Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-31
THE METHODIST MISSIONS
The Woman's Home Missionary Society Heal
About Alaska.
DE-. JACKSON MAKES AN Address ON THE coNDI-
TON OF THE INDIANs-A CALL MADE on MRS.
HAREIsoN-FRoGRAM FOR TOMORROW.


TON OF THE ISDIANs-A CALL MADE ON MRS.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FOR TOMORROW.
The Woman's Home Missionary Society con-
tinued its session this morning at Foundry
Church. This session Of the society is spe-
cially attractive, both on account Of the high
standard of the debates and reports and from
the personality of tho women in attendance.
At the session can be found many Of the ladies
whose names have been identified with nearly
every noble. charitable movement inaugurated
in this country for many years Tho personality of
the presiding officer Of the society is also an in
teresting one. Mrs. Davis, the president, rules
over the assembly with firm hand, and yet
by her pleasant method o. carving out her
decisions escapes all the friction 50 often en-
coEHtered.
Mrs. Davis is n resident OF Cincinnati and
has long been an energetic worker in Christian
and phisn thropic work. she has for many
years been member OF the board OF MANAGERS
of the CEildren's Orphan Home and president
of the Wcman's Christian Association. So
cially Mrs. Davis is beloved by all who come in
contact with her. Her husband. an eminent
physician. died last winter. From the organ
ization OF the W.. II. NJ. S. Mrs. Davis has
steadily been elected vice president. Since the
death Of Mrs. Hayes she has served as president.
TopAY's BUSINESS.
The session this morning WAS opened BY de-
votional exercises by Mrs +. J. Wagner, after
which the minutes were read and adopted aid
interesting reports received from several con-
ference corresponding secretaries. The work
OF receiving reports from the different bureaus
then commenced Mrs. j. L. Daggett.
from the bureau OF Alaska. gave an instructive
and hopeful report from this bureau. She
asked for help for continuation OF the good
work.
The report was followed, by request, by n
talk from Rev. DIR. Jackson on the same sub
ject- DIR. jackson is one Of the men
who has devoted bis life TO work
among the Indians in Alaska and his remarks
carry rs much weight as those of any other
possible man. DR.. jackson said it had long
been his earnest prayer to interest the Meth
odist women in work among the Indians in
Alaska. The condition OF the race there WAS
truly deplornble. Polygamy existed and chill
dren were sold into practically actual slavery
at an carly age. The doctor in describing the
savage condition OF tire people spoke OF the
habit of killing u friend matter of friend
ship. Parents expect their children to kill them
when they become old and feeble. DIR. Jack
son said people had said that such people
were uutractabie and the better they were
swept of the face of the earth the sooner, but
the responsibility could not be eyaded in such
. manner. DR.. Jackson then gave illustra-
tons to show that the Indians were exceed
ingly accessible to the word Of Christ. The
people were ready and waiting. Many OF them
had been waiting for years and In the darkness
were cropping out for the light. DR.. Jackson
was exceedingly happy in the illustrations
he used to make more striking his remarks.