New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-24
woMEN,s WORK IN FOREIGN LANDS.
ADDRESSES ON MISSIONS AND THE FI0fN'
70 WHOM THEY ARE SENT.

The meetings Of the woman's Foreign Missionary
sooIctles IN connection with the General AsseHi'y'
the Madison Square Church yesterday morning anu
ternoon. were largely attended NO business We"
transacted the meetings being held for tho PURPOSE "
arousIng popular sentiment IN oehah OF tOres"
sIonary work The platform was decorated WIN lo,,
palms and flowers aud the reading desh was '
with a mound OF red and white roses
Mrs Henry n Beers president OF the New'forh
poarl. presIdsd NJ both OF yesterdays meotins" III
tho morning. Mrs T. c. Parsons read rePofs VI
Woman's Work for woman and MISS l. Loni's'u
presenfsd that Of Chidren'' Work Tor children. Au
dresses were delivered Our Missions In Persia |"
Miss @. v Holiday, OF Tabrlz Persia ana on MAJ.
rIaec and Missionary Work." by Mrs. g. C. PERKINS, Oh
pLn,dn,,bIo mr. Fl,on c. Mitchell. OF the Medical
Mission, Msulman, Burmah, spoke on me "oFA VI VI
A Native Pastor" IN place Of the Rev. Mr. 1885, oA
japan. who unable to be present ..
Particular interest was taken IN the AFTERNOON moet
nr the church being crowded IN every part hiuo"s
the women on tho platform with Mrs Beers were h'.
J. C. Hepburn, Of Yokohama, Japan MISS DO BAUM. VI
Nyack: Mrs Rhea, Mrs. Caldwell, Miss HonidSy' Hh'
Bushnell, formerly Of Africa; Mrs houss, -,
siam: Mrs. Thorpe Mrs. Potter, OF Teheran mrs
pcrgcn 81 india: Mrs Charles B. Newton ana MISS
pratt all missionaries The first address OF the Gter-
noon was on New Work for tho Year. oy MIS- u y.
Thorpe The speaker said that notwithstanding 'n~'
the receipts for mission work hsd fallen ON TINS yoS'
morn than usual was expected OF the soeleV' AH""B
the most important features Of the work 10 DC uono
vas tho erection OF new school buildings In MeHloo'
pcr,Ia. Asia. China Japan and elsewhere the puiu'
n NJ houses for missionaries and the enlargement OF
church and school buildings already erected To ac
comnlI,b all these things would require the expenditure
OF s6l 500 which she hoped would DO promptly r"lseo
The Tnueless Lands was the subject OF an address
bv Mrs waterbury India. with us sooOVoOo0
souls she said was land without homes mo
ccnIus OF the homo was the wife and mother In
india there was no lack Of the wife and mother Gle
r.nt hut there were really homes. Children
.ro rna7frd tbere az the ages Of and two years
and wives became mothers al the ages OF ten and
n,oyon years There were no homes. because thero
was no home spirit She described an Indian house
hold The wife had TOO rauch reverence for her hus-
hand even TO speak his name. He was to her more
than A god. when the husband came TO his house
hc was met at tho threshold By his wife. who hal
vessel ready in which she washed his foot Thon
he nrovided him with food feeding him as II he were
unable 10 wait upon himself when his hunger was
.a,isnsd what remained OF the food beonGed 10 tho
wife who might take II TO some Outot ihewAV corner
and cat II, Al the bcttnr parts OF the house worn
pro-enpted by the husband the women OF the family
being obliged TO put up with whatever was nft
Tn. condition OF thess women was something terrible,
nsr+icrlary with regard to the Ifndoo widows. who
were the saddrq, human crcsturoI on earth. The
Indian women had no hooc Of home on earth md
Mrs, Waterbury thought II the duty OF Christianity
10 show them tho wN TO the MANSIONS In their
Fathers house.
Mrs. Charles D. Newton sAh that the WORK
among the MNhomctans was particularly din
,,It because they believed that thsv wero HIGHT
I'D thai fho missionaries were wrong. She had heard
, MabometAn say: Poor dog OF an unbelieVer' you
think YOU are right but wo know that We are IL
Was not easy TO make hesdway against such bpnIt
a. that. Among the ATmeniAns there was ahotheI
,ntrf, hard 10 overcome. The ATncnlans seemed 20
EHk thai they were better Christians than INC ms
| ,onAries themselves, and were apt 70 say 20 Os'A
| 10 your church we arc ali right ~ We arc -, !,
frIrf addresses were made BY Miss ChdEen, OF
nocots. Misl Ella lie Baum, OF EyacE, who VIII soon
| 90 10 Mexico as missionary Mrs HepGnn. OF
Yokohama aud the Rev. Dr. 7. F.. Elilnwoo1' an
informal reception Was held al the close OF the stT
| noon meeting, when tho missionaries present wero
| introduced personally 10 many members OF inc con
| grrgAtiOn. The meetings VIII 10 conH"u'u ''NH''
| morning and afternoon.