The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-17


Mr. and MIS-. Powell ask Tor lady helper.
Up at Seeued~ ~rabad, Mrs. Maplesdem reports
three schools, three Bible womel and a general
prosperity Of the work. Miss Chute at Palmur as
She gains facility in the use OF the language finds
growing satisfaction In the work. She has visited
70 villages %9sTe e mas oJs newer e
the women who wonder why she came so far un-
less she expected some earthly gain.
Dear Mrs Burditt, at Udayagirl has her cosy
little girls schoOlhouse, at a cost OF S1o-"the
Clifford school the band of Pastor Glhords
church in Boston providing the money Tor y. She
says it IS snug, nee nome a IOa ad .ng 59
mud floor, for then they could nave washed go u
with cow dung made liquid with water, as thaeIy
have often seen their mothers do, and so nave iet
Fag away 10 The north. towards the hills Of As
sam we find Miss Bond alone at Tura, doing dOu-
BILE service since Miss Mason, In utter exhaus-
tion has gone by the advice Of her physician, 10
Australia, seeking rest In the long sea voyage.
Miss Bond has much encouragementIheI DuPlls
develop and grow appreclatlye. She does not
now need TO go into the jungle topersnade them
to come to town, but from their Christian homes
they are glad to come where they may oe tauSht
things useful for this world and the next Mr..
Phillips says that the demand for teachers IN the
villages is more than the normal school can sup
ply, and the Importance OF their work IN no way
Mrs Burdette, at Gauhati, has a polyglot school
of IL pupils, instructed in Bengali Caro-, ASA
mese and English.
Let us Introduce to you Mrs PettrIck who wit
her husband has come to us from the Dutch Re
formed workers in Assam, and to whom we nave
Just made an appropriation to lnaugurate school
work among the Kohls-a foreign population that
has been brought from India to work IN -, the tea
portunity. Bear 1t upon your sympathies and pray
ers.
The great empire of India, from Cape Comorn
to the Bramaputra and from the Bay OF Bengal to
the Indus, with its $50 millions OF women and
children-mil0ns of these non caste in the lowest
depths OF darkness, poverty and ignorance other
millions who are shut up in Zenanas-2l millions
who are widows-do they not stretch our imp.or-
ing hands to American women for help?
1--WE innot tarry. Millions more are pleading,
and across the bay in Burma we shall fnd % out
OF the 48 missionaries supported by the society.
Landing at kang0On, the home OF our revered
Mrs; Bennett receives US Here is Ruth Whitta- s
lines Of work with some additions, which she has
kept smooth and untangled during the past four
mother~schools training OF Bible women and su-
perintending their work. jungle travel, Sunday
schools in English and in Burmese hospitality,
each each mi in turn n has had her service and
inspiration, though she has found
great limitations from weeks Of continued illness
McAIster Of your own beautiful Portland, and
Miss Williams have fought the beriberi, strange
disease of unknown cause, which has interrupted
and threatened wholly to break up their school Of
$50 girls. They tell US gratefully that none have
died The number Of pupils is lessened because
ing along through discouragement on the line
which they think to be right-that parents when
they able shall pay the school S Ds o.
work upon the revised edition Of Judson's trans
lation of the Bible, which is now just issued from
the press. Besides this. proof reading Of a Bur
man hymn book, editing the Burman Messenger.
a monthly religious newspaper, preparing
monthly temperance leafiet with programme, QUO
copies of which Is used In 1S schools, translatlng
temperance hymns, Little Henry and His Bearer,
incidental travels in the jungle, Sunday school
work and help to Miss fanney IN the society y,tb q
months of ill-healtb leave us no room to doubt
that our bright young sister has had busy ana
useful service during the past year.
Mrs. Bailey, who was with US at Brooklyn has
begun her work In the Eurastan boys school un-
der many burdens, but with much courage. we
Tray for her the Masters help. Over at Sgaw
Karen compound Mrs. Vinton fnds satisfaction In
being again amid the scenes Of her labors. 1t Is
word Of announcement to US that the Jungle
schools are so gaining 10 grade and efficiency as
to promise much for the future OF the karens.
The Tamil and Telugu school is now depending
upon local support. JESSIE our Bible woman
among the Pwo Karens.. has told "the story" over
and over as she has had opportunity, and she
says at their Thursday meeting, they pray for
From Rangoon let us visit the west Of Burma
first. Coming ar0ung by sea, we md MISS Al
drich at Sandoway, glad In her WORK. and gad 10
her prospect Of companion, Miss Carr, who I'd.
VI will join her in the autumn. The town ScnOOl
is supplying Christian teachers to the Jungle
schools so far as it can, aud blessings follow their
work.
