The Portland daily press., 1890-04-17
MISSIONS IN FOREIGN LANDS.
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Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord, that
they may rest from their labors and their works
do follow them"
We have found Miss Bum of the Eurasian
pennsylvania assumed charge OF the Home on ar
irving in Burma in December. She reioces in
ner work and this school for needy children
seems EN- u unaer special blessing of heaven.
we ma Miss Barrows at the boys school, spec
ially grateful to be returned to that work after
her year at Moulmein. Mahmhyah whom we
pleasanty remember, and her husband, All Syoo.
are most reliable native helpers living in part OF
ner home which we have just enlarged. Two
oeautlful babes, twins. are the "well spring OF
10Y IN that home. Miss Whitehead says that her
talent does not lie in writing annual reports. we
are sure 1t lies in quiet painstaking service upon
val.
Morton Lane school has Just graduated eight
teachers this year from its normal department,
SIX Of whom are Christian girls, and eight OF tne
pupils have been baptized. Here, also, 1alIhill
renee, besides assisting in the Karen schoo last
year, did some touring in the Jungle, anu loI
months watched over and cared Tor MIS- heliy; l., III
this service, at the last she was assisted by MIS-.
Elwell, who is now at the Karen school, WIN
Miss Taylor of the Society of the West MIS-. FL
well, with her accustomed provision ana elrcunl-
spection, sees in Burma field open for kidder-
garten work, and begs that we VIII make "
known Your board gladly seconds her appeal. Let
us buy up our opportunities.
DIR. Mitchell is here to tell of her work, and OF
her longing to return to it. Mrs; Morrow, at Pa
Voy, has gathered up the threads of school and
medical Work laid down when She came TO Ameri-
ca. Two girls have been sent for training to the
Dnaerin Hospital at Rangoon. The heather are
asking schools for their children, and at the ASSo
citation of the Churches it was voted that in every
village where school was opened each Christian
family should take one heather child and provide
II rice, clothes and books, If necessary. One pas
tor provided for three of these children. how
many OF our homes would be open in this way?
Our workers in Burma and India fear increase OF
school expenses next year, because OF the Scarci.
ty and high price of rice. But the aCork must go
on, and our abundance must be supply for their
want. We know not how much we may be re;
ceiving daily out of their abundance in answered
prayer for us of the home land.
Time passes, and we grieve TO say that oul
work in China is so little that 1t needs but little
space upon our page. Mrs. Partridge, from Swa
tow, will tell of our two schools there-the boys
and the GIRLS and we will coast along the mighty
| the deep undertone of immortal, unsatisfed long
ing from two hundred millions Of women blends
| as minor chord with the roar of ocean as il
miles inland are Misses Young and RICHTER al
kinhwa-fu, having begun work In school OF ter
girls. and by the aid Of a Bible woman, entered
upon house to house visitation. They are happy
aud we hope for them enlargement and blessing
as they gain command of the language and gel
sseG IN the pew nome o which mas 6een
fes.
tidings. At Yokohama, Mrs Brown is pushing
forwa the buildings for the girls boarding and
day school, of which she told US last year. Oul
Bible womans work will be on the same COM
pound, and we look for strength and comeiness
in the comfortable quarters which all will have
Miss Converse, an experienced teacher from Yer
mont Academy, came to us last May, and we sent
her in January to become principal Of this enlarg
ed school. Miss Roman, under a burden of i'll
ness: has wrought earnestly with her Bible women
and her four girls who IN training for the same
work. She tells OF answered prayer which in
spires her to ask greater things In the future
Miss Eaton has returned TO America by the ad
vice of her physician, and Miss Wilson on hei
way home from Burma, finding her health return
ing, dropped into the vacanl niche and waits tC
see If the Lord has work for her in that city.
Tokyo lies seventeen miles up the bay and or
Saturday. January 25th, there was very happy
and jublant company otteachersIand pupils at The
Sarah Curtis Home, who welcomed Miss Kiddel
back from her brief visit to America. Miss Whit
am will tell you of home life in this institution
where you, sisters of Maine, have so large an in
vestment of gifts, prayers and sympathy Miss
Clagett and Miss Church, though SO new in the
work, bore up brayey under their burdens of care
while they were alone. and are very happy in the
seal OF blessing which the Master sets upon then
labors. MIR. and Mrs. Thompson have for months
been praying us to send them two ladies for WORK
at Kobe in the south of the island. Mrs. Rhees
who has been part OF that work from the begin
ming, is here and can tell you of the need Is She
she whom the Lord wants for this work here also
May she recognize the Masters voice and answer
ing Rabboni, may she receive her commission
go tell"
Our summary of the foreign department is AZ
men, lit schools, 6,059 pupils, 1913 baptisms.
Mrs. Waterbury of Madras, India, was Intro.
duced as associate secretary.