The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-27

Fincham holds the fort alone in Bulgaria, and
Miss Emma Hail stood alone for five years until
last year, In Italy, when a o-worker was sent to
her The Minneapolis branch has made appro-
priations for Bulgaria, Mexico, China, Japan,
South India, North India and Malaysia, from
each of which come encouraging reports and
characteristic appeals.
Mrs. Arthur Parxhurst, OF this city, then sang
a solo, my Jesus, as Thou Wilt" Reports, very
encouraging. followed from the Seattle and
WhGtcom districts Whatcom leads in the mat
ter of auxilisies
Mrs. Dr. Levi Gilbert read paper on "Yo ung
Womens Work" She contrasted very forcibly
the different conditions of the women here and
of those in the Orient. Here girls are reared in
comfortable homes, in the sunshine of family
love; here they are taught to pray, and TO study
the Bible; the church receives them with open
arms; place OF honor in the world is mace
easily attainable. She may marry whom she
will, and live surrounded by friendship. Not so
with the women OF heathendom. 1.-THE Threshold
weeps thirty days when girl is born,' says
an Arabic pfoverb Iu the Orient daughters are
unwelcomed at their birth, untaught in child
hood, enslaved when married, accused as
widows, and unIamented when they die. The
practice of very early marriages depriyes society
OF joyous. happy girlhood. everywhere Is
missed the merry carol of children voices, says
a lady, returned from the East. Nevertheless, the
influence of the wife and mother still has its
fruits "The hand that rocks the cradle rules
the world" Jesuit being told that not many
men attended church said "Oh we do not care
we have the women and children" Mrs. Gilbert
elaborated upon the evangelizing influences oil
the schools OF the society conducted by the
young lady missionaries. DIR. Crazy, in an arti-
Gle in the Aefhodist Reries. said ''The Methodist
women are teaching, Systematically visiting and
playing with more than thousand Moslem and
Hindu women in the city OF Lucknow
alone, and they employ Isl native female evan
geiists, known in their Technology as Bible
readers. Mrs. Gilbert worded beautitul
laudafion of woman's work in the mission field,
and she made powerful exhortation for conse-
Grafton the part of the young women OF
America. She quoted a writer TO prove that the
enlightened and happy women OF this country
are under obligation TO the poor women OF the
benighted East, and she urged each Christian
association of women 10 put forth its best efforts.
A poem, "My Sister," was then read by the au
thor, Mrs. A. w. Oliver, of Portland, OR. 1t was
full OF touching, beautiful sentiment, and
pleaded for true devotion TO the mission cause.
Tho press OF matter i'll the space allowed VIII
not admit OF its publication here.
When the young ladies' hour was opened 1t
was by another paper, this one being by Mrs. C.
+. Fishback, of this city, and under the heading
of 'The Relation OF the Epworth League 10 the
woman's Foreign Missionary Society" 1t was
mastery one, and was well read. Referring
to the fact that only OF late years have the ports
OF Japan been opened TO the commercial
English-spcaking people, she remarked
that it was a wise providence that
placed a commercial nose the English
face, quoting maxim of Sir Walter Raleighs
in support for the missionary society owes
much to this commercial spirit. Woman is now
about to solve the long perplexing problem,
''How TO 0hristianize the Heathen," by striking
at the root OF the matter-by converting the vile
and mother. Quoting Napoleons remark about
Providence always being on the side OF the last
reserve. she said that the Womans Foreign Mis-
sonary Society is that last reserve, and its pres
ence is already greatly felt and gratefully ac-
knowledged. Unlimited are the efforts and
aims of the recently organized Epworth League
of the Methodist Episcopal church. In regard
to helping missionary work II is not only money
that ia required. Ii is cheerful announcement
and earnest sympathy with the work that is as
much needed. It was the sincere enthusiasm of
Isabella rather than the cold unfeeling
gold of Ferdinand that won success for
Columbus in the new world. The Ep-
worth League is interested in every
problem that now faces man-it stands to other
Christian associations as the individual mem
Der does to the league. The right OF the mis-
sionaries in the advance guard to assistance ap-
peals to every member of the Epworth League
The appeal viii doubtless not be made in vain
Christ as they do today The whole sum and sub
stance of the creed now brought TO the heather
is love-"For love is heaven, and heaven is
love-
The above papers were each warmly received
with applause. Rev. c. Il. Thoburn then made
an address, in the course of which he said:
In all the Hindu vocabulary there is no word
the equivalent of our "home" There are words
signifying "resting place." "abiding place."
residence" etc, but there is no word that con-
veys an idea OF the sacredness and affection and
mutual tenderness that cluster about our ideal
OF home. People who have no homes might be
expected to be lacking in some of the finer feel
! 1ngs OF humanity. l read of a Hindu mother
VINO, being ineensed at some trivial fault of her
daughter, tied the helpless child to the ground
ana then scared her to death with red hot irons.
The womans punishment was q nominal
me ana two weeks in Jail, and even that
was the result of English law grated on the
native code. A nation is never better than its
homes and We can not hope for much until we
reach the home life of heather people, and this
can only be done by women working for women.
childrens meeting was held at 4 p. m, con-
Quoted by Miss Clara Cushman, and the children
entered into ii with great spirit. Miss Cushman
interested them by telling of the treatment to
which Chinese children are subjected, relating
many sad stories of abuse and Entertainment
One of the little girls present was
induced TO go upon the platform and
have her feet bound by Miss Cushman as the
feet of Chinese girls are bound. In support Of
the earnest plea for women 10 help carry on the
work IL was stated that the missionaries at Pekir
are constantly turning away girls, so anxious are
they to learn the Christian doctrine, in spite o
the fact that il costs only only $50 to take care
OF a girl for a whole year. At the close OF tht
service some subscription cards were given ou
to the little ones present, all of whom pledged
themselyes To eat less candy during the coming
year aud give more nickels to the missionar,
cause
In the evening an address was made before al
apprcciative audience by Rev. +. b. Cheering
ton, president of the Puget sound university
OF Tacoma. IL was a scholarly and powerful
one illustrating how remarkably Gods time
table" of events was carried out in the war o
rebellion in this country, which taught woman
70 organize for works of mercy. anc
the immediate opportunity afforded fo
organized woman's effort by the darl
lands of India and China Or
Cherrington spoke more particularly of tn,
work OF wemen in India, in which countr,
woman's condition has been kept so dcploTabl,
| low. Infanticide aud potygany were the results
| OF this lack of respect for woman. The censpt
returns show very disproportionate figures per
| tanning 70 the numbers of infant bows and girls
| showing susp!ciously the hcartless slaughter o
| the latter that goes on without shame
This low estimate Of women m,
sneaker said. is due 20 the teachings 81
| the more popular sacred writings. the Shaster
and the Puranas-not the NedAs. The girls ar,
| murdered either by the order or at the con
| nivance OF their own parents. The doctor de
/ scrihed how an attempt was made TO compel IN,
natives to save the female infants bv taking IN,
baby census every year, snd by threats Of heavie
] taxation IL the figures giving the numbers n
births OF children % the two sexes were not NOR,
/ - IL