The Portland daily press., 1886-06-04

teacher in the boarding school at Kemendine
Miss McAllister said the American idea of a
boarding school would not at all apply to the
school at Smyrna. 1t was not the purpose of
the school to teach the girls anything that
would unfit them for their life or make them
dissatisfied with it, but it IS impossible to
compel regular attendance when they are al
| lowed to board at their homes. The school
is divided into three grades and has besides
a normal school.
Work among the Chinese in Portland was
reported by Mrs. Croker Of the Second Par
ish church. Mrs. Croker said while it would
seem that this work was home missionary
work, it must be remembered that the Chi
nese do not remain in this country and be-
come citizens, but return to their own coun-
try. At the school now there is Chinaman
who has crossed the.ocean nine times
Miss Nelsine Aageson read an interesting
paper prepared by Mr.. James M. Phillips oil
the Free Baptist Mission of Midnipore, In
dia. The condition of the women OF India
was pathetically described A woman, ac-
cording to the Indian religion, has no hope
of heaven. If she is very good in this life
and very obedient to her husband she may
have chance to return to earth as man
and so have chance to enter heaven at last.
A collection was taken to defray the ex-
penses.
By this time the children had come in and
taken the seats reserved for them. Mrs.
Bowen of Turkey addressed them briefly,
giving the little pictures Of child life in the
land across the sea.
rhA oaA will n or IF
the familiar missionary hym 'From Green
lands Icy Mountains
EVENING.
An audience filling the spacious audience
room to OVERLOOKING attended the evening
exercises. Mrs. j. w. Bashford presided
with her accustomed grace and dignity. The
Second Parish choir, with Kotzschmar at the
organ, furnished music, which was in itself
rich treat.
The opening address was made by Mrs. w
Bowen of Turkey, who represents the Amer
| lean Board. Mrs. Bowenis pleasing speak
er, and her account of mission work was lis
| tened to with interest.
| Mrs. G. Fl. Daniels gave an admirable sum-
mary of the reports given during the day,
and made an earnest plea for the women who
sit in darkness in the proportion of two hum
bred to every Christian woman in the whole
| world.
Mrs. E. E. Baldwin, for eighteen years a
missionary in China, made the closing adj
dress. The "heathen Chinee'' at home was
painted in glowing colors by Mrs. Baldwin,
who justly deserves the title of champion
of the Chinese" Mrs. Baldwin's estimate
of the Chinese is very high. China is the
grandest market in the world for all New
| England products, and from purely selfish
standpoint we should be careful not to shut
| the door ourselves.
The power of the gospel in the lives and
homes of the Chinese was graphically de-
| picted. Mrs. baldwin witnessed six thou
sand conversions during her missionary life.
The meeting closed with the Doxology and
the benediction by Rev. DR.. Fem.
CURIOSITIES.
There were many valuable and. interesting
articles on exhibition from the various mis-
sionary fields. A piece of the first Morning
Star, which was built more than twenty
years ago; several pieces of elegant en-