Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-31
wEATHERFORD.
A LADY Missionary on a Visit Home
from China Enlightens an Audience
on the status Of the Celestials.
The Heather Imagines We MAKE Medicine
out of Chinese Eyes-News oil
Death-weli Pioasod.


Specihl 10 inc 1aAStVo'
WEArHERfoRD, TEX, Aug. S0.-Ac- {
cordipg 10 previous appointment, last
night Miss Dora Rankin, sister OF Mrs.
w, l. Reeves, and missionary to China,
gave splendid lecture of the customs Of
the people and her experience in China to
a crowded house at the Methodist church.
Miss Rankin has been In China as mis-
sionary and teacher for more than seven
wears. having been sent by the Woman's
BOARD of Missions CT the South. She ac-
ouired the Chinese language in one year,
since which time she has been
teaching the heather Chinese and
giving them the knowledge OF
the Christian religion. Miss Rankins'
lecture gave our people an IDEA OF the
customs Of this foreign land and the dill
cultles which she and her sister, Miss
Lackie, who is at this time at her post IN
China, met with in starting their school,
having to commence with one pupl, but
since that time the school has Increased
wonderfully. The people OF China,
she said, are very superstitous,
and the report went out In the
city 10 which she and her sister
started their school when 1t was first
HLaILGQt lUuL OOlCSN Va viz cShOOA Woc
TO get the children together and punch
their eyes out and send them to America,
out of which to make medicine. This idea
she says has vanished and their school is
now in fourishing condition. Miss
Dora has school of male children and
her sisters school Is exclusively of female
children of the poor class. The expenses
of these children, including their board,
clothing and all other expenses, are paid
by the Women's Missionary board of this
country. This is great work, in which
the women and children who are engaged
can feel proud, and that success will
crown them. Miss Rankin said to
Judge the Chinese people by those that
we see in America would be an injustice,
as much so as to have the American peo-
pie Judged by the negroes, as the diff
ference is even greater than the difference
lin the American people and the negro.
That the Chinese that come to this coun'
try are the very lowest class. This lady
who has made such great sacrifice to dc
this great work of educating the heathan
deserves great credit Her lecture was
very interesting and instructive and was
very much appreciated by the large audi
ence present.
The singing of the little Mamie Wadley
accompanied by concert chorus OF abou,
eighteen voices Of little girls, was some
thing grand, and added greatly to the in
terest of the evening.
Miss Lille Smith rendered recitation
In very credltable manner. This relig
ious service was so different from the
regular style of Sunday evening service
and was so very interesting that every
one present was carried away with it
If our people were favored oftener witt
change OF religious services th'
churches would be more extensively at
tended.
The sad news was given our city yes
terday morning of the death of Mrs
Jennie Jones at the residence of he
father, Mr.. j. p. McKinnie. She died a
q. m. yesterday and the funeral tool
: place at 5 p. m. A large concourse o
friends followed her remains to their las
: resting place. The bereft family has thu
deepest sympathy of the entire city.
The report of the news received her
Of over 700 applicants having applied t,
the relief committee, should have beef
Jack county and not Parker, as we hav
no relief committee In this county.
Several of our citizens who attende,
: the reunion at Tyler return highly please
at the treatment received there at tn
hands OF the Tyler people.
d Mr.. G.. II, Cooper spent Sunday in Dial
: las and returned last night.