AT Maubln upon one Of the delta streams OF the
Irrawaddi Miss Putnam has rejOced in the
growth of Christian character and In hopeful eoa-
pupils have been promoted to Rangoon for higher
instruction-one to the Dufferin hospital for
training. Mrs. Bushels Bible woman has been
faithful and blessed in her laDors. Going
on by steamer to Basseln, Miss Hawkes.
her own spirit very happy in It's work. The fouI
hundred pupils are mostly Christian. Forty have
been baptized during the year. She says: "Onr
need is the Holy Spirit, and for 1t We pray We
are sorry not to have with US here Miss Watson,
whose continued physical weakness has hiudered
her from accepting our invitation Mrs. Jameson
reluctant feet have been turned away from oul
work In Waukema Just at the time when IL SEEM
ed as II the results for which she had wrought
and prayed were within her grasp. The Master
knew best and sent her home weak In body, but
unshaken in faith.
Mr.. Cummings says "send us a teacher to Hen
Zadee- young woman trained and conseerated.
We have the pleasant rooms and home for her
In our family, and field OF varied, Chrlstly
service" Mrs. Cummings has been doing what
she could for schools and women, after discharg
ing home and maternal duties.
Now we will take the train from RangOon to
Prone, stopping at rhougze, about which place
Mrs. Ingalls, can tell you great deal more ana
tell 1t more acceptably than /, AMI Will not In
her presence risk the mortihieation OF not telling
Miss Evans sends her Christian salutations ana
pTays for us individually and as body. each one
a year of rich and special blessing.
Mrs. George fingers as presence In the work Oh
which she was so long guide and inspiration
The workers change places but the work goes on.
Miss Bum, just transferred from M0ulmeln to
Prone has oversight also OF the schools at Zig0n
left last year in the care OF Mr.. Tiloe when Mr..
and Mrs. Switzerland went to Sagalng. We have
not yet heard from her OF their condition, whether
prosperous or otherwise, but we know Miss Bum
well enough to expect an early and clear state
ment regarding the outlook.
Arrived at Prone, we find her domiciled with
Miss Stewart, who left us last October to help In
the enlarged school work OF this district. Miss
Stewards first message TO us brought 500 as a
thank offering for the privilege Of being In a
heather land to serve.
and push northward towards Upper Burma,
Mngyan, Sagaing, Mandaay and Bhamo On the
old tenting ground at Toungoo Mr.. and MIS-
M nos osep on our Sef %a 6
way Of the United states and and
annual ann i meeting in Portland Sust ths S1 she
which she has left behind. Miss. Wilson, on her
way to the United states, stopped in Japan and IS
testing her health in that climate before esns she
in foreign land. Mrs; Kirkpatrick, who has
been looking after the school since they left may
husband and two little boys their household goods
all left behind, over the mountains into the ''re.
gons beyond" there to set up standard and
the whole earth. Before she left Toungoo, she
sent us back plea, and Mr.. Cochrane endorses
L, that we would send two women there, one tol
Eurasian work and one for native work; and she
asks that we send other two to be her companions
into Shanland.
Are our young women willing to put themselves
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forth to this isolated and self.denying services
Have we the faith and courage to send them? The
disciples were sent FORTH but it was Unto every
city whittier He, Himself, would come" "He go
eth before" His own sheep.
There is not a mountain steep of earthly duty
but his feet have first trodden its roughneSs,
leading on DER moor and fen. Mrs. Crumb, over
at DIR. Cross's compound, mile away. has her
dozen Red karens in school ana her preachers
"hard at work this very minute preaching from
village to village" and adds: Il find at least 1C
uses for every cent of my appropriation. | wish
dared 10 ask you to double it, AT Mingyan
Mrs. Case has Kept her school at work with a
large increase over its first members, though
Bnrmans are slow In Upper Burma 10 appreciate
educational opportunities for their children. un
less they be free. Mrs. Sutherland at Sagaing Il
entering into the early discouraging labors o
Miss Phinney on that field, but now has a schOo
of 20 pupils. Mrs. Hascall will tell you how thi
town Is sprtngng into importance as the starting
point OF Moo Valley Railway, and we ought L
sending lady for the school work. The s.
G's and the Roman Catholics are ready to take
possession. Shall they have the ground, or shal
we pre-empt II for Christ? We 20 up to Manda
lay, 10 miles further on, with grateful hearts fol
Misses Fay and Edmands who went last autumn
| 10 the school and work from which Miss RathbuI
was translated to higher service. They are happy
| which even new missionaries can render. MIS-
Edmands took the heart of the boys by storm on ne
arrival, ana from her own letters we fancy tine al
miratlon was mutual. We have Just given SoDV
Raised $1,000 to erect hospital building LOT "
Kelly, where the sick can be cared Tor OUTSIDE hel
| own home and M. Kelly has asked us 70 help ll
| establishing Bible training schOol Ipr CnIlStdn
l workers to provide laborers In those Mlue aug
/ neglected fields OF heathendOm hundred ana
| eighty miles further on and we come TO our noIth-