The Portland daily press., 1892-10-06
North Boston, western-Mrs j. Nudge Gin

Lynn, First-MisS III. M. Lindsay, Lynn.
Lynn, Seeond-Mrs. N. S. Whitaker. Lynn
Springfield DiStrict--Mrs. 1. n. Balbens,
Springfield.
| NEW ENGLAND SOUTHERN CONFERENCE.
New Bedford Distrct-Mrs. A. A. Young,
| ProyncetoWn. Mass.
Norwich, First Dlvision-Mrs. NJ. G. Dolbear,
Norwich, Conn.
4 Norwich, Second Division-Miss NJ. NJ. Loo
miss Manchester Conn.
ProyidenceA11rs. II. D. Robinson, Provi-
dence, r. I.
NEW YORK EASTERN CONFERENCE.
| New Haven District-Nlrs. c. E. Thompson.
! Also for n. Y. East
/ TROY CONFERENCE.
Burlington District-Mrs. M. H, Smith, Gran
] vile. n. Y
:. Troy District-Nrs. c. W. Jones, Albany. N.
| Following the election of these officers
there was very pleasant and interesting
introduction of several women missiona-
ries who were present: Mrs. Curtis. for
many years in Japan; Mrs. Parker OF
Northern India, Mrs. Harvey of India,
Miss Carr, who has labored in India for
several years, Miss Cushman of China
and Miss Butler, daughter of Mrs. But
Ter. Miss Carr told an interesting story
hearted man who has labored in Japan
for thirty-fiye years. DR.. Hepburn is
| much beloved and as Christmas time
came around one year he received many
remembrances in the shape of turkeys,
ducks, and other delicacies for his table.
A tourist, one of those people who spend
few days in a country and think they
know all about it, happened to be in
Yokohama that Christmas, and DR.. Hep
burn invited him to dinner. The tour
list shared the good things, and then
went off and wrote back to America
letter in which he set forthlthat our mis-
sionaries were living on the fat of the
land much better in fact, than they
ought to. The letter was widely read at
home, and as a result slice was taken
off DR.. Hepburn's already meagre salary.
After the presentation of the mission
aries the conference adjourned to a boun-
tiful dinner served in the vestry by the
ladies of Chestnut street.
In the Afternoon.
occurred the young ladies' service and
the children's service, both in charge of
Mrs. Harrison, Miss Cushman and Mrs.
Butler. Very entertaining addresses
were made by DR.. E. w. Parker of India,
Miss Carr, Mrs. Harrison of Worcester,
and Miss Cushman of the Chinese mis-
sions.
Mrs. Geo. A. Phinney of Dorchester,
Mass, read paper prepared by Miss
Lund of the Deaconesss Home in Bos-
ton. A group of young children sang APP
propriate songs.
The Evening Addresses.
The evening session was devoted to
very interesting addresses by speakers
familiar from long experience with the
missionary field.
Rev. Dillon Bronson of Boston first
gave a running sketch of visits to the
missionary fields of China, Corea. Japan
and India. The speaker described inter-
estingly some of the characteristics of
these missionary fields. He said that we
did wrong to judge the Chinese by those
that came to America,-the rat-eating
illegitimate-born scum of Canton. In the
northern provinces of the great empire
there are millions of the finest specimens
of mankind; laborers who wheel 200
pounds of coal each over a mountainous
road 20 miles day, and keep it up day
after day; scholars whose memories sur
pass the greatest efforts of the scholars
of Yale and Harvard. China must be
Christianized, for if she is not her mil
lions may overruu Europe and destroy
Christian civilization. Christendom must
Christianize China.
India was another great field, the bat
tle-ground of ideas, with it's II races and
35 nations. In India had been opened by
this missionary society the first woman's
college in Asia. The speaker believed
that to lands like India rather than to
Catholic countries the resources of the
missionary societies should be directed.
Macauley has said that he had seen too
many millions of men worshipping COWS
to trouble about the differences of Chris
tians. The speaker thought those who
are supporting Protestant missions in
Catholic countries might profit by this
remark and direct their energies to the
heather lands.
The best men must be sent to the mis-
sionary fields. 1t used to be saying
that a one-eyed man is king among the
blind, therefore any one is good enough
then are often the keenest and most
acute of mankind.
The speaker spoke of ''our infamous
and diabolical anti Chinese laws'' and
said that if America did not, with all her
wealth and opportunities, do something
for the regeneration of the heather, she
would get SO far away from the throne
of grace that IA telegram of pardon
would not reach her in a billion of leap
years"
Miss Clara Cushman
was next introduced. She is one of the |
most prominent workers in China, and a