The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-11-21
METHODIST MISSIONS.
Meeting Of the woman's Auxiliary at
Pine Street Church.

The Woman's Foreign Mission Auxiliary
of the NJ. L. church. met at Pine street
church yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Robinson
presided.
The meeting began with singing the hymn
"Jesus Shall Reign" Miss Carrie Eastman
read selections from the Scriptures. and
prayer was offered bysMrs. Whitaker.
Mrs. Holmes of York gave an interesting
address on "The Cause of Missions" The
first branch OF the Woman's Foreign Mis-
sionary Society was organized In Boston In
1869. Since that time nearly S2.O0o.000 and
40 missionaries have been sent to heather
lands. There Is demand for missionary
zeal on our part when we remember the mill
lions Of women whose darkened minds have
never received a ray of light; ignorant. ab-
ject slaves of man from the day Of their
birth till the day Of their death. We should
cultivate the missionary spirit, the spirit
which lifts humanity nearer to God. A mis-
sionary spirit lives more than the golden
rule. Teach the children to give. Let there
be a mite-box in the household, that the
children may be imbued with tn rit of
giving. Give for the sake Of Him who spare
njt even His Son.
Mrs. Pike and Miss Pennell sang duet,
"rhe world grows better every day."
Miss Clara Cushman. who has been mis-
slonary to China for several years. was then
introduced and gave an informal talk to the
children, Of whom there we're a large num-
Der present. She told them Of the condition
OF the little girls in far-off China, and showed
the shoes which the Chinese girl is obliged
to wear, and also exhibited bandage such
as are bound around the feet to compress
them. As soon as the girl enters mission
airy school the cruel bandage is removed.
Christianity has done for the poor girls aud
women of China what the emperor failed to
do when he issued his mandate to take the
bandages off the feet Of your women"
With Miss Cushman was DIR. Y. K. Dzan,
first graduate Of the medical department at
Pekin. He has practlced in lPekin three
years, but came to this country last summer
to learn English better, so as to attend medi-
cal lectures and learn more of surgery, after
which he will go back to China as a medical
missionary. He was dressed in his native
costume and played on a Chinese instrument
which be took from out of one of his sleeves.
He gave the children some account Of his
boyhood, and described some Of the games
which the little Chinese boys play, and gave
an illustration Of how they play ball. throw
ing 1t high up In the air with the foot. Over
60 OF the children present pledged them
selves to give ST. each towards sending some
little Chinese girls to school. $50 a year be-
ing required for each girl. which includes
board and clothes.
The hana1fokfOr A..D D..
DR.. Clymer.
In the evening there was large audience
present. Tho services began with vocal
solo. "Bread that is cast upon the waters"
by Mr.. Elliot G. Mitchell. DIR. Clymer, .the
pastor, read from the 35th chapter of Isaiah
and then offered prayer.
Sixteen children, bearing lighted tapers,
sang beautiful hymn, "The Lightbearer's
Song" composed by Miss Waterhouse, a
Maine missionary. at the request of Miss
Cushman.
Miss Cushman was again introduced as
the speaker OF the evening, and related her
experience; how she came to go to China as
a missionary, leaving her parents, and she
an only child. But she had cOnsecrated her
self to God, and though when she went she
had no particular love for the Chinese, OF In
IrAcot III hcl WOih, uOW sue 10 bnOIOuBnly IN
earnest and loves the Chinese as we'll as her
own people. She gave pleasing account of
her own individual work. When she left
Pekin she had a class of girls numbering 81 !
Perhaps these girls will sow the seed at
home, either by singing little by mn or by
verse of Scripture. 1t is ala in the hands of
the Master. But there are millions Of people
behind closed doors, waiting for help to open
the doors, that they may walk through into
the light. She Is particularly interested in |
the nav schools and helm Ia naadad An ax
pertinent is being made with sewing class |
DIR. Dzan told something of his work in |
the hospital at Pekin. He thanked God that |
he had been converted, and hopes to be able |
to lead others of his poor countrymen into |
the light. He feels grateful to the missiona- |
ries and to the people who sent the mission |
aries there.
A collection was taken. the doxology was
sung, and the benediction pronounced by
Rev. DR.. Whitaker.