The Portland daily press., 1893-11-10
HOW Thu HEATHEN DO.
Interesting Variations by Returned
Missionaries.
YESTERDAYS SESSIONS OF THE
WOMAN'S BOARD.
Addresses by Workers From the Mission
airy Fields of India, Japan, Turkey and
Africa-Business of the Closing SEES

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Africa-Business of the Closing ses-
sion.
Yesterdays session of the Woman's
Board was devoted principally to adj
dresses. After the morning devotional
service, conducted by Mrs.S. E. Carr.
President Smith introduced Mrs.C. III.
Daniels, formerly of this city, and wife
of Rev.C. H. Daniels, recently elected an
official of the American Board. Mrs.
Daniels topic was Principles of Duty
or Missionary Effort at Home" The
foreign missionaries were best fitted,
Mrs. Daniels said, to lay down the princi-
pies of duty in the field abroad. In the
field at home the work will be greatly
helped by the observance of three lead
ing principles: Generous Outlay; Sym
pathetic Management; and Spiritual
Zeal, which should be distinguished
from zeal of spirit.
Mrs. G. FL. Gutterson, of Madura, India,
spoke of the women of that land. In
her opinion there was a great deal of
credit to give them. They are patient.
industrious, faithful and self-controlled.
The men of India say that they are hap
by and they think so. If the Indian
women with all they have to suffer
there can make their husbands believe
they are happy they deserve great deal
of credit for it, 1t is not expected in
India that the husband shall love his
wife. Sometimes Hindoo does love
his wife in which case the woman feels
that rare good fortune is hers. All the
love of the woman's life centres in her
children, whom she tenderly loves.
Yes tie influences of woman is great in
India, and that is why the missionary
effort is directed SO largely towards them.
II we can get the women, we shall have
all India at our feet. The women of
India naturally have good, even strong
minds; and when touched by Christian
education, they become noble women.
Although bound down by custom and
caste, it. is yet to be remem bered that
the noblest monument in all India, one
of the most magnificent in the earth
the Tai Mahal, was erected to the
memory of a pure woman.
The people of India have had some adj
vantages. Buddha undoubtedly taught
the brotherhood of man and this he's
been ineulcated for centuries. The Mo
hammedans, at the point of the sword,
have taught the doctrine of one God,
and for their faith those Mohammedans
are brave and fearless men. But India
lacks today the religion Of Christ, which
will bring with it the power of cultured
Christian women.
Mrs. o. H. Gulick, of Kunnamto, Japan
gave some remarkable instances of the
capabilities of the Japanese character for
self sacrifice. Two instances occurred
in connection with the building of a
great Buddhist temple recently. In the
first place, in raising the building,
large rope was needed. Word was sent
out over Japan and the women cut off
their dark tresses in amounts enough
to construct the work. In the final com )
pletion of the work beam of peculiar
shape was needed. After long search a
tree of suitable form was found, but
the people in whose village it was re-
fused to sell it as they belonged to
different sect. But hearing of this, GER
tian devout Buddhist went one night
and hung himself to the tree. This pol
luted it for the uses of the sect who
owned it, and they were. ready to sell it
at once Mrs. Gulick is of the opinion
that equal self devotion is being shown
by Christian converts.
Women in Japan are better treated and
have more privileges than in India.
marriage are liable to be sent home by
their husbands or even by their mother-in-
law. Even when they have children
they may be sent away, the children be-
ing kept as the property of the husbands.
Miss E. Harriet Stanwood, of Boston
one OF the secretaries of the Board, spoke
from the standpoint of an official who
sees the whole field. 1t was the speak
er's opinion that in spite of it's depriva-
tions and hardships, the life of the mis-
sionary was a happy one.
The committee on proporGiOnate giving,
to whom was referred also the unwelcome
statement that the receipts for the ten
monhs of this year are over $40, 600 below
those for the same period last year, while
the expenses for this coming year must
be 3d. U0 more reported. In the matter
OF proportionate giving, the committee
asked for more time, promising to re-
port next January. In the matter of the
deficit the committee called to mind that
IL the 1900 auxiliaries would increase their
contributions one dollar each, or the 40
600 givers their donations 30 cents each,
the deficit would be made up. The COM
mittee could recommend no better way
than to make an effort to increase the
contributions. The report of the com
mittee was accepted, after remarks were
made on the necessity of following the
direction of the report by officers and
delegates.
Miss Ida W. Prime, of the faculty of
the Girls College, spoke of the work of
that institution, which is attended large
ly by Armemans, who are nominal Chris
tians already, but need much teaching.
The native Turks are not allowed by the
government to attend the school, while
many snationalities meet in the school
but English is the language used.
Some of the pupils are from the
wealthiest families in Constantinople, and
some from the poorest. The school has
ITO students and an annual income of
81, 200.
Mrs Laura B. Cham berlain, of Sivas,
Turkey, followed.
The Afternoon Session
opened with the transaction of some
matters of business.
The committee on place of NEE ting
next year reported an invitation from
the Philadelphia branch 10 meet at
Montclair, Nj, and the invitation was
accepted.
Tie report of the committee on creden-
tials reported the attendance of 80 officers,
10 substitutes and 107 delegates from the
branches, in all 1876. Last year the meet.
ing was attended by rs officers and ISL
delegates. The delegates to this meeting
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