Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-03-07
ANNIVERSARY.



.prsvlNG AND ABLE AD'
.rssEs ny MRS. DR. MAU0A
AVID DR.. E. ". PARAER. y
ss yyomsn's Forsign missionary 80
y " anniversary, held in Grace M. y
bych Thursday evening, was wen
ndad The exercises opened will
anthem BY the choir, after which tn
aiJant Rev. j. Richards Boyle, Said
meeting WAS called In the Interest
rne of the youngest institutions o.
church, and gave brief history ol
origin of the Women's Foreign
.sjonary Society, less than q score Of
r. d p. Kidder then announced the
mn commencing "Jesus shall reign
ars ere The SUM-" which, when the
nregatjon had finished singing, was
SweI with prayer by the Rev. Dr.
dwell. Mrs. Rev. }. Maugh, ID D.,
Introduced by Rev. j. Richards
e and opened his remarks hy say
that when q person is presented 1t
us,omary to give All Introduction.
he then gave an interesting descrip.
If the manner of living among
pe Of the uations where the society
q ,heir missions and have been Ia
tpp In India the people think 1t a
they owe to their children and to
,,iy to marrv them as soon az pos.
and as a conse QuenCs many chill
are marpied when but eight or
years Of age.
NHpn there are several Sons in a
y it sometimes becomes very large,
Is the custom for the sons 10 bring
r wives home. As many of these are
hing more than children, the hus-
kd's mother obtains a great control
them, and if they should be taken
from their homes, they oftimes for.
the mother that bore them.
he husbands mother Is kind and
6pp, their lot il somewhat ameli-
he'd, but If she is cross and Overbear-
or tyranicaI, AZ is oftimes the case,
4 10, is indeed sad, and they fire.
|n,ly resort 10 suicide 10 end their
b.
he men fare much better, and a
se filed with soDs, means honor and
,h, whi.e the possessions Of daugh-
is the reverse. The great evil lies
he fact that women and girls are
ked upon in India as inferior 10 the
b.
he speaker said that the more intel
knt Of the people condemned these
hi marriages, and she had heard
be of them say that they wished the
tish Government would pass a law
bidding them. The lot of widows is
" hard, and when q woman or child
nee married, or even berrOthed, and
man should die, she never dare
fry agaln, and she Is looked upon as
putcast. 1t is said that not less than
)nty thousand widows join the
cing girls every year, to escape the
secu,ions 10 which they are sub
rs. Mangh also spoke Of the religion
|he people, and said they were salts.
with it because they did not know
lny better.
Hhen she frst went to India, the
osity of the people was so greatly
ited about the dresses worn by her
her friends, that it was some time
bre they would pay any attention 10
lt was said. They examined the
bses, shoes and even stockings, and
be many inquiries concerning them.
hey also wanted to know all about
domestic relations of the party, II
b were parried, how many children
had, and whether they were boys
iris, When they were told that
le OF he young ladies were unmar-
they could not understand how II
that they could grow up in their
er's honsesand not have households.
hen the principles of christianity
9 explained to them, they seemed
" toaccrp' them, as they said it was
llch better than their own belief or
glon, and some Of them said that it
so good, that they could scarcely
eve H.
hr 'rclnr" was very interesting, and
crlD-d mInutely the manners, Gus.
ana religion Of the people in In.
Mrs, Dr. Maugh is a pleasing
uFr, and held the undivided
h'l"h Of the audience for over one
pr.
pIs +. y. Stevens made & report
IN" WORK Of the society during
past year, and closed by making
aFpcaI 10 the audience to raise
h'ldrtd dollars for the society q
ht President then introduced the
E.E' W Parker, d. d. of the north Of
ia Conference. DR.. Parker said
\ III" labors among the women In
Ia no" were totally different to what
n were twenty five years ago, when he
went to that country. At that time
y lew conid read or writs:the preju.
/, against lnparting an education to
|'S was No great that their parents
luI" marry them rather than see them
bcated.
2, l,Tst. when it WAS proposed to |
Fn Ih' tirIS, the people said what il
USE VIII they look any better or |
Ilk auy better, and opposed 1t on the |
p"I" mat it could not benefit them
Y out there are now in the north of |
la thrre schools, where many are
~ Ianght, that will do good work in
iuture.
Sext 10 these are the boarding houses
schools, and there are now one
'usand ~. christian girls in India az the
VI, ",' OF the work accomplished by |
M ne third branch Of the work com. |
sfs ~ the schools for Matchmaker chill.
~ i ana they are also doing great |
y Eood work. DIR. Parker rela' ed an
ausht OF the daughter of a Hindoo
Wv, ', VINO, when she was in q dying
IInl'ioh, was, at the request of her
:, ',er' prayed with by Mrs. Parker, and
q happy,
\ lew days after her death the father |
10 10 Dr. Parker and said 81 want |
! 70 visit nv house Just az often as
can, and teach this religion of yours |
ny g wife and daughters, az am sat- |
~ ! mat ills the only religion that |
'each them how to live and how to |
no ladies' now have. 175 natioas
ann ,"ine 10 the cause of Christ and
seaa,ng 40, the christian religion. When
iist went to India it was the custom
,s,; n,Gw away the girl babies, and