St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-17
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
The Events of the Closing Day of the
Women's Foreign Missionary
Society.

The Women's Foreign Missionary society,
Minneapolis branch, resumed its labors yes
terday morning at O'Clock, at the First NJ
E. church of st. Paul, under the dignified
popular and efficient leadership of Mrs
Emily Huntington Miller. The devotional
exercises preliminary to the routine for the
day were conducted by the Rev. W. Davis
son, recently returned from India. A COM
mittee On nominations was appointed It's
report was handed in shortly after, recon-
mending the following officers for next year
the meeting ratifying the selections without
dissent.
President-Mrs. Emily Huntington Miller
Recording Secretary-Mrs. Mary G. Mind.
Treasurer-Mrs. w. NJ. Harrison.
Vice MISUNDERSTANDING Van Anaber,
Smith, McKinsley, Graham, Soule, Van Fos-
|, sen, Martin, Hoer, Knauft and Rice.
Mrs. Hartsough read a report on mission
work in Dakota, showing a membership of
PA, an increase for the year of 173. The
committee on resolutions through Mrs STAFF
ford reported series of resolutions, which
were adopted. The committee on publica-
tions reported through Mrs. Mitchell. The
amendments urged by the committee on
bylaws were adopted.
Miss Carrie Holbrook, the agreeable and
popular president of the Young Woman's
Christian Temperance, union, and one of the
most active Christian workers in the north
west, then read valuable paper on young
ladies' societies, and the society, appreciating
its worth, ordered it printed.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The proceedings of the afternoon were
opened with devotional exercises. On mo-
ton Mrs. Emily Huntington Miller was
elected fraternal delegate to a meeting of
the board at Minneapolis next week.
DIR. Mary MILESTONE, of Minneapolis, read
an instructive and entertaining paper on
"Medical Work in Foreign Lands.'' She
drew vivid picture of the condition of
women in foreign lands, and showed the
need of women physicians there. Women
are so secluded in the Orient that they can
not be properly looked after by male physi-
clans, and so they often suffer through life
with diseases peculiar to their sex which
might easily be cured Women in the medi-
cal profession can reach them, and it is the
duty OF foreign missionary societies to turn
their attention to this important branch of
work. Women are being educated in this
country constantly as physicians, and We
can send portion of them, with little eff
FORT to where they can do an enormous
amount of good in China, India,
Japan and elsewhere. We. know
that these people suffer from disease through
Ignorance and superstition, and we are re-
sponsible to God If we do not lend helping
hand. The people in the Orient have little
knowledge of hygiene, and none at all of
surgery. Our female students in medical
schools should be especially instructed in
surgery. Medical missionary work is already
an established fact. Eighteen lady physi-
clans have already been sent out by the Wo-
mems Foreign Missionary society. OF these
four have married, five have returned to this
country because of WEAKNESS or illness and
two have died. We have now three in India
FIVE IN China and one in Japan. These nine
have been put in the field in the last eighteen
months. In Bombay a movement is on foot
to found female college and hospital, an d
| $780, 900 has already been contributed for that
| purpose.
Mrs. Shepherd, of Minneapolis, formerly a
missionary at BarieIly, India, answered the
| questions in the drawer in vivacinus and
very entertaining manner. She painted
| some very interesting pictures of the liz te-
rior of the homes Of the various classes in
India, and CONTESTED converted household
with one in heather life.
Rev. Mr.. Starkey, of Minneapolis, offered
| the sisters some words of encouragement
He said he did not need TO urge enthusiasm
! on the part OF the society, as Ii was every
/ where visible. He invited the members to
/ come to his-church in Minneapolis, where he
/ would give them a warm reception and SUBJ
stantial financial help.
Mrs. Mary C. Mind answered some oues-
tons which had been handed TO her. One,
asking where a jug could be bought for mite
gatherings. created considerable merriment,
and Mrs. Mind said her knowledge of jugs
was so limited that she could not answer it.
The invitation TO hold the next annual
meeting of the society at Owatonna was ac-
cepted.