The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-28
DIR. Root In India.

done for him is in any danger of back
aiding.
DR.. Root In India.
DIR. Mary p. Root of India spoke yes
terday morning at the Elmwood Congre-
gational Church, which was crowded to
the doors. The devotional part of the
exercises was conducted by the Rev
Joseph Lambert.
Dr. Root said that the most of her work
was medical work. The sick would come
and throw themselves at her feet and ask
her to cast out the devils within them
To see the sick she had To ride i'm bullock
carts over plains which were very hot on
sultry days. The bullocks were slow,
never going faster than four miles an
hour. She told about visiting the rich
and described the way they lived COM
pared with the way the poor lived.
Continuing she said "The women,
when they are i'll, lie on straw mats on a
mud floor. are destitute OF comforts and
have not the company, even. of those who
are dear to them. The men have a cot
bed provided for them when they are
sick. These men usually have nurse
who will wait on them day and night.
IL they die their memory Is honored in
every possible way.
''ihe widows hair will be cut from her
head, her fine cloth and jewels will be
taken away from her. and, il she is over
IL years old, she will be shut up in a
dark room for a year. and fed once in
ever she becomes the drudge Of the fam,
ily.. Many OF these women commit
suicide. There is no salvation for women
except as they get it through men, while
10 men every salvation is offered.
In the high.caste houses the wives OF
men who are fellows of English universi-
ties have no education. There are. how
ever. exceptional cases. There are men
who will educate their daughters as they
will their sons. We can keep a girl i'm
school until she Is 10 or even IL and l2.
and they can study what American girls
of the same age do. We do not expect so
much of the high caste girl.
The youth of the boys and girls Is a
happy one. They have toys and games.
They. even play. hop-scotch. But when
She can't speak to her husband while her
mother-in-iaw IL in the room. II she has
sons she takes a higher position in the
family and life becomes easier to her.
The Hindoo seldom has more than two
wives, while the Mohammedan has six or
seven.
THE greatest number or patients ever
had In one day was 235 But those days |
do not come frequently. At that time |
epidemics were raging in the land. | |
have great many patients in the dis
pensary, some with smallpox and other |
contagious diseases The hign caste and |
the low caste people alike go to the dis
pensary."
New England Paganism.
New England Paganism" was the
subject Of the Rev. Ernest Wesley's dis.
course at the Park Street Free Baptist
Church yesterday. The preacher spoke
from the text, / Corinthians XIV. "a. |
Some have not the knowledge of God; /
speak this to your shame" as follows:
III In the New England States there are
1000 600 people processing no religious
faith. The total population of the United
States shows as bad an average as New
England in proportion. OF the s. 600 600 |
people ia the New England States there
are 7o7, los protesting the Protestant
lief. making total church membership
in the New England States OF 1.7II.7lJ
leaving total of 3,039 532 protesting no
religious faith in the New England
states. This is an awful showing. and is
greatly to the discredit of the population.
About 20 per cent OF the whole popula-
tion ofthe New England States are thus. by ,
their own confession. practically as mucn ,
heathen In the eye OF God as though thew
were in the innermost rscesses of Central
Africa or in the depths OF paganism.
han The heather, inasmuch as the
neathen have never had the Word OF God
)nered them, while the non-professing
OF the New England States
have not accepted its teachings.
we are responsible to God for the sal
'ation OF these people. and we must cul- J
'ivate and deepen our own spiritual life.u I
Cowards of Providence
At the Richmond street Free Conore-
'ational church, last night. the Rev I '
1. Larry discoursed on ''The Cowards of }
.
Courage" he said, "is not manifested I
a the possession OF brutal instincts o
,eopie may become cowardly as a result
Il either stu. wealth or love of popular |
"; Among the different classes OF COW
rus In providence may be mentioned
ninisters VINO lacked the courage OF their
onvictions and are afraid TO crusade u
gainst the vices OF their congregations d
est they loose their positions; business !.
len who are afraid TO stand for
be welfare OF their town. p
The poor man who is ashamed of his D
overly and despises those who lack evsn 5
'ss worldly gear than hi mself; the do. .
Dondent suicide who seeks ia self do y
truction an Immunity from those trial.
hat he dare not meet in open encounter.
ne man who ls ashamed TO acknowledge
. error the Illogical partissn; the man
mo subordinates all things TO that Iowa n
popularity and last. but chiefly. tbe |,
erson who hesitates to assume the cross .
I Christianity. '' IL
lhe minister II not very had COW. p
rd, bnt- as he IL at-the-4reasi of tne ~
uurcn ana wants peace, i would say. n
on should be the first person TO set
bings at rights
why should not the business man be
rsvei You may be approached and m
ehsa 20 run for Office. but you will not. b.
.ou don't want TO stand for the public IA
'sifare Homes. business men will not Is