, 1890-12-11
For Training Pupils for Mis-
sionary Work.
WHAT IT HAS ALREADY DONE
The New Edifioe Built by Sacri-
ficial Oferings-Other Philan-
thropio Institutions.
correspondence REvIEw.l

| NotnlnS In sIgnt Dut u snowy pave
ment, Il pile of old logs up against Il
high board fence, rows OF brick
walls, smoking chimneys, and
above dull, gray sky--but Chicago
still.
How many times in the past three
months has my heart longed for
Spokane's sunny, blue sky, and II
glimpse Of the mountains, and their
cool, restful shadows. To be sure,
here is the lake stretching on and
out to the sky, but the lake can
never equal in beauty the mountains
that make our Spokane scenery 30
lovely.
And yet one can be content to
leave behind Spokane and all its
beauty If there Is anything good to
be found in Chicago. Anything
good? AS | turn the corner three
blocks away every morning to catch
sight of the pinnacle which crowns
the Chicago training school, the
thought of the good that this city
has In 1t Is ever new.
The training school was opened
in October, 1856, and had for its pur-
pose the training of city, home and
foreign missionary workers. The
work was begun in a rented house
with II small number of students,
and to-day there stands on the
corner of Dearborn and Ohio streets,
North Side, beautiful five-story
building furnished throughout with
all modern conveniences, including
an elevator, and having accommo-
dations for about slXty-five pupils
and number of teachers, with
classroom, chapel library and mis-
sionary room, where the Women's
Foreign Missionary Society has its
headquarters. All this has been ac-
complished in five years, and from
u very small beginning.
The story of the building reads
like fairy tale. If the brick and
mortar and lumber could speak
they would tell of being bought with
money got from the sale of watches,
jewelry, cherished trinkets and
keepsakes given up "For Jesus
sake"
AS In the time of Moses the chill
dren of Israel brought their free
will offering of gold, silver, .jewelry
and precious stones, and the women
gave their mirrors for the making OF
the laver, 80 good people In our day
have given up their dearest treasures
to help put up this building.
Here young women are taught
the best methods for work among
the poor, the sad and the sinful.
The course of study includes the
study of the English Bible, book by
book, lectures upon both the Old
and New Testament, church his
tory, Old Testament history, and
lectures upon hygiene and ele-
'mentary medicine.
The teachers are among Chicago's 8
very best physicians and doctors of
divinity, besides number who
remain within the building, all
giving their services free of charge.
The students teach In the differ
ent Sabbath schools on Sunday and
on Saturday afternoon in the In
dustrial school. Some have special
work among tho Bohemiaus and
Jews. a happier, lvelier set of
young ladies could not be found,
always busy and bright, ever kept
up by the thought of the blessed
mission of doing good. Students
have gone from here to China,
Japan, India, Mexico and various
other fields.
Last Monday young japanese
lady started back to her own country
to take a position in one of the mis-
sion schools of Japan. She had
been three years In this country and
was thoroughly Amercanized, dress
ing and speaking like any native
from America.
In connection with the training
school Is the deaconesses' home next
door.
The work of the deaconesses Is to
visit the sick and poor, comfort the
sorrowful, sympathize with the
lonely-so many of whom are in
this great city--in fact, they give up
their lives to active Christian work
which could be done in no other
way, reaching the masses, by going
down among them as no other
Christian workers do, unless the
Salvation Army is excepted. There
Is one class called the nurse deacon-
esses who go right into the homes
of the poor sick and care for them
without any charge whatever.
Three years ago the Chicago home
was opened, and there are now
fourteen others In the United States.
Last Monday Bishop Hendricks,
of the M. h. Church South, visited
the school in the interest of q plan
which, If carried out, means another
training school for foreign workers in
Kansas City, the ground and SOS, 900
having been promised on the condi-
tion that SO, coo more be raised.
Only n few blocks away is Mr..
Moody's Bible institute for both
ladies and gentlemen. / spent The
morning there II week ago and heard
Mr.. Moody himself teach the class.
Last Monday my class went in "a
body to hear him from IL to ~.
The subject of the lesson was" Pray
er." 1t was given in Mr.. Moody's
forcible manner. AT the close the
good man made a practical appli-
cation of the lesson by asking all
present to pray for his nephew who
was lying so Ill that the doctors had
given UP all hopes. Chicago Avenue
church has been crowded every
evening for over week to hear Mr..
Moody speak, while conducting II
ten-day mission in the city. Much
good has been done.
The laying of the cornerstone of
fhe great tpmpprnppa tapupla and