtain in spartm ents. It is well known
that the Hindoo ladies are strictly seclud-
ed from the profane eyes of the male pop
ulation, except her Immediate master AID
family. To reach the ladies of India there
was great difficulty and circumlocution.
They are hid from sight and left in their
natural ignorance, idolatry and supersti-
ton. 1t is not considered necessary or at
ell proper for the women to know any
thing outside of the pleasure and service
she is expected to yield to her master or
her family. At this present time the boys
and men were having exceptional advea-
tages in the way of education, equal, al
most, if they had mind to avail them
selves of their privileges, to the advantag IS
of education offered in this country. TIN
British government has established publi5
in,
raised by the missionaries of the various
foreign societies. But girls and women
were not respected and allowed the
advantages of men as we al know. They
have not the commonest rights allowed to
our ladies. They were not even allowed
to eat with the men but were compelled to
take the leaVings. She had on several &C.
casions been in the apartments of the IA
tive men and had found them to be must
luxuriously appointed, Persian carpets
and hangings, marble topped tables and
side-boards and everything in frst-class
style. But way in the rear of the house,
dark and gloomy, with mud walls and
floors were the rooms of the women. No
beds; but cots, few mats, here and there
two or three light bamboo chairs but no
table or stand or anything. Such generally
were the apartments of the wives wealthy
men. There was nsne of that oriental mag
nifcence, of which we had SO often
read and heard tell. This might have
been long ago, but was certainly not so.
In little box in the corner of her poor
room, she kept her fine clothes, jewels, e.,
with which che arrayed herself to attend
festivals, ETC., where the attendance O.. the
men was prohibited. There was no pleas
ure talking with Eindoo woman. They
were densely ignorant and superstitic Us.
After talking to them for hours CT the true
God they would finally exclaim they could
not understand. The lady then devoted
some little time to tho character OF The
missionaries and their experience. It vas
no pleasure to leave beautiful and retired
homes to work among these heathens, bat
they were working for God and not for
their Gown pleasure. Some interest g
sketches of conversions effected during
her work il Ia0ia brought tears to many
eyes il the house.
AT tie close of this address Ms. Mary
c. Mind asked the attention % tho I'll
dienoe for few moments On busin5a5
which related to collection she intended
to nave taken up to defray the expenses of
Mr.. and Mrs. Bailey from Dubuque to ST.
Paul. Quite little sum was raised.
Mrs. Bailey sung another sweet little
hymn and the anniversary meeting of the
association was closed with benediction.