Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-09-19

VI the 1,OOO,OOO,OOO Inhabitants of
the earth 856,000,0OO are in heather
countries. We are trying to reach the
women of these millions. We have
thirty.nine lady missionaries under the
care Of this board"
The next order of business was the en-.
rolling Of delegates.
ENROLMENT.
Bon Homme-Mrs. Myra K. Dunlap.
Catharge-Mrs. Il. w. Knapp.
Dover-Mrs. 8. s. Gurney.
De Smet-Mrs. Laura j. Brown.
Elk Point-Mrs. L. P. Sabine.
/ Iroquois-Mrs. NJ. E. Drake.
Huron-Mrs. Fred NJ. Wilcox. Miss E.
B. Higbee.
Ohamberlain-Mrs. T. W. Sears.
Letcher-L. NJ. McLane.
Spring6eld-Mrs. h. NJ. Seconds.
Vermillion-Mrs. G. s. Bascom, Maria
M. Knight, Mrs. NJ. E. Lathrop, Mrs. E.
O. Burchard.
Yankton-Mrs. E. @. Norton, Mrs.
John T. Shaw, Mrs. w. B. Valentine.
Young Peoples Missionary Band
Fannie =. CLARK, Lulu NJ. Etter; Oahe-
Miss Collins, Katie Pretty Bear.
Santee-Ellen Hitto.
Greetings and best wishes were re-
ceived from Iowa, Nebraska and northern
Dakota, Minnesota.
A committee OF three on nominations
was elected as follows: Mrs. A. j. Drake,
of DeSmet; Mrs. E. Miner, of Yankton;
Mrs. Stewart Sheldon, OF Yankton.
After singing, Mrs. Ward reported re-
garding the auxilllaries in the territory.
In the following places societies have
been organized: Yankton, Vermillion,
De Smet, Sioux Falls, Bon Homme and
Howard. Reports were also made from
Webster, Faulkton, Iroquois, Huron,
Pierre and Lake Preston.
In the absence Of tue treasurer, Mrs.
Findlay. of Vermillion, Mrs. Ward read
the treasurer's report. The amount re.
ceived during the year was $35s.13, while
the W. B. NJ. I. wishes Dakota to raise
$500.
The president stated that the society
did not wish to lose their perspective,
and SO felt it not inappropriate to ask
Miss Collins, of the Indian school at
Oahe, to address the meeting.
Miss Collins address was full of inter.
esting facts concerning the work among
the Indians, illustrating the good that is
being done in that work. She men.
toned number Of cases where
Indian girls who had been con.
verted became at once earnest
workers. Miss Collins then Joined with
the two Indian girls present, in singing
in the Dakota tongue, "From Green.
lands Icy Mountains"
The committee on nominations report.
ed, and report was recommitted. -
The society Was then favored with an
address by Mrs. Wagner, Of Iowa, on
the Condition of Heathen Women
The girl born into a Hindo family ie
considered as an intruder. At ave or siz
she is married to a boy a year or two
older than she. At once she is taken
from the care OF her mother and
given into the keeping OF the
family Of her husband and
placed in close confinement from whlct
she does not 60 out for years, perhap,
never. She is perfectly at the mercy o.
her husband. A woman has no othel
God than her husband.
The women in the world are in China
What is their condition? "Women hayl
no SOULS"
Buddhism teaches that if woman il
faithful to her husband she may be re
turned to the world 90
man. A large proportion of iemal,
infants are suppressed at their birth.
hard bitter life of.bondage to poor, Will
, idleness Of better OF classes is not mucl
better. She 10 cold to highest bidde
for wife. The situation among tn
Mahommedans - not much better.
!, The committee on nominations 7asai,
Ireported - follows:
Mrs Norton president.
? Mrs. Brown, OF De Smet, vice pres,
! dent and N. W. Warner, OF Day county
. vice president
Treasursr. Mn. 81, b. Smith Of Yanl
ton association.
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