New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-01
rI'NDITA RAMABAI AND Her GREAT WORK.

rr'NDITA RAMABAI AND HER GREAT WORK.
To the Editor CT The Tribune.
sir: The quotation from the sacramento Record
Union" IN TIE Tribune Of August Il. In regard To
the Imndita Ramabai Is cruelty untrue.
During the two and hail years that this noble
aud con- ecrat'd was In America she ~ IN
tcicstcd the public IN hcr effort (" elevate her
country. WOMEN that when -hc returned
10 India ~ N"vculrr. ls~N III" ola
"a the sentative II associate marinG her
nain". pledged Ia the support Of "F REFORM with Ia
ward Everett Hale A. IL president and DR. Is men
Abbott and Phillip, BrookS among it, vic" president
In India an Advisory ard 81 influential llndn> h'd
prdccd their assistance and IN March. I-- t" >c'I
opened In bombay with tw" pnpil-. "n" 'h"'
idow and unmarried girl. WITHIN = wear
he -cli~l iI,r...d 10 twenty seven IupN. t""v' ~
them being .lili widows ard dcp.i.d,hi upon g."
Eau,,.,i \,>oc.atnn THUS" In tl" wori, Il IT.
t,uulcr We have ~ the Almiehty'~ hcp fiirN
anchcd tn little lfoat IN ti' storm, 'c'. T. >'V"
ONE If tod, children that dc. pi~''i by tie
world"
II viii ln remembered tina, according IA Oh" Hindu
r,.Id,u ,. widow !, considered r,.,pon>hlr i"r the
death of her husband because 81 sim committed by
her in % previous existence; this j. pnrtirniar, the
,u.. II she j. without son. therefore upon III" Inn"
cent child widow I, hcapcd every irdsMiN ana cur"
I, j. for I'm, orirr class am"',s tl' h.h cat -
v here superstition Is most powerful TIA: Raria'A'
provide, I'M, l,.. and >cl.o"l .cc!H@ convinced tat
happy ard in time a ut b'.,.na 20 thcir r"ui
tlv Iu>tiuctinu l. gwen III English. Maiathi an"
>an>,rit and. be ic, the cnrricului common III TIM
cor,nti, t. pupils hay" l..~oi., III sewing. cinbr"d
,,, -. ,,,.lir ed hl The t,uN"rirnch iH-pr' tor ~
>rhonl- with very Gia,!yIn. r~ult, thus .r aud ~
1uaii"ri, arc' ants the -h"'i after l"lhI
i,dii.d there, au. submitted Ia I'll" E>"'utiNc
tnu.unt;.- III boston. Eanibii ah"! ia" a
.~i,iltr -, III. ,uHuiN for ten years "hN b'i"N ~
ina, l., TIC end IL thai tu.c lndia would adopt ir
r,,r,u a. her own. Thr.r"r". for t" .tpir't ot me
.chn,L for ten YEAR sj.nnU lII- been ITt'i ahiuhIN
ly thr SKY aVNilrS sOrictic, and Il ia ir'ri- ana
= 600 ,a. hcr raised 81 the +@3oob required u"
.,lii.,i IT," ,,l"ul IA permanent I'hc a!h"fih'
Tor tl~ puIio.r cUntrlit"i i,.pD. and thfIr i no
iu,r,; ,o f,r tn rep ut t!i .n'"N' Wa fiil me-"
Though the movement t'n- ori-;i '~' IL ih"hi
p,u,,i Ia the past aud l. I'M m'Ih" WIN
ut.,.c op;.,.r,l,n from all quarters {" ''hpl J. now
Al, ,,rou,ri,. l.ri fact lIa,inG GATHERED nicer H. N"
,crn. NiI..- within, ~" wears u'"r 'd th' OPP
rl,.. pr wlu'. IL in'i G'd t'I u most >'heni''
.uprnRrs ini thought l"-~hl' :" 'D,'''''''"
.I,,. nm ud' IA regard Ia ia" "iu'itipr "i boy N''
~, ti, iI!'i.i eminent hr-t l' eel IL - nor
lar L.N> iiil.- lai Ia ir offered t. l"in ana 'h",r
,,r.,t. 'r iui I.r them to ht;'id. - i" "' ',i>
t,u t,c er,vtt 81 tbs .oho,. or Il :l ste 'Il'i
,iInv> ch,ih b.. nn"irii ind r-"tr''. Ih' r""th
f. ,Ln.h drr ili, 2ril and dct'i ~ 81 i'iri''
,,,r.lpi l,crclf. a woman ~ whom ~ d''''I ',"N
Nurl,r avs, lu,w ~ hri''r" 'f"'rr "ir'i"r
&c. . umrii, and RAJ ii,.n- i"!i.r'' -t"Th -n'h .
" IitENDt VI.
